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 [January 16, 2018]
12/28/2017 NBA Note - Indiana Pacers Oladipo, Victor
SG Victor Oladipo (24.9 points a game) was sidelined with a sore
right knee Wednesday.
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NBA Note - Indiana Pacers Stephenson, Lance
G Lance Stephenson had a career-high 15 rebounds in the Pacers' game
Wednesday. He averaged just five points on 25 percent shooting in
the first eight games. Since then, Stephenson has scored in double
figures 12 times.
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NBA Note - Dallas Mavericks McRoberts, Josh
F Josh McRoberts, from the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel and a
former Pacers player, continues to be sidelined with lower-extremity
injury. He has yet to play this season.
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NBA Note - Dallas Mavericks Ferrell, Yogi
G Yogi Ferrell, a former Indianapolis Park Tudor School and Indiana
University standout, got a large ovation when he entered the game
off the bench in the first quarter at Indianaopolis.
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NBA Note - Atlanta Hawks Dedmon, Dewayne
C Dewayne Dedmon was cleared to resume on-court activities in his
recovery from a stress reaction in his left leg.
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NBA Note - Atlanta Hawks Schroder, Dennis
G Dennis Schroder didn't make his first field goal until the 7:01
mark of the second quarter Thursday.
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NBA Note - New York Knicks Noah, Joakim
F Joakim Noah, who played nine years for the Bulls, was again
inactive Wednesday when the Knicks played his former team. Noah has
been inactive for all but four games since he returned from a drug
suspension in November.
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NBA Note - Chicago Bulls LaVine, Zach
G Zach LaVine (torn ACL) went through with a full practice with the
Bulls' G League affiliate on Tuesday and is continuing his stretch
of practicing six straight days. LaVine is still slated to return to
game action sometime in January.
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NBA Note - Minnesota Timberwolves Butler, Jimmy
G Jimmy Butler scored scored 12 of his game-high 39 points in
overtime to help Minnesota top Denver on Wednesday night. Butler's
best performance of the season drew chants of "MVP! MVP!" from the
sold-out Target Center. "I just want to be here to win, give this
city hope, put this city back where it wants to be -- at the top of
this thing, in the playoffs," said Butler, in his first season with
Minnesota. "But we've got to continue to play some really good
basketball."
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NBA Note - Sacramento Kings Carter, Vince
F Vince Carter, who missed the team's previous three games -- two by
coach's decision and one as a result of rib pain -- received
multiple standing ovations from the Golden 1 Center crowd. He
finished 10 of 12 from the field, 4 of 5 from the 3-point arc,
sinking big-time shots to answer almost every Cleveland attempt to
cut into the lead.
His 24 points were the most he has scored since he had 24 last March
as a member of the Memphis Grizzlies. Carter is the first NBA player
over the age of 40 to score 20-plus points off the bench.
"I mean, he made some bombs," Cleveland All-Star LeBron James said
of Carter. "He's a Hall of Famer for a reason. Let's not take that
for granted. Once he got going, we couldn't slow him down."
Carter had seven points and two key assists in the fourth quarter as
Sacramento held off a Cavs team that took its first back-to-back
losses since snapping a four-game skid on Nov. 3. James finished
with a triple-double of 16 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds. His
16 points matched his lowest output of the season from a late
October loss to the New York Knicks.
Carter logged 29:40 of playing time on the night. It was his
second-most minutes played this season and only the third time in 21
games that he exceeded 20 minutes. He equaled his season-high point
total (nine) by halftime, but he saved his biggest moments for late
in the third quarter and much of the fourth.
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NBA Note - Sacramento Kings Cauley-Stein, Willie
C Willie Cauley-Stein, who after starting the previous five games
came off the bench to post 17 points, nine rebounds and four
assists.
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NBA Note - Cleveland Cavaliers Love, Kevin
F Kevin Love finished with 21 points. Love, who was coming off a
Christmas Day effort at Golden State in which he scored 31 points on
a season-high six 3-pointers and added a season-high 18 rebounds,
scored 11 in the first quarter Wednesday to help push Cleveland out
to early leads of 12-4 and 23-18.
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NBA Note - Cleveland Cavaliers James, LeBron
F LeBron James finished with a triple-double of 16 points, 14
assists and 10 rebounds. His 16 points matched his lowest output of
the season from a late October loss to the New York Knicks.
