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glenzariczny · 12-21-2020, 06:19 PM

Heat Dominate Grizzles 115-90

Bam Adebayo stuffed the stat sheet on Sunday

Miami - Bam Adebayo once again led the Heat, with a big time all-around performance including a game high 20 points as Miami downed the Memphis Grizzles 115-90 on Sunday. In addition to his scoring Bam was all over the court on with 10 rebounds, 5 blocks, 4 assists, and 3 steals in the game, filling up the stat sheet in an efficient 29 minutes for the Heat big man. After a back and forth first quarter, the Miami defense clamped down in the second, outscoring Memphis 34-12, and getting out to a big halftime lead, that they never came close to squandering. Miami will get a couple days to rest before their first road trip of the season, a back-to-back tilt in Milwaukee, and Minnesota that starts on Wednesday.

Memphis Grizzlies (0-2) at Miami Heat (2-0)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Memphis	25	12	27	26	90
Miami	23	34	28	30	115

Top Performers

Memphis Grizzlies

Gorgui Dieng - 16 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Blk

Brandon Clarke - 15 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast

Miami Heat

Bam Adebayo - 20 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Blk, 4 Ast, 3 Stl

Jimmy Butler - 17 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	MEM	MIA
FG Made-Att	30-84	43-88
3PT Made-Att	6-17	11-24
FT Made-Att	24-26	18-18
Rebounds	45	53
Assists	18	26
Turnovers	11	10
Steals	7	6
Blocks	5	11

Memphis Grizzlies
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Dillon Brooks	24	5-16	3-7	2-2	3	1	0	0	3	15
Brandon Clarke	26	5-9	1-1	4-4	9	2	1	1	2	15
Ja Morant	25	6-15	0-3	2-2	4	7	0	0	1	14
Kyle Anderson	25	1-3	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	0	0	3
Jonas Valanciunas	27	1-3	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	1	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Gorgui Dieng	23	7-10	0-0	2-2	8	1	1	2	0	16
De'Anthony Melton	20	4-6	1-2	4-4	2	1	1	1	1	13
Tyus Jones	19	0-9	0-1	5-6	2	2	0	0	1	5
John Konchar	21	1-2	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	3
Grayson Allen	12	0-7	0-2	2-2	0	1	2	0	0	2
Xavier Tillman	9	0-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	2
Desmond Bane	9	0-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	0
Justise Winslow	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bam Adebayo	29	8-12	0-0	4-4	10	4	3	5	2	20
Goran Dragic	22	6-10	3-4	2-2	3	4	0	0	2	17
Jimmy Butler	23	6-14	1-2	4-4	4	5	0	1	3	17
Duncan Robinson	21	4-9	3-6	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	11
Meyers Leonard	22	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	1	0	2
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kendrick Nunn	17	4-7	1-1	4-4	1	6	0	0	1	13
Avery Bradley	16	3-9	1-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	9
Kelly Olynyk	18	3-6	1-3	0-0	11	0	0	0	1	7
Tyler Herro	14	2-7	0-3	2-2	5	2	1	0	0	6
Precious Achiuwa	19	2-4	0-1	0-0	8	3	1	3	0	4
Maurice Harkless	9	2-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	4
Andre Iguodala	21	1-4	1-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3
Chris Silva	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2

Other Games

Chicago Bulls (0-2) at Charlotte Hornets (1-1)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Chicago	31	19	29	30	109
Charlotte	30	35	30	26	121

Top Performers

Chicago Bulls

Zach LaVine - 30 Pts, 4 Reb, 4-10 3PT

Coby White - 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast

Charlotte Hornets

Devonte' Graham - 21 Pts, 3 Ast, 2 Reb

Malik Monk - 17 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	CHA
FG Made-Att	39-92	46-86
3PT Made-Att	11-43	14-31
FT Made-Att	20-23	15-21
Rebounds	39	50
Assists	20	27
Turnovers	13	22
Steals	10	8
Blocks	4	1

Detroit Pistons (1-1) at Indiana Pacers (0-2)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Detroit	29	34	27	24	114
Indiana	24	31	27	18	100

Top Performers

Detroit Pistons

Blake Griffin - 29 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast

Derrick Rose - 22 Pts, 10 Ast, 8 Reb

Indiana Pacers

Domantas Sabonis - 17 Pts, 18 Reb, 2 Ast

Malcolm Brogdon - 12 Pts, 9 Ast, 6 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	IND
FG Made-Att	46-90	34-95
3PT Made-Att	13-31	12-43
FT Made-Att	9-12	20-22
Rebounds	50	48
Assists	35	25
Turnovers	10	7
Steals	3	8
Blocks	4	7

Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) at Orlando Magic (1-0)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Cleveland	22	30	35	27	114
Orlando	26	26	33	36	121

Top Performers

Cleveland Cavaliers

Andre Drummond - 30 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Stl

Larry Nance Jr. - 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast, 2 Stl

Orlando Magic

Evan Fournier - 28 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Reb

Nikola Vucevic - 21 Pts, 13 Reb, 5 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	ORL
FG Made-Att	45-99	45-92
3PT Made-Att	7-25	19-40
FT Made-Att	17-26	12-15
Rebounds	45	50
Assists	23	29
Turnovers	11	19
Steals	12	4
Blocks	3	7

Minnesota Timberwolves (0-2) at Brooklyn Nets (2-0)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Minnesota	35	19	17	33	104
Brooklyn	27	27	29	41	124

Top Performers

Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns - 29 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast

D'Angelo Russell - 16 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Reb

Brooklyn Nets

Spencer Dinwiddie - 34 Pts, 3 Stl, 2 Reb, 2 Ast

Caris LeVert - 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	BKN
FG Made-Att	37-82	53-96
3PT Made-Att	14-39	14-41
FT Made-Att	16-18	4-8
Rebounds	33	44
Assists	21	30
Turnovers	19	14
Steals	7	12
Blocks	5	4

Minnesota Timberwolves (0-2) at Brooklyn Nets (2-0)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Minnesota	35	19	17	33	104
Brooklyn	27	27	29	41	124

Top Performers

Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns - 29 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast

D'Angelo Russell - 16 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Reb

Brooklyn Nets

Spencer Dinwiddie - 34 Pts, 3 Stl, 2 Reb, 2 Ast

Caris LeVert - 29 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	BKN
FG Made-Att	37-82	53-96
3PT Made-Att	14-39	14-41
FT Made-Att	16-18	4-8
Rebounds	33	44
Assists	21	30
Turnovers	19	14
Steals	7	12
Blocks	5	4

Washington Wizards (1-1) at Dallas Mavericks (0-2)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Washington	34	34	21	21	110
Dallas	18	25	24	28	95

Top Performers

Washington Wizards

Bradley Beal - 37 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast

Troy Brown Jr. - 14 Pts, 10 Reb, 4 Ast, 3 Stl

Dallas Mavericks

Luka Doncic - 14 Pts, 15 Reb, 7 Ast

Boban Marjanovic - 15 Pts, 13 Reb, 2 Blk

Team Stats Comparison
	WAS	DAL
FG Made-Att	38-91	36-89
3PT Made-Att	14-40	10-34
FT Made-Att	20-29	13-17
Rebounds	56	49
Assists	22	22
Turnovers	13	14
Steals	11	8
Blocks	6	7

New York Knicks (1-0) at San Antonio Spurs (1-1)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
New York	33	33	31	41	138
San Antonio	35	33	21	25	114

Top Performers

New York Knicks

Obi Toppin - 29 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast

Julius Randle - 25 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast

San Antonio Spurs

LaMarcus Aldridge - 23 Pts, 3 Ast, 2 Blk

Dejounte Murray - 17 Pts, 9 Ast, 7 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	NYK	SAS
FG Made-Att	59-103	43-80
3PT Made-Att	11-20	10-25
FT Made-Att	9-16	18-29
Rebounds	45	32
Assists	21	25
Turnovers	9	18
Steals	9	6
Blocks	4	5

Oklahoma City Thunder (0-2) at Utah Jazz (2-0)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Oklahoma City	16	23	15	34	88
Utah	22	21	11	35	89

Top Performers

Oklahoma City Thunder

Darius Bazley - 21 Pts, 11 Reb, 4-6 3PT

George Hill - 15 Pts, 5 Reb, 2 Stl

Utah Jazz

Donovan Mitchell - 18 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 4 Stl

Rudy Gobert - 11 Pts, 17 Reb, 2 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	OKC	UTH
FG Made-Att	30-88	34-85
3PT Made-Att	12-44	11-40
FT Made-Att	16-21	10-13
Rebounds	48	51
Assists	14	20
Turnovers	13	14
Steals	9	6
Blocks	8	6

Sacramento Kings (0-2) at Phoenix Suns (2-0)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Sacramento	18	30	27	34	109
Phoenix	26	30	26	33	115

Top Performers

Sacramento Kings

De'Aaron Fox - 17 Pts, 12 Ast, 6 Reb

Buddy Hield - 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker - 37 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast

DeAndre Ayton - 18 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Blk, 3 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	SAC	PHO
FG Made-Att	45-89	44-96
3PT Made-Att	13-33	14-35
FT Made-Att	6-11	13-19
Rebounds	45	47
Assists	29	24
Turnovers	19	13
Steals	10	9
Blocks	8	5

Denver Nuggets (1-1) at Portland Trailblazers (2-0)

Dec 6, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Denver	20	26	33	46	125
Portland	31	38	40	37	146

Top Performers

Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic - 36 Pts, 9 Reb, 7 Ast

Jamal Murray - 22 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Reb

Portland Trailblazers

Damian Lillard - 49 Pts, 10 Ast, 2 Reb

C.J. McCollum - 31 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	DEN	POR
FG Made-Att	45-94	48-81
3PT Made-Att	16-42	22-42
FT Made-Att	19-26	28-35
Rebounds	33	45
Assists	31	29
Turnovers	13	18
Steals	8	13
Blocks	6	2

glenzariczny · 12-21-2020, 08:42 PM

Weekly Wrap-Up December 7th, 2020

The first week of the post-bubble NBA season is in the books, and while we know not to overreact too much to early season results. There were some surprising takeaways from the season's first few games. Tough starts in Los Angeles and Philly will have those teams on edge wondering if their star duos are going to workout. Meanwhile a star duo in New Orleans may be blossoming earlier than expected. There will be intriguing storylines to follow as the weeks continue on this season.

