NBA RESULTS 31ST OCTOBER 2023
Charlotte Hornets 121 – 133 Brooklyn Nets
Hornets
Terry Rozier 23pts 3rbd 9 asst
Brandon Miller 22pts 9rbd 2 asst
Mark Williams 18pts 7rbd 1 asst
Nets
Cam Thomas 33pts 2rbd 2 asst
Mikal Bridges 24pts 7rbd 4 asst
Dorian Finney-Smith 19pts 7rbd 1 asst
Cam Thomas as a starter all-time:
32.6 PPG
3.0 3PM
50/42/93%
The most PPG ever by a starter.
Cam Thomas first 3 games this season:
Game 1 — 30 PTS
Game 2 — 36 PTS
Game 3 — 33 PTS
Only Luka Dončić is averaging more PPG this season.
Ben Simmons tonight:
11 PTS
10 REB
8 AST
5-6 FG
He is the first player in Brooklyn Nets history to reach those numbers or better on 80+ FG%
Washington Wizards 107 – 126 Boston Celtics
Wizards
Kyle Kuzma 21pts 5rbd 4 asst
Eugene Omoruyi 14pts 6rbd 1 asst
Deni Avdija 11pts 7rbd 1 asst
Celtics
Jaylen Brown 36pts 6rbd 2 asst
Jayson Tatum 33pts 6rbd 3 asst
Kristaps Porzingis 15pts 6rbd 3 asst
Jaylen Brown’s 7 3-pt FG in the 1st half vs the Washington Wizards is tied for the most 3-pt FG made in any half in Boston Celtics history.
Indiana Pacers 105 – 112 Chicago Bulls
Nikola Vucevic leads the Chicago Bulls to a thrilling win over the Pacers.
DeMar DeRozan: 20 PTS, 4 AST
Zach LaVine: 23 PTS, 5 AST
Jevon Carter: 11 PTS, 2 AST
Nikola Vucevic tonight:
24 PTS
17 REB
Only Charles Oakley has more 20/15 games as a Chicago Bulls player over the last 40 seasons.
Toronto Raptors 91 – 99 Portland Trailblazers
Deandre Ayton’s career-high 23 rebounds lifts the Portland Trailblazers over the Toronto Raptors.
Jerami Grant: 22 PTS, 6 REB
Malcolm Brogdon: 21 PTS, 5 AST
Shaedon Sharpe: 14 PTS, 5 REB
Atlanta Hawks 127 – 113 Minnesota Timberwolves
Hawks
Dejounte Murray 41pts 7rbd 5 asst
Trae Young 21pts 1rbd 8 asst
De’Andre Hunter 16pts 4rbd 2 asst
Timberwolves
Anthony Edwards 31pts 5rbd 7 asst
Karl-Anthony Towns 16pts 10rbd 3 asst
Rudy Gobert 14pts 13rbd 1 asst
New Orleans Pelicans 102 – 130 Golden State Warriors
Pelicans
Christian James McCollum 19pts 6rbd 5 asst
Zion Williamson 19pts 5rbd 3 asst
Matt Ryan 12pts 2rbd 2 asst
Warriors
Stephen Curry 42pts 5rbd 5 asst
Trayce Jackson-Davis 13pts 9rbd 0 asst
Chris Paul 13pts 6rbd 5 asst
Stephen Curry is the first player with multiple 40-point games this season.
Milwaukee Bucks 122 – 114 Miami Heat
Bucks
Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo 33pts 7rbd 2 asst
Damian Lillard 25pts 5rbd 4 asst
Bobby Portis 16pts 8rbd 2 asst
Heat
Tyler Herro 35pts 8rbd 3 asst
Duncan Robinson 15pts 1rbd 1 asst
Jimmy Butler 13pts 4rbd 4 asst
Most 30-point games resulting in wins over the last 5 seasons:
107 — Giannis Sina Ugo Antetokounmpo
[gap]
88 — Joel Embiid
Oklahoma City Thunder 124 – 112 Detroit Pistons
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander plays both ends in
Oklahoma City Thunder’s win over the Detroit Pistons!
