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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Daily Recap- Nov. 13.

Who Was Hot

James Johnson (Toronto SF/PF)- Had his highest scoring game of the year, with 16 points on 7-9 FG in a 100-93 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Johnson also chipped in four steals and four blocks.

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Jarrett Jack (Brooklyn PG)- Scored 23 points on a perfect 10-10 from the field in the Nets' 107-99 loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Jimmy Butler and Pau Gasol (Chicago SG/PF)- Butler continued his strong play, scoring 21 points, grabbing nine rebounds and tallying six assists. Gasol posted his sixth double-double of the year, scoring 27 points and pulling down 11 rebounds.

Courtney Lee (Memphis SG)- Hit the game-winning layup at the buzzer to beat the Sacramento kings 111-110. With .3 seconds left, all hoped seemed lost for the Grizzlies, until Lee went around a pick and took the pass from Vince Carter laying it in to give Memphis the win at home.

Who Was Not

Philadelphia 76ers- Philadelphia gave another poor performance Thursday, losing 123-70 to the Dallas Mavericks. The 76ers fell behind 73-29 at halftime, and allowed Dallas to shoot 51% from the floor and 83% (30-36) from the foul line for the game.

Aaron Brooks (Chicago PG)- Brooks failed to scored (0-4 FG) and recorded three turnovers in Chicago's win over Toronto. It was only the second time all season that Brooks failed to score more than 10 points in a game.

DeMar DeRozan (Toronto SG/SF)- Hit 3 of 17 field goals, scoring only 10 points in Toronto's loss to the Bulls.

Daily Recap- Nov. 9

Who Was Hot

Nikola Vucevic (Orlando C)- Posted a double-double (27 pts, 12 reb) in a 104-96 loss to the Brooklyn Nets. It was Vucevic's fifth double-double in what has been a rough start to the season for the Magic (2-5 overall).

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Stephen Curry (Golden State PG)- Scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists in a 107-95 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Although Curry committed 10 turnovers, his play on both ends of the floor through the Warrior's first six games has been phenomenal, and should remain consistent all season long.

Luol Deng (Miami SF)- Had his best game as a member of the Heat, scoring 30 points on 13-19 shooting, along with four assists and five rebounds.

Rudy Gay (Sacramento SF)- Posted a strong stat line (23 pts, 10 reb and 6 ast) in a 101-93 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Who Was Not

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Charlotte SF)- Scored only three points on 1-4 shooting, to go along with just one rebound and one assist in a 107-92 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Andre Iguodala (Golden State SG/SF)- Went 0-4 from the field and scored only one point in a 107-95 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

Philadelphia 76ers- The 76ers dropped their seventh consecutive game to start the season Sunday, losing 120-88 on the road to the Toronto Raptors. As a team, Philly shot 38% from the field, 29% from three-point range (10-34 3PM) and 67% from the foul line. The 76ers committed 17 turnovers, allowed six opposing players in double figures, and allowed Toronto to shoot 57% from the field.