NBA Standings - Updated: Dec 7, 2020
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
1 - Milwaukee Bucks	2	0	-	0-0	1-0
2 - Brooklyn Nets	2	0	-	0-0	0-0
3 - Miami Heat	2	0	-	0-0	1-0
4 - Detroit Pistons	2	1	0.5	1-0	2-1
5 - Boston Celtics	1	0	0.5	1-0	1-0
6 - New York Knicks	1	0	0.5	0-0	0-0
7 - Orlando Magic	1	0	0.5	0-0	1-0
8 - Toronto Raptors	1	1	1.0	0-0	1-0
Atlanta Hawks	1	1	1.0	0-0	1-1
Charlotte Hornets	1	1	1.0	0-0	1-0
Washington Wizards	1	1	1.0	0-0	0-1
Cleveland Cavaliers	0	2	2.0	0-0	0-1
Indiana Pacers	0	2	2.0	0-1	0-2
Chicago Bulls	0	2	2.0	0-0	0-1
Philadelphia 76ers	0	2	2.0	0-1	0-2
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
1 - Portland Trailblazers	2	0	-	1-0	1-0
2 - New Orleans Pelicans	2	0	-	0-0	0-0
3 - Los Angeles Lakers	2	0	-	1-0	1-0
4 - Phoenix Suns	2	0	-	1-0	2-0
5 - Utah Jazz	2	0	-	1-0	2-0
6 - San Antonio Spurs	1	1	1.0	0-0	1-0
7 - Houston Rockets	1	1	1.0	1-0	1-0
8 - Denver Nuggets	1	1	1.0	0-1	1-1
Los Angeles Clippers	1	2	1.5	1-1	1-2
Golden State Warriors	0	1	1.5	0-1	0-1
Oklahoma City Thunder	0	2	2.0	0-1	0-1
Dallas Mavericks	0	2	2.0	0-1	0-1
Memphis Grizzles	0	2	2.0	0-0	0-1
Minnesota Timberwolves	0	2	2.0	0-0	0-1
Sacramento Kings	0	2	2.0	0-1	0-2

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 7, 2020
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Damian Lillard - POR	43.5		1. Luka Doncic - DAL	15.0
	2. Jaylen Brown - BOS	38.0		2. DeAndre Jordan - BKN	14.5
	3. James Harden - HOU	35.5		3. Karl-Anthony Towns - MIN	14.0
	4. Devin Booker - PHX	33.5		4. Domantas Sabonis - IND	14.0
	5. Bradley Beal - WAS	33.5		5. DeAndre Ayton - PHX	14.0
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. LeBron James - LAL	13.0		1. Fred VanVleet - TOR	4.0
	2. Markelle Fultz - ORL	13.0		2. Kawhi Leonard - LAC	4.0
	3. Chris Paul - PHX	10.5		3. R.J. Barrett - NYK	4.0
	4. James Harden - HOU	9.5		4. Jaylen Brown - BOS	4.0
	5. Luka Doncic - DAL	9.0		5. Ben Simmons - PHI	4.0
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. Myles Turner - IND	4.0		1. Mitchell Robinson - NYK	.889
	2. Bam Adebayo - MIA	3.5		2. Daniel Theis - BOS	.889
	3. DeAndre Ayton - PHX	3.0		3. Zion Williamson - NO	.864
	4. Mitchell Robinson - NYK	3.0		4. Brook Lopez - MIL	.833
	5. Dwight Howard - PHI	2.5		5. Dario Saric - PHX	.833
Three-Point Percentage		3P%	Free-Throw Percentage		FT%
	1. Daniel Theis - BOS	1.000		1. James Harden - HOU	1.000
	2. Obi Toppin - NYK	1.000		2. Devin Booker - PHX	1.000
	3. Draymond Green - GSW	1.000		3. Zach LaVine - CHI	1.000
	4. Brad Wanamaker - GSW	1.000		4. Jayson Tatum - BOS	1.000
	5. Kent Bazemore - GSW	1.000		5. Donovan Mitchell - UTA	1.000

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 7, 2020
Points Per Game		PPG	Points Against Per Game		PAPG
	1. New York Knicks	138.0		1. Miami Heat	96.0
	2. Portland Trailblazers	137.5		2. Boston Celtics	98.0
	3. Milwaukee Bucks	130.5		3. Toronto Raptors	99.0
	4. Boston Celtics	125.0		4. Utah Jazz	99.5
	5. Denver Nuggets	124.0		5. Brooklyn Nets	102.5
Field Goal Percentage		FG%	Three-Point Percentage		3P%
	1. New York Knicks	.573		1. New York Knicks	.550
	2. Boston Celtics	.570		2. Portland Trailblazers	.476
	3. Portland Trailblazers	.563		3. Orlando Magic	.475
	4. Brooklyn Nets	.521		4. Charlotte Hornets	.467
	5. Charlotte Hornets	.520		5. Boston Celtics	.444
Free-Throw Percentage		FT%	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Miami Heat	.953		1. Dallas Mavericks	61.0
	2. Golden State Warriors	.943		2. Orlando Magic	56.0
	3. Boston Celtics	.938		3. New Orleans Pelicans	55.5
	4. Indiana Pacers	.889		4. Oklahoma City Thunder	55.5
	5. Los Angeles Clippers	.883		5. Washington Wizards	54.0
Assists Per Game		APG	Turnovers Per Game		TOPG
	1. Denver Nuggets	32.5		1. Indiana Pacers	5.5
	2. Detroit Pistons	31.3		2. New York Knicks	9.0
	3. Los Angeles Lakers	30.5		3. Memphis Grizzles	10.5
	4. Charlotte Hornets	29.5		4. Denver Nuggets	11.0
	5. Orlando Magic	29.0		5. Brooklyn Nets	11.5

ESPN.Com Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (1)	Los Angeles Lakers	2-0	The defending champs start off strong with two wins.
2 (6)	Miami Heat	2-0	Miami is out to prove last year was far from a fluke with two straight wins.
3 (10)	Portland Trailblazers	2-0	Damian Lillard looks to have gone up another level for the Blazers.
4 (14)	Brooklyn Nets	2-0	Kyrie has started out slow, and the Nets won't have KD for a few weeks, but the surrounding cast looks improved.
5 (20)	Phoenix Suns	2-0	The Booker/CP3 combo looks to be clicking early in the desert.
6 (11)	Utah Jazz	2-0	The Jazz spent a fortune on the Mitchell/Gobert combo, so far so good.
7 (18)	Detroit Pistons	2-1	The Pistons got a lot of criticism in the offseason, but the early season results have been promising.
8 (24)	Orlando Magic	1-0	Impressive start for the Magic this week.
9 (26)	New Orleans Pelicans	2-0	Zion and Ingram look impressive early. Can the Pelicans make a leap out west?
10 (30)	Charlotte Hornets	1-1	The Hornets look good early, and LaMelo may be the real deal.
11 (2)	Boston Celtics	1-0	Tough to get a gague early, but they blew out the 76ers in their only game.
12 (3)	San Antonio Spurs	1-1	Another year for Popovich and the Spurs. It looks like they'll be tough for any team to matchup with.
13 (22)	New York Knicks	1-0	Who knows if it will hold up, but the Knicks had an impressive opener, and Obi Toppin has fans excited in New York.
14 (7)	Milwaukee Bucks	2-0	The Bucks look to make another run at the best record in the league.
15 (16)	Atlanta Hawks	1-1	The Hawks overhauled roster has had mixed results so far.
16 (12)	Toronto Raptors	1-1	Nick Nurse will always have Toronto in contention out East.
17 (15)	Denver Nuggets	1-1	So far Jamal Murray looks like bubble Jamal, which is great news for the Nuggets.
18 (8)	Houston Rockets	1-1	It's well known that James Harden is unhappy, but him and Wall have played well together early.
19 (17)	Los Angeles Clippers	1-2	After an ugly exit for the bubble it's been a rough start for the Clippers.
20 (4)	Golden State Warriors	0-1	The Klay injury is devastating for sure. Can Curry carry this team to the playoffs?
21 (27)	Cleveland Cavaliers	0-2	The Cavs will be around this lower third mark for the whole season.
22 (23)	Washington Wizards	1-1	Westbrook is still trying to fit in, but Bradley Beal still looks all-star caliber.
23 (19)	Oklahoma City Thunder	0-2	OKC has a chance to be in the #1 pick race based on early looks
24 (21)	Indiana Pacers	0-2	Rough start for the Pacers after getting swept out of the bubble.
25 (9)	Chicago Bulls	0-2	Doesn't look like the Bulls are getting any better. How long does LaVine last?
26 (29)	Minnesota Timberwolves	0-2	If D'Angelo and KAT don't start getting results, one or both could be on the move.
27 (28)	Memphis Grizzlies	0-2	Tough start for the Grizzles, who most think will be in playoff contention.
28 (5)	Philadelphia 76ers	0-2	Yikes a rough start for the Daryl Morey era in Philly. How long before one of the two starts gets dangled in rumors?
29 (13)	Dallas Mavericks	0-2	Luka is going to have to try and keep the Mavericks treading water until Porzingis returns.
30 (25)	Sacramento Kings	0-2	Looks like another year of bad basketball for the poor folks of Sacramento.

Game of the Night

Houston - Giannis had a near triple-double, and the Milwaukee Bucks held off the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center on Monday night despite a game-high 39 points from James Harden.

Milwaukee Bucks (2-0) at Houston Rockets (1-1)

Dec 7, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Milwaukee	36	34	31	24	125
Houston	31	42	15	30	118

Top Performers

Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo - 24 Pts, 10 Reb, 9 Ast

Brook Lopez - 25 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast

Houston Rockets

James Harden - 39 Pts, 8 Ast, 7 Reb, 3 Stl

John Wall - 25 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	MIL	HOU
FG Made-Att	48-98	41-85
3PT Made-Att	17-43	18-45
FT Made-Att	12-17	18-23
Rebounds	48	43
Assists	29	25
Turnovers	16	20
Steals	8	8
Blocks	3	6

Milwaukee Bucks
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Brook Lopez	29	11-12	3-4	0-0	8	2	0	1	0	25
Giannis Antetokounmpo	38	8-12	2-4	6-9	10	9	2	1	7	24
Jrue Holiday	29	8-21	4-8	0-0	5	3	0	1	2	20
Khris Middleton	32	7-13	2-4	0-0	5	3	0	0	1	16
D.J. Augustin	25	3-10	1-8	0-0	0	6	1	0	1	7
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bobby Portis	22	5-11	2-3	2-2	3	0	1	0	0	14
Pat Connaughton	11	3-4	2-3	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	8
Bryn Forbes	14	2-7	1-5	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	5
Donte DiVencenzo	23	0-5	0-4	4-6	6	5	3	0	3	4
Torrey Craig	17	1-3	0-0	0-0	4	0	1	0	1	2
Treveon Graham	-- DID NOT PLAY --
D.J. Wilson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Houston Rockets
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
James Harden	33	14-21	9-11	2-2	7	8	3	0	4	39
John Wall	31	11-20	3-7	0-0	3	5	1	1	1	25
DeMarcus Cousins	29	6-15	1-7	2-2	8	2	1	3	5	15
Eric Gordon	26	3-6	2-5	3-3	3	2	0	0	0	11
Christian Wood	29	2-5	1-3	1-2	5	4	1	0	4	6
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Allonzo Trier	14	3-8	0-3	4-6	0	1	0	1	3	10
Gerald Green	21	1-7	1-6	3-5	5	2	0	0	2	6
Danuel House	18	0-1	0-1	3-3	3	0	0	0	0	3
Ben McLemore	16	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
P.J. Tucker	23	0-0	0-0	0-0	9	1	2	1	1	0
David Nwaba	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Bruno Caboclo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Sterling Brown	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Scores

