Time to Finish the Job - Miami Heat Franchise (Next-Gen Rebbot)

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Matchup Preview vs. Houston Rockets

Miami - The Miami Heat return home after an impressive win on the road in Atlanta to take on the struggling Houston Rockets. After years of competing at a high level in the Daryl Morey era it's officially rebuild time in Houston. Gone are James Harden and Russell Westbrook, but a serviceable backcourt has taken it's place in John Wall, and Victor Oladipo. However it hasn't led to much success yet for the Rockets as Wall has missed some games with injury and the team has yet to be able to gel together early in the season. Tip-off is set for 7:00 PM from AmericanAirlines Arena.

Matchup Preview *|* December 16, 2020
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Houston Rockets (1-5, Away)		Miami Heat (2-4, Home)
Stats Comparison 115.7 (14th) Points Per Game 110.7 (25th) 131.0 (30th) PPG Allowed 109.7 (5th) .441 (28th) Field Goal % .497 (10th) .377 (15th) 3-Point % .376 (16th) .763 (17th) Free Throw % .849 (1st) 44.8 (27th) Rebounds 46.5 (21st) 7.2 (21st) Steals 8.7 (11th) 3.8 (26th) Blocks 5.7 (5th) 13.2 (10th) Turnovers 14.8 (22nd) Projected Starters John Wall Point Guard Goran Dragic Victor Oladipo Shooting Guard Tyler Herro Sterling Brown Small Forward Jimmy Butler P.J. Tucker Power Forward Kelly Olynyk Christian Wood Center Bam Adebayo Injury Report DeMarcus Cousins - Pinched Nerve in Back Day-to-Day Duncan Robinson - Right Knee Tendinitis 1-2 Weeks

Game of the Night

Portland - Joel Embiid had 39 points, and 13 rebounds, and Tobias Harris put up a double-double as well as the 76ers improved to 4-2 on the year by knocking off the Portland Trailblazers 133-109. C.J. McCollum led the Blazers with 31 in the loss.

Philadelphia 76ers (4-2) at Portland Trailblazers (3-4)
Dec 16, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 29 36 30 38 133 Portland 27 28 17 37 109 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid - 39 Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Ast, 4 Stl Tobias Harris - 25 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Ast Portland Trailblazers C.J. McCollum - 31 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Reb Damian Lillard - 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast	Team Stats Comparison PHI POR FG Made-Att 39-85 29-71 3PT Made-Att 13-30 11-34 FT Made-Att 42-59 40-51 Rebounds 48 42 Assists 18 19 Turnovers 10 21 Steals 12 5 Blocks 3 3
Philadelphia 76ers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Joel Embiid 36 9-22 3-7 18-20 13 4 4 0 0 39 Tobias Harris 34 8-14 2-5 7-11 11 2 1 0 0 25 Seth Curry 29 6-8 3-5 4-4 1 4 1 0 0 19 Ben Simmons 31 6-11 0-0 2-6 8 4 2 1 3 14 Danny Green 28 2-4 1-1 3-3 1 1 1 1 4 8 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Tyrese Maxey 22 3-9 1-5 4-6 1 1 0 0 2 11 Shake Milton 13 3-7 2-4 1-3 2 1 3 0 0 9 Tony Bradley 14 1-4 0-0 2-4 5 0 0 0 0 4 Matisse Thybulle 13 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 3 Dwight Howard 20 0-2 0-0 1-2 6 0 0 1 0 1 Furkan Korkmaz -- DID NOT PLAY -- Vincent Poirier -- DID NOT PLAY -- Terrance Ferguson -- DID NOT PLAY --
Portland Trailblazers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS C.J. McCollum 40 8-16 5-10 10-14 4 5 0 0 3 31 Damian Lillard 32 7-16 3-12 10-11 7 6 0 0 5 27 Rodney Hood 33 2-7 0-2 6-6 1 3 3 1 2 10 Jusuf Nurkic 22 2-2 0-0 4-4 8 2 0 0 2 8 Robert Covington 24 0-3 0-1 2-2 2 1 1 1 3 2 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Enes Kanter 27 4-11 0-0 7-12 10 1 1 1 2 15 Gary Trent Jr. 19 3-6 2-4 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 8 Carmelo Anthony 27 2-8 1-4 0-0 5 0 0 0 4 5 Zach Collins 15 1-2 0-1 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 3 Anfernee Simons 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Harry Giles III -- DID NOT PLAY -- Derrick Jones Jr. -- DID NOT PLAY -- Nassir Little -- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Scores

New Orleans Pelicans (7-0) at Oklahoma City Thunder (2-5)
Dec 16, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final New Orleans 25 22 35 33 115 Oklahoma City 20 20 23 26 89 Top Performers New Orleans Pelicans Brandon Ingram - 26 Pts, 12 Ast, 8 Reb Zion Williamson - 30 Pts, 6 Reb, 13-22 FG Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 22 Pts, 8 Reb, 7 Ast Hamidou Diallo - 18 Pts, 6 Reb, 5 Ast	Team Stats Comparison NOR OKC FG Made-Att 44-86 38-90 3PT Made-Att 4-21 4-25 FT Made-Att 23-30 9-16 Rebounds 50 46 Assists 28 18 Turnovers 12 17 Steals 9 7 Blocks 6 5

Brooklyn Nets (6-1) at Detroit Pistons (0-8)
Dec 16, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Brooklyn 25 23 28 23 99 Detroit 15 22 30 26 93 Top Performers Brooklyn Nets Kevin Durant - 25 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl James Harden - 25 Pts, 7 Ast, 4 Reb, 3 Stl Detroit Pistons Blake Griffin - 30 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast Jahlil Okafor - 15 Pts, 11 Reb, 7-13 FG	Team Stats Comparison BKN DET FG Made-Att 38-82 35-95 3PT Made-Att 9-31 12-39 FT Made-Att 14-18 11-13 Rebounds 49 46 Assists 24 20 Turnovers 16 17 Steals 12 11 Blocks 9 6

Denver Nuggets (2-5) at Orlando Magic (3-3)
Dec 16, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Denver 22 28 32 42 124 Orlando 29 23 30 32 114 Top Performers Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic - 35 Pts, 15 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl Jamal Murray - 26 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast Orlando Magic Nikola Vucevic - 20 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast Cole Anthony - 22 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Ast	Team Stats Comparison DEN ORL FG Made-Att 41-85 44-91 3PT Made-Att 15-36 16-47 FT Made-Att 27-32 10-16 Rebounds 46 43 Assists 29 25 Turnovers 15 16 Steals 8 8 Blocks 4 5