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NBA Note - Sacramento Kings Bogdanovic, Bogdan
G Bogdan Bogdanovich sank a buzzer-beating 20-footer from the right
wing. Bogdanovich wound up with 16 points and eight assists off the
bench.
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NBA Note - Sacramento Kings Richardson, Malachi
G Malachi Richardson and rookie G Frank Mason III started for the
first time in their career. The duo became the 12th and 13th players
to earn a start for Dave Joerger's club this season. They each
scored four points.
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NBA Note - Sacramento Kings Mason III, Frank
G Frank Mason III and G Malachi Richardson started for the first
time in their career. The duo became the 12th and 13th players to
earn a start for Dave Joerger's club this season. They each scored
four points.
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NBA Note - Oklahoma City Thunder George, Paul
F Paul George scored 33 points Wednesday. George was 11 of 17 from
the floor, including 7 of 10 from behind the 3-point arc as the
Thunder shot 52.9 percent, topping 50 percent for the fourth time in
five games.
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NBA Note - Oklahoma City Thunder Westbrook, Russell
G Russell Westbrook added 30 points, 13 assists and eight rebounds.
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NBA Note - Oklahoma City Thunder Anthony, Carmelo
F Carmelo Anthony and Steven Adams had 18 points apiece as Oklahoma
City's starting five shot 63 percent from the field.
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NBA Note - Oklahoma City Thunder Adams, Steven
C Steven Adams had 18 points as Oklahoma City's starting five shot
63 percent from the field.
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NBA Note - Toronto Raptors DeRozan, DeMar
G DeMar DeRozan finished with 15 points on 4-of-16 shooting.
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NBA Note - Toronto Raptors Miles, C.J.
F/G C.J. Miles led Toronto with 20 points off the bench. Miles, in
his second game back after missing three games following a dental
procedure, played 22 minutes. Miles played just 10 minutes in a
Tuesday loss at Dallas.
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NBA Note - Toronto Raptors Valanciunas, Jonas
C Jonas Valanciunas added 16 points Wednesday.
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NBA Note - Toronto Raptors Lowry, Kyle
G Kyle Lowry had 13 points and 10 assists.
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NBA Note - Golden State Warriors Durant, Kevin
F Kevin Durant made the highlight reel with two flying dunks during
a third-quarter runaway Wednesday night.
He was hoping afterward that some room on the tape was saved for his
blocked shots.
Durant was a dominant force both offensively and defensively against
the Utah Jazz, propelling the Golden State Warriors to a 126-101
victory, their 13th in the last 14 games.
"It's cool to have people recognize me as more than a scorer,"
Durant said after a 21-point, six-rebound, four-assist, three-block
performance that also featured 7-for-10 shooting. "I've been trying
to shake that reputation since 2012. I try to impact the game at
both ends of the floor."
Durant became the first Golden State player since C Adonal Foyle in
2002 to record two or more blocks in 10 consecutive games.
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NBA Note - Minnesota Timberwolves Teague, Jeff
F Justin Patton was sent to Minnesota's G League affiliate, the Iowa
Wild. Patton, the 16th overall pick in this year's draft, has yet to
debut with Minnesota after having offseason foot surgery. He was
recalled by the Timberwolves on Dec. 24 but didn't play.
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NBA Note - Minnesota Timberwolves Towns, Karl-Anthony
C Karl-Anthony Towns registered his league-leading 28th
double-double of the season Wednesday.
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NBA Note - Denver Nuggets Lydon, Tyler
F Tyler Lydon was assigned by Denver to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers
in the G League. Lydon has appeared in just one game this season
with Denver.
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NBA Note - New Orleans Pelicans Rondo, Rajon
PG Rajon Rondo had a career-high 25 assists on Wednesday against
Brooklyn. "To get 25 is pretty incredible," said Anthony Davis,
whose 33-point, 11-rebound and season-high, six-block night was
stage left to Rondo's center-stage performance. Rondo was the
catalyst for the Pelicans setting a franchise record of 40 assists
on 48 made field goals. His 25 assists were one more than his
previous career high of 24, set in 2010 when he played for the
Boston Celtics. Rondo also is one of only four NBA players -- Isiah
Thomas, Magic Johnson and John Stockton are the others -- to have
multiple games of at least 23 assists in a game. "We had (48)
baskets with 40 assists, so that speaks for itself," Rondo said. "It
wasn't just me. It was our team, a collective effort. The ball was
hopping and we were making plays for each other."
