League Pass, 10:00 ET<\/a>)<\/p>\nMavericks Lead Grizzlies at the Half, 47-43 \ud83e\udd20 \ud83e\udd20 \ud83e\udd20<\/p>\n
Both offenses struggled in the opening half, with neither team shooting above 40 percent.<\/p>\n
No Memphis player has more than seven points.<\/p>\n
Brandon Williams leads the Mavs starters with 12 points and three assists. Klay Thompson dropped 14 points off the bench.<\/p>\n
Hawks Defeat Pelicans, 115-98 \ud83c\udf51 \ud83e\udeb6 \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n
Atlanta outscored New Orleans 67-45 in the second and third quarters to take control of this game.<\/p>\n
The Hawks won the turnover battle over the Pelicans, 14-7.<\/p>\n
Kristaps Porzi\u0146\u0123is led the way with 29 points, seven rebounds, four assists and three blocks on 11-of-17 shooting.<\/p>\n
Jalen Johnson generated 18 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.<\/p>\n
Derik Queen led the Pels with 20 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocks.<\/p>\n
Trey Murphy totaled 19 points, nine rebounds and four assists.<\/p>\n
Saddiq Bey had 18 points, 11 rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n
Wizards Lead Bulls at the Half, 70-64\ud83e\uddd9\ud83c\udffb\u200d\u2640\ufe0f \ud83d\udd2e \ud83e\ude84<\/p>\n
Washington has just one win through their first 15 games, but looks poised to add to that here against a solid Chicago team.<\/p>\n
The Wizards shot 51 percent from the field and 53 percent from three-point range in the first half.<\/p>\n
Corey Kispert leads Washington with 15 points and two assists while Kyshawn George had 12 points, nine rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n
Nikola Vu\u010devi\u0107 led Chicago with 14 points and six rebounds. Coby White collected 13 points, four rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n
Pistons Lead Bucks After Q1, 30-26 \ud83c\udfb7 \ud83c\udfb7 \ud83c\udfb7<\/p>\n
Milwaukee has won 25 of its last 26 games over Detroit, but the Pistons are a different team now.<\/p>\n
They enter this matchup amid an 11-game winning streak and have the early lead.<\/p>\n
All five starters have scored for Detroit, while Bobby Portis leads Milwaukee with 14 points and five rebounds.<\/p>\n
Hawks Lead Pels at the Half, 56-46 \ud80c\udd43 \ud80c\udd43<\/p>\n
Atlanta outscored New Orleans 35-21 in the second quarter to take this double-digit lead into the half.<\/p>\n
Kristaps Porzingis has 16 points, four rebounds and two assists.<\/p>\n
Jalen Johnson tallied 15 points, seven rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n
Trey Murphy leads New Orleans with 11 points, seven rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n
Jalen Johnson = Freak Athlete \u2708\ufe0f \u2708\ufe0f\u2708\ufe0f<\/p>\n
It\u2019s one thing to have a block like this, but to follow it up with a dunk shows how special this kid is.<\/p>\n
Johnson has taken over in the absence of Trae Young, averaging 24.5 points, 11.3 rebounds, 8.8 assists, and 2.3 steals across his last six outings.<\/p>\n
Pelicans Lead Hawks After Q1, 25-21 \u269c\ufe0f\u269c\ufe0f<\/p>\n
While New Orleans has just two wins through 16 outings, they\u2019ve remained competitive all season.<\/p>\n
That\u2019s what we\u2019re seeing here, holding Atlanta below 40 percent shooting.<\/p>\n
Jalen Johnson leads ATL with nine points and six boards.<\/p>\n
Trey Murphy leads NOP with seven points, six rebounds and two assists.<\/p>\n
Magic Defeat Knicks, 133-121 \u2728 \ud83e\ude84 \u2728<\/p>\n
There were 11 ties and 17 lead changes through the opening three quarters, but Orlando rode a 69-55- second half to their victory.<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson led NY with 33 points, three rebounds and 11 assists.<\/p>\n
Karl-Anthony Towns tallied 24 points, eight rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n
Franz Wagner led Orlando with 37 points, six rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n
Desmond Bane had 27 points, three rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n
Jalen Suggs tallied 26 points and three rebounds.<\/p>\n
Wizards Starting Unit \ud83d\udd2e \ud83e\uddd9\u200d\u2642\ufe0f<\/p>\n
Washington gets Alex Sarr back for this game, but will start Corey Kispert over Khris Middleton.<\/p>\n
They\u2019re looking to improve on their 1-14 record in a matchup with the Chicago Bulls.<\/p>\n
Chicago has lost six of their last eight games as well.<\/p>\n
Magic Lead Knicks After 3Q, 98-93 \u2728\u2728<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson leads NY with 27 points, three rebounds and nine assists.<\/p>\n
Franz Wagner leads Orlando with 30 points, four rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n
Orlando outscored NY in that third quarter, 34-27.<\/p>\n
Knicks Lead Magic at the Half, 66-64 \ud83d\uddfd\ud83c\udfd9\ufe0f\ud83c\udf4e\ud83d\ude95\ud83c\udf55<\/p>\n
These offenses are on full display, with New York shooting 61 percent and Orlando shooting 51 percent.<\/p>\n
The Knicks out-assisted the Magic in that opening half, 18-10.<\/p>\n
Jalen Brunson has 23 points, two rebounds and five assists.<\/p>\n
Franz Wagner tallied 23 points, two rebounds and three assists.<\/p>\n
James Harden Drops 55 \ud83d\udd25\ud83e\udd29<\/p>\n
The Beard was feeling it in the matinee matchup with the Hornets, collecting 55 points, three rebounds and seven assists.<\/p>\n
Harden shot 17-of-26 from the field and 10-of-16 from three-point range.<\/p>\n
Ivica Zubac had 18 points, nine rebounds and six assists.<\/p>\n
The Clippers beat the Hornets, 131-116.<\/p>\n
Top Storylines \ud83d\udc49\ud83d\udcdd<\/p>\n
The Pistons have the best record in the Eastern Conference and enter this matchup amid an 11-game winning streak. That brings their record to 13-2, but they have some demons to slay in this matchup with Milwaukee. The Bucks have won 25 of their last 26 games over the Pistons, dating back to 2018.<\/p>\n
The Nuggets have been one of the best teams in the NBA, posting a 12-3 record through 15 outings. That\u2019s bad news, given how Sacramento has been performing, posting a 3-13 record. The Kings also enter this matchup amid an eight-game losing streak while losing by double-digit margins in all of those.<\/p>\n
Despite getting off to a slow start, Orlando has won five of their last six outings to get to 9-7. The Knicks have been even better than that, winning seven of their last nine fixtures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"-Nikola Joki\u0107 had 44 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in a loss to the Sacramento Kings. -Russell…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":302977,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[557],"tags":[64,63,172947,590,172948,172946,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-302976","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nba","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-knicks-magic","11":"tag-nba","12":"tag-nba-saturday-games","13":"tag-piston-bucks","14":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302976","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302976"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302976\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/302977"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302976"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302976"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302976"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}