Phoenix Suns (4-3) at Memphis Grizzlies (1-5)
Dec 16, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Phoenix 31 27 38 40 136 Memphis 24 33 37 38 132 Top Performers Phoenix Suns Devin Booker - 48 Pts, 11 Ast, 7 Reb, 3 Stl DeAndre Ayton - 19 Pts, 6 Reb Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 22 Pts, 16 Ast, 9-13 FG Jaren Jackson Jr. - 31 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast	Team Stats Comparison PHO MEM FG Made-Att 54-95 54-90 3PT Made-Att 10-30 11-21 FT Made-Att 18-19 13-18 Rebounds 33 36 Assists 35 40 Turnovers 13 17 Steals 7 11 Blocks 7 1

Toronto Raptors (1-6) at Milwaukee Bucks (3-4)
Dec 16, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Toronto 21 32 30 20 103 Milwaukee 26 23 31 25 105 Top Performers Toronto Raptors Fred VanVleet - 22 Pts, 4 Ast, 2 Reb Chris Boucher - 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 7-12 FG Milwaukee Bucks Khris Middleton - 27 Pts, 7 Ast, 5 Reb Jrue Holiday - 17 Pts, 3 Ast, 7-11 FG	Team Stats Comparison TOR MIL FG Made-Att 36-96 36-80 3PT Made-Att 19-56 12-34 FT Made-Att 12-17 21-27 Rebounds 54 43 Assists 23 19 Turnovers 16 14 Steals 9 8 Blocks 4 9

Minnesota Timberwolves (3-3) at Washington Wizards (5-1)
Dec 16, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Minnesota 30 46 32 25 133 Washington 33 30 19 36 118 Top Performers Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns - 33 Pts, 15 Reb, 11-16 FG D'Angelo Russell - 18 Pts, 11 Ast, 3 Reb Washington Wizards Russell Westbrook - 32 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast Bradley Beal - 29 Pts, 6 Ast, 2 Reb	Team Stats Comparison MIN WAS FG Made-Att 48-93 40-82 3PT Made-Att 16-42 11-33 FT Made-Att 21-31 27-35 Rebounds 48 35 Assists 34 24 Turnovers 13 11 Steals 4 8 Blocks 1 5

Charlotte Hornets (3-4) at Golden State Warriors (4-2)
Dec 16, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Charlotte 21 26 24 32 103 Golden State 26 30 23 22 101 Top Performers Charlotte Hornets Cody Zeller - 22 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Stl Devonte' Graham - 19 Pts, 8 Ast, 5-10 3PT Golden State Warriors James Wiseman - 16 Pts, 6 Reb Stephen Curry - 12 Pts, 7 Ast, 2 Stl	Team Stats Comparison CHA GSW FG Made-Att 35-77 39-80 3PT Made-Att 12-36 9-26 FT Made-Att 21-24 14-20 Rebounds 40 42 Assists 20 24 Turnovers 18 16 Steals 7 10 Blocks 7 3

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Heat Fall to Rockets 116-109

John Wall led the Rockets to their second win of the season.

Miami - Victor Oladipo had 26 points, and John Wall had a near double-double with 24 points as the Houston Rockets took control in the second half, and defeated the Miami Heat. Miami was clearly missing the spacing, and scoring provided by Duncan Robinson, as they struggled shooting all night from the field. The second unit also took a hit as Tyler Herro is now thrust into the starting lineup in place of the injured Robinson. He and Dragic each led the heat with 19 points, but the lack of defense in the backcourt proved to be costly against Wall and Oladipo. Miami falls to 2-5 on the season, and now with a daunting three-game west coast road trip. Miami needs to get it together fast before this season spirals out of control. The first of those games will be Saturday in Denver.

Houston Rockets (2-5) at Miami Heat (2-5)
Dec 17, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Houston 25 25 37 29 116 Miami 28 27 27 27 109 Top Performers Houston Rockets John Wall - 24 Pts, 9 Ast, 5 Reb Victor Oladipo - 26 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast Miami Heat Goran Dragic - 19 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Reb Jimmy Butler - 14 Pts, 9 Reb, 8 Ast, 3 Stl	Team Stats Comparison HOU MIA FG Made-Att 44-90 46-96 3PT Made-Att 17-46 9-30 FT Made-Att 11-17 8-14 Rebounds 38 53 Assists 29 32 Turnovers 10 15 Steals 11 6 Blocks 7 2
Houston Rockets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Victor Oladipo 27 10-19 5-11 1-2 5 3 0 0 1 26 John Wall 34 11-25 2-11 0-0 5 9 1 1 2 24 Christian Wood 34 3-11 1-7 2-2 11 3 2 5 1 9 P.J. Tucker 30 2-6 1-3 2-2 4 2 3 0 2 7 Sterling Brown 28 1-5 1-3 2-4 4 1 1 0 1 5 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dante Exum 10 6-7 2-3 1-2 0 1 0 0 0 15 Eric Gordon 21 5-7 2-2 0-0 2 1 1 0 1 12 Ben McLemore 11 3-5 1-3 2-3 1 3 0 0 0 9 Jae'Sean Tate 17 2-2 2-2 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 6 David Nwaba 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 2 1 0 2 Danuel House 12 0-1 0-1 1-2 2 3 0 0 2 1 Mason Jones -- DID NOT PLAY -- Rodions Kurucs -- DID NOT PLAY --
Miami Heat STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Goran Dragic 30 8-16 1-3 2-2 3 7 1 0 2 19 Tyler Herro 33 8-15 3-7 0-0 7 2 0 0 2 19 Jimmy Butler 35 6-15 1-5 1-3 9 8 3 0 3 14 Bam Adebayo 37 6-12 0-0 0-0 15 6 0 0 1 12 Kelly Olynyk 28 3-9 1-5 2-2 5 2 0 0 2 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Precious Achiuwa 26 5-6 0-0 1-2 8 0 1 2 2 11 Kendrick Nunn 15 5-12 0-3 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 10 Andre Iguodala 17 4-7 2-4 0-0 3 3 1 0 1 10 Avery Bradley 19 1-4 1-3 2-5 1 1 0 0 1 5 Chris Silva -- DID NOT PLAY -- Maurice Harkless -- DID NOT PLAY -- KZ Okpala -- DID NOT PLAY -- Gabe Vincent -- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Games

Chicago Bulls (4-4) at Indiana Pacers (4-3)
Dec 17, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Chicago 26 20 25 27 98 Indiana 27 35 24 22 108 Top Performers Chicago Bulls Coby White - 21 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast Zach LaVine - 20 Pts, 4 Ast, 2 Reb Indiana Pacers Domantas Sabonis - 20 Pts, 13 Reb, 5 Ast Myles Turner - 20 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Stl	Team Stats Comparison CHI IND FG Made-Att 39-79 40-91 3PT Made-Att 12-28 11-40 FT Made-Att 8-14 17-23 Rebounds 54 41 Assists 22 27 Turnovers 23 11 Steals 3 11 Blocks 5 3

