Murray outscored Toronto in the 4th 15-14 which is crazy
Hawks 127-144 Nets
ATL:
John Collins 29 pts 8 Rebs
Dedmon 24 pts 12 Rebs 3 ast 5/5 Threes
Bazemore 20 pts 3 Rebs 7 ast 3 stl
Trae Young 13 pts 10 ast
BKN:
Russell 32 pts 6 Rebs 7 ast 13/19 FG
Hollis-Jefferson 18 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Joe Harris 16 pts 6 ast
Dudley 16 pts 3 stl
Dinwiddie 15 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
DeMarre Carroll 15 pts
Sixers 128-105 Cavaliers
PHI:
Embiid 24 pts 9 Rebs
Ben Simmons 22 pts 11 Rebs 14 ast
Jimmy Butler 19 pts
Shamet 16 pts
JJ Redick 14 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast
CLE:
Clarkson 18 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast
Osman 18 pts 4 Rebs
Dellavedova 13 pts 7 ast
Hood 13 pts 4 ast
Sexton 12 pts
Knicks 99-110 Pacers
NYK:
Kanter 20 pts 15 Rebs
Tim Hardaway JR 19 pts 3 ast
Mudiay 18 pts 6 ast
Knox 15 pts 4 Rebs
IND:
Oladipo 26 pts 8 Rebs 7 ast 5 stl
Myles Turner 24 pts 6 Rebs
Sabonis 13 pts 12 Rebs 4 ast
Bogdanovic 12 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Lakers 110-128 Wizards
LAL:
Caldwell-Pope 25 pts 6 Rebs 5 ast 9/12 FG
Kuzma 20 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
James 13 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Stephenson 12 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast
Lonzo Ball 10 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
WAS:
Wall 40 pts 6 Rebs 14 ast 3 stl
Beal 25 pts 12 Rebs 3 ast
Jeff Green 20 pts 7 rebs
Dekker 20 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Satoransky 11 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast 3 stl
Kings 120-113 Mavericks
SAC:
Fox 28 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast 3 stl
Hield 28 pts 4 Rebs
Bjelica 15 pts 10 Rebs 4 blk
Bogdanovic 15 pts 7 Rebs 5 ast
Cauley-Stein 12 pts 8 Rebs 3 ast
DAL:
Doncic 28 pts 6 Rebs 9 ast
Harrison Barnes 15 pts
Matthews 13 pts 4 ast
Brunson 12 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
DeAndre Jordan 8 pts 23 Rebs 3 ast 3 blk
Heat 102-96 Pelicans
MIA:
Josh Richardson 22 pts 4 ast 3 stl
Wade 19 pts 6 Rebs
Whiteside 17 pts 12 Rebs 3 blk
Tyler Johnson 15 pts
Derrick Jones JR 11 pts 8 Rebs
NOP:
Anthony Davis 27 pts 12 Rebs 7 ast 3 stl 3 blk
Holiday 22 pts 4 ast 3 stl
Randle 17 pts 10 Rebs
Solomon Hill 10 pts 7 Rebs
Raptors 86-95 Nuggets
TOR:
Leonard 29 pts 14 Rebs 4 ast
Delon Wright 15 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast
Ibaka 14 pts 7 Rebs
DEN:
Jokic 26 pts 9 Rebs 4 ast
Jamal Murray 19 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Craig 13 pts 4 Rebs
Monte Morris 12 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
Top Rookie Performances
Luka Doncic (DAL) 28 pts 6 Rebs 9 ast
Landry Shamet (PHI) 16 pts
Kevin Knox (NYK) 15 pts 4 Rebs
Trae Young (ATL) 13 pts 10 ast
Jalen Brunson (DAL) 12 pts 4 Rebs 3 ast
Moritz Wagner (LAL) 12 pts 3 Rebs
Collin Sexton (CLE) 12 pts
Rodions Kurucs (BKN) 11 pts 6 Rebs 4 ast
Takeaways
Nets are absolutely rolling
Sixers look a completely different team with Butler
Pacers keep on winning
John Wall just loves to play the Lakers
Fox and Hield are one of the most underrated backourts in the league
Heat have been really good on the road this year
Pelicans are SOOO inconsistent
Denver have been unreal against top teams this season
Kawhi didn’t get enough help tonight
Interesting Stats and Facts
Brooklyn Nets have won 5 straight games
Nets are averaging 132 ppg in their last 3 games (127 125 144).