Atlanta Hawks (1-1) at Detroit Pistons (2-1)

Dec 7, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Atlanta	25	23	31	17	96
Detroit	38	31	23	31	123

Top Performers

Atlanta Hawks

Trae Young - 26 Pts, 7 Ast, 2 Reb

John Collins - 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 6-6 FT

Detroit Pistons

Derrick Rose - 22 Pts, 10 Ast, 2 Reb

Jahlil Okafor - 18 Pts, 14 Reb, 9-13 FG

Team Stats Comparison
	ATL	DET
FG Made-Att	35-90	49-88
3PT Made-Att	13-38	10-32
FT Made-Att	13-19	15-17
Rebounds	37	50
Assists	20	32
Turnovers	13	15
Steals	7	7
Blocks	5	4

Los Angeles Clippers (1-2) at Golden State Warriors (0-1)

Dec 7, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Los Angeles	36	36	27	29	128
Golden State	35	29	29	31	124

Top Performers

Los Angeles Clippers

Paul George - 31 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast

Kawhi Leonard - 26 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Stl

Golden State Warriors

Andrew Wiggins - 25 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast

James Wiseman - 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Stl

Team Stats Comparison
	LAC	GSW
FG Made-Att	47-88	41-86
3PT Made-Att	14-38	9-25
FT Made-Att	20-23	33-35
Rebounds	36	42
Assists	25	27
Turnovers	16	16
Steals	9	8
Blocks	3	2

glenzariczny · 12-21-2020, 09:28 PM

Matchup Preview @ Milwaukee Bucks

Milwaukee - It's a rematch of the biggest upset of the playoff bubble when the Miami Heat take on two-time defending league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. The number one seed Bucks were stunned by the Heat in last years conference semi-finals when they got out to a commanding 3-0 series lead, and closed it out in five games. In fact the Heat dominated the entire season series against Milwaukee, going 5-2 against them, and seemed to be the kryptonite for the number one team in the league. Revenge will no doubt be on the minds of the Bucks in this one as they now get the benefit of getting the Heat in their home arena. Tip off is at 7:00 PM local time from the Fiserv Forum.

Matchup Preview *|* December 8, 2020

@

Miami Heat
(2-0, Away)

Milwaukee Bucks
(2-0, Home)

Stats Comparison
112.0 (T-17th)	Points Per Game	130.5 (1st)
.488 (11th)	Field Goal %	.517 (3rd)
.347 (16th)	3-Point %	.416 (5th)
.953 (1st)	Free Throw %	.797 (16th)
54.0 (8th)	Rebounds	48.5 (T-19th)
4.0 (T-29th)	Steals	8.5 (T-11th)
7.5 (2nd)	Blocks	5.0 (T-12th)
11.5 (3rd)	Turnovers	15.5 (T-18th)
96.0 (2nd)	PPG Allowed	114.0 (T-15th)

Projected Starters
Goran Dragic	Point Guard	D.J. Augustin
Duncan Robinson	Shooting Guard	Jrue Holiday
Jimmy Butler	Small Forward	Khris Middleton
Meyers Leonard	Power Forward	Giannis Antetokounmpo
Bam Adebayo	Center	Brook Lopez

Game of the Night

The Toronto Raptors used an early season match-up on the road in Boston to show that they aren't ready to disappear from the top of the East contenders race. Pascal Siakam scored 37 points, and Norman Powell followed up with 30 of his own as the Raptors knocked off the Boston Celtics 135-128.

Toronto Raptors (2-1) at Boston Celtics (1-1)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Toronto	31	36	36	32	135
Boston	35	33	32	28	128

Top Performers

Toronto Raptors

Pascal Siakam - 37 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast

Norman Powell - 30 Pts, 5 Reb, 9-12 FG

Boston Celtics

Jayson Tatum - 38 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast

Daniel Theis - 18 Pts, 13 Reb, 2 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	TOR	BOS
FG Made-Att	46-92	46-97
3PT Made-Att	17-44	10-31
FT Made-Att	26-30	26-34
Rebounds	41	53
Assists	30	32
Turnovers	8	13
Steals	9	4
Blocks	6	4

Toronto Raptors
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Pascal Siakam	40	14-29	5-11	4-5	7	4	2	1	2	37
Norman Powell	34	9-12	5-7	7-8	5	1	1	0	1	30
Kyle Lowry	39	4-13	2-8	2-2	6	13	0	1	1	12
Aron Baynes	17	2-2	0-0	6-7	3	1	0	0	0	10
OG Anunoby	34	2-7	0-3	1-2	2	1	4	0	1	5
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Alex Len	23	8-11	1-2	2-2	7	2	0	3	2	19
Chris Boucher	22	4-8	1-4	0-0	6	1	0	1	0	9
Terence Davis	16	2-6	2-6	2-2	8	2	2	1	0	8
Fred VanVleet	15	1-4	1-3	2-2	3	5	1	0	1	5
Matt Thomas	-- DID NOT PLAY --
DeAndre' Bembry	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Stanley Johnson	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Malachi Flynn	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Boston Celtics
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jayson Tatum	33	13-23	3-9	9-10	7	5	1	0	0	38
Jaylen Brown	35	8-12	2-5	0-3	4	6	2	1	4	18
Daniel Theis	27	5-6	2-3	6-8	13	2	0	1	1	18
Jeff Teague	31	3-14	0-2	5-6	5	9	0	0	2	11
Marcus Smart	32	2-10	0-5	0-0	6	6	0	1	3	4
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Aaron Nesmith	17	5-14	3-7	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	15
Tristan Thompson	22	4-10	0-0	3-4	10	0	1	1	0	11
Javonte Green	20	4-6	0-0	1-1	2	1	0	0	1	9
Grant Williams	11	2-2	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	4
Semi Ojeleye	12	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	2	0
Carsen Edwards	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Robert Williams	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Scores

Minnesota Timberwolves (0-3) at Charlotte Hornets (2-1)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Minnesota	23	26	23	33	105
Charlotte	29	22	33	24	108

Top Performers

Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns - 26 Pts, 21 Reb, 6 Ast

D'Angelo Russell - 19 Pts, 6 Ast, 3 Reb, 3 Stl

Charlotte Hornets

DeVonte' Graham - 17 Pts, 6 Ast, 2 Reb

Cody Zeller - 13 Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	CHA
FG Made-Att	38-87	38-88
3PT Made-Att	13-44	15-43
FT Made-Att	16-18	17-23
Rebounds	51	44
Assists	23	24
Turnovers	19	14
Steals	8	9
Blocks	3	2

New York Knicks (1-1) at Brooklyn Nets (3-0)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
New York	25	19	19	14	77
Brooklyn	25	22	15	26	88

Top Performers

New York Knicks

Julius Randle - 23 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Stl

Mitchell Robinson - 10 Pts, 14 Reb, 5 Blk

Brooklyn Nets

Kyrie Irving - 25 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast

Jeff Green - 18 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Stl, 2 Blk

Team Stats Comparison
	NYK	BKN
FG Made-Att	30-87	32-86
3PT Made-Att	8-37	8-29
FT Made-Att	9-10	16-21
Rebounds	51	47
Assists	12	17
Turnovers	18	13
Steals	8	8
Blocks	9	7

Chicago Bulls (0-3) at Memphis Grizzlies (1-2)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Chicago	24	33	27	35	119
Memphis	32	31	32	37	132

Top Performers

Chicago Bulls

Zach LaVine - 31 Pts, 7 Ast, 4 Reb

Otto Porter - 19 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Stl

Memphis Grizzlies

Ja Morant - 41 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Reb

Brandon Clarke - 19 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	MEM
FG Made-Att	38-85	57-92
3PT Made-Att	15-41	6-18
FT Made-Att	28-36	12-14
Rebounds	33	43
Assists	21	38
Turnovers	14	14
Steals	11	4
Blocks	3	4

Dallas Mavericks (0-3) at New Orleans Pelicans (3-0)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Dallas	31	18	25	36	110
New Orleans	27	23	41	31	122

Top Performers

Dallas Mavericks

Josh Richardson - 29 Pts, 7 Ast, 6 Reb

Luka Doncic - 16 Pts, 9 Reb, 9 Ast

New Orleans Pelicans

Brandon Ingram - 22 Pts, 6 Reb, 9-18 FG

Eric Bledsoe - 20 Pts, 8 Ast, 6 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	DAL	NOR
FG Made-Att	40-83	48-99
3PT Made-Att	15-37	15-43
FT Made-Att	15-18	11-13
Rebounds	40	51
Assists	28	32
Turnovers	18	11
Steals	6	6
Blocks	6	4

Washington Wizards (1-2) at Oklahoma City Thunder (1-2)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Washington	25	18	33	26	102
Oklahoma City	21	32	33	22	108

Top Performers

Washington Wizards

Russell Westbrook - 29 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Bradley Beal - 17 Pts, 6 Ast, 3 Reb

Oklahoma City Thunder

Aleksej Pokusevski - 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Stl

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	WAS	OKC
FG Made-Att	34-86	38-85
3PT Made-Att	7-33	13-35
FT Made-Att	27-35	19-28
Rebounds	49	49
Assists	24	23
Turnovers	13	13
Steals	7	7
Blocks	5	1

Phoenix Suns (2-1) at Denver Nuggets (2-1)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Phoenix	24	23	33	22	102
Denver	33	28	34	30	125

Top Performers

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker - 34 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Reb

DeAndre Ayton - 21 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Ast

Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic - 38 Pts, 15 Reb, 11 Ast

Jamal Murray - 27 Pts, 6 Ast, 10-15 FG

Team Stats Comparison
	PHO	DEN
FG Made-Att	38-88	44-88
3PT Made-Att	8-31	13-35
FT Made-Att	18-21	24-29
Rebounds	39	43
Assists	20	30
Turnovers	17	14
Steals	10	6
Blocks	1	4

Portland Trailblazers (2-1) at Sacramento Kings (1-2)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Portland	28	28	23	25	104
Sacramento	34	29	23	32	118