Sacramento Kings (6-2) at New York Knicks (3-4)
Dec 17, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Sacramento 22 36 27 17 102 New York 29 25 24 19 97 Top Performers Sacramento Kings De'Aaron Fox - 29 Pts, 8 Ast, 6 Reb, 4 Stl Tyrese Haliburton - 14 Pts, 7 Ast, 3 Reb New York Knicks Julius Randle - 24 Pts, 11 Reb, 4 Ast R.J. Barrett - 14 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast	Team Stats Comparison SAC NYK FG Made-Att 41-97 42-94 3PT Made-Att 10-30 4-26 FT Made-Att 10-14 9-11 Rebounds 53 44 Assists 21 29 Turnovers 13 10 Steals 5 7 Blocks 8 5

Los Angeles Lakers (3-4) at San Antonio Spurs (3-4)
Dec 17, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 29 22 32 36 119 San Antonio 31 22 23 18 94 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers Anthony Davis - 31 Pts, 13 Reb, 6 Ast LeBron James - 23 Pts, 11 Reb, 9 Ast San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan - 16 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast Dejounte Murray - 10 Pts, 8 Reb, 6 Ast, 4 Stl	Team Stats Comparison LAL SAS FG Made-Att 46-90 39-95 3PT Made-Att 10-28 7-24 FT Made-Att 17-21 9-13 Rebounds 56 42 Assists 29 24 Turnovers 15 11 Steals 8 8 Blocks 3 4

Dallas Mavericks (5-2) at Cleveland Cavaliers (3-4)
Dec 17, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Dallas 32 23 35 14 104 Cleveland 30 18 12 26 86 Top Performers Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic - 42 Pts, 12 Reb, 8 Ast Kristaps Porzingis - 10 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Blk Cleveland Cavaliers Andre Drummond - 14 Pts, 17 Reb, 3 Ast Jarrett Allen - 12 Pts, 8 Reb, 2 Stl, 2 Blk	Team Stats Comparison DAL CLE FG Made-Att 38-86 37-84 3PT Made-Att 15-40 6-28 FT Made-Att 13-16 6-12 Rebounds 41 48 Assists 22 15 Turnovers 15 23 Steals 13 9 Blocks 7 5

Utah Jazz (5-3) at Los Angeles Clippers (3-5)
Dec 17, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Utah 29 30 22 24 105 Los Angeles 32 35 22 27 116 Top Performers Utah Jazz Rudy Gobert - 23 Pts, 13 Reb, 11-18 FG Bojan Bogdanovic - 23 Pts, 4 Ast, 2 Reb Los Angeles Clippers Kawhi Leonard - 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 5 Ast Serge Ibaka - 21 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Blk	Team Stats Comparison UTH LAC FG Made-Att 39-83 45-93 3PT Made-Att 7-24 11-34 FT Made-Att 20-26 15-18 Rebounds 44 35 Assists 21 28 Turnovers 21 11 Steals 5 10 Blocks 3 4

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Matchup Preview at Denver Nuggets

Denver - Two teams who have struggled to get out of the blocks this season will meet up in Denver on Saturday when the Miami Heat, and Denver Nuggets square off. Both teams were in the final four of the bubble last year, with the Heat making the finals series against the team that knocked off Denver in the conference finals, but both teams are off to slow 2-5 starts this season that may be attributed to their lengthy time spent at Disney World. Nikola Jokic has been the do it all man for the Nuggets once again leading the team in points, rebounds, assists, and steals. It will need to be Miami's main focus to at least slow him down if they want to come out of the Mile High City with a win. Tip-Off time is 7:30 PM from the Ball Arena.

Matchup Preview *|* December 18, 2020
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Miami Heat (2-5, Away)		Denver Nuggets (2-5, Home)
Stats Comparison 110.4 (23rd) Points Per Game 113.9 (16th) 110.6 (9th) PPG Allowed 123.3 (27th) .494 (9th) Field Goal % .471 (16th) .365 (16th) 3-Point % .356 (17th) .817 (5th) Free Throw % .822 (2nd) 47.6 (17th) Rebounds 45.1 (27th) 8.3 (12th) Steals 8.1 (14th) 5.1 (12th) Blocks 3.6 (28th) 14.9 (21st) Turnovers 16.9 (27th) Projected Starters Goran Dragic Point Guard Jamal Murray Tyler Herro Shooting Guard Gary Harris Jimmy Butler Small Forward Michael Porter Jr. Kelly Olynyk Power Forward Paul Millsap Bam Adebayo Center Nikola Jokic Injury Report Duncan Robinson - Right Knee Tendinitis 1-2 Weeks

Game of the Night

Brooklyn - James Harden scored 49 points, and Kevin Durant chipped in with a triple-double as the Brooklyn Nets handed the New Orleans Pelicans their first loss of the season 142-127. These two teams had the best records in the league coming into the game, and the Pels were the last team without a loss in the league at 7-0, but the Nets were able to keep Zion Williamson, and Brandon Ingram in check for the most part while letting their big three go off in the win.

New Orleans Pelicans (7-1) at Brooklyn Nets (7-1)
Dec 18, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final New Orleans 30 33 32 32 127 Brooklyn 38 38 34 32 142 Top Performers New Orleans Pelicans Zion Williamson - 28 Pts, 8 Reb, 14-20 FG Jaxson Hayes - 21 Pts, 5 Reb, 10-10 FG Brooklyn Nets James Harden - 49 Pts, 10 Ast, 4 Reb Kevin Durant - 28 Pts, 12 Reb, 10 Ast	Team Stats Comparison NOR BKN FG Made-Att 49-88 49-90 3PT Made-Att 9-30 16-35 FT Made-Att 20-26 28-33 Rebounds 33 42 Assists 18 38 Turnovers 14 13 Steals 7 6 Blocks 3 6
New Orleans Pelicans STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Zion Williamson 38 14-20 0-0 0-2 8 1 0 0 1 28 Eric Bledsoe 31 8-11 4-4 0-0 1 4 1 1 3 20 Brandon Ingram 28 5-15 1-8 4-4 2 3 0 1 1 15 Steven Adams 30 4-5 0-0 2-4 8 0 0 0 1 10 Lonzo Ball 29 4-10 1-5 0-0 4 5 0 0 3 9 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Jaxson Hayes 23 10-10 0-0 1-1 5 1 1 1 2 21 J.J. Redick 13 3-6 2-5 7-7 1 0 0 0 0 15 Nickeil Alexander-Walker 28 1-8 1-5 2-2 0 3 4 0 2 5 Josh Hart 18 0-3 0-3 4-6 3 1 1 0 1 4 Sindarius Thornwell 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Willy Hernangomez -- DID NOT PLAY -- Nicolo Melli -- DID NOT PLAY -- Kira Lewis Jr. -- DID NOT PLAY --
Brooklyn Nets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS James Harden 37 17-26 7-10 8-10 4 10 2 0 2 49 Kevin Durant 36 9-18 1-6 9-10 12 10 1 3 4 28 Kyrie Irving 36 7-15 3-8 7-9 3 9 1 1 1 24 Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot 30 4-8 2-5 1-1 2 1 1 0 2 11 DeAndre Jordan 28 0-2 0-0 0-0 8 1 0 1 0 0 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bruce Brown 26 8-9 2-2 1-1 7 2 0 0 0 19 Reggie Perry 13 2-5 1-2 2-2 3 0 1 0 3 7 Jeff Green 20 1-3 0-2 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 2 Nico Claxton 14 1-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 1 1 2 Iman Shumpert -- DID NOT PLAY -- Landry Shamet -- DID NOT PLAY -- Tyler Johnson -- DID NOT PLAY -- Norvel Pelle -- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Games

