Nightly Recap- Jan. 16

Top Performances

Derrick Rose (Chicago PG)- Scored 29 points and dished out 10 assists in a 119-103 win over the Boston Celtics. It was easily one of his best games of the season, and his second consecutive game scoring  over 20 points. In his last two games, Rose has tallied 61 points on 24-42 shooting, as well as 11 3-pointers. Friday night was also his first 20-10 game since March of 2012.

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Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City PG)- Recorded his ninth career triple-double in a 127-115 win against the Golden State Warriors. Westbrook finished with a stat line of 17 points, 17 assists and 15 rebounds in the win, and was simply all over the court during the game.

Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City SF)- Dropped 36 points on 14-18 shooting in the Thunder's win over the Warriors. The reigning MVP also chipped in nine rebounds and four assists in the big win, as OKC looked like the team that won 59 games in 2013-14. He, along with Westbrook will have to continue having big games like this if the Thunder wish to not only get into the playoffs, but avoid being an eight seed.

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Brandon Jennings (Detroit PG)- Finished with 37 points, including eight 3-pointers in a 98-96 win over the Indiana Pacers. Jennings remains in a zone from 3-point range, as he has now hit 19 of them over his last five games. His strong play has the Pistons competing for a playoff spot early in 2015, and will be worth watching come March.

Marc Gasol (Memphis C)- Flirted with a triple-double, tallying 12 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists in a 105-95 victory agains the Orlando Magic. Gasol's impressive season continues, as he fills up the stat sheet and leads the Grizzlies to wins almost every night. He is an under-the-rarer MVP candidate, and is playing the best basketball of his career.

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2014-15 NBA Standings 

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Daily Recap- Nov. 3

Who Was Hot

Chris Paul/Blake Griffin- The Los Angeles Clippers' duo shined in a 107-101 win over the Utah Jazz. Griffin scored 31 points (14-21 FG), grabbed nine rebounds and recorded four assists. Paul recorded the NBA's first triple-double of the season, with 13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.

Griffin and Paul are in sync to begin the season. Source- http://www.foxsports.com/content/dam/fsdigital/RSN/West/2014/2/10/021014-West-NBA-Blake-Griffin-Chris-Paul-PI.jpg 

Trevor Ariza- Scored 24 points (8-13 FG, 6 3PM), pulled down six rebounds in Houston's 104-93 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Jeff Green- Scored 35 points on 14-28 shooting, while also pulling down seven rebounds in a 113-108 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.

Dirk Nowitzki- Nowitzki showcased some vintage play, scoring 27 points, grabbing seven rebounds, and hitting four three-pointers in a 118-113 win over the Boston Celtics. He also dished out four assists and is off to a very efficient start to the season.

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Who Was Not

Lance Thomas- Scored only two points on 1-10 shooting from the field in a 116-85 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. It was a tough night for the Thunder, who are looking for players to step up with Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant out for a few weeks.

Derrick Favors- Favors put up a dud in a high profile matchup against the Clippers, scoring only six points (2-4 FG), and grabbing three rebounds. The Georgia Tech product cooled off after a strong first three games, but should get back to form in his next contest.

Jameer Nelson- Scored six points on 2-7 shooting, and committed five turnovers in 23 minutes of action Monday night.

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