Daily Recap- Dec. 26

Top Performances

James Harden (Houston SG)- Almost had a triple-double, scoring 32 points, dishing out 10 assists and grabbing eight rebounds in a 117-111 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Harden played 41 minutes in the win, and hit 10 of his 17 shot attempts, as well as 10 of 11 free throw attempts. He continues to have a fantastic overall season on the offensive end, and will look to mesh with new teammate Josh Smith going forward.

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Jared Dudley (Milwaukee SG/SF)- Hit all 10 of his shot attempts en route to a 24 point, four steal performance in a 107-77 win against the Atlanta Hawks. Dudley became the first player in NBA history to go at least 10-10 with at least three 3-ptointers attempted.

Kenneth Faried (Denver PF)- Broke out and scored 26 points while grabbing a career-high 25 rebounds in a 106-102 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Faried had a fantastic night, as he hit 11 of 15 shots from the field, and absolutely dominated on the boards, as he has since his days at Morehead State.

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Anthony Davis (New Orleans PF/C)- Rebounded from a quite outing against Indiana to put up 22 points, 12 rebounds and five blocks in a 97-90 win over the San Antonio Spurs. Davis filled up the stat sheet once again, and continues to play fantastic basketball heading into 2015.

Marcus Morris (Phoenix SF/PF)- Dropped 20 points, nine rebounds and five assists in a 115-106 win over the Sacramento Kings. Morris hit 7 of 12 shot attempts, including a careeer-high six 3-pointers in the win. It was the first time he had scored more than 20 points since Dec. 9 against the Heat, and is a positive sign moving forward.

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Jarrett Jack (Brooklyn PG)- Scored a season-high 27 points on 8 of 14 shooting in a 109-107 win against the Boston Celtics. Jack got the start instead of Deron Williams, and did not disappoint, as he also added in seven rebounds, five assists and three steals in the win for the Nets.

Play of the Night

The TNT network released a heartwarming video tribute to Craig Sager, one of their sideline  reporters on Thursday nights for 17 years. Sager is recovering from Acute myeloid leukemia, and should be back on the sidelines by the end of the season.

Link- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb2z4W_OEuw

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Daily Recap- Nov. 4.

Who Was Hot

Anthony Davis (Pelicans PF/C)- Scored 24 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and blocked three shots in a 100-91 win over the Charlotte Hornets.

Portland Trail Blazers- Portland dominated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers to the tune of 101-82 Tuesday night. The Trail Blazers held James (11 pts, 4-12 FG), Dion Waiters (6 pts, 3-11 FG) and Kyrie Irving (9 pts, 3-17 FG) in check, as the four-time MVP was held scoreless in the second half. Damian Lillard led the way with 27 points, seven assists and six rebounds, while Rip City shot 49% as a team on the offensive end of the floor . It was a great showing by Portland, as they should be top contenders in the Western Conference.

James Harden (Rockets SG)- Flirted with a triple-double, posting a stat line of 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds in a 108-91 win over the Miami Heat.

Source- http://www.fantasywired.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/james_harden_three_640.jpg 

Serge Ibaka (Thunder PF)- Posted his first double-double of the season, scoring 25 points (11-14 FG) and grabbing 11 rebounds in a 100-88 loss to the Toronto Raptors

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Brandon Knight (Bucks PG)- Scored 23 points on 10-16 shooting to go along with seven rebounds in an 87-81 Milwaukee Bucks win over the Indiana Pacers.


Who Was Not

C.J. Miles (Pacers SG/SF)- Was held scoreless (0-8 FG) in 29 minutes of action during an 87-81 loss to the Bucks.

Jared Dudley (Bucks SG/SF)- Scored only two points on 1-7 shooting Tuesday night.

Eric Gordon (Pelicans SG)- Failed to make a shot from the field (0-6 FG) for the second time in three games. Gordon has been very erratic this year, and will need to pick up his play for the Pelicans to win more games.

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