Detroit Pistons (0-9) at Washington Wizards (6-1)
Dec 18, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Detroit 18 21 23 19 81 Washington 27 24 34 23 108 Top Performers Detroit Pistons Jerami Grant - 23 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl Mason Plumlee - 11 Pts, 9 Reb, 4 Ast Washington Wizards Russell Westbrook - 30 Pts, 13 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl Bradley Beal - 25 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl	Team Stats Comparison DET WAS FG Made-Att 27-77 44-88 3PT Made-Att 5-33 14-36 FT Made-Att 22-31 6-8 Rebounds 44 45 Assists 15 33 Turnovers 21 16 Steals 7 8 Blocks 2 6

Houston Rockets (3-5) at Memphis Grizzlies (1-6)
Dec 18, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Houston 22 29 32 44 127 Memphis 31 23 35 29 118 Top Performers Houston Rockets John Wall - 32 Pts, 5 Reb, 5 Ast Christian Wood - 23 Pts, 12 Reb, 9-17 FG Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 22 Pts, 13 Ast, 3 Reb Jonas Valanciunas - 16 Pts, 8 Reb	Team Stats Comparison HOU MEM FG Made-Att 46-83 45-94 3PT Made-Att 19-42 8-27 FT Made-Att 16-21 20-28 Rebounds 39 42 Assists 20 28 Turnovers 15 9 Steals 6 9 Blocks 5 5

Milwaukee Bucks (3-5) at Minnesota Timberwolves (4-3)
Dec 18, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Milwaukee 22 20 18 18 78 Minnesota 24 27 22 26 99 Top Performers Milwaukee Bucks Khris Middleton - 23 Pts, 4 Reb, 4 Ast, 4 Stl Brook Lopez - 10 Pts, 14 Reb, 6 Blk Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns - 35 Pts, 22 Reb, 6 Ast D'Angelo Russell - 20 Pts, 3 Ast, 2 Stl	Team Stats Comparison MIL MIN FG Made-Att 27-91 34-91 3PT Made-Att 11-46 17-48 FT Made-Att 13-16 14-17 Rebounds 49 66 Assists 17 25 Turnovers 14 16 Steals 9 7 Blocks 7 10

Philadelphia 76ers (5-2) at Phoenix Suns (4-4)
Dec 18, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 25 27 45 44 141 Phoenix 23 28 35 53 139 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Ben Simmons - 23 Pts, 6 Reb, 6 Ast, 3 Stl Tobias Harris - 27 Pts, 4 Reb, 3 Ast Phoenix Suns DeAndre Ayton - 34 Pts, 16 Reb, 6 Ast, 3 Blk Devin Booker - 37 Pts, 9 Ast, 3 Reb	Team Stats Comparison PHI PHO FG Made-Att 50-92 51-84 3PT Made-Att 13-30 14-32 FT Made-Att 28-40 23-34 Rebounds 37 41 Assists 27 32 Turnovers 16 22 Steals 13 5 Blocks 2 3

Portland Trailblazers (3-5) at Golden State Warriors (5-2)
Dec 18, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Portland 29 27 28 28 112 Golden State 40 41 35 26 142 Top Performers Portland Trailblazers Damian Lillard - 34 Pts, 9 Ast, 15-17 FT Jusuf Nurkic - 12 Pts, 9 Reb, 2 Ast Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry - 29 Pts, 9 Reb, 8 Ast Damion Lee - 26 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 Ast	Team Stats Comparison POR GSW FG Made-Att 34-88 47-85 3PT Made-Att 12-41 14-26 FT Made-Att 32-37 34-46 Rebounds 33 55 Assists 21 33 Turnovers 14 15 Steals 7 6 Blocks 5 3

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Heat Slide Continues with Loss to Nuggets

Nikola Jokic posted a triple-double in the Denver win

Denver - Nikola Jokic led the way with a big time triple double, and Jamal Murray had 29 as the Denver Nuggets kept Miami's woes coming holding on for a 106-105 win. Miami entered the final frame trailing by ten points, but went on a run to start the fourth eventually even jumping into the lead for a brief moment, but Jokic wasn't going to let his Nuggets fall in this one. He finished the night with 36 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists to secure the triple-double. Goran Dragic led a balanced Heat scoring attack with 19 points, but in the end it wasn't enought to overcome the dominance on display from Denver's two stars. Miami will get the day off tomorrow before a back-to-back in the southwest corner of the country starting Monday in Phoenix.

Miami Heat (2-6) at Denver Nuggets (3-5)
Dec 19, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Miami 18 25 25 37 105 Denver 30 27 23 26 106 Top Performers Miami Heat Goran Dragic - 19 Pts, 10 Ast, 3 Reb Bam Adebayo - 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Stl Denver Nuggets Nikola Jokic - 36 Pts, 18 Reb, 10 Ast, 3 Stl Jamal Murray - 29 Pts, 11 Ast, 3 Reb	Team Stats Comparison MIA DEN FG Made-Att 41-90 36-83 3PT Made-Att 9-28 10-37 FT Made-Att 14-18 24-34 Rebounds 49 42 Assists 31 31 Turnovers 17 16 Steals 8 7 Blocks 2 4
Miami Heat STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Goran Dragic 31 7-12 1-6 4-4 3 10 0 0 2 19 Kelly Olynyk 32 7-13 4-9 0-0 5 2 1 0 1 18 Jimmy Butler 37 6-11 1-2 4-6 9 6 2 1 4 17 Bam Adebayo 36 8-15 0-0 0-0 11 3 3 1 1 16 Tyler Herro 34 4-13 2-7 2-3 6 5 1 0 3 12 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Precious Achiuwa 23 5-16 0-0 3-4 8 1 0 0 2 13 Kendrick Nunn 17 3-7 1-3 0-0 1 3 1 0 1 7 Avery Bradley 17 1-3 0-1 1-1 3 0 0 0 2 3 Andre Iguodala 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 0 Maurice Harkless -- DID NOT PLAY -- Chris Silva -- DID NOT PLAY -- KZ Okpala -- DID NOT PLAY -- Gabe Vincent -- DID NOT PLAY --
Denver Nuggets STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Nikola Jokic 40 12-23 3-9 9-15 18 10 3 0 7 36 Jamal Murray 40 10-18 4-10 5-5 3 11 1 0 3 29 Paul Millsap 36 4-11 0-3 4-6 8 3 0 2 4 12 Gary Harris 32 4-6 2-3 1-2 3 2 1 0 0 11 Michael Porter Jr. 22 1-7 0-3 1-2 4 0 1 1 0 3 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Monte Morris 24 2-7 1-3 2-2 1 1 0 0 2 7 Will Barton 26 2-8 0-4 2-2 2 3 0 1 0 6 JaMychal Green 20 1-3 0-2 0-0 3 1 1 0 0 2 P.J. Dozier -- DID NOT PLAY -- Isaiah Hartenstein -- DID NOT PLAY -- Facundo Campazzo -- DID NOT PLAY -- R.J. Hampton -- DID NOT PLAY -- Bol Bol -- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Scores