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NBA Note - New Orleans Pelicans Clark, Ian
G Ian Clark, who scored a team-high 19 points in a victory over
Miami on Saturday, has remained ready despite limited playing time.
"I just think it's opportunity," Gentry said. "I said to someone the
other night it's really tough for a guy when he's not in the
rotation and he may or may not not play. The thing about Ian is that
he's an unbelievable pro. He works at it and he's prepared. He comes
in every day as if he's going to play."
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NBA Note - Golden State Warriors McCaw, Patrick
G Patrick McCaw had a season-best 18 points.
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NBA Note - Golden State Warriors Thompson, Klay
G Klay Thompson and Nick Young added 15 apiece. They joined Kevin
Durant among six in double figures for the Warriors, who improved to
an NBA-best 12-1 in the month of December.
Thompson's 15 points included three 3-pointers, the first of which
allowed him to tie Dana Barros with at least one 3-pointer in 89
straight games, the third-longest streak in NBA history.
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NBA Note - Golden State Warriors Young, Nick
G Nick Young and G Klay Thompson added 15 apiece. They joined Kevin
Durant among six in double figures for the Warriors, who improved to
an NBA-best 12-1 in the month of December.
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NBA Note - Utah Jazz Hood, Rodney
G Rodney Hood poured in a game-high 26 points to lead the Jazz, who
were coming off a 107-83 loss at Denver on Tuesday night.
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NBA Note - Utah Jazz Favors, Derrick
F Derrick Favors and rookie Donovan Mitchell added 17 points apiece
for Utah, which was swept 4-0 by Golden State in the Western
Conference semifinals last May.
Favors completed a double-double with a team-best 10 rebounds.
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NBA Note - Utah Jazz Mitchell, Donovan
G Donovan Mitchell and Derrick Favors added 17 points apiece for
Utah, which was swept 4-0 by Golden State in the Western Conference
semifinals last May.
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NBA Note - Golden State Warriors Curry, Stephen
PG Stephen Curry (sprained right ankle) will scrimmage Thursday and
the door is open for the two-time MVP possibly to return to the team
for Friday's home game against Charlotte.
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NBA Note - Memphis Grizzlies Evans, Tyreke
G Tyreke Evans scored 32 points despite a sore right knee to lead
the Memphis Grizzlies to a 109-99 win over the offensively sluggish
Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday at Staples Center.
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NBA Note - Memphis Grizzlies Martin, Jarell
G Jarell Martin had 20 points Wednesday.
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NBA Note - Memphis Grizzlies Harrison, Andrew
G Andrew Harrison recorded 15 points Wednesday.
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NBA Note - Memphis Grizzlies Gasol, Marc
C Marc Gasol finished with 11 points, nine rebounds, five assists
and three blocked shots.
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NBA Note - Los Angeles Lakers Ingram, Brandon
F Brandon Ingram, who led the Lakers with 23 points, shot just 5 of
11 from the foul line.
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NBA Note - Los Angeles Lakers Clarkson, Jordan
G Jordan Clarkson connected on 5 of 9 3-point attempts en route to
22 points.
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NBA Note - Los Angeles Lakers Kuzma, Kyle
F Kyle Kuzma's run of consecutive games scoring in double figures
ended at 11. He went to the locker room with 5:57 remaining after
coming down awkwardly defending a Memphis shot. Kuzma returned
shortly thereafter, but he made little impact, finishing with nine
points on 4-of-24 shooting.
"I was very happy about the shots. I thought they were all, for the
most part, pretty good, open shots," Kuzma said. "It just wasn't
falling tonight. As a professional, you're going to have those
nights. Everyone's had those nights, and tonight was mine."
Kuzma's 4-of-24 shooting from the floor and 1-of-11 from behind the
3-point arc were both season worsts.
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NBA Note - Los Angeles Lakers Nance Jr., Larry
F Larry Nance led the Lakers' reserves with 12. Nance matched Marc
Gasol and Los Angeles center Andrew Bogut with a game-high nine
rebounds.
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