{"id":126578,"date":"2025-11-11T00:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/126578\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T00:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T00:13:09","slug":"top-moments-plays-and-stats-from-a-9-game-night-in-the-nba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/126578\/","title":{"rendered":"Top moments, plays and stats from a 9-game night in the NBA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1868689\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1868689\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/duren-wizards-101625.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4152\" height=\"2337\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1868689\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons seek a seventh-straight win against the Washington Wizards tonight on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>What we know about Monday night\u2019s games:<\/p>\n<p>The East-leading Pistons are going for a seventh-straight win against the Wizards on Peacock (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/was-vs-det-0022500199\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7 ET<\/a>).<br \/>\nGiannis Antentokoumpo (33.8 ppg, 12.3 reb, 6.3 ast) and the Bucks are in Dallas to take on Cooper Flagg and the Mavericks in a battle of all-around talents (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/mil-vs-dal-0022500203\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8:30 ET<\/a>).<br \/>\nThe 7-2 Spurs face the 6-3 Bulls (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/sas-vs-chi-0022500202\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8 ET<\/a>) in a battle of two hot teams.<br \/>\nDonovan Mitchell and the Cavs look to make it two straight against the league\u2019s fastest team in the Miami Heat (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/cle-vs-mia-0022500201\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7:30 ET<\/a>).<br \/>\nJosh Giddey is questionable for Chicago, as is Anthony Davis for Dallas. Giannis is probable for the Bucks. Austin Reaves will be back for the Lakers tonight against the Hornets (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/lal-vs-cha-0022500198\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7 ET<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">6:30 PM \/ SEPTEMBER 12, 2025<\/p>\n<p>A wily Fox is back in San Antonio<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1474\">As the Spurs pursue title contention for the first time in the Victor Wembanyama era, keep an eye on former All-Star De\u2019Aaron Fox, who\u2019s back to help lead the team and find the next step in his accomplished career.<\/p>\n<p>Fox has developed his skill set since coming into the league from Kentucky, offering different things at different times during his progression.<\/p>\n<p>He entered as a complementary distributor, peaking with 7.3 apg in his second season, then became into a scorer, delivering back-to-back seasons of 25+ ppg for Sacramento in 2022-23 and 2023-24. His three-ball has never been consistent, but has improved, as evidenced by the stepback look he takes to open the video above.<\/p>\n<p>What will Fox\u2019s role be on this young Spurs team? They have a series of talented young guards \u2014 Dylan Harper, Stephon Castle, Devin Vassell. Keldon Johnson can handle the ball and slash; veteran Jordan McLaughlin is waiting in the wings to soak up minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Against the Pelicans, he played closer \u2014 a role he knows well, having <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/2022-23-kia-nba-clutch-player-of-the-year\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">earned the Kia Clutch Player of the Year award in 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, he calmly worked his way past rookie Jeremiah Fears to drop in a step-through floater, pushing the Spurs lead to five and icing a road victory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re guarding Mr. Fourth Quarter,\u201d Spurs color commentator Sean Elliot quipped afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>Fox still has his trademark speed; he\u2019s dialed in his shooting, particularly with his floaters in the lane and free-throw line jumpers.<\/p>\n<p>After shooting under 40 percent from 3-10 feet in his first three seasons, he took a jump, reaching 47 percent last year \u2014 the third-best mark of his career.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s also become battle-tested, having stepped up in a heavyweight seven-game series in a frenetic atmosphere for the Kings against the Warriors in the 2023 NBA Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>If he can deliver as a veteran clutch scorer for the Spurs, aiding Wembanyama\u2019s all-around brilliance and the growing talents of his fellow guards, he\u2019ll be a real benefit to a burgeoning contender.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1430\" data-end=\"1474\">6:00 PM \/ NOVEMBER 10, 2025<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to a nine-game Monday night!<a id=\"h2827\"\/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1869192\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1869192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2241509964.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1869192\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cade Cunningham and the Pistons continue their drive for seven-straight wins tonight against the Wizards.<\/p>\n<p>The Pistons go for seven straight tonight on Peacock as we gear up for a nine-game night across the Association!<\/p>\n<p>Cade Cunningham and Detroit broke into the top 10 of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/power-rankings-2025-26-week-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">our Power Rankings for the first time today<\/a>, led by a stalwart defense, which ranks third in the NBA in defensive rating at 109.5, and clutch offense.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re 5-1 in clutch games so far this season \u2014 tied for second-best in the league, behind the Lakers, who are 5-0 when the game\u2019s within five points in the last five minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham is a force in the pick-and-roll, methodically putting his strength, skill and intelligence to use, including in tight games. He\u2019s running the second-most pick-and-rolls as a ball handler this season \u2014 11.6 per game, behind Luka Don\u010di\u0107 at 13.3 \u2014 while scoring 11.5 points in the action.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Duren has been an admirable partner for Cade, scoring 4.8 ppg off pick-and-rolls per game \u2014 second-most in the league \u2014 while controlling the game with 11.8 rpg, which is seventh-best in the Association.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re a bruising, physical duo, suitable for Detroit\u2019s traditionally-tough style and late game success.<\/p>\n<p>Pistons general manager Trajan Langdon has surrounded them with a variety of two-way wings, including Tobias Harris, Ausar Thompson and Ron Holland II, as well as Duncan Robinson, who can hang defensively while knocking down 40 percent of his 6.5 3PA.<\/p>\n<p>They face the Wizards (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/was-vs-det-0022500199\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7 ET<\/a>, Peacock), who, while they linger near the bottom of the East, have shown flashes of real talent.<\/p>\n<p>Kyshawn George, Bilal Coulibaly and Alex Sarr have all had success at times this season, particularly George, who\u2019s nearly doubled his scoring from last year (8.7 ppg to 16.0). They could give Detroit problems tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond that, we have a clash between the 7-2 Spurs and 6-3 Bulls (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/sas-vs-chi-0022500202\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8 ET<\/a>, League Pass) and a standalone contest featuring the Hawks and the Clippers at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/atl-vs-lac-0022500206\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10:30 ET<\/a> on NBA TV headlining the rest of the slate.<\/p>\n<p>Lock in and enjoy all the action!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jalen Duren and the Detroit Pistons seek a seventh-straight win against the Washington Wizards tonight on Peacock. What&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":111512,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[79950,79948,85,46,79947,79951,105,79946,79949],"class_list":["post-126578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-cade-cunningham","tag-doncic","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-lakers","tag-nba-top-plays","tag-sports","tag-spurs","tag-wembanyama"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=126578"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/126578\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/111512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=126578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=126578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=126578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}