Indiana Pacers (4-4) at Charlotte Hornets (4-4)
Dec 19, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Indiana 19 24 26 26 95 Charlotte 31 24 18 29 102 Top Performers Indiana Pacers Malcolm Brogdon - 35 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Reb Domantas Sabonis - 10 Pts, 18 Reb, 7 Ast Charlotte Hornets Terry Rozier III - 23 Pts, 3 Stl, 5-9 3PT Devonte' Graham - 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast	Team Stats Comparison IND CHA FG Made-Att 42-93 35-84 3PT Made-Att 9-33 12-38 FT Made-Att 2-4 20-27 Rebounds 55 34 Assists 28 19 Turnovers 16 7 Steals 3 8 Blocks 6 4

Boston Celtics (5-1) at Cleveland Cavaliers (3-5)
Dec 19, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Boston 24 30 27 28 109 Cleveland 25 19 21 31 96 Top Performers Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown - 27 Pts, 5 Reb, 10-18 FG Kemba Walker - 22 Pts, 5 Ast, 4 Reb Cleveland Cavaliers Andre Drummond - 18 Pts, 21 Reb, 3 Ast Darius Garland - 17 Pts, 3 Reb, 2 Ast	Team Stats Comparison BOS CLE FG Made-Att 41-95 37-86 3PT Made-Att 13-37 8-26 FT Made-Att 14-19 14-21 Rebounds 42 54 Assists 19 22 Turnovers 13 20 Steals 11 7 Blocks 4 6

San Antonio Spurs (3-5) at Atlanta Hawks (6-1)
Dec 19, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final San Antonio 21 26 30 41 118 Atlanta 25 28 40 29 122 Top Performers San Antonio Spurs DeMar DeRozan - 22 Pts, 7 Reb, 7 Ast LaMarcus Aldridge - 24 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast Atlanta Hawks Trae Young - 37 Pts, 11 Ast, 4 Reb John Collins - 20 Pts, 5 Reb, 9-16 FG	Team Stats Comparison SAS ATL FG Made-Att 44-85 42-95 3PT Made-Att 9-21 10-35 FT Made-Att 21-26 28-32 Rebounds 46 43 Assists 22 20 Turnovers 16 10 Steals 4 11 Blocks 6 7

Los Angeles Lakers (4-4) at Chicago Bulls (4-5)
Dec 19, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Los Angeles 31 32 30 29 122 Chicago 30 37 23 20 110 Top Performers Los Angeles Lakers LeBron James - 35 Pts, 13 Reb, 11 Ast, 3 Stl Anthony Davis - 26 Pts, 9 Reb, 3 Ast, 3 Blk Chicago Bulls Zach LaVine - 20 Pts, 7 Reb, 4 Ast Coby White - 22 Pts, 3 Ast	Team Stats Comparison LAL CHI FG Made-Att 48-92 42-107 3PT Made-Att 9-35 11-45 FT Made-Att 17-19 15-21 Rebounds 45 54 Assists 35 25 Turnovers 12 9 Steals 7 8 Blocks 9 5

Orlando Magic (3-4) at Oklahoma City Thunder (3-5)
Dec 19, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 32 22 28 30 112 Oklahoma City 25 35 34 32 126 Top Performers Orlando Magic Aaron Gordon - 23 Pts, 9 Reb, 9-13 FG Nikola Vucevic - 18 Pts, 13 Reb, 7 Ast Oklahoma City Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - 45 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Ast Hamidou Diallo - 18 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast	Team Stats Comparison ORL OKC FG Made-Att 41-99 46-88 3PT Made-Att 17-48 13-33 FT Made-Att 13-19 21-24 Rebounds 43 48 Assists 20 20 Turnovers 11 15 Steals 7 4 Blocks 4 8

[glenzariczny]

Weekend Wrap-Up

NBA Standings - Updated: Dec 20, 2020
ATLANTIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Brooklyn Nets	7	1	-	0-1	2-1
Philadelphia 76ers	6	2	1.0	1-0	3-1
Boston Celtics	5	1	1.0	3-1	5-1
New York Knicks	4	4	3.0	1-2	3-3
Toronto Raptors	2	6	5.0	0-1	1-5
CENTRAL	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Indiana Pacers	5	4	-	3-2	5-4
Chicago Bulls	4	6	1.5	2-1	3-4
Cleveland Cavaliers	3	5	1.5	2-2	3-3
Milwaukee Bucks	3	6	2.0	1-0	3-3
Detroit Pistons	0	10	5.5	0-3	0-10
SOUTHEAST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Atlanta Hawks	7	1	-	2-1	6-1
Washington Wizards	6	2	1.0	0-0	2-1
Charlotte Hornets	4	4	3.0	0-0	2-0
Orlando Magic	3	5	4.0	0-1	3-2
Miami Heat	2	6	5.0	1-1	1-3
EAST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
1 - Brooklyn Nets	7	1	-	0-1	2-1
2 - Atlanta Hawks	7	1	-	2-1	6-1
3 - Washington Wizards	6	2	1.0	0-0	2-1
4 - Philadelphia 76ers	6	2	1.0	1-0	3-1
5 - Boston Celtics	5	1	1.0	3-1	5-1
6 - Indiana Pacers	5	4	2.5	3-2	5-4
7 - Charlotte Hornets	4	4	3.0	0-0	2-0
8 - New York Knicks	4	4	3.0	1-2	3-3
Chicago Bulls	4	6	4.0	2-1	3-4
Cleveland Cavaliers	3	5	4.0	2-2	3-3
Orlando Magic	3	5	4.0	0-1	3-2
Milwaukee Bucks	3	6	4.5	1-0	3-3
Miami Heat	2	6	5.0	1-1	1-3
Toronto Raptors	2	6	5.0	0-1	1-5
Detroit Pistons	0	10	8.0	0-3	0-10
NORTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Minnesota Timberwolves	5	3	-	0-0	1-1
Utah Jazz	5	4	0.5	1-0	5-3
Oklahoma City Thunder	3	5	2.0	1-1	2-3
Portland Trailblazers	3	5	2.0	1-1	2-4
Denver Nuggets	3	5	2.0	0-1	1-5
PACIFIC	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
Golden State Warriors	6	2	-	2-0	6-1
Sacramento Kings	6	3	0.5	1-0	4-2
Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	2.0	0-1	1-4
Phoenix Suns	4	4	2.0	1-2	4-3
Los Angeles Clippers	4	5	2.5	1-2	2-5
SOUTHWEST	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
New Orleans Pelicans	7	1	-	2-0	5-0
Dallas Mavericks	6	2	1.0	1-1	4-1
San Antonio Spurs	3	5	4.0	0-0	3-2
Houston Rockets	3	6	4.5	1-2	1-4
Memphis Grizzles	1	7	6.0	0-1	1-4
WEST PLAYOFF RACE	W	L	GB	DIV	CONF
1 - New Orleans Pelicans	7	1	-	2-0	5-0
2 - Golden State Warriors	6	2	1.0	2-0	6-1
3 - Dallas Mavericks	6	2	1.0	1-1	4-1
4 - Sacramento Kings	6	3	1.5	1-0	4-2
5 - Minnesota Timberwolves	5	3	2.0	0-0	1-1
6 - Utah Jazz	5	4	2.5	1-0	5-3
7 - Los Angeles Lakers	4	4	3.0	0-1	1-4
8 - Phoenix Suns	4	4	3.0	1-2	4-3
Los Angeles Clippers	4	5	3.5	1-2	2-5
San Antonio Spurs	3	5	4.0	0-0	3-2
Oklahoma City Thunder	3	5	4.0	1-1	2-3
Portland Trailblazers	3	5	4.0	1-1	2-4
Denver Nuggets	3	5	4.0	0-1	1-5
Houston Rockets	3	6	4.5	1-2	1-4
Memphis Grizzles	1	7	6.0	0-1	1-4