Top Performers

Portland Trailblazers

Carmelo Anthony - 21 Pts, 8 Reb, 2-2 3PT

C.J. McCollum - 21 Pts, 5 Ast, 2 Blk

Sacramento Kings

Marvin Bagley III - 24 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast

De'Aaron Fox - 18 Pts, 5 Ast, 2 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	POR	SAC
FG Made-Att	37-83	45-98
3PT Made-Att	10-31	15-36
FT Made-Att	20-23	13-16
Rebounds	40	49
Assists	23	30
Turnovers	11	8
Steals	5	2
Blocks	10	5

Utah Jazz (2-1) at Los Angeles Lakers (3-0)

Dec 8, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Utah	24	26	31	24	105
Los Angeles	22	27	39	27	115

Top Performers

Utah Jazz

Donovan Mitchell - 29 Pts, 4 Stl, 3 Reb

Jordan Clarkson - 17 Pts, 4 Ast, 7-13 FG

Los Angeles Lakers

Anthony Davis - 29 Pts, 17 Reb, 2 Blk

LeBron James - 28 Pts, 10 Ast, 8 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	UTH	LAL
FG Made-Att	45-105	39-85
3PT Made-Att	14-43	16-37
FT Made-Att	1-2	21-31
Rebounds	43	54
Assists	23	26
Turnovers	7	17
Steals	11	2
Blocks	5	4

glenzariczny · 12-22-2020, 02:30 AM

79 FOR GIANNIS

Two-Time MVP Has Game for the Ages as Bucks Hold Off Miami

Giannis scored the fourth most points in a single game in NBA history

Milwaukee - Giannis Antetokounmpo spent the short off-season mulling over what could have been. After his second MVP season, and another #1 seed in the playoffs, Milwaukee was bounced out early by the Miami Heat. Then came all the rumors that those same Heat were positioning themselves for a run at Giannis in the summer of 2021. Those rumors were put to bed when Giannis re-upped with Milwaukee before the start of the season for 5 years. His mission after signing was to atone for last season's loss to the Heat. On Wednesday he did just that. The Greek Freak played all 48 minutes, and seemed determined to destroy the Heat all by himself, Taking 47 shots, and going to the line another 22 times. The result was an astounding 79 point effort, and a win for the Milwaukee Bucks to move to 3-0. It was a game we haven't seen in the league since the late great Kobe Bryant dropped 81 on Toronto in 2006. That was a depleted Lakers squad however that needed Kobe to take as many shots as possible. This was seemingly more of a statement for Giannis, who sent a clear message to the league that he is out for revenge, and good luck to anyone in his path.

Miami Heat (2-1) at Milwaukee Bucks (3-0)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Miami	34	22	36	31	123
Milwaukee	24	33	44	28	129

Top Performers

Miami Heat

Jimmy Butler - 22 Pts, 9 Ast, 5 Reb

Bam Adebayo - 24 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast

Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo - 79 Pts, 15 Reb, 5 Ast

Khris Middleton - 12 Pts, 9 Reb, 7 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	MIA	MIL
FG Made-Att	46-91	49-94
3PT Made-Att	10-21	6-19
FT Made-Att	21-21	25-32
Rebounds	40	49
Assists	29	38
Turnovers	4	2
Steals	2	4
Blocks	4	8

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bam Adebayo	24	11-15	0-1	2-2	9	2	0	0	0	24
Jimmy Butler	35	8-21	1-3	5-5	5	9	0	2	2	22
Goran Dragic	31	8-15	2-3	0-0	2	6	0	0	0	18
Duncan Robinson	27	5-6	3-3	0-0	3	3	1	0	0	13
Meyers Leonard	34	1-1	0-0	4-4	9	0	0	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Tyler Herro	19	4-6	2-3	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	12
Kendrick Nunn	14	3-6	1-2	4-4	2	6	0	0	0	11
Avery Bradley	14	4-12	1-2	2-2	0	1	0	0	0	11
Andre Iguodala	17	1-7	0-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2
Kelly Olynyk	15	0-1	0-1	2-2	5	0	0	1	0	2
Precious Achiuwa	8	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	2
Maurice Harkless	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Silva	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0

Milwaukee Bucks
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Giannis Antetokounmpo	48	32-47	0-2	15-22	15	5	0	2	1	79
Khris Middleton	31	4-14	2-5	2-2	9	7	0	0	0	12
D.J. Augustin	25	3-4	0-1	4-4	2	9	1	0	0	10
Brook Lopez	32	3-4	1-2	2-2	11	0	0	5	0	9
Jrue Holiday	32	2-12	2-5	0-0	5	5	2	0	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bobby Portis	16	2-5	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	0	6
Donte DiVencenzo	17	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	8	0	0	0	5
Bryn Forbes	14	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	2
Torrey Craig	14	0-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	0
Pat Connaughton	9	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
Treveon Graham	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D.J. Wilson	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Scores

Philadelphia 76ers (0-3) at Detroit Pistons (3-1)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Philadelphia	34	30	20	23	107
Detroit	31	26	27	29	113

Top Performers

Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid - 33 Pts, 20 Reb, 4 Ast, 4 Blk

Ben Simmons - 24 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Reb

Detroit Pistons

Derrick Rose - 28 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Reb

Blake Griffin - 24 Pts, 7 Reb, 7 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	PHI	DET
FG Made-Att	41-93	44-89
3PT Made-Att	9-35	12-32
FT Made-Att	16-26	13-18
Rebounds	52	41
Assists	16	32
Turnovers	16	11
Steals	6	7
Blocks	8	5

Orlando Magic (1-1) at Atlanta Hawks (2-1)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Orlando	23	22	34	36	115
Atlanta	30	29	26	43	128

Top Performers

Orlando Magic

Aaron Gordon - 25 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast

Michael Carter-Williams - 15 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast

Atlanta Hawks

Trae Young - 34 Pts, 16 Ast, 5 Reb

Rajon Rondo - 22 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	ORL	ATL
FG Made-Att	44-87	50-91
3PT Made-Att	13-30	13-34
FT Made-Att	14-22	15-16
Rebounds	38	49
Assists	22	34
Turnovers	18	17
Steals	9	7
Blocks	2	2

Boston Celtics (2-1) at New York Knicks (1-2)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Boston	29	32	27	35	123
New York	29	28	24	24	105

Top Performers

Boston Celtics

Jayson Tatum - 38 Pts, 3 Ast, 3 Stl

Jaylen Brown - 32 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast

New York Knicks

Alec Burks - 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast

Julius Randle - 19 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	BOS	NYK
FG Made-Att	46-88	41-86
3PT Made-Att	14-30	10-23
FT Made-Att	17-31	13-20
Rebounds	46	43
Assists	19	15
Turnovers	12	19
Steals	11	6
Blocks	3	8

Toronto Raptors (3-1) at Chicago Bulls (0-4)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Toronto	31	36	23	39	129
Chicago	28	24	27	30	109

Top Performers

Toronto Raptors

Pascal Siakam - 31 Pts, 13 Reb, 8 Ast

Aron Baynes - 18 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast

Chicago Bulls

Zach LaVine - 41 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Otto Porter - 24 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	TOR	CHI
FG Made-Att	41-91	35-90
3PT Made-Att	19-52	16-48
FT Made-Att	28-32	23-25
Rebounds	55	43
Assists	26	20
Turnovers	13	10
Steals	7	8
Blocks	6	4

Indiana Pacers (1-2) at Cleveland Cavaliers (0-3)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Indiana	26	32	23	34	115
Cleveland	34	33	15	22	104

Top Performers

Indiana Pacers

Malcolm Brogdon - 22 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Reb

Victor Oladipo - 24 Pts, 3 Ast, 2 Reb

Cleveland Cavaliers

Darius Garland - 28 Pts, 4 Ast, 10-15 FG

Andre Drummond - 19 Pts, 14 Reb, 3 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	CLE
FG Made-Att	43-88	41-78
3PT Made-Att	10-35	9-21
FT Made-Att	19-21	13-19
Rebounds	33	43
Assists	27	20
Turnovers	7	22
Steals	11	4
Blocks	3	3

New Orleans Pelicans (3-1) at Houston Rockets (2-1)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
New Orleans	36	33	16	33	118
Houston	28	25	30	40	123

Top Performers

New Orleans Pelicans

Eric Bledsoe - 28 Pts, 6 Ast, 4 Reb

Zion Williamson - 22 Pts, 7 Reb, 11-15 FG

Houston Rockets

James Harden - 26 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Blk, 2 Stl

DeMarcus Cousins - 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	NOR	HOU
FG Made-Att	49-93	45-92
3PT Made-Att	13-33	19-46
FT Made-Att	7-8	14-14
Rebounds	45	31
Assists	30	25
Turnovers	16	10
Steals	6	11
Blocks	3	5

Washington Wizards (2-2) at San Antonio Spurs (1-2)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Washington	27	25	33	28	113
San Antonio	18	30	32	27	107

Top Performers

Washington Wizards

Russell Westbrook - 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast

Bradley Beal - 23 Pts, 11 Ast

San Antonio Spurs

DeMar DeRozan - 25 Pts, 8 Ast, 5 Reb

Lonnie Walker IV - 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 6-10 FG

Team Stats Comparison
	WAS	SAS
FG Made-Att	45-88	41-88
3PT Made-Att	10-29	5-22
FT Made-Att	13-17	20-34
Rebounds	43	48
Assists	30	23
Turnovers	17	14
Steals	6	9
Blocks	5	3

Sacramento Kings (2-2) at Utah Jazz (2-2)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Sacramento	37	37	36	27	137
Utah	33	37	27	27	124

Top Performers

Sacramento Kings

De'Aaron Fox - 28 Pts, 8 Reb, 7 Ast, 3 Stl

Buddy Hield - 26 Pts, 3 Ast, 2 Reb

Utah Jazz

Donovan Mitchell - 25 Pts, 6 Ast, 3 Reb

Rudy Gobert - 20 Pts, 13 Reb, 3 Blk

Team Stats Comparison
	SAC	UTH
FG Made-Att	50-94	48-89
3PT Made-Att	12-32	13-31
FT Made-Att	25-26	15-25
Rebounds	42	42
Assists	25	26
Turnovers	14	21
Steals	10	4
Blocks	4	4

Los Angeles Clippers (1-3) at Phoenix Suns (3-1)

Dec 9, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Los Angeles	15	30	41	32	118
Phoenix	27	25	35	32	119

Top Performers

Los Angeles Clippers

Kawhi Leonard - 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast

Serge Ibaka - 20 Pts, 10 Reb, 8-15 FG

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker - 38 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast

DeAndre Ayton - 24 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Stl

Team Stats Comparison
	LAC	PHO
FG Made-Att	40-87	38-84
3PT Made-Att	13-34	10-33
FT Made-Att	25-26	33-39
Rebounds	50	38
Assists	23	22
Turnovers	25	15
Steals	7	13
Blocks	4	7

Matchup Preview @ Minnesota Timberwolves

Matchup Preview *|* December 10, 2020

@

Miami Heat
(2-1, Away)

Minnesota Timberwolves
(0-3, Home)

Stats Comparison
115.7 (13th)	Points Per Game	109.0 (23rd)
.494 (T-10th)	Field Goal %	.421 (27th)
.386 (6th)	3-Point %	.328 (25th)
.969 (1st)	Free Throw %	.845 (8th)
49.7 (16th)	Rebounds	47.7 (22nd)
3.3 (30th)	Steals	7.3 (17th)
6.3 (3rd)	Blocks	3.7 (22nd)
9.0 (2nd)	Turnovers	17.3 (27th)
107.0 (5th)	PPG Allowed	120.2 (22nd)

Projected Starters
Goran Dragic	Point Guard	D'Angelo Russell
Tyler Herro	Shooting Guard	Anthony Edwards
Duncan Robinson	Small Forward	Jarrett Culver
Precious Achiuwa	Power Forward	Juan Hernangomez
Bam Adebayo	Center	Karl-Anthony Towns

Injury Report
Jimmy Butler - Knee Day-to-Day
Andre Iguodala - Knee Day-to-Day

glenzariczny · 12-22-2020, 01:06 PM

Heat Fall to T-Wolves 122-113

D'Angelo Russell scored 42 points on the Heat Thursday night.

