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TOR 117 (3-0) @ WAS 113 (0-2) -- K. Lowry (TOR): DD - 28!, 12! & 3 boards • S. Ibaka (TOR): 16 & 9 boards (off bench) • J. Valanciunas (TOR): START - 16 & 7 boards • B. Beal (WAS): 32!, 6 & 3 boards • J. Wall (WAS): 25, 6 dimes, 4! steals & 4 boards
BKN 112 (1-2) @ IND 132 (2-1) -- V. Oladipo (IND): 25, 7 boards, 4! steals & 3 dimes • K. O’Quinn (IND): 16! & 8 boards (off bench) • T. Evans (IND): 15, 3 boards & 3 steals (off bench) • C. LeVert (BKN): 19, 4 & 3 dimes • J. Harris (BKN): 19! & 3 dimes
ORL 115 (1-2) @ PHI 116 (2-1) -- J. Embiid (PHI): DD - 32!, 10 & 3 dimes • J. Redick (PHI): 31!, 4 & 4 dimes (off bench!) • D. Saric (PHI): 13, 9 & 5 dimes • E. Fournier (ORL): 31!, 4 & 3 dimes • N. Vucevic (ORL): TD! - 27!, 13 & 12! dimes • A. Gordon (ORL): DD - 20, 12! & 3 dimes
BOS 103 (2-1) @ NYK 101 (1-2) -- J. Tatum (BOS): DD - 24 & 14! boards • Marc. Morris (BOS): 16 & 6 boards (off bench) • K. Irving (BOS): 16 & 5 dimes • T. Hardaway Jr. (NYK): 24!, 3 & 3 dimes • E. Kanter (NYK): DD - 17 & 15 boards • A. Trier (NYK): 15! pts (off bench)
DET 118 (2-0) @ CHI 116 (0-2) -- B. Griffin (DET): DD - 33!, 12 & 5 dimes • R. Jackson (DET): 18 & 6 dimes • R. Bullock (DET): 16 pts • I. Smith (DET): 15, 5 & 3 boards (off bench) - hit GW layup! • Z. LaVine (CHI): 33!, 3 & 3 dimes • Ju. Holiday (CHI): 19! & 6 boards • C. Payne (CHI): START - 17!, 4 & 3 boards
CHA 113 (2-1) @ MIA 112 (1-2) -- K. Walker (CHA): 39!, 7 & 5 boards • M. Monk (CHA): 15 pts (off bench) • Marv. Williams (CHA): 13 & 6 boards • D. Wade (MIA): 21!, 3 & 3 boards (final home opener :/ ) • G. Dragic (MIA): 20, 7 & 4 boards • R. McGruder (MIA): DD! - 19! & 10! boards
MIN 136! (1-2) @ DAL 140! (1-1) -- L. Doncic (DAL): 26!, 6 & 3 dimes • D. Jordan (DAL): DD - 22 & 10 boards • D. Smith Jr. (DAL): 19, 6 & 3 boards • K. Towns (MIN): 31! & 5 boards • D. Rose (MIN): 28!, 5 & 5 dimes (off bench) • J. Teague (MIN): 22 & 9 dimes
PHX 91 (1-1) @ DEN 119 (2-0) -- N. Jokic (DEN): TD! - 35!, 12 boards, 11! dimes & 4! steals (11/11 shooting!) • J. Murray (DEN): 26!, 5 & 3 boards • P. Millsap (DEN): DD - 14 & 10 boards • D. Booker (PHX): 25 & 7! dimes • T. Warren (PHX): 16 pts (off bench)
NIKOLA JOKIC
TD! - 35!, 12 boards, 11! dimes & 4! steals
SAS 108 (1-1) @ POR 121 (2-0) -- D. Lillard (POR): 29! & 9 dimes • C. McCollum (POR): 24 pts • D. DeRozan (SAS): 28 & 9! dimes • B. Forbes (SAS): START - 17! & 3 dimes
GAME OF THE NIGHT: HOU 124 (1-1) @ LAL 115 (0-2)
JAMES HARDEN
36!, 7 & 5 dimes
(HOU): 10+ triples? • P. Tucker + G. Green -- HOU: hit 16 triples • PJ + Green = 19, 11 & 3 dimes
(HOU): Steals + blocks • X-Factor -- Steals + blocks = 11 • X-Factor: P. Tucker - 6, 9 & 3 dimes
(LAL): L. James triple-double? • Bench pts -- L. James: 24, 5 & 5 dimes • 45 bench pts
(LAL): Double figure count • 50%+ shooting? -- 7 in double figures (James: 24, McGee: 16, Ball: 14, Rondo: 13, Ingram: 12, Hart: 11, Kuzma: 11) • LAL: shot 48%
J. Harden (HOU): 36!, 7 & 5 dimes • C. Paul (HOU • Portrait): DD - 28, 10 & 7 boards!
C. Capela (HOU): DD - 19 & 12 boards
L. James (LAL): 24, 5 & 5 dimes • J. McGee (LAL): 16 & 6 boards
L. Ball (LAL): 14, 6 & 4 dimes (off bench)
PROJECTED WINNER: LAKERS
(NOPE! • PREDICTION RECORD: 2-3 • STREAK: L1)
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