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 20, 2020
Points Per Game		PPG	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Devin Booker - PHX	34.8		1. Andre Drummond - CLE	17.1
	2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - OKC	33.6		2. Rudy Gobert - UTA	14.1
	3. Luka Doncic - DAL	33.6		3. Nikola Jokic - DEN	13.5
	4. Trae Young - ATL	33.5		4. Karl-Anthony Towns - MIN	13.3
	5. James Harden - BKN	32.9		5. Domantas Sabonis - IND	13.0
Assists Per Game		APG	Steals Per Game		SPG
	1. Trae Young - ATL	10.4		1. Jimmy Butler - MIA	2.9
	2. Luka Doncic - DAL	9.9		2. Dorian Finney-Smith - DAL	2.4
	3. LeBron James - LAL	9.9		3. Kris Dunn - ATL	2.3
	4. James Harden - BKN	9.6		4. Ben Simmons - PHI	2.3
	5. Damian Lillard - POR	9.0		5. Mikal Bridges - PHX	2.3
Blocks Per Game		BPG	Field Goal Percentage		FG%
	1. Brook Lopez - MIL	3.6		1. Jaxson Hayes - NO	.764
	2. Anthony Davis - LAL	3.1		2. Zion Williamson - NO	.695
	3. DeAndre Ayton - PHX	2.9		3. Ben Simmons - PHI	.675
	4. Mitchell Robinson - NYK	2.7		4. Derrick Favors - UTA	.667
	5. Bam Adebayo - MIA	2.6		5. Hamidou Diallo - OKC	.659
Three-Point Percentage		3P%	Free-Throw Percentage		FT%
	1. Kent Bazemore - GSW	.600		1. Darius Garland - CLE	1.000
	2. Rui Hachimura - WAS	.571		2. Danilo Gallinari - ATL	1.000
	3. J.J. Redick - NO	.559		3. J.J. Redick - NO	1.000
	4. Eric Paschall - GSW	.550		4. Patrick Mills - SA	.964
	5. Alex Caruso - LAL	.529		5. Dennis Schroder - LAL	.950

NBA League Leaders - Updated: Dec 20, 2020
Points Per Game		PPG	Points Against Per Game		PAPG
	1. Golden State Warriors	125.5		1. Boston Celtics	104.0
	2. Brooklyn Nets	125.4		2. Indiana Pacers	107.6
	3. New Orleans Pelicans	124.8		3. Sacramento Kings	108.4
	4. Los Angeles Clippers	123.0		4. New Orleans Pelicans	109.1
	5. Washington Wizards	122.8		5. Cleveland Cavaliers	109.3
Field Goal Percentage		FG%	Three-Point Percentage		3P%
	1. New Orleans Pelicans	.559		1. Golden State Warriors	.438
	2. Golden State Warriors	.525		2. Brooklyn Nets	.419
	3. Phoenix Suns	.525		3. Los Angeles Clippers	.398
	4. Brooklyn Nets	.511		4. Portland Trailblazers	.397
	5. Washington Wizards	.510		5. Minnesota Timberwolves	.391
Free-Throw Percentage		FT%	Rebounds Per Game		RPG
	1. Los Angeles Clippers	.833		1. Los Angeles Lakers	54.9
	2. Washington Wizards	.832		2. Cleveland Cavaliers	54.4
	3. Phoenix Suns	.814		3. Sacramento Kings	54.1
	4. Atlanta Hawks	.812		4. Toronto Raptors	51.5
	5. Miami Heat	.812		5. Atlanta Hawks	51.4
Assists Per Game		APG	Turnovers Per Game		TOPG
	1. Brooklyn Nets	32.0		1. Oklahoma City Thunder	12.4
	2. Golden State Warriors	31.0		2. Memphis Grizzles	12.5
	3. Memphis Grizzles	28.4		3. Los Angeles Clippers	12.6
	4. Washington Wizards	28.1		4. Chicago Bulls	12.8
	5. Los Angeles Lakers	28.0		5. San Antonio Spurs	12.9