Miami - Following a tough loss the night before in Milwaukee the Miami Heat were right back in action on Thursday night. The Heat came out a little lethargic in their first back to back of the season, and a late push in the fourth could not overcome D'Angelo Russell's big night from three as Minnesota got their first win of the season 122-113. Russell shot 5-6 from downtown, finishing with 42 points to lead the Wolves, while Karl-Anthony Towns put up a monster 29-19 effort as well. Miami elected to sit Jimmy Butler for this one. Erik Spoelstra called it a precaution for a sore knee, and not a load management scenario, but none the less it forced some younger guys into the lineup. One plus on the night was Bam Adebayo, who seemed to have no issues carrying the load offensively, scoring a career high 33 points in the loss. Bam is averaging 24.8 points through the first four games of this season, and if the Heat have unlocked another level for him offensively to go along with his already stellar defense it is going to be a nightmare for teams out East, and beyond going forward.

Miami Heat (2-2) at Minnesota Timberwolves (1-3)

Dec 10, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Miami	27	26	22	38	113
Minnesota	35	19	30	38	122

Top Performers

Miami Heat

Bam Adebayo - 33 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast

Goran Dragic - 21 Pts, 5 Ast, 2 Reb

Minnesota Timberwolves

D'Angelo Russell - 42 Pts, 6 Ast, 3 Reb

Karl-Anthony Towns - 29 Pts, 19 Reb, 7 Ast, 4 Stl, 4 Blk

Team Stats Comparison
	MIA	MIN
FG Made-Att	44-85	46-99
3PT Made-Att	7-12	13-34
FT Made-Att	8-21	17-18
Rebounds	45	48
Assists	25	24
Turnovers	10	4
Steals	3	7
Blocks	3	6

Miami Heat
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bam Adebayo	37	16-25	0-0	1-1	7	5	0	0	3	33
Goran Dragic	28	8-11	1-1	4-4	2	5	0	0	3	21
Tyler Herro	28	7-17	2-3	2-2	4	4	0	0	1	18
Duncan Robinson	30	4-5	4-5	0-0	2	2	1	0	1	12
Precious Achiuwa	28	1-3	0-0	3-4	8	2	0	0	0	5
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Kendrick Nunn	19	5-13	0-2	2-2	3	2	1	0	1	12
Avery Bradley	19	1-6	0-1	4-6	3	3	0	0	0	6
Kelly Olynyk	17	2-2	0-0	0-0	8	0	1	0	1	4
Chris Silva	17	0-1	0-0	2-2	5	1	0	3	0	2
KZ Okpala	17	0-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0
Meyers Leonard	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Maurice Harkless	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Udonis Haslem	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Minnesota Timberwolves
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
D'Angelo Russell	33	17-24	5-6	3-3	3	6	0	0	0	42
Karl-Anthony Towns	48	12-29	1-8	4-4	19	7	4	4	2	29
Anthony Edwards	31	5-9	2-3	5-6	5	1	0	0	0	17
Jarrett Culver	19	4-13	2-6	2-2	2	2	0	1	1	12
Juan Hernangomez	35	2-2	1-1	1-1	8	0	1	1	0	6
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Josh Okogie	15	2-8	0-5	2-2	2	1	1	0	1	6
Ricky Rubio	28	2-8	1-4	0-0	1	4	0	0	0	5
Malik Beasley	17	2-4	1-1	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	5
Jake Layman	11	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	0
Ed Davis	2	0-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0
Naz Reid	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jaden McDaniels	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jaylen Nowell	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Scores

Golden State Warriors (0-2) at Oklahoma City Thunder (2-2)

Dec 10, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Golden State	30	23	22	28	103
Oklahoma City	23	30	31	26	110

Top Performers

Golden State Warriors

Stephen Curry - 24 Pts, 12 Ast, 10 Reb

Andrew Wiggins - 25 Pts, 9-14 FG, 4-7 3PT

Oklahoma City Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 35 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast

Al Horford - 20 Pts, 9 Reb, 5 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	GSW	OKC
FG Made-Att	37-87	36-94
3PT Made-Att	11-30	10-46
FT Made-Att	18-23	28-32
Rebounds	48	52
Assists	31	19
Turnovers	14	10
Steals	7	7
Blocks	5	5

Brooklyn Nets (3-1) at Memphis Grizzlies (2-2)

Dec 10, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Brooklyn	18	32	28	26	104
Memphis	25	32	30	35	122

Top Performers

Brooklyn Nets

Spencer Dinwiddie - 21 Pts, 7 Ast, 4 Reb

Jarrett Allen - 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Stl

Memphis Grizzlies

Ja Morant - 30 Pts, 7 Reb, 7 Ast

Dillon Brooks - 26 Pts, 4 Reb, 9-17 FG

Team Stats Comparison
	BKN	MEM
FG Made-Att	42-94	47-85
3PT Made-Att	11-45	7-17
FT Made-Att	9-15	21-29
Rebounds	39	47
Assists	28	25
Turnovers	12	14
Steals	8	8
Blocks	3	3

Portland Trailblazers (3-1) at Dallas Mavericks (0-4)

Dec 10, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Portland	32	27	36	29	124
Dallas	22	27	29	31	109

Top Performers

Portland Trailblazers

Damian Lillard - 34 Pts, 11 Ast, 6 Reb, 3 Stl

Enes Kanter - 23 Pts, 3 Ast, 2 Blk

Dallas Mavericks

Luka Doncic - 23 Pts, 14 Reb, 6 Ast

Josh Richardson - 26 Pts, 4 Ast, 10-18 FG

Team Stats Comparison
	POR	DAL
FG Made-Att	49-89	40-94
3PT Made-Att	16-33	13-33
FT Made-Att	10-14	16-20
Rebounds	34	52
Assists	32	28
Turnovers	10	16
Steals	9	8
Blocks	3	5

Charlotte Hornets (2-2) at Los Angeles Lakers (4-0)

Dec 10, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Charlotte	40	21	32	27	120
Los Angeles	36	29	30	36	131

Top Performers

Charlotte Hornets

LaMelo Ball - 29 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast

Terry Rozier III - 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 3-7 3PT

Los Angeles Lakers

Anthony Davis - 41 Pts, 13 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl

LeBron James - 29 Pts, 17 Ast, 8 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	CHA	LAL
FG Made-Att	38-84	50-92
3PT Made-Att	11-34	16-33
FT Made-Att	33-41	15-20
Rebounds	37	42
Assists	19	40
Turnovers	13	10
Steals	6	9
Blocks	2	2

glenzariczny · 12-22-2020, 02:04 PM

Matchup Preview vs. Atlanta Hawks

Miami - After a disappointing road back-to-back the Miami Heat return to American Airlines arena for a quick home-at-home with the Atlanta Hawks. Atlanta overhauled their roster perhaps more than anybody in the quick offseason, and the results thus far are promising as they are out to a quick 3-1 start. The Heat meanwhile came off two close losses on their first road trip of the season, and will definitely be looking to get right against their divisional foes. Game tips off at 7:30 PM local time at the AAA.

Matchup Preview *|* December 12, 2020

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Atlanta Hawks
(3-1, Away)

Miami Heat
(2-2, Home)

Stats Comparison
113.5 (16th)	Points Per Game	115.0 (13th)
.451 (23rd)	Field Goal %	.500 (T-8th)
.358 (14th)	3-Point %	.415 (3rd)
.798 (T-12th)	Free Throw %	.941 (1st)
51.5 (8th)	Rebounds	49.2 (19th)
7.0 (22nd)	Steals	3.3 (30th)
4.0 (20th)	Blocks	5.5 (5th)
15.0 (20th)	Turnovers	9.3 (2nd)
111.7 (10th)	PPG Allowed	110.7 (9th)

Projected Starters
Trae Young	Point Guard	Goran Dragic
Bogdan Bogdanovic	Shooting Guard	Duncan Robinson
Danilo Gallinari	Small Forward	Jimmy Butler
John Collins	Power Forward	Chris Silva
Clint Capela	Center	Bam Adebayo

Injury Report
Onyeka Okongwu - Toe 2-4 Weeks
Kris Dunn - Knee 2-4 Weeks

Game of the Night

Zion Williamson had 32 points, and Brandon Ingram chipped in 28 as the upstart Pelicans moved to 4-1 on the year with a 130-109 beat down of the Golden State Warriors. While New Orleans is trending up, the Warriors are not heading in the right direction post Klay Thompson as they have started out 0-3 in what looks like a tough Western Conference this season.