Sixers are 11-3 with Butler and 9-8 without him this year
Pacers have now won 7 games in a row and are 20-10
Pacers have held 13 teams under 100 pts this season (5 of last 7)!
John Wall averages 25.1 ppg 12 apg against the Lakers for his career which are his both highest against any opponent
John Wall has joined Gilbert Arenas as the only players in Wizards franchise history with multiple 40 pts 10 ast Games
Kings Win in Dallas has snapped the Mavs 11 game home win streak
Kings have beaten Dallas on the road 3 straight times (5 of last 6)
Kings are 4-1 in their last 5 road games
16-13 start is the best start through 29 games for the Sacramento Kings since 2004-05
Miami are 8-7 on the road and 5-9 at home
Pelicans have not won consecutive games for 14 games now and they’re 5-9 in this stretch
Nuggets are 15-4 against teams above .500
Nuggets have won the season series with the Raptors 2-0
Nuggets have won 6 straight at home
Jamal Murray outscored the Raptors 15-14 in the 4th quarter
SHEESH..
Cavaliers 92-91 Pacers
CLE:
Hood 17 pts 6 rebs
Nance JR 15 pts 16 rebs 6 ast 3 stl
Burks 14 pts 5 rebs
Osman 13 pts 7 rebs
IND:
Sabonis 17 pts 8 rebs 3 ast
Bogdanovic 14 pts 3 rebs
Thaddeus Young 13 pts 9 rebs 3 ast
Myles Turner 12 pts 10 rebs 4 blk
Wizards 110-118 Hawks
WAS:
Beal 29 pts 10 rebs 3 ast
Ariza 19 pts 8 rebs 4 ast 6 stl
Wall 15 pts 6 ast
Jeff Green 12 pts 7 rebs
ATL:
John Collins 20 pts 13 rebs 3 ast
Trae Young 19 pts 3 rebs 4 ast
Lin 16 pts 3 rebs 4 ast
Len 15 pts 5 rebs
Dedmon 13 pts 10 rebs
Lakers 110-115 Nets
James 36 pts 13 rebs 8 ast
Lonzo Ball 23 pts 6 rebs 3 ast
Kuzma 22 pts 11 rebs 3 ast
BKN:
Russell 22 pts 4 rebs 13 ast
Joe Harris 19 pts 4 rebs
Dinwiddie 18 pts 6 ast
Hollis-Jefferson 17 pts 8 rebs 3 ast
Dudley 13 pts 5 rebs 6/8 FG
Mavericks 118-126 Nuggets
DAL:
Harrison Barnes 30 pts 4 rebs
Doncic 23 pts 6 rebs 12 ast
Matthews 14 pts 4 ast
DeAndre Jordan 11 pts 12 rebs
DEN:
Jokic 32 pts 16 rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Jamal Murray 22 pts 7 rebs 15 ast
Monte Morris 16 pts 4 rebs 5 ast
Lyles 16 pts 3 rebs
Plumlee 11 pts 9 rebs 3 ast
NBA Summary - 18th December 2018
Cavaliers 92-91 Pacers
CLE:
Hood 17 pts 6 rebs
Nance JR 15 pts 16 rebs 6 ast 3 stl
Burks 14 pts 5 rebs
Osman 13 pts 7 rebs
IND:
Sabonis 17 pts 8 rebs 3 ast
Bogdanovic 14 pts 3 rebs
Thaddeus Young 13 pts 9 rebs 3 ast
Myles Turner 12 pts 10 rebs 4 blk
Wizards 110-118 Hawks
WAS:
Beal 29 pts 10 rebs 3 ast
Ariza 19 pts 8 rebs 4 ast 6 stl
Wall 15 pts 6 ast
Jeff Green 12 pts 7 rebs
ATL:
John Collins 20 pts 13 rebs 3 ast
Trae Young 19 pts 3 rebs 4 ast
Lin 16 pts 3 rebs 4 ast
Len 15 pts 5 rebs
Dedmon 13 pts 10 rebs
Lakers 110-115 Nets
James 36 pts 13 rebs 8 ast
Lonzo Ball 23 pts 6 rebs 3 ast
Kuzma 22 pts 11 rebs 3 ast
BKN:
Russell 22 pts 4 rebs 13 ast
