The NBA night featured significant wins across both conferences, with Nikola Jokic leading the Denver Nuggets, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander keeping Oklahoma City Thunder's momentum strong, and the Toronto Raptors delivering the night's most impactful stat with a 31-0 run against the Orlando Magic—the longest unanswered streak in NBA play-by-play era since 1997-98. Notable victories also came from the Clippers, Pacers, Nets, Celtics, Trail Blazers, and Rockets in a nine-game night featuring several elite individual performances.
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Los Angeles Clippers 127 – 113 Milwaukee Bucks
Clippers (39-36) Bucks (29-45)
Bennedict Mathurin (28 pts, 6 reb, 1 ast)
Gary Trent Jr. (36 pts, 2 reb, 4 ast)
https://youtu.be/CuqKdsMoLvc?si=YW1w7rIbtQWFMrKW
Miami Heat 118 – 135 Indiana Pacers
Heat (39-36) Pacers (17-58)
Tyler Herro (31 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast)
Pascal Siakam (30 pts, 11 reb, 6 ast)
https://youtu.be/PQIa5bFru8M?si=pIcUsFlGBgWS5ZmJ
Sacramento Kings 99 – 116 Brooklyn Nets
Kings (19-57) Nets (18-57)
Devin Carter (20 pts, 8 reb, 5 ast)
Nolan Traore (17 pts, 3 reb, 6 ast)
https://youtu.be/oaCyq_AT0_M?si=JrEL5vJ1f64aYv38
Boston Celtics 114 – 99 Charlotte Hornets
Celtics (50-24) Hornets (39-36)
Jayson Tatum (32 pts, 5 reb, 8 ast)
LaMelo Ball (19 pts, 4 reb, 3 ast)
https://youtu.be/wdNLMZHbP6k?si=iXf0fGrrDPBuQeM2
Orlando Magic 87 – 139 Toronto Raptors
Magic (39-35) Raptors (42-32)
Desmond Bane (17 pts, 3 reb, 2 ast)
Scottie Barnes (23 pts, 5 reb, 15 ast)
https://youtu.be/yhc1-Bwu3Bg?si=5wrr3yOS2tM50JMH
Washington Wizards 88 – 123 Portland Trail Blazers
Wizards (17-57) Trail Blazers (38-38)
Julian Reese (8 pts, 13 reb, 4 ast)
Deni Avdija (20 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast)
https://youtu.be/uQke4kEbQb0?si=JkgqZP6GHhhqS_YH
Houston Rockets 134 – 102 New Orleans Pelicans
Rockets (45-29) Pelicans (25-51)
Alperen Sengun (36 pts, 13 reb, 7 ast)
Dejounte Murray (19 pts, 4 reb, 6 ast)
https://youtu.be/YqFvzPEn-AQ?si=-DUDC9vL3ehCNYeO
New York Knicks 100 – 111 Oklahoma City Thunder
Knicks (48-27) Thunder (59-16)
Jalen Brunson (32 pts, 5 reb, 5 ast)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (30 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast)
https://youtu.be/GYTilRfOH3I?si=nJgtiYqHngNGllwP
Golden State Warriors 93 – 116 Denver Nuggets
Warriors (36-39) Nuggets (48-28)
Brandin Podziemski (23 pts, 5 reb, 2 ast)
Nikola Jokic (25 pts, 15 reb, 8 ast)