Josh Giddey: 21 PTS, 7 REB
Jalen Williams: 19 PTS, 7 REB
Chet Holmgren: 14 PTS, 4 REB
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the only player with more than 45 thirty-point games since the start of last season.
Through the first 3 games in a season, Jalen Duren is the first Detroit Pistons player ever with:
– 50+ points
– 40+ rebounds
– 10+ assists
Chet Holmgren in his first 4 games:
15.0 PPG
2.8 BPG
2.5 3PM
60.6 FG%
62.5 3P%
He is currently the only player in NBA history to average 2+ BPG and 2+ 3PM.
Memphis Grizzlies 110 – 125 Dallas Mavericks
Grizzlies
Jaren Jackson Jr. 30pts 9rbd 4 asst
Desmond Bane 30pts 6rbd 3 asst
Marcus Smart 23pts 5rbd 3 asst
Mavericks
Luka Dončić 35pts 12rbd 12 asst
Derrick Jones Jr. 22pts 4rbd 0 asst
Tim Hardaway Jr. 21pts 5rbd 0 asst
Luka Dončić is the 3rd player in NBA history with multiple 30-point triple-doubles through the first 3 games of a season.
He joins Oscar Robertson in 1961-62 (3) & Russell Westbrook in 2016-17 (2).
Luka Dončić has scored 117 points over the first 3 games of the season.
Players who have scored more in NBA history.
Wilt Chamberlain 158 1961-62
Wilt Chamberlain 152 1962-63
Michael Jordan 125 1986-87
Wilt Chamberlain 125 1965-66
Jerry West 120 1969-70
Wilt Chamberlain 120 1959-60
Stephen Curry 118 2015-16
Michael Jordan 118 1989-90
Kareem Abdul-Jabar 117 1972-73
Luka Dončić has led the Dallas Mavericks in
Points
Rebounds
Assists
in every single game this season.
Luka Dončić is the only player with a 30-point triple-double this season… he’s already done it twice.
Most 30-point triple-doubles over the last 5 seasons:
31 — Luka Dončić
[gap]
19 — Nikola Jokić
Luka Dončić is already top 5 all-time in 30-point triple-doubles.
Denver Nuggets 110 – 102 Utah Jazz
Nuggets
Nikola Jokić 27pts 10rbd 11 asst
Aaron Gordon 21pts 7rbd 2 asst
Jamal Murray 18pts 3rbd 14 asst
Jazz
Lauri Markkanen 27pts 14rbd 5 asst
Walker Kessler 22pts 13rbd 0 asst
Talen Horton-Tucker 16pts 3rbd 8 asst
Nikola Jokić is the only player with 10+ triple-doubles on 75+ FG% over the last 40 seasons.
Los Angeles Lakers 106 – 103 Orlando Magic
Lakers
D’Angelo Rusell 28pts 2rbd 8 asst
Anthony Davis 26pts 19rbd 5 asst
LeBron James 19pts 3rbd 4 asst
Magic
Gary Harris 17pts 3rbd 3 asst
Franz Wagner 16pts 8rbd 4 asst
Jalen Suggs 15pts 8rbd 2 asst
LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers has moved past Kevin Willis to 8th on the all-time games played list! (1,425)
Anthony Davis tonight:
26 PTS
19 REB
5 AST
12-18 FG
He is the first Los Angeles Lakers player to reach those numbers or better on 65+ FG% since Shaquille O’Neal in 2001.
NBA NEWS
Breaking: The Philadelphia 76ers have agreed on a trade to send guard James Harden to the Los Angeles Clippers.
TRADE DETAILS
Philadelphia 76ers receive
Marcus Morris
Nicolas Batum
James Harden
Robert Covington
KJ Martin
2028 Unprotected first round pick
Two second round picks
A pick swap
First round pick from a third team
Los Angeles Clippers receive.
James Harden
PJ Tucker
Filip Petrusev
This is the 4th time James Harden has been traded in his career, tied for the most by any former MVP in NBA history.
Moses Malone, Bob McAdoo and Russell Westbrook were also traded 4 times.
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