It was a busy night in the NBA on Wednesday after a day off on Tuesday there were 13 games on tap last night. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 61 points while Marcus Smart had double digit assists for the third game in a row. The combined effort led the C’s to their 8th win of the season. The Magic downed the Dallas Mavericks to get their third win of the season behind 22 points from Franz Wagner. Damian Lillard went for 26 points and seven assists to lead the Blazers past the Charlotte Hornets. The Blazers picked up their eighth win of the year in the process.
Nikola jokic led the Nuggets with 24 in a win over the Indiana Pacers. The Jazz stayed hot and improved to 10 and 3 with their win over the Hawks. Lauri Markkanen continues to impress, he had 32 points and eight assists in the Jazz win. The Nets picked up their fifth win of the season behind a triple-double from Kevin Durant who had 29 Points 12 rebounds and 12 assists. Seth Curry chipped in for the Nets with 23. Fred VanVleet keeps up his hot shooting pace with 32 points to lead the Raptors past the Houston Rockets Pelicans move above .500 and notched their sixth victory of the season with a win over the Bulls. Brandon Ingram had 22 and 9. The Suns’ Devin Booker had 32 and 10 in a win over the T-wolves. The Suns improved to 8 and 3.
The Milwaukee Bucks improved to 10 and 1 with a double-overtime victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Jevon Carter had 36 and 12 to lead the Bucks. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 39 in the loss. Ja Morant poured in 32 points as the Grizzlies snuck past the Spurs en route to their 8th victory of the season. In the Battle of Los Angeles, the Clippers out dueled the Lakers led by Paul George’s 29 Points. LeBron James left the game early in the fourth quarter after an injury, he had 30 points. Domantas sabonis had 21 for the Sacramento Kings in their victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers who dropped their third game of the season.
