MARQUEE WEEK
CALENDAR PORTRAIT
JIMMY BUTLER
6x All-Star
'Jimmy Buckets': an unlikely two-way star – an iron man w/ impeccable stamina, Butler is counted on to play upwards of 40 minutes/night, while shutting down the opposition’s top perimeter threat..while providing a nice chunk of his team's offense on the other end.
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SLATE (10/27)
(NBA TV) • DAL 129 (2-2) @ BKN 125 (1-4) • OT
LUKA DONCIC (DAL): TD! - 41!, 14! DIMES, 11! boards & 3 steals
KYRIE IRVING (BKN): 39!, 7 boards, 4 dimes & 3 steals!
KEVIN DURANT (BKN): 37!, 5 & 3 boards
-Luka went nuclear…AGAIN! His MVP campaign is already in full effect.
-Toughhh start to the year for Brooklyn. KD & Kyrie normally score (more than) enough to win but an inconsistent defense & supporting cast has led to a rocky record.
(LP) • LAC 110 (2-3) @ OKC 118 (2-3)
SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER (OKC): 24, 6 Dimes, 5 BOARDS & 3 steals
-Two straight games v. LAC & two straight Ws for the upstart Thunder. SGA led a solid effort across the board, one that featured complementary scoring from the likes of Luguentz Dort (21 pts), Aleksei Pokusevski (15 pts) & Kenrich Williams (12 pts)
(LP) • MEM 125 (4-1) @ SAC 110 (0-4)
DESMOND BANE (MEM): 31!, 6 & 4 DIMES
-Ja and co. marched into Sacramento and prevented the Kings from coming away with their first win of the season. Desmond Bane had another monster night w/ 31! points, while three Grizzlies notched double digits off the bench: Brandon Clarke (16 pts), Tyus Jones (14 pts) & Jake LaRavia (13 pts)
NBA TV GAME OF THE NIGHT
HEAT 110 @ WARRIORS 123
STEPHEN CURRY
33, 9 & 7 boards!
S. Curry (GSW): 33, 9 & 7 boards!
K. Thompson (GSW): 19 pts
A. Wiggins (GSW): DD - 18 & 10 boards
J. Butler (MIA): 27!, 8 dimes, 6 boards & 6! steals (featured profile: 10/27)
B. Adebayo (MIA): 26!, 8 boards & 4 steals!
M. Strus (MIA): 14 & 5 boards (off bench)
NO PROJECTED WINNER
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• Warriors took care of business v. the highly competitive Heat - GSW executed very well down the stretch, with clutch plays coming from their familiar Big 3 of Steph Curry, Klay Thompson & Draymond Green
• Miami played great throughout the game but came up just shot on the second night of a back to back. The closing lineup featured Jimmy Butler, Bam Adebayo, Kyle Lowry, Tyler Herro & Max Strus: look for that group to continue closing in the near future
• 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