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Game day · Sun, Nov 8
8:00 PM ET
at Bucks
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W 119–80 at Hornets · Fri, Nov 6
No. 1 in the 30-second version
Celtics beat the injury-riddled Hornets 119-80 in an NBA Cup game, with Jayson Tatum scoring 34 points.
According to CelticsBlog, Tatum scored 24 of his points in the first half. Boston improved to 7-2 and leads East Group C with a 2-0 NBA Cup record. Several Hornets were out, including Kon Knueppel, Moussa Diabate, Grant Williams and Dennis Schroder, and Brandon Miller left with groin soreness.
Source: CelticsBlog
No. 2 in the 30-second version
Celtics visit Bucks tonight at 8 PM ET, with Boston 7-2 and Milwaukee 1-8.
Jayson Tatum leads Boston at 27.9 points and 8.0 assists per game, while Tyler Herro leads Milwaukee at 22.3 points per game. Boston leads the season series 1-0.
Source: ESPN
Jayson Tatum scored 34 in Boston's 119-80 NBA Cup win at Charlotte.
According to CelticsBlog, Tatum said Charlotte 'feels like home' after the game and was greeted by loud MVP chants. He scored or assisted on 30 of Boston's first 40 first-quarter points. He was rested after three quarters with the Celtics ahead 96-57.
Source: CelticsBlog
Around the NBA
Stephen Curry scores 41 as Warriors beat Magic 126-119 in overtime for their seventh straight win.
Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry scored 17 of his 41 points in the final seven minutes of Saturday night's 126-119 overtime win over the Orlando Magic, setting another late-career NBA record.
Sources: USA TODAY Sports · Yahoo Sports · ESPN · NBC Sports BayArea
Kristaps Porzingis will step away from the NBA to prioritize his health.
Porzingis has not played for the Warriors this season, and CBS Sports reports he signed a two-year, $40 million deal in free agency this summer and has been away from the team since late September. A fan blog citing ClutchPoints reports Golden State has contacted the Pelicans, Bulls and Bucks about trading his contract. The same report says the Warriors are expected to trade him by December 16.
Sources: ESPN · CBS Sports · Golden State Of Mind
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Josh Hart is out for the Knicks with right ankle soreness ahead of their game at Cleveland.
Fan blogs said the 4-4 Knicks visited the 5-4 Cavaliers on November 7, with Cleveland playing the second game of a back-to-back. Jarrett Allen was listed as questionable with a knee contusion.
Sources: Posting and Toasting · Liberty Ballers · At The Hive
Knicks beat Cavaliers 109-97, with Jalen Brunson scoring 31 and Karl-Anthony Towns 29.
Brunson shot 12-for-25 and added nine assists and six rebounds, and Towns grabbed 13 rebounds. The win was New York's first three-game winning streak of the season and moved the Knicks (5-4) over .500 for the first time this season. SB Nation reports Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points, and the Cavaliers (5-5) had beaten Philadelphia the previous day.
Sources: NY Post Sports · Posting and Toasting
Suns beat Rockets 102-99 in a clutch-time win in Phoenix, according to SB Nation's recap.
SB Nation and Bright Side of the Sun, both fan blogs, call it a statement win over a Houston team that swept the season series last year, and they credit the Suns' energy and defensive intensity. Bright Side of the Sun's recap lists the final as 102-98, so the margin is reported inconsistently. The Dream Shake, a Rockets fan blog, reports Minnesota beat Houston 117-107 on Nov. 4, with Alperen Sengun posting a triple-double.
Sources: Bