Thursday, Dec. 31 – NBA scores, updates, stats, news, highlights, and fantasy lines of the night

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Thursday, Dec. 31 – NBA scores, updates, stats, news, highlights, and fantasy lines of the night image

With six games on deck around the NBA on Thursday, there was no shortage of impressive performances. 

From Jaylen Brown's career night in Boston to Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant's fourth-quarter takeover and LeBron James' historic night in San Antonio, we've got you covered below with the scores, news, highlights, and the best fantasy performers of the night.

Boston Celtics 126, Memphis Grizzlies 107

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Jaylen Brown had the hot hand for Boston, knocking down seven 3s on his way to a career-high 42 points!

Brooklyn Nets 145, Atlanta Hawks 141

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Kevin Durant (33 points) and Kyrie Irving (25 points) took over down the stretch to power the Nets to victory in a high-scoring shootout against the Hawks.

Miami Heat 119, Milwaukee Bucks 108

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The Heat bounce back after their big loss to the Bucks just a day prior, with Bam Adebayo (22 points, 10 rebounds, 8 assists), Tyler Herro (21 points, 15 rebounds) and Goran Dragic (26 points) leading the charge.

Charlotte Hornets 118, Dallas Mavericks 99

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LaMelo Ball put on a show against the Mavericks, with an electric performance off the bench, recording 22 points, eight rebounds, and five assists on 7-of-10 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 from the 3-point line — the best game in his short NBA career.

The Hornets are now 2-2 on the season.

Los Angeles Lakers 127, San Antonio Spurs 107

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LeBron James scored two key baskets down the stretch to seal the win for the Lakers on a night where he created NBA history, becoming the first player ever to reach 1,000 consecutive regular season games with 10+ points.

He led six players in double figures on the night with 26 points, eight assists and five rebounds.


LA Clippers 128, Portland Trail Blazers 105

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Kawhi Leonard returned to the court after missing two games (mouth laceration), debuting 'Masked Kawhi' as he turned in a strong performance with 28 points, seven assists, three rebounds and three steals to help the Clippers improve to 4-1 on the season. 

Fantasy lines of the night

Jaylen Brown:  42 PTS (15-21 FG, 7-10 3PT, 5-6 FT), 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL

Trae Young:  30 PTS (8-18 FG, 0-4 3PT, 14-16 FT), 11 AST, 6 REB

Kevin Durant:  33 PTS (11-22 FG, 2-6 3PT, 9-9 FT) 11 REB, 8 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK

Bam Adebayo:  22 PTS (7-13 FG, 8-10 FT, ), 8 REB, 10 AST, 2 BLK, 1 STL

Giannis Antetokounmpo:  26 PTS (10-18 FG), 13 REB, 10 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK   

Dejounte Murray:  29 PTS (12-19 FG, 1-1 3PT, 8-10 FT), 7 REB, 7 AST, 1 STL

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