Golden State Warriors (0-3) at New Orleans Pelicans (4-1)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Golden State	27	31	24	27	109
New Orleans	34	37	28	31	130

Top Performers

Golden State Warriors

James Wiseman - 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 11-15 FG

Stephen Curry - 19 Pts, 8 Ast, 3 Reb, 3 Stl

New Orleans Pelicans

Zion Williamson - 32 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Stl

Brandon Ingram - 28 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	GSW	NOR
FG Made-Att	43-94	48-78
3PT Made-Att	9-34	10-23
FT Made-Att	14-16	24-30
Rebounds	30	42
Assists	27	24
Turnovers	11	17
Steals	7	5
Blocks	3	7

Golden State Warriors
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
James Wiseman	32	11-15	0-0	3-3	7	0	0	1	0	25
Andrew Wiggins	32	7-16	3-10	5-6	2	3	1	1	3	22
Stephen Curry	33	8-16	3-8	0-0	3	8	3	0	1	19
Kelly Oubre Jr.	32	5-15	2-8	3-3	3	3	1	1	0	15
Draymond Green	30	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	5	2	0	1	2
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Damion Lee	16	5-9	1-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	11
Kevon Looney	19	4-6	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	8
Brad Wanamaker	21	2-7	0-1	2-2	3	4	0	0	1	6
Kent Bazemore	25	0-6	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	3	1
Jordan Poole	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Alen Smailagic	-- DID NOT PLAY --

New Orleans Pelicans
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Zion Williamson	33	14-18	0-0	4-6	4	1	3	1	2	32
Brandon Ingram	37	9-17	3-9	7-7	8	3	0	1	1	28
Eric Bledsoe	35	11-16	2-4	0-0	5	5	0	0	4	24
Lonzo Ball	25	5-6	3-3	3-4	2	4	0	0	2	16
Steven Adams	29	6-10	0-0	0-0	8	2	2	3	3	12
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Nicolo Melli	11	2-3	1-1	4-6	0	0	0	0	1	9
J.J. Redick	27	0-3	0-3	6-7	0	3	0	0	2	6
Josh Hart	18	1-3	1-3	0-0	2	3	0	0	0	3
Jaxson Hayes	16	0-0	0-0	0-0	7	2	0	2	1	0
Willy Hernangomez	9	0-2	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	0
Kira Lewis Jr.	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Sindarius Thornwell	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Nickeil Alexander-Walker	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Scores

Indiana Pacers (2-2) at Detroit Pistons (3-2)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Indiana	35	39	19	26	119
Detroit	28	26	29	27	110

Top Performers

Indiana Pacers

Domantas Sabonis - 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast

Malcolm Brogdon - 18 Pts, 7 Ast, 5 Reb

Detroit Pistons

Jahlil Okafor - 33 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast

Derrick Rose - 20 Pts, 8 Ast, 2 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	DET
FG Made-Att	48-90	41-86
3PT Made-Att	11-27	10-31
FT Made-Att	12-15	18-20
Rebounds	36	41
Assists	27	24
Turnovers	13	19
Steals	8	9
Blocks	4	1

Chicago Bulls (0-5) at New York Knicks (2-2)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Chicago	25	33	24	21	103
New York	26	30	30	36	122

Top Performers

Chicago Bulls

Zach Lavine - 27 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast

Tomas Satoransky - 20 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Reb

New York Knicks

Julius Randle - 32 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast

Alec Burks - 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 4-7 3PT

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	NYK
FG Made-Att	43-96	48-99
3PT Made-Att	11-40	10-23
FT Made-Att	6-7	16-25
Rebounds	46	55
Assists	23	23
Turnovers	15	13
Steals	6	11
Blocks	4	8

Philadelphia 76ers (0-4) at Atlanta Hawks (3-1)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Philadelphia	30	29	30	21	110
Atlanta	20	30	32	34	116

Top Performers

Philadelphia 76ers

Joel Embiid - 17 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Ast

Shake Milton - 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Atlanta Hawks

Trae Young - 44 Pts, 6 Ast, 5 Reb

John Collins - 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Blk

Team Stats Comparison
	PHI	ATL
FG Made-Att	37-87	35-85
3PT Made-Att	9-32	11-34
FT Made-Att	27-40	35-47
Rebounds	48	52
Assists	18	17
Turnovers	12	12
Steals	5	6
Blocks	6	8

Orlando Magic (2-1) at Toronto Raptors (3-2)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Orlando	24	31	24	29	108
Toronto	23	20	24	32	99

Top Performers

Orlando Magic

Nikola Vucevic - 19 Pts, 16 Reb, 6 Ast

Aaron Gordon - 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast

Toronto Raptors

Aron Baynes - 21 Pts, 13 Reb, 2 Ast

Kyle Lowry - 22 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	ORL	TOR
FG Made-Att	37-91	37-86
3PT Made-Att	15-37	19-45
FT Made-Att	19-20	6-8
Rebounds	49	45
Assists	23	20
Turnovers	10	18
Steals	7	5
Blocks	6	5

Oklahoma City Thunder (2-3) at Houston Rockets (3-1)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Oklahoma City	28	15	34	30	107
Houston	32	30	23	43	128

Top Performers

Oklahoma City Thunder

Aleksej Pokusevski - 33 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 14 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast

Houston Rockets

James Harden - 41 Pts, 12 Ast, 4 Reb

DeMarcus Cousins - 18 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Stl

Team Stats Comparison
	OKC	HOU
FG Made-Att	39-96	51-92
3PT Made-Att	11-44	17-39
FT Made-Att	18-24	9-11
Rebounds	43	48
Assists	19	32
Turnovers	14	14
Steals	6	9
Blocks	2	4

Cleveland Cavaliers (0-4) at Milwaukee Bucks (4-0)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Cleveland	29	29	16	31	105
Milwaukee	28	26	33	28	115

Top Performers

Cleveland Cavaliers

Kevin Love - 27 Pts, 12 Reb, 2 Stl

Collin Sexton - 18 Pts, 2 Reb, 2 Ast

Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo - 31 Pts, 21 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl

Bobby Portis - 23 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	CLE	MIL
FG Made-Att	36-96	35-74
3PT Made-Att	6-34	12-34
FT Made-Att	27-29	33-44
Rebounds	50	48
Assists	12	24
Turnovers	13	19
Steals	10	8
Blocks	2	3

Portland Trailblazers (4-1) at San Antonio Spurs (1-3)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Portland	33	28	28	40	129
San Antonio	35	25	27	34	121

Top Performers

Portland Trailblazers

Damian Lillard - 43 Pts, 10 Ast, 2 Reb

C.J. McCollum - 33 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Stl

San Antonio Spurs

DeMar DeRozan - 33 Pts, 7 Ast, 5 Reb

Dejounte Murray - 20 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	POR	SAS
FG Made-Att	50-95	46-82
3PT Made-Att	20-43	7-26
FT Made-Att	9-12	22-27
Rebounds	35	41
Assists	33	29
Turnovers	16	19
Steals	12	11
Blocks	2	5

Utah Jazz (2-3) at Phoenix Suns (4-1)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Utah	22	32	25	19	98
Phoenix	22	29	30	30	111

Top Performers

Utah Jazz

Donovan Mitchell - 17 Pts, 6 Ast, 2 Reb

Rudy Gobert - 10 Pts, 18 Reb, 4 Blk

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker - 36 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Reb

DeAndre Ayton - 24 Pts, 16 Reb, 6 Blk, 4 Stl

Team Stats Comparison
	UTH	PHO
FG Made-Att	39-97	42-88
3PT Made-Att	13-40	10-31
FT Made-Att	7-9	17-18
Rebounds	42	51
Assists	20	26
Turnovers	15	16
Steals	7	11
Blocks	5	6

Denver Nuggets (3-1) at Sacramento Kings (2-3)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Denver	31	35	26	44	136
Sacramento	24	31	25	21	101

Top Performers

Denver Nuggets

Jamal Murray - 31 Pts, 10 Ast, 6 Reb

Paul Millsap - 25 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

Sacramento Kings

De'Aaron Fox - 21 Pts, 10 Ast, 4 Reb

Marvin Bagley III - 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 8-12 FG

Team Stats Comparison
	DEN	SAC
FG Made-Att	49-94	40-95
3PT Made-Att	20-44	7-34
FT Made-Att	18-23	14-18
Rebounds	51	46
Assists	35	22
Turnovers	9	11
Steals	7	3
Blocks	3	4

Charlotte Hornets (2-3) at Los Angeles Clippers (2-3)

Dec 11, 2020	1	2	3	4	OT	Final
Charlotte	36	27	30	28	12	133
Los Angeles	22	28	32	39	18	139

Top Performers

Charlotte Hornets

DeVonte' Graham - 26 Pts, 7 Ast, 2 Reb

LaMelo Ball - 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Los Angeles Clippers

Paul George - 46 Pts, 8 Reb, 4 Ast

Kawhi Leonard - 30 Pts, 11 Ast, 8 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	CHA	LAC
FG Made-Att	52-101	53-103
3PT Made-Att	12-29	23-44
FT Made-Att	17-20	10-11
Rebounds	47	41
Assists	31	37
Turnovers	19	18
Steals	12	11
Blocks	4	7

Bucks Suffer Setback

The Milwaukee Bucks have cruised out of the gates to a 4-0 start, but now will face their first significant setback of the year as center Brook Lopez will be out two-four weeks with a fractured left hand. In the same game starting guard Jrue Holiday left with a high ankle sprain that could sideline him a number of games as well. The depth of the Bucks will be tested early now as they try to get back to that #1 seed in the playoffs.

glenzariczny · 12-22-2020, 04:27 PM

Heat Drop Third Straight

Miami - Trae Young scored 30 points, and the Atlanta Hawks sliced and diced the Miami defense all night long as they cruised to a 122-102 win on Friday. The loss was Miami's third in a row after a 2-0 start, and while head coach Erik Spoelstra was far from in panic mode. He iterated that there needs to be a sense of urgency going forward. "Last year is over, we're not in the bubble anymore. We can't rest on our laurels now. Teams are coming after us." were the coaches remarks after the game. After a hot start to the season Bam Adebayo was relatively quiet in this one with just 10 points, and 7 rebounds. Jimmy Butler led the Heat with 26. Miami will get a shot at revenge right away as they head north to take on the Hawks again, this time in Atlanta on Monday.

Other Games

Dallas Mavericks (1-4) at Denver Nuggets (3-2)

Dec 12, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Dallas	35	38	49	25	147
Denver	46	32	27	28	133

Top Performers

Dallas Mavericks

Luka Doncic - 68 Pts, 13 Reb, 8 Ast

Josh Richardson - 14 Pts, 8 Ast, 3 Stl

Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic - 25 Pts, 12 Reb, 7 Ast

Jamal Murray - 27 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	DAL	DEN
FG Made-Att	57-100	44-80
3PT Made-Att	20-42	19-36
FT Made-Att	13-17	26-33
Rebounds	42	40
Assists	35	27
Turnovers	10	17
Steals	11	8
Blocks	7	2

Memphis Grizzlies (3-2) at Los Angeles Lakers (4-1)

Dec 12, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Memphis	20	31	26	31	108
Los Angeles	24	16	31	24	95

Top Performers

Memphis Grizzlies

Brandon Clarke - 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast

Ja Morant - 23 Pts, 4 Ast, 9-17 FG

Los Angeles Lakers

LeBron James - 21 Pts, 10 Reb, 7 Ast

Anthony Davis - 15 Pts, 12 Reb, 4 Stl, 2 Blk

Team Stats Comparison
	MEM	LAL
FG Made-Att	42-83	37-83
3PT Made-Att	8-19	9-31
FT Made-Att	16-22	12-17
Rebounds	40	40
Assists	29	21
Turnovers	14	22
Steals	9	9
Blocks	6	4

glenzariczny · 12-22-2020, 07:17 PM

Matchup Preview @ Atlanta Hawks

Atlanta - The Miami Heat are looking to bounce back from their first home loss of the season when they take on the team that knocked them off, the Atlanta Hawks, on Monday night. After a nice start Miami has struggled losing three in a row, and the team looked lifeless on defense stopping the Hawks from scoring. Erik Spoelstra tried an abundance of different lineup combinations late in that game, and may have a different group starting this one as they try to slow down Trae Young, and the rest of the Hawks. Expect Avery Bradley to see some time as a solution to trying to get in front of the Hawks point guard. The Heat will need a better game from Bam Adebayo as well in this one as he was shut down by the Atlanta front court on Saturday.

