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Sunday, January 11, 2015

Nightly Recap- Dec. 10

Top Performances

Pau Gasol (Chicago PF/C)- Scored a career-high 46 points and grabbed 18 rebounds in a 95-87 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. Gasol was simply in another world Saturday, as he hit 17 of his 30 shot attempts, and 12 of 13 free throws in the win. He has proven that he still has a lot left in the tank, and is having one of the best seasons of his career in Chicago.

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Austin Daye (San Antonio SF)- Recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds in a 108-93 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Daye's performance came out of nowhere, as he got the start due to injuries to Marco Belinelli and Manu Ginobili. Nonetheless, his scoring and rebounding should give head coach Greg Popovich the confidence to give him more minutes going forward.

Nikola Vucevic (Orlando C)- Scored a season-high 34 points on 15 of 23 shooting in a 103-92 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Vucevic did everything he could to give the Magic a chance to win the game, including grabbing 16 rebounds, but it just wasn't enough. He continues to put up double-doubles, as he now has 21 of them in 40 games this season.

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Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota C)- Posted 18 points and 12 rebounds in a 108-93 loss to the San Antonio Spurs. Dieng hit 7 of 11 shot attempts and also blocked four shots in the loss, and is progressing in a big way with Nikola Pekovic out due to injury.

David West (Indiana PF)- Tallied a season-high 28 points to go along with nine rebounds in a 93-92 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. West carried the Pacers with Roy Hibbert and C.J. Miles playing limited minutes due to injury and foul trouble. This kind of performance won't happen every night, but the big man out of Xavier proved he is still capable of scoring efficiently in a big way when Indiana needs him to do so.

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Play of the Night

Philadelphia 76ers' guards Tony Wroten and K.J. McDaniels put on a little show for the fans during their win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. Wroten forced the steal on the defensive end, and then tossed the ball off of the backboard for McDaniels to slam home in front of the home crowd.

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Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Nightly Recap- Jan. 5

Top Performances

Damian Lillard (Portland PG)- Went off for 39 points (12-21 FG, 4 3PM) in a 98-94 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. Lillard tortured the Lakers throughout the game Monday, scoring 15 points in the final six minutes to seal the win for Portland. It was his third game of 30 or more points in the last three weeks, and he is starting to enter the conversation as one of the top point guards in the Western Conference.

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Gorgui Dieng (Minnesota C)- Put up a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds in a 110-101 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Dieng also blocked three shots, and continues to earn solid minutes in the rotation with Nikola Pekovic injured.

Brook Lopez (Brooklyn C)- Scored 22 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in a 96-88 overtime loss to the Dallas Mavericks. Lopez was hot early, scoring 18 points alone in the first quarter, and he also blocked four shots in the loss. His playing time is likely to be up and down depending on how much Kevin Garnett plays going forward.

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Quincy Acy (New York PF)- Tallied 19 points and 14 rebounds in a 105-83 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Acy shot the ball well Monday, hitting 7 of his 8 field goal attempts, including two 3-pointers in the loss.

Pau Gasol (Chicago PF/C)- Recorded yet another double-double of 27 points and 14 rebounds in a 114-105 win over the Houston Rockets. He hit 10 of 16 from the field, and all seven free throw attempts in the win. Gasol has found the fountain of youth this season, as he his averaging 18.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per game for the Bulls.

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Plays of the Night

Damian Lillard's 39-point performance against the Los Angeles Lakers was one that kept the fans on their feet for most of the game. From acrobatic layups, to 3-pointers, the young point guard took over the game for Portland.

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