UNDERDOG “WEEK”
CHIMEZIE METU
3rd NBA season
SLATE
CHI 122 (22-28) @ TOR 113 (20-32) -- Z. LaVine (CHI): DD - 22, 13! dimes, 6 boards & 3 steals • N. Vucevic (CHI): 22, 7 & 4 dimes • L. Markkanen (CHI): 18 & 3 boards (off bench) • D. Theis (CHI): DD - 14, 10 & 3 dimes! (off bench) • C. Boucher (TOR): career-highs 38 & 19 boards!! • P. Siakam (TOR): 27! & 8 boards
LAL 104 (32-20) @ MIA 110 (27-25) -- J. Butler (MIA): 28!, 7 boards, 5 dimes & 3 steals! • V. Oladipo (MIA): 18, 4 boards & 3 steals • T. Herro (MIA): 15 pts (off bench) • K. Caldwell-Pope (LAL): 28! & 4 boards • A. Drummond (LAL): DD - 15, 12 & 3 dims
CLE 129 (19-32) @ OKC 102 (20-32) -- C. Sexton (CLE): 27!, 4 & 3 boards • T. Prince (CLE): 22!, 6 & 3 boards (off bench) • D. Garland (CLE): 21, 5 & 3 boards • T. Jerome (OKC): 23!, 3 & 3 dimes (off bench)
DET 132 (15-35) @ OKC 108 (20-30) -- J. Grant (DET): 21, 5 & 5 dimes • Jo. Jackson (DET): 14 & 5 boards • S. Doumbouya (DET): 14 & 3 boards (off bench) • A. Pokusevski (OKC): 19! & 4 boards
MIL 101 (32-19) @ DAL 116 (29-22) -- L. Doncic (DAL): 27, 9 & 9 dimes! • K. Porzingis (DAL): DD - 26 & 17 boards!! • J. Richardson (DAL): 14, 5 & 4 dimes • D. DiVincenzo (MIL): 22 & 6 boards • B. Portis (MIL): START: DD - 20 & 14 boards!
POR 103 (30-21) @ UTA 122 (39-13) -- D. Mitchell (UTA): 37!, 5 & 4 dimes • R. Gobert (UTA): DD - 18 & 20! boards • D. Lillard (POR): 23, 6 & 5 boards
PHX 103 (36-15) @ LAC 113 (35-18) -- P. George (LAC): 33!, 7 & 3 dimes • K. Leonard (LAC): 27, 5 & 5 dimes • R. Rondo (LAC): 15, 9! & 3 boards (off bench) • D. Booker (PHX): 24, 3 & 3 dimes
GAME OF THE NIGHT
PISTONS 113 (16-36) @ KINGS (22-30)
CORY JOSEPH
24!, 7 & 3 boards (revenge game!)
C. Joseph (DET): 24!, 7 & 3 boards
I. Stewart (DET): DD - 16, 13 & 4 dimes!
S. Bey (DET): 12 & 6 boards
D. Fox (SAC): 23, 9 & 7 dimes
R. Holmes (SAC): 15 & 9 boards
B. Hield (SAC): 15 & 4 boards
NO PROJECTED WINNER
• rookies italicized
KEY:
DD = Double-Double
TD = Triple-Double
LP = League Pass
GW = Game-Winner
START = In starting 5 for particular game
Boards = Rebounds
Dimes = Assists
TOs = Turnovers