Matchup Preview *|* December 14, 2020

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Miami Heat
(2-3, Away)

Atlanta Hawks
(4-1, Home)

Stats Comparison
112.4 (21st)	Points Per Game	115.2 (14th)
.482 (T-12th)	Field Goal %	.460 (T-22nd)
.400 (5th)	3-Point %	.366 (T-13th)
.942 (1st)	Free Throw %	.809 (12th)
49.0 (19th)	Rebounds	52.2 (7th)
3.2 (30th)	Steals	7.2 (18th)
4.6 (16th)	Blocks	3.8 (23rd)
9.4 (2nd)	Turnovers	12.8 (6th)
113.0 (16th)	PPG Allowed	109.8 (7th)

Projected Starters
Avery Bradley	Point Guard	Trae Young
Tyler Herro	Shooting Guard	Bogdan Bogdanovic
Jimmy Butler	Small Forward	Danilo Gallinari
Maurice Harkless	Power Forward	John Collins
Bam Adebayo	Center	Clint Capela

Injury Report
Kendrick Nunn - Hip 1-2 Weeks		Onyeka Okongwu - Toe 2-4 Weeks
		Kris Dunn - Knee 1-2 Weeks

Game of the Night

Boston - Giannis Antetokounmpo put up a monster night with 28 points, and 27 rebounds, as he continues his torrid start, and despite missing two starters. The Milwaukee Bucks were able to hold off a rally from the Boston Celtics, and move to 5-0 to start the season with a 113-112 win.

Milwaukee Bucks (5-0) at Boston Celtics (2-2)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Milwaukee	30	30	33	20	113
Boston	27	26	29	30	112

Top Performers

Milwaukee Bucks

Giannis Antetokounmpo - 28 Pts, 27 Reb, 5 Ast

Bobby Portis - 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Stl

Boston Celtics

Jaylen Brown - 31 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast

Jayson Tatum - 26 Pts, 10 Reb, 2 Stl

Team Stats Comparison
	MIL	BOS
FG Made-Att	40-92	42-85
3PT Made-Att	11-37	17-35
FT Made-Att	22-26	11-20
Rebounds	46	43
Assists	22	19
Turnovers	9	16
Steals	7	3
Blocks	3	4

Milwaukee Bucks
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Giannis Antetokounmpo	39	10-25	1-9	7-10	27	5	1	2	0	28
Bobby Portis	30	6-13	3-5	6-7	5	2	3	0	1	21
Khris Middleton	31	7-17	0-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	3	14
Dante DiVencenzo	28	2-7	1-4	2-2	3	6	1	0	1	7
D.J. Augustin	28	3-7	0-2	0-0	0	5	1	0	1	6
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Bryn Forbes	21	5-11	3-8	5-5	0	0	0	0	0	18
Torrey Craig	23	2-3	1-1	2-2	4	2	0	0	2	7
Pat Connaughton	18	3-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	6
D.J. Wilson	9	2-4	2-3	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	6
Treveon Graham	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Thanasis Antetokounmpo	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Jordan Nwora	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Boston Celtics
STARTERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Jaylen Brown	37	12-20	4-9	3-3	6	3	0	2	0	31
Jayson Tatum	36	10-19	4-7	2-2	10	1	2	0	4	26
Marcus Smart	25	3-8	2-5	4-5	3	4	0	0	2	12
Jeff Teague	31	4-10	2-3	0-0	2	5	0	0	4	10
Daniel Thies	28	0-2	0-2	1-2	6	1	0	2	0	1
BENCH	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PTS
Aaron Nesmith	18	4-10	4-8	0-2	1	1	1	0	1	12
Tristan Thompson	25	5-10	0-0	1-6	8	1	0	0	1	11
Javonte Green	18	2-3	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	4
Semi Ojeleye	13	1-2	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	3
Grant Williams	9	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2
Carsen Edwards	-- DID NOT PLAY --
Robert Williams	-- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Games

Chicago Bulls (0-6) at Cleveland Cavaliers (1-4)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Chicago	24	16	18	25	83
Cleveland	29	21	34	22	106

Top Performers

Chicago Bulls

Zach LaVine - 20 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Ast

Otto Porter - 16 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Reb

Cleveland Cavaliers

Andre Drummond - 20 Pts, 20 Reb, 3 Blk, 2 Stl

Collin Sexton - 26 Pts, 4 Ast, 9-18 FG

Team Stats Comparison
	CHI	CLE
FG Made-Att	32-87	38-86
3PT Made-Att	10-40	6-24
FT Made-Att	9-15	24-32
Rebounds	41	60
Assists	19	19
Turnovers	13	14
Steals	8	7
Blocks	8	6

New York Knicks (2-3) at Orlando Magic (3-1)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
New York	17	23	23	25	88
Orlando	34	36	38	28	136

Top Performers

New York Knicks

Alec Burks - 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 8-15 FG

Elfrid Payton - 15 Pts, 4 Ast, 2 Blk

Orlando Magic

Nikola Vucevic - 28 Pts, 11 Reb, 6 Ast

Markelle Fultz - 22 Pts, 10 Ast, 3 Stl

Team Stats Comparison
	NYK	ORL
FG Made-Att	34-81	49-90
3PT Made-Att	6-20	16-40
FT Made-Att	14-23	22-28
Rebounds	34	54
Assists	22	28
Turnovers	18	14
Steals	9	10
Blocks	9	0

Minnesota Timberwolves (2-3) at Philadelphia 76ers (0-5)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Minnesota	38	20	27	25	110
Philadelphia	32	20	30	27	109

Top Performers

Minnesota Timberwolves

Karl-Anthony Towns - 30 Pts, 16 Reb, 7 Ast, 2 Stl, 2 Blk

D'Angelo Russell - 22 Pts, 6 Ast, 4 Reb

Philadelphia 76ers

Ben Simmons - 21 Pts, 10 Ast, 5 Reb, 3 Blk

Furkan Korkmaz - 25 Pts, 9 Reb, 5-5 FT

Team Stats Comparison
	MIN	PHI
FG Made-Att	34-91	41-98
3PT Made-Att	12-45	10-43
FT Made-Att	30-33	17-27
Rebounds	49	59
Assists	24	21
Turnovers	8	11
Steals	6	5
Blocks	4	8

Indiana Pacers (3-2) at Brooklyn Nets (3-2)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Indiana	44	33	25	31	133
Brooklyn	24	35	19	29	107

Top Performers

Indiana Pacers

Domantas Sabonis - 21 Pts, 13 Reb, 10 Ast

Victor Oladipo - 26 Pts, 6 Stl, 2 Ast

Brooklyn Nets

Spencer Dinwiddie - 24 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast

Caris Levert - 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	IND	BKN
FG Made-Att	56-99	41-87
3PT Made-Att	11-30	16-45
FT Made-Att	10-11	9-16
Rebounds	42	41
Assists	42	20
Turnovers	9	21
Steals	19	4
Blocks	4	4

Detroit Pistons (3-3) at Toronto Raptors (4-2)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Detroit	40	29	30	23	122
Toronto	30	34	39	35	138

Top Performers

Detroit Pistons

Blake Griffin - 31 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast

Killian Hayes - 24 Pts, 4 Ast, 3 Stl

Toronto Raptors

Pascal Siakam - 32 Pts, 14 Reb, 5 Ast

Kyle Lowry - 24 Pts, 10 Ast, 6 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	DET	TOR
FG Made-Att	43-89	45-86
3PT Made-Att	12-33	18-40
FT Made-Att	24-34	30-36
Rebounds	35	49
Assists	29	23
Turnovers	8	16
Steals	9	2
Blocks	2	10

Portland Trailblazers (5-1) at Oklahoma City Thunder (2-4)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Portland	24	26	30	30	110
Oklahoma City	20	27	21	27	95

Top Performers

Portland Trailblazers

Damian Lillard - 38 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast

C.J. McCollum - 16 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast

Oklahoma City Thunder

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 33 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Stl

George Hill - 16 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl

Team Stats Comparison
	POR	OKC
FG Made-Att	41-89	31-90
3PT Made-Att	16-43	5-36
FT Made-Att	12-12	28-31
Rebounds	46	53
Assists	20	18
Turnovers	14	14
Steals	6	9
Blocks	8	3

Houston Rockets (3-2) at Washington Wizards (3-2)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Houston	25	25	25	26	101
Washington	30	27	38	23	118

Top Performers

Houston Rockets

DeMarcus Cousins - 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Stl

James Harden - 13 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast

Washington Wizards

Bradley Beal - 32 Pts, 7 Ast, 6 Reb

Russell Westbrook - 14 Pts, 8 Ast, 7 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	HOU	WAS
FG Made-Att	32-91	45-89
3PT Made-Att	17-47	12-35
FT Made-Att	20-27	16-20
Rebounds	39	58
Assists	20	3
Turnovers	9	15
Steals	11	6
Blocks	7	9

Charlotte Hornets (2-4) at Sacramento Kings (3-3)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Charlotte	33	22	24	29	108
Sacramento	33	34	28	37	132

Top Performers

Charlotte Hornets

Gordon Hayward - 18 Pts, 8 Ast, 3 Reb

Devonte' Graham - 20 Pts, 5 Ast, 2 Reb

Sacramento Kings

De'Aaron Fox - 34 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Stl

Harrison Barnes - 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 3-4 3PT

Team Stats Comparison
	CHA	SAC
FG Made-Att	35-84	43-78
3PT Made-Att	13-35	11-27
FT Made-Att	25-34	35-38
Rebounds	35	40
Assists	22	24
Turnovers	12	12
Steals	5	7
Blocks	4	5

Los Angeles Clippers (2-4) at Utah Jazz (3-3)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Los Angeles	14	46	25	26	111
Utah	31	34	36	30	131

Top Performers

Los Angeles Clippers

Kawhi Leonard - 39 Pts, 12 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Blk

