10 games went down on Thursday, here are the biggest storylines:
- The 76ers get back on track with a win against Kyrie Irving and the Nets.
- DeMar DeRozan shines but they fall short in Miami
- Marc Gasol returns to the line-up and the Raptors pick up a road win in OKC.
- James Harden posts a season-low points tally as the Blazers win in Carmelo Anthony's return to Houston
Follow along below for updates, highlights, stats and scores from each game.
Detroit Pistons 116, Boston Celtics 103
Derrick Rose, Sekou Doumbouya, and Svi Mykhailiuk combine for 67 points on 27-of-35 (77.1%) shooting from the field as the Pistons hand the Celtics their fourth loss in the last six games.
A LOT of highlights from tonight.#Pistons Playback crafted by @Flagstar is at your service. #DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/eqWK9bBBiD
— Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons) January 16, 2020
Rose is turning back the clock this season:
Derrick Rose puts up 20+ points for the 7th game in a row... his longest such streak since 2010-11. pic.twitter.com/xL5THmOWNi
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 16, 2020
Philadelphia 76ers 117, Brooklyn Nets 106
The 76ers beat the Nets by going on a 15-3 run over the last five minutes of the game. They improve to 19-2 at home. Tobias Harris finished with an efficient 34 while Ben Simmons recorded a 20-point, 11-assist double-double.
Spencer Diniwiddie was the Nets' top scorer with 26 points and 8 assists.
📽 01.15.20 | @BrooklynNets 📽
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) January 16, 2020
presented by @ShopRiteStores pic.twitter.com/SSWjMopcnc
Miami Heat 106, San Antonio Spurs 100
The Heat continue to be dominant at home. Bam Adebayo has a near triple-double with 14 points, 13 rebounds, and 7 assists.
For the Spurs, Patty Mills and DeMar DeRozan combined for 51 but fall short by the thin margin of six points. The Spurs end their four-game road trip with a 2-2 record.
The @MiamiHEAT go to 18-1 at home behind a game-high 33 PTS, 5 3PM from @nunnbetter_! #NBARooks #HEATTwitter pic.twitter.com/sy2dKYryem
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2020
Chicago Bulls 115, Washington Wizards 106
LaVine balls out and carries out a banged-up Bulls over the Wizards.
🔥 @ZachLaVine has been straight balling. This was his fifth-straight game scoring 25+. pic.twitter.com/9A6nMDT02B
— Chicago Bulls (@chicagobulls) January 16, 2020
With this game, LaVine put him alongside some elite company.
Zach LaVine has scored at least 25 points in each of his last five games, the longest such single-season streak by a @chicagobulls player since Michael Jordan's 9-game streak in 1997-98. pic.twitter.com/3WHZpZfwTC
— NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) January 16, 2020
Indiana Pacers 104, Minnesota Timberwolves 99
Malcolm Brogdon and Domantas Sabonis (29p/13r/6a) carry the Indiana Pacers past the Timberwolves on the first of a home-and-home with the Minnesota franchise.
Malcolm's night:
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 16, 2020
⭐️ 21 points
⭐️ 6 rebounds
⭐️ 6 assists#VotePacers ⭐️ https://t.co/T6jmxAXvtp pic.twitter.com/Ff3hP9vu22
Toronto Raptors 130, Oklahoma City Thunder 121
Raptors finish with 7 players in double figures as the win a high-scoring contest in Oklahoma City.
Action-packed @TangerineHoops Game Highlights.
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) January 16, 2020
Watch: https://t.co/rNp5pgdudt pic.twitter.com/QqSZ4Ux5YG
Denver Nuggets 100, Charlotte Hornets 86
Six Nuggets score in double figures led by Michael Porter Jr.'s 19 points and Nikola Jokic's near triple-double of 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 8 assists.
The Nuggets win the 9th game of their last 11 at the Pepsi Center. The Hornets, on the other hand, lose their sixth straight.
Michael Porter Jr. puts up a team-high 19 PTS off the bench as the @nuggets improve to 28-12 with the win! #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/lO0Ya6dYBp
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2020
Portland Trail Blazers 117, Houston Rockets 107
The Blazers' starters combine for 97 of the team's 117 points as they win in Houston. Carmelo Anthony finished with a double-double of 18 points and 12 rebounds in his return to Houston.
James Harden posts a season-low 13 points.
Full team effort. Full team W. @McDonalds McDelivery Game Highlights 🎥 pic.twitter.com/gD8ScwZwt7
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 16, 2020
Dallas Mavericks 127, Sacramento Kings 123
Luka Doncic had a game for the history books as the Mavericks withstand the Kings' late-game comeback attempt to win in Sacramento.
Luka Doncic is the youngest player in NBA history with 20 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists in a game 🔥
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 16, 2020
(via @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/9s2Xj7errG
Orlando Magic 119, Los Angeles Lakers 118
LeBron James finishes with 19 points and 19 assists but the Magic finish with six players in double figures led by Markelle Fultz's triple-double.
The Magic become the first sub .500 team to beat the Lakers and snapped the Lakers' 9-game win streak. The Lakers were without Rajon Rondo and Anthony Davis, and then they lost Alex Caruso during the game.
✨ @MarkelleF's (21 PTS, 11 REB, 10 AST) 2nd career triple-double pushes the @OrlandoMagic past LAL at Staples Center! #MagicAboveAll pic.twitter.com/ifcGWZHWaJ
— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2020