Joe Harris 19 pts 4 rebs
Dinwiddie 18 pts 6 ast
Hollis-Jefferson 17 pts 8 rebs 3 ast
Dudley 13 pts 5 rebs 6/8 FG
Mavericks 118-126 Nuggets
DAL:
Harrison Barnes 30 pts 4 rebs
Doncic 23 pts 6 rebs 12 ast
Matthews 14 pts 4 ast
DeAndre Jordan 11 pts 12 rebs
DEN:
Jokic 32 pts 16 rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Jamal Murray 22 pts 7 rebs 15 ast
Monte Morris 16 pts 4 rebs 5 ast
Lyles 16 pts 3 rebs
Plumlee 11 pts 9 rebs 3 ast
Cavaliers win over Indiana snaps the Pacers 7 game win streak
Indiana have held 14 teams under 100 pts this season which is NBA's best
Wizards are 4-13 on the road and have lost 4 straight on the road
Nets have now won 6 straight games
LeBron Lonzo Kuzma combined for 81 pts and the rest of the team scored just 29 for the Lakers
Jamal Murray's 15 ast was his career high
Nikola Jokic is averaging 26.6 ppg 14.8 rpg 5 apg and is shooting 54.9% in his last 5 games
Nuggets are 16-4 against teams above .500
Mavericks are only 2-11 on the road
DeAndre Jordan - 73.5%
LeBron James - 67.9%
Russell Westbrook - 62.1%
THIS NEEDS ATTENTION
Celtics -3.5 against PHX
Boston down 77-75 with 3 min left in the 3rd. Plenty of time to get it together, should surely win by 4 at least at home
Cavaliers 99-110 Hornets
CLE:
Clarkson 20 pts 3 Rebs
Blossomgame 15 pts 6/8 FG
Osman 13 pts
Nance JR 10 pts 15 Rebs 7 ast
CHA:
Walker 30 pts 6 ast
Jeremy Lamb 18 pts 12 Rebs 5 ast
Marvin Williams 18 pts 10 Rebs
Kidd-Gilchrist 12 pts 8 Rebs
Tony Parker 12 pts 4 ast
Spurs 129-90 Magic
SAS:
Aldridge 20 pts 3 Rebs 4 ast
Belinelli 18 pts 3 ast 7/9 FG
DeRozan 17 pts 7 Rebs 6 ast
Forbes 17 pts 4 Rebs 7/8 FG
Gay 14 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
ORL:
D.J.Augustin 17 pts
Aaron Gordon 12 pts 9 Rebs 7 ast
Fournier 12 pts
Knicks 109-131 Sixers
NYK:
Tim Hardaway JR 27 pts 3 Rebs 5 ast
Knox 21 pts 6 Rebs
Kanter 15 pts 6 Rebs
Dotson 14 pts
PHI:
Embiid 24 pts 10 Rebs 3 ast
Jimmy Butler 20 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Shamet 17 pts
JJ Redick 14 pts 4 ast
Ben Simmons 13 pts 11 Rebs 10 ast
Suns 111-103 Celtics
PHX:
Devin Booker 25 pts 5 Rebs 8 ast
Ayton 23 pts 18 Rebs
TJ Warren 21 pts 5 Rebs
Oubre 13 pts 6 Rebs
BOS:
Irving 29 pts 5 Rebs 10 ast 4 stl
Tatum 18 pts 8 Rebs 4 blk
Smart 12 pts 4 Rebs 5 ast 4 stl
Hayward 10 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Pacers 96-99 Raptors
IND:
Oladipo 20 pts 4 ast
Bogdanovic 18 pts 5 Rebs
Sabonis 12 pts 10 Rebs
Myles Turner 10 pts 14 rebs 5 blk
TOR:
Leonard 28 pts 10 Rebs 6 ast 4 stl
Siakam 17 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast 3 stl
Monroe 13 pts 8 Rebs
VanVleet 11 pts
Nets 96-93 Bulls
BKN:
Dinwiddie 27 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Jarrett Allen 16 pts 12 Rebs 3 ast
Russell 13 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Joe Harris 11 pts 4 Rebs 4 ast