NBA.Com Power Rankings
RK (LW)	Team	Record	Next Game
1 (1)	New Orleans Pelicans	7-1	The Pelicans finally suffered a loss this week, but they still look like the real deal.
2 (2)	Washington Wizards	6-2	The Beal/Westbrook combo continues to thrive in the nations capitol.
3 (4)	Boston Celtics	5-1	The Celtics look like a big time threat out East with a healthy Kemba Walker.
4 (7)	Brooklyn Nets	7-1	The trio of Durant/Harden/Kyrie looks like the team to beat in the eastern conference.
5 (8)	Dallas Mavericks	6-2	Luka has the Mavericks balling, and is looking every bit the MVP favorite so far.
6 (13)	Golden State Warriors	6-2	No Klay, no problem so far for the Warriors. Steph will be at the front of the MVP race if this keeps up.
7 (3)	Atlanta Hawks	7-1	What a start for Trae Young and the Hawks. Can they keep it up?
8 (10)	Philadelphia 76ers	6-2	Doc Rivers had the Embiid/Simmons duo looking as good as they ever have.
9 (19)	Sacramento Kings	6-3	Probably the biggest positive surprise so far this season. The Kings look legit.
10 (5)	Utah Jazz	5-4	Injuries are starting to pile up for the Jazz, and it showed with a couple losses this week
11 (16)	Los Angeles Lakers	4-4	LeBron and co are starting to turn it around after the slow start.
12 (26)	Minnesota Timberwolves	5-3	Another pleasant surprise out west is the T-Wolves who are getting next level play from Karl-Anthony Towns
13 (6)	Indiana Pacers	5-4	The Pacers are just hanging around .500 as they try to get healthy.
14 (15)	Phoenix Suns	4-4	CP3's load management is raising eyebrows in the desert, as they suns are looking to compete.
15 (9)	San Antonio Spurs	3-5	Pop and company do not look sharp to start the season. How much longer does he stay coaching?
16 (17)	Los Angeles Clippers	4-5	The Clippers come out of the bubble looking just as shaky as how they were last seen in there.
17 (20)	Orlando Magic	3-5	Tough to see the Magic really competing with the injuries piling up.
18 (14)	Cleveland Cavaliers	3-5	Andre Drummond has been a beast so far this season, will he be doing it in another uniform soon though?
19 (11)	New York Knicks	4-4	A pleasant surprise out east. The Knicks are holding down a playoff seed as of now.
20 (22)	Chicago Bulls	4-6	Zach LaVine needs to take that next step for the Bulls to compete.
21 (21)	Miami Heat	2-6	Disaster of a start for the Heat who have now lost 6 of 7.
22 (12)	Portland Trailblazers	3-5	Portland has lost three straight after a decent start. Time to turn it around.
23 (18)	Milwaukee Bucks	3-6	Slow out of the blocks who now have a Giannis injury to deal with. Not good.
24 (23)	Charlotte Hornets	4-4	Holding it down so far despite the LaMelo injury.
25 (23)	Denver Nuggets	3-5	Really needed that win over the Heat to get back on track.
26 (24)	Houston Rockets	3-6	The Rockets really need to get DeMarcus back before it's time to blow this up.
27 (28)	Oklahoma City Thunder	3-5	SGA has been lights out to start the season, but he has absolutely no help.
28 (29)	Toronto Raptors	2-6	Champions two years ago to this. It's a disaster in Toronto
29 (25)	Memphis Grizzlies	1-7	Someone needs to get Ja some help fast if they think he's going to stay in Memphis long term.
30 (30)	Detroit Pistons	0-10	Nothing really much to say about the Pistons at this point except more trades are surely coming.

Game of the Night

Salt Lake City - The Philadelphia 76ers moved to 6-2 on the season with a 120-108 win over the Utah Jazz on Sunday. Joel Embiid was a monster going off for 41 points in the win, while Ben Simmons had 27 in support for Doc Rivers squad.

Philadelphia 76ers (6-2) at Utah Jazz (5-4)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Philadelphia 32 31 34 23 120 Utah 30 28 23 27 108 Top Performers Philadelphia 76ers Joel Embiid - 41 Pts, 13 Reb, 4 Ast Ben Simmons - 27 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl Utah Jazz Bojan Bogdanovic - 30 Pts, 4 Reb, 13-21 FG Rudy Gobert - 16 Pts, 11 Reb, 7-9 FG	Team Stats Comparison PHI UTH FG Made-Att 44-90 44-91 3PT Made-Att 8-29 8-35 FT Made-Att 24-26 12-18 Rebounds 44 40 Assists 26 17 Turnovers 9 10 Steals 5 2 Blocks 2 4
Philadelphia 76ers STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Joel Embiid 38 12-23 3-5 14-14 13 4 0 2 2 41 Ben Simmons 33 13-17 0-0 1-2 6 2 2 0 3 27 Tobias Harris 36 8-19 1-6 7-7 4 2 1 0 1 24 Seth Curry 25 3-6 2-5 0-0 0 6 0 0 0 8 Danny Green 25 2-7 1-6 0-0 5 1 0 0 0 5 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Dwight Howard 20 3-4 0-0 0-1 12 2 0 0 0 6 Tyrese Maxey 19 2-7 0-3 2-2 0 3 0 0 0 6 Shake Milton 28 1-6 1-4 0-0 3 5 0 0 2 3 Matisse Thybulle 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 2 0 1 0 Tony Bradley -- DID NOT PLAY -- Furkan Korkmaz -- DID NOT PLAY -- Vincent Poirier -- DID NOT PLAY -- Terrance Ferguson -- DID NOT PLAY --
Utah Jazz STARTERS MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Bojan Bogdanovic 33 13-21 4-11 0-0 4 1 0 0 1 30 Rudy Gobert 32 7-9 0-0 2-2 11 0 0 0 1 16 Donovan Mitchell 33 7-16 0-4 1-2 3 5 1 0 1 15 Joe Ingles 31 4-10 0-4 1-2 3 1 1 0 1 9 Shaquille Harrison 29 1-5 1-3 0-0 3 5 0 1 2 3 BENCH MIN FG 3PT FT REB AST STL BLK TO PTS Georges Niang 16 5-7 2-4 4-4 5 0 0 1 1 16 Derrick Favors 23 4-5 0-0 1-3 7 1 0 2 1 9 Jordan Clarkson 31 2-15 1-9 2-3 0 4 0 0 2 7 Udoka Azubuike 12 1-3 0-0 1-2 4 0 0 0 0 3 Elijah Hughes -- DID NOT PLAY -- Miye Oni -- DID NOT PLAY -- Juwan Morgan -- DID NOT PLAY -- Jarrell Brantley -- DID NOT PLAY --

Other Scores

New York Knicks (4-4) at Detroit Pistons (0-10)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final New York 29 34 35 40 138 Detroit 30 37 33 28 128 Top Performers New York Knicks Derrick Rose - 25 Pts, 3 Reb, 3 Ast R.J. Barrett - 22 Pts, 5 Ast, 3 Reb, 3 Blk Detroit Pistons Blake Griffin - 34 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Stl Jerami Grant - 26 Pts, 11 Reb, 2 Blk	Team Stats Comparison NYK DET FG Made-Att 57-92 46-89 3PT Made-Att 11-23 13-39 FT Made-Att 13-15 23-27 Rebounds 39 34 Assists 30 20 Turnovers 14 12 Steals 7 8 Blocks 7 3

