The NBA matchday featured several stellar performances with names like Victor Wembanyama, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and LeBron James. The San Antonio Spurs center posted 41 points and 16 rebounds in a victory over the Chicago Bulls, while Shai led the Oklahoma City Thunder with 47 points in an overtime win against the Detroit Pistons. For his part, LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers with a triple-double against the Washington Wizards.
Also notable were victories by the Miami Heat over the Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks against the Boston Celtics, plus a dominant win by the Phoenix Suns over the Memphis Grizzlies. The Minnesota Timberwolves dominated the Dallas Mavericks and the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Utah Jazz with a strong interior performance by Evan Mobley.
https://youtu.be/1ytp-Rovcg0?si=24Yp7ELz6rqtkjrr
Philadelphia 76ers 109 – 119 Miami Heat
76ers (41-34) Heat (40-36)
Tyrese Maxey (23 pts, 7 reb, 9 ast)
Bam Adebayo (23 pts, 16 reb, 6 ast)
https://youtu.be/-rXOH9gO6ig?si=_peXNBIIEd6i17Er
Boston Celtics 102 – 112 Atlanta Hawks
Celtics (50-25) Hawks (43-33)
Jaylen Brown (29 pts, 10 reb, 9 ast)
Jalen Johnson (20 pts, 12 reb, 5 ast)
https://youtu.be/TeAaswgJDqo?si=QJu_uYiFHLOaWyfp
Phoenix Suns 131 – 105 Memphis Grizzlies
Suns (42-33) Grizzlies (25-50)
Devin Booker (36 pts, 2 reb, 5 ast)
Cam Spencer (16 pts, 3 reb, 5 ast)
https://youtu.be/9Ep5odC_b_A?si=AgIKMWrgA95xD-0O
Chicago Bulls 114 – 129 San Antonio Spurs
Bulls (29-46) Spurs (57-18)
Leonard Miller (21 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast)
Victor Wembanyama (41 pts, 16 reb, 4 ast)
https://youtu.be/3k6W1UdHz0k?si=T2HCxYwQGlyE50bT
Minnesota Timberwolves 124 – 94 Dallas Mavericks
Timberwolves (46-29) Mavericks (24-51)
Ayo Dosunmu (18 pts, 15 reb, 12 ast)
Daniel Gafford (21 pts, 8 reb, 2 ast)
https://youtu.be/BueVCYUKplU?si=rQALjxSttN7fD_ni
Cleveland Cavaliers 122 – 113 Utah Jazz
Cavaliers (47-28) Jazz (21-55)
Evan Mobley (34 pts, 17 reb, 3 ast)
Cody Williams (26 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast)
https://youtu.be/sI_pF5mD6dA?si=OTAfN3JNQhioWlrg
Detroit Pistons 110 – 114 Oklahoma City Thunder
Pistons (54-21) Thunder (60-16)
Paul Reed (21 pts, 10 reb, 2 ast)
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (47 pts, 5 reb, 3 ast)
https://youtu.be/D9iE29CL5sw?si=1SPdb-2yP1TyT9DW
Washington Wizards 101 – 120 Los Angeles Lakers
Wizards (17-58) Lakers (49-26)
Will Riley (20 pts, 2 reb, 2 ast)
LeBron James (21 pts, 10 reb, 12 ast)