CHI:
Kris Dunn 24 pts 4 Rebs 6 ast
Portis 16 pts 11 Rebs
Shaquille Harrison 13 pts
Wizards 118-136 Rockets
WAS:
Beal 28 pts 3 Rebs 7 ast
Wall 18 pts 4 Rebs 12 ast
Ariza 15 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast 3 stl
Dekker 15 pts 7/8 FG
HOU:
Harden 35 pts 3 Rebs 9 ast
Paul 21 pts 8 ast
Capela 20 pts 12 Rebs
Eric Gordon 16 pts 3 ast
Tucker 11 pts 11 Rebs 4 ast
Pelicans 115-123 Bucks
NOP:
Anthony Davis 27 pts 11 Rebs 3 ast 3 blk
Holiday 25 pts 5 Rebs 12 ast
Darius Miller 20 pts
Jahlil Okafor 17 pts 3 Rebs 6/8 FG
MIL:
Antetokounmpo 25 pts 8 Rebs 8 ast
Brogdon 16 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast
Middleton 14 pts 5 Rebs 5 ast
Snell 13 pts
Pistons 129-123 Timberwolves
DET:
Griffin 34 pts 8 Rebs 4 ast
Bullock 33 pts 3 Rebs
Reggie Jackson 24 pts 6 ast
Drummond 16 pts 16 Rebs
MIN:
Rose 33 pts 3 rebs 7 ast
Covington 22 pts 6 Rebs
Towns 16 pts 8 Rebs
Wiggins 16 pts 6 Rebs 3 stl
Warriors 103-108 Jazz
GSW:
Curry 32 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast 3 stl
Durant 30 pts 7 Rebs
Klay Thompson 12 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast 3 stl
Draymond Green 8 pts 12 rebs
UTA:
Ingles 20 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Crowder 18 pts 11 Rebs
Gobert 17 pts 15 Rebs 4 blk
Mitchell 17 pts 5 Rebs 6 ast
Favors 12 pts 9 Rebs
Grizzlies 92-99 Trail-Blazers
MEM:
Conley 23 pts 4 Rebs 6 ast
Jaren Jackson JR 16 pts 5 Rebs 3 blk
Kyle Anderson 15 pts 5 Rebs 3 ast 4 stl 7/8 FG
Marc Gasol 14 pts 9 Rebs 4 ast 4 stl
POR:
Lillard 24 pts 5 Rebs 4 ast
Meyers Leonard 12 pts 8 Rebs
McCollum 11 pts 4 Rebs
Zach Collins 10 pts 7 Rebs
Thunder 132-113 Kings
OKC:
George 43 pts 12 Rebs 7 ast
Jerami Grant 22 pts
Adams 20 pts 23 Rebs
Westbrook 19 pts 11 Rebs 17 ast 6 stl
Ferguson 14 pts 3 Rebs
SAC:
Hield 37 pts 6 Rebs 3 ast
Fox 28 pts 3 Rebs 12 ast
Cauley-Stein 13 pts 7 Rebs 4 ast
Justin Jackson 10 pts 6 Rebs
Bjelica 10 pts 6 Rebs
Top Rookie Performances
DeAndre Ayton (PHX) 23 pts 18 Rebs
Kevin Knox (NYK) 21 pts 6 Rebs
Landry Shamet (PHI) 17 pts
Jaren Jackson JR (MEM) 16 pts 5 Rebs 3 blk
Collin Sexton (CLE) 11 pts 3 Rebs 3 ast
Ryan Aricidiacono (CHI) 10 pts
Mikal Bridges (PHX) 9 pts 7 Rebs
Wendell Carter JR (CHI) 9 pts 5 Rebs
Robert Williams III (BOS) 8 pts 8 Rebs 5 blk
Mo Bamba (ORL) 7 pts 8 Rebs
Takeaways
Spurs are playing absolutely unbelievable basketball right now. Hottest team in the NBA
Shocking loss for the Celtics
Suns have shown good signs in the past week
Devin Booker continue to torch Boston in TD Garden
DeAndre Ayton is having an underrated rookie season
Phenomenal comeback win for Toronto without lowry Ibaka and Valanciunas
Brooklyn continue to roll
Spencer Dinwiddie is performing at a very high level right now
Rockets are BACK!