Washington Wizards (6-2) at Indiana Pacers (5-4)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Washington 37 15 24 25 101 Indiana 34 17 24 36 111 Top Performers Washington Wizards Russell Westbrook - 35 Pts, 8 Reb, 3 Stl Bradley Beal - 21 Pts, 6 Ast, 3 Reb Indiana Pacers Domantas Sabonis - 18 Pts, 11 Reb, 3 Ast Doug McDermott - 21 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Ast	Team Stats Comparison WAS IND FG Made-Att 36-85 36-81 3PT Made-Att 7-32 12-29 FT Made-Att 22-27 27-34 Rebounds 46 46 Assists 22 26 Turnovers 16 12 Steals 9 11 Blocks 3 2

Chicago Bulls (4-6) at Atlanta Hawks (7-1)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Chicago 41 15 29 28 113 Atlanta 27 27 25 41 120 Top Performers Chicago Bulls Zach LaVine - 32 Pts, 5 Reb, 3 Ast Lauri Markkanen - 15 Pts, 8 Reb Atlanta Hawks Trae Young - 29 Pts, 7 Ast, 6 Reb Danilo Gallinari - 31 Pts, 5 Reb, 16-16 FT	Team Stats Comparison CHI ATL FG Made-Att 40-84 35-82 3PT Made-Att 15-33 12-37 FT Made-Att 18-26 38-42 Rebounds 41 52 Assists 17 17 Turnovers 12 11 Steals 5 2 Blocks 6 6

Golden State Warriors (6-2) at Houston Rockets (3-6)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Golden State 34 36 31 33 134 Houston 23 33 21 24 101 Top Performers Golden State Warriors Stephen Curry - 35 Pts, 16 Ast, 6 Reb James Wiseman - 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Blk Houston Rockets Victor Oladipo - 31 Pts, 3 Reb Christian Wood - 12 Pts, 15 Reb	Team Stats Comparison GSW HOU FG Made-Att 51-100 36-87 3PT Made-Att 16-39 14-41 FT Made-Att 16-18 15-22 Rebounds 52 42 Assists 44 18 Turnovers 10 16 Steals 7 6 Blocks 5 4

Sacramento Kings (6-3) at Toronto Raptors (2-6)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Sacramento 12 20 19 15 66 Toronto 25 33 25 31 114 Top Performers Sacramento Kings Nemanja Bjelica - 12 Pts, 7 Reb, 3 Ast De'Aaron Fox - 11 Pts, 6 Ast, 2 Blk Toronto Raptors Pascal Siakam - 29 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Stl Chris Boucher - 15 Pts, 14 Reb, 2 Blk	Team Stats Comparison SAC TOR FG Made-Att 23-88 42-94 3PT Made-Att 10-36 21-54 FT Made-Att 10-13 9-12 Rebounds 49 59 Assists 14 25 Turnovers 19 13 Steals 7 10 Blocks 5 4

Minnesota Timberwolves (5-3) at Memphis Grizzlies (1-7)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Minnesota 18 30 39 34 121 Memphis 29 27 12 33 101 Top Performers Minnesota Timberwolves Karl-Anthony Towns - 27 Pts, 9 Reb, 10-16 FG D'Angelo Russell - 25 Pts, 11 Ast, 4 Reb Memphis Grizzlies Ja Morant - 31 Pts, 4 Ast, 2 Reb De'Anthony Melton - 21 Pts, 6 Ast, 3 Reb	Team Stats Comparison MIN MEM FG Made-Att 43-94 38-94 3PT Made-Att 21-57 10-33 FT Made-Att 14-16 15-18 Rebounds 54 46 Assists 29 25 Turnovers 11 14 Steals 11 8 Blocks 8 3

Orlando Magic (3-5) at Dallas Mavericks (6-2)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Orlando 28 8 33 39 108 Dallas 35 24 30 32 121 Top Performers Orlando Magic Nikola Vucevic - 22 Pts, 10 Reb, 5 Ast Aaron Gordon - 13 Pts, 11 Reb, 5 Ast, 3 Stl Dallas Mavericks Luka Doncic - 49 Pts, 10 Reb, 9 Ast, 3 Stl Kristaps Porzingis - 17 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast	Team Stats Comparison ORL DAL FG Made-Att 36-82 42-88 3PT Made-Att 9-34 15-44 FT Made-Att 27-37 22-28 Rebounds 45 47 Assists 20 24 Turnovers 18 15 Steals 7 10 Blocks 2 7

Milwaukee Bucks (3-6) at Los Angeles Clippers (4-5)
Dec 20, 2020 1 2 3 4 Final Milwaukee 34 30 33 28 125 Los Angeles 46 19 35 26 126 Top Performers Milwaukee Bucks Khris Middleton - 23 Pts, 6 Reb, 2 Stl Brook Lopez - 22 Pts, 4 Blk, 3 Reb Los Angeles Clippers Kawhi Leonard - 21 Pts, 8 Ast, 6 Reb, 4 Stl Serge Ibaka - 24 Pts, 7 Reb, 11-16 FG	Team Stats Comparison MIL LAC FG Made-Att 39-78 45-93 3PT Made-Att 15-38 15-32 FT Made-Att 32-35 21-22 Rebounds 38 45 Assists 17 28 Turnovers 15 15 Steals 7 8 Blocks 6 1

Matchup Preview at Phoenix Suns

Phoenix - The Miami Heat look to end their recent run of struggles when they take on the Phoenix Suns Monday night. The Heat may get a little bit of a break as Chris Paul will be sitting this one out with a toe injury, but the Heat have injury issues of their own with Duncan Robinson not making the road trip, and Precious Achiuwa hurt as well. The game tips off at 7:00 PM from Talking Stick Resort Arena.

Matchup Preview *|* December 21, 2020
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Miami Heat (2-6, Away)		Phoenix Suns (4-4, Home)
Stats Comparison 109.7 (25th) Points Per Game 122.6 (6th) 110.0 (8th) PPG Allowed 121.4 (25th) .489 (10th) Field Goal % .525 (3rd) .360 (16th) 3-Point % .385 (9th) .812 (5th) Free Throw % .814 (3rd) 48.3 (15th) Rebounds 44.1 (30th) 8.2 (12th) Steals 8.0 (15th) 4.7 (16th) Blocks 5.3 (10th) 15.1 (22nd) Turnovers 13.6 (14th) Projected Starters Goran Dragic Point Guard Cameron Payne Tyler Herro Shooting Guard Devin Booker Jimmy Butler Small Forward Mikal Bridges Kelly Olynyk Power Forward Cameron Johnson Bam Adebayo Center DeAndre Ayton Injury Report Duncan Robinson - Right Knee Tendinitis 1-2 Weeks Chris Paul - Sprained Right Toe 1-2 Weeks Precious Achiuwa - Bruised Left Knee Day-to-Day

[RMJH4]

What skill level are you playing on? Are you struggling to adjust to the team? I find it hard to maximise anyone but Butler!

[RolePlayer]

Yikes that’s a tough start, hopefully you guys are able to turn it around

[LC9479]

Hope to see you pick it up again with the Heat. Tough start as others have mentioned but it mirrors the way they started out IRL.