JA MORANT
2020 Rookie of the Year
SLATE
(LP) • CHI 123 (7-8) @ CHA 110 (6-9) -- Z. LaVine (CHI): 25, 9! & 6 boards • L. Markkanen (CHI): 23! pts • C. White (CHI): 18 & 8 dimes • G. Temple (CHI): 15, 5 boards & 3 steals! (off bench) • G. Hayward (CHA): 34!, 6 & 4 dimes • D. Graham (CHA): 24!, 6 & 3 boards • P. Washington (CHA): 16 & 4 boards
(LP) • HOU 103 (5-9) @ DET 102 (3-12) -- E. Gordon (HOU): START - 20 & 3 dimes • P. Tucker (HOU): 15! & 7 boards • S. Brown (HOU): 14! & 8! boards (off bench) • D. Nwaba (HOU): 13, 7 & 4 dimes (off bench) • J. Grant (DET): 21, 8 & 3 dimes • D. Wright (DET): 18, 6 boards & 3 steals! • W. Ellington (DET): 18! & 3 boards
ROCKETS: 7 players in double figures!
(LP) • ORL 118 (7-9) @ IND 120 (9-6) • OT -- M. Brogdon (IND): 23, 6 & 3 boards - hit GW 3 in OT! • M. Turner (IND): 22!, 9 boards & 3 blocks • J. Lamb (IND): 22! & 7 boards (off bench) • D. Sabonis (IND): DD - 18, 11 boards, 9 dimes & 5 steals!! - hit shot to force OT! • E. Fourner (ORL): 26!, 9!! & 4 boards • N. Vucevic (ORL): DD - 24 & 12 boards • A. Gordon (ORL): 17, 9 & 9! dimes
(LP) • BKN 113 (9-8) @ CLE 125 (8-7) -- C. Sexton (CLE): 25 & 9! dimes • A. Drummond (CLE): DD - 19, 16! & 4 dimes • J. Allen (CLE): 19! & 6 boards (off bench) • L. Nance Jr. (CLE): DD - 15 & 10 boards! • K. Irving (BKN): 38! & 5 dimes • J. Harden (BKN): DD - 19, 11 & 5 boards
(ESPN) • BOS 110 (8-6) @ PHI 122 (11-5) -- J. Embiid (PHI): DD - 38!, 11 & 3 dimes • T. Harris (PHI): 23, 8 & 3 dimes • B. Simmons (PHI): DD - 15, 11 & 3 boards • Se. Curry (PHI): 15 pts • J. Brown (BOS): 42!!, 9 & 3 dimes • M. Smart (BOS): 20!, 7 & 3 boards • K. Walker (BOS): 19, 5 dimes, 3 steals & 3 boards
(LP) • MIA 81 (6-8) @ TOR 101 (6-9) -- N. Powell (TOR): START - 23! & 3 boards • O. Anunoby (TOR): 21! & 4 dimes • P. Siakam (TOR): DD - 15, 14! & 5 dimes • K. Nunn (MIA): 22!, 5 dimes, 4 boards & 3 steals! (off bench) • B. Adebayo (MIA): 14, 8 & 4 dimes
(LP) • WAS @ MIL -- Postponed.
(LP) • ATL 116 (8-7) @ MIN 98 (3-11) -- T. Young (ATL): 43!, 5 & 4 boards • C. Reddish (ATL): 15 & 5 boards (off bench) • C. Capela (ATL): TD! - 13, 19! boards & 10!! blocks • M. Beasley (MIN): 17 & 4 dimes • J. Culver (MIN): 15 pts (off bench) • N. Reid (MIN): 13 & 8 boards
CLINT CAPELA: 1st Hawks player w/ a triple-double ft. blocks since Dikembe Mutombo!
(ESPN) • DEN 130 (8-7) @ PHX 126 (8-6) • OT -- N. Jokic (DEN): DD - 31!, 10 boards, 8 dimes & 3 steals! • G. Harris (DEN): 19! & 3 dimes • J. Murray (DEN): 18, 9 dimes, 7 boards & 3 steals! • D. Booker (PHX): 31, 5 & 5 dimes! • D. Ayton (PHX): DD - 27! & 13 boards • Mik. Bridges (PHX): DD - 24!, 10! & 4 dimes
(LP) • OKC 106 (6-8) @ LAC 120 (12-4) -- K. Leonard (LAC): 31!, 8 boards & 3 steals • P. George (LAC): 29!, 7 & 5 boards • S. Ibaka (LAC): DD - 17 & 11 boards • S. Gilgeous-Alexander (OKC): 30!, 8 & 3 boards • L. Dort (OKC): 19! & 3 boards
(LP) • NYK 94 (8-9) @ SAC 103 (6-10) -- D. Fox (SAC): 22, 7 & 3 boards • H. Barnes (SAC): 21, 8 & 7 dimes! • T. Haliburton (SAC): 16!, 5 boards, 4! blocks, 2 dimes & 2 steals! • J. Randle (NYK): DD - 26, 15! & 4 dimes • R. Barrett (NYK): 21, 7 & 3 dimes!
LEAGUE PASS GAME OF THE NIGHT
GRIZZLIES @ BLAZERS - POSTPONED
• rookies italicized
BARO NOTES
• 3-game winning streak for Chicago - (my) Bulls have looked great lately, especially on offense: Billy Donovan’s lineup produced 7 straight games of 115+ points during this recent stretch: a (surprising) franchise-record; Zach LaVine is playing at an All-Star level & veterans Garrett Temple, Thaddeus Young & Otto Porter Jr. stabilize a very productive bench; more success coming soon?
• CLINT CAPELA…is playing out of his mind lately; after his incredible 26-point, 25-board, 5-block night, he followed it up w/ the 1st Hawks trip-dub w/ blocks since Mutombo in 2000
• JOEL EMBIID’s season averages: 27.3 ppg, 11.3 rpg, 56% from the field, 40% from three, 85% from the line - i’ll just leave this here…
• Gutsy OT wins by Indiana & Denver; Malcolm Brogdon is an All-Star, Nikola Jokic is a strong MVP candidate if DEN’s record continues to improve
• The Kings held a team under 100 points!; Rookie of the Year candidate Tyrese Haliburton had an impressive line (yet again) - 16!, 5 boards, 4! blocks, 2 dimes & 2 steals! - look for his minutes to increase (played 31 min. last night) as he grabs hold of SAC’s Sixth Man role
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