Harden is playing out of his mind
Wizards are a joke.
Pelicans have to figure this out before it’s too late
Derrick Rose continues to play great ball despite the loss
Reggie Bullock WENT OFF in a very much needed win for Detroit
Jazz has had some great success against golden state these past two seasons
Donovan mitchell HAS to improve his efficiency
Grizzlies seem to be back to reality now with consistent defeats
Blazers have played well this past week after going through some tough few weeks
Paul George is playing some incredible ball and is one of top MVP candidates this Season.
Steven Adams has also been incredible for OKC, especially recently
Westbrook George Adams is a legitimate BIG 3 and the Thunder are a legitimate contender for the title this season
Interesting Stats and Facts
Charlotte Hornets are at .500 for the 14th time this season. They’re 15-15 right now and the only .500 record that they haven’t had is 12-12.
Spurs are 6-1 in their last 7 games and their average margin of the 6 wins in that span is 25.8 pts all of their 6 wins were by double digits
Spurs have hit a 120+ pt mark 3 times in their last 4 games.
Spurs have won in 8 of their last 9 visits to Orlando against the Magic
Sixers have beaten the Knicks 6 straight times
Suns have won 4 straight games. That’s as many wins as they had in their first 28 games
Devin Booker is averaging 44.3 ppg against the Celtics in Boston in his last 3 visits there
Celtics have now lost 2 games at home to teams that are currently under 10 wins this season (Knicks 9-24 and Suns 8-24).
Raptors have beaten the Pacers in 10 straight regular season home games
Raptors were down by as many as 17 in their win against Indiana. That’s the 2nd time this season that they’ve come back from such deficit to win a game
Nets have won 7 straight games
Spencer Dinwiddie is averaging 24 ppg on 52.4% shooting in the Nets 7 game win streak
Rockets nailed 26 threes against the Wizards which is a new NBA RECORD
Rockets have won 5 straight games. They’ve won 9 of their last 10 home games
James Harden is averaging 38.6 ppg 6.4 rpg 7.8 apg and is shooting 49% in Rockets 5 game win streak
Wizards are now 12-20. They’ve lost 6 of their last 7 games and 5 straight road games
Pelicans are now 5-10 in their last 15 games and have fallen to 15-17
The Pistons have now won 4 straight games in Minnesota against the Timberwolves 😲
Jazz are 4-2 against the Warriors since the start of last season
Jazz are only the second team to beat the Warriors when all of Curry Klay KD Green and Iguodala play this season. Nuggets were the first team
Jazz have won 4 straight home games, they’ve beaten Spurs rockets Heat and Warriors in this stretch at home
Grizzlies are 1-6 in their last 7 games (lost 4 straight).
Blazers have won 3 straight games
Paul George’s 43 pts was his second 40 pt game this season
Paul George is averaging 31.7 ppg 8.2 rpg 4.7 apg and is shooting 52.8 % from the field in his last 8 games
Steve Adams is averaging 20 ppg 9.6 rpg and is shooting 60.1% from the field in his last 9 games
23 Rebs was Steven Adams new career high in rebounds against the Kings
Russell Westbrook has had at least 4 steals in 5 consecutive games. He’s averaging 5 spg in his last 5 games alongside 16.2 ppg 11.2 rpg 11 Apg