Serge Ibaka - 13 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Blk, 3 Ast

Utah Jazz

Rudy Gobert - 27 Pts, 19 Reb, 5 Blk

Donovan Mitchell - 24 Pts, 7 Ast, 4 Reb

Team Stats Comparison
	LAC	UTH
FG Made-Att	40-87	48-96
3PT Made-Att	10-35	16-36
FT Made-Att	21-21	19-23
Rebounds	39	48
Assists	26	27
Turnovers	12	11
Steals	6	6
Blocks	8	8

Phoenix Suns (4-2) at Golden State Warriors (1-3)

Dec 13, 2020	1	2	3	4	Final
Phoenix	32	27	26	34	119
Golden State	29	31	29	33	122

Top Performers

Phoenix Suns

Devin Booker - 39 Pts, 9 Ast, 4 Reb

DeAndre Ayton - 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Blk

Golden State Warriors

James Wiseman - 33 Pts, 12 Reb, 3 Ast

Stephen Curry - 29 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast

Team Stats Comparison
	PHO	GSW
FG Made-Att	49-94	45-89
3PT Made-Att	8-24	13-28
FT Made-Att	13-15	19-28
Rebounds	47	40
Assists	33	28
Turnovers	14	11
Steals	4	6
Blocks	6	10

Weekly Wrap-Up

NBA Standings - Updated: Dec 13, 2020
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
1 - Milwaukee Bucks	5	0	-	1-0	4-0
2 - Atlanta Hawks	4	1	1.0	2-0	4-1
3 - Toronto Raptors	4	2	1.5	1-0	4-1
4 - Orlando Magic	3	1	1.5	0-1	3-1
5 - Indiana Pacers	3	2	2.0	2-1	3-2
6 - Washington Wizards	3	2	2.0	0-0	0-1
7 - Brooklyn Nets	3	2	2.0	1-0	1-1
8 - Detroit Pistons	3	3	2.5	1-1	3-3
Boston Celtics	2	2	2.5	2-1	2-2
Miami Heat	2	3	3.0	0-1	1-2
New York Knicks	2	3	3.0	0-2	1-3
Charlotte Hornets	2	4	3.5	0-0	1-0
Cleveland Cavaliers	1	4	4.0	1-2	1-3
Philadelphia 76ers	0	5	5.0	0-1	0-4
Chicago Bulls	0	6	5.5	0-1	0-4
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
1 - Portland Trailblazers	5	1	-	2-0	4-1
2 - Los Angeles Lakers	4	1	0.5	1-0	2-1
3 - New Orleans Pelicans	4	1	0.5	1-1	2-1
4 - Phoenix Suns	4	2	1.0	2-1	4-2
5 - Denver Nuggets	3	2	1.5	0-1	3-2
6 - Memphis Grizzles	3	2	1.5	0-0	1-1
7 - Houston Rockets	3	2	1.5	2-0	3-0
8 - Sacramento Kings	3	3	2.0	0-1	2-3
Utah Jazz	3	3	2.0	1-0	3-3
Minnesota Timberwolves	2	3	2.5	0-0	0-1
Los Angeles Clippers	2	4	3.0	1-2	1-4
Oklahoma City Thunder	2	4	3.0	0-2	1-3
San Antonio Spurs	1	3	3.0	0-0	1-1
Golden State Warriors	1	3	3.0	1-1	1-3
Dallas Mavericks	1	4	3.5	0-2	1-3

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 13, 2020
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Giannis Antetokounmpo - MIL	40.0		1. Giannis Antetokounmpo - MIL	18.0
	2. Devin Booker - PHX	35.7		2. Karl-Anthony Towns - MIN	16.8
	3. Damian Lillard - POR	35.7		3. Rudy Gobert - UTA	14.7
	4. Jayson Tatum - BOS	32.7		4. Nikola Vucevic - ORL	13.3
	5. Trae Young - ATL	32.6		5. Joel Embiid - PHI	13.2
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. LeBron James - LAL	12.0		1. Chris Paul - PHX	3.0
	2. Markelle Fultz - ORL	9.5		2. Kawhi Leonard - LAC	2.7
	3. Chris Paul - PHX	8.8		3. Victor Oladipo - IND	2.6
	4. James Harden - HOU	8.8		4. P.J. Tucker - HOU	2.4
	5. Damian Lillard - POR	8.7		5. Jayson Tatum - BOS	2.3
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. Mitchell Robinson - NYK	3.4		1. Mitchell Robinson - NYK	.900
	2. Myles Turner - IND	3.2		2. Zion Williamson - NO	.806
	3. DeAndre Ayton - PHX	2.7		3. Brook Lopez - MIL	.760
	4. Rudy Gobert - UTA	2.5		4. Jarrett Allen - BKN	.727
	5. Joel Embiid - PHI	2.3		5. Gorgui Dieng - MEM	.714
Three-Point Percentage		3P%	Free-Throw Percentage		FT%
	1. Willie Cauley-Stein - DAL	.700		1. Tyler Herro - MIA	1.000
	2. Mohamed Bamba - ORL	.600		2. Paul George - LAC	1.000
	3. Terry Rozier III - CHA	.588		3. Kawhi Leonard - LAC	1.000
	4. Daniel Theis - BOS	.571		4. Gary Trent Jr. - POR	1.000
	5. Duncan Robinson - MIA	.562		5. Doug McDermott - IND	1.000

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 13, 2020
Points Per Game		PPG	Points Against Per Game		PAPG
	1. Denver Nuggets	128.4		1. Washington Wizards	107.2
	2. Portland Trailblazers	123.7		2. Orlando Magic	107.3
	3. Milwaukee Bucks	123.6		3. Brooklyn Nets	107.4
	4. Boston Celtics	122.0		4. Oklahoma City Thunder	108.3
	5. Toronto Raptors	121.8		5. Indiana Pacers	108.8
Field Goal Percentage		FG%	Three-Point Percentage		3P%
	1. Portland Trailblazers	.518		1. Portland Trailblazers	.436
	2. Boston Celtics	.514		2. Boston Celtics	.431
	3. San Antonio Spurs	.513		3. Orlando Magic	.429
	4. Denver Nuggets	.511		4. Denver Nuggets	.411
	5. Memphis Grizzles	.508		5. Miami Heat	.400
Free-Throw Percentage		FT%	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Miami Heat	.942		1. Washington Wizards	55.2
	2. Los Angeles Clippers	.924		2. Oklahoma City Thunder	54.8
	3. Indiana Pacers	.880		3. Cleveland Cavaliers	53.2
	4. Minnesota Timberwolves	.874		4. Dallas Mavericks	53.0
	5. Phoenix Suns	.845		5. Boston Celtics	53.0
Assists Per Game		APG	Turnovers Per Game		TOPG
	1. Denver Nuggets	31.4		1. Indiana Pacers	8.0
	2. Detroit Pistons	29.8		2. Miami Heat	9.4
	3. Los Angeles Lakers	29.6		3. Milwaukee Bucks	12.2
	4. Dallas Mavericks	28.8		4. Denver Nuggets	12.4
	5. Indiana Pacers	28.4		5. Memphis Grizzles	12.6

ESPN.com Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Analysis
1 (14)	Milwaukee Bucks	5-0	The Bucks are back to their old regular season tricks as they have already raced to the best record in the league.
2 (3)	Portland Trailblazers	5-1	Portland looks to be the real deal since their bubble performance. Lillard is launching himself into MVP consideration.
3 (4)	Brooklyn Nets	3-2	Some injury questions already for the Nets, but the pieces looked good together when healthy.
4 (15)	Atlanta Hawks	4-1	The new look roster is passing all the tests so far.
5 (9)	New Orleans Pelicans	4-1	Zion already looks to be taking a leap, and has figured out how to mesh with Ingram. The young Pels are scary.
6 (1)	Los Angeles Lakers	4-1	Slight set back to Memphis, but the defending champs look good.
7 (18)	Houston Rockets	3-2	Harden, and Wall look good together. Houston may want to think twice about blowing this up.
8 (5)	Phoenix Suns	4-2	Chris Paul seems to be doing wonders for the Suns early on. This looks like a playoff team out west.
9 (27)	Memphis Grizzlies	3-2	Memphis is finding their footing after an 0-2 start. Huge win over the Lakers for this young squad.
10 (8)	Orlando Magic	3-1	Orlando looks sharp early on despite the season ending injury to Isaac.
11 (17)	Denver Nuggets	3-2	Jokic has been steady, but Jamal Murray has been unable to consistently find his bubble form as of yet.
12 (7)	Detroit Pistons	3-3	Detroit has fallen back to earth a bit after their torrid start.
13 (10)	Charlotte Hornets	2-4	Terry Rozier is playing like someone seemingly offended the organization drafted his "replacement".
14 (11)	Boston Celtics	2-2	Nothing particularly exciting about Boston's first few games. Treading water until Kemba can come back.
15 (2)	Miami Heat	2-3	Three straight losses after an 2-0 start. The long bubble run may be hurting Miami's stamina here early.
16 (13)	New York Knicks	2-3	Are the Knicks going to surprise some folks this season? If this Mitchell Robinson jump holds the answer may be yes.
17 (16)	Toronto Raptors	4-2	The Raptors are just plugging away under Nick Nurse. They aren't going anywhere.
18 (6)	Utah Jazz	3-3	Mediocre start for two players who just got the max. Utah needs to find something here.
19 (19)	Los Angeles Clippers	2-4	It's way too early for panic time, but the Clippers better get over this bubble hangover fast before they lose too much ground out west.
20 (23)	Oklahoma City Thunder	2-4	Some good, some bad for the young Thunder.
21 (12)	San Antonio Spurs	1-3	It may be two straight years of no playoffs. Something once thought unheard of for a Popovich coached team.
22 (26)	Minnesota Timberwolves	2-3	Nice bounce back after the 0-3 start.
23 (24)	Indiana Pacers	3-2	Another team that bounced back after a slow start. Indiana now can make the climb in the East.
24 (30)	Sacramento Kings	3-3	Sacramento might have something here. De'Aaron Fox appears to be ascending. They may compete for a playoff spot out west.
25 (22)	Washington Wizards	3-2	Beal, and Westbrook are finding their footing together. The East is suddenly competitive however.
26 (29)	Dallas Mavericks	1-4	Much needed win for the Mavericks. If Luka want's to be talked about as one of the elite in the game this team needs to start playing better with or without Kristaps.
27 (21)	Cleveland Cavaliers	1-4	Got that first W albeit against what looks like a dumpster fire of a Bulls team.
28 (20)	Golden State Warriors	1-3	Yes Klay is out, but it's not going to be good for Steph's legacy if the Warriors are this bad with him on the court.
29 (28)	Philadelphia 76ers	0-5	An absolute disaster start in Philadelphia, and now Embiid is missing time again. Morey won't stay stagnant much longer.
30 (25)	Chicago Bulls	0-6	The early leader in the clubhouse for the #1 lottery position. There are no signs the Bulls are going to be getting any better than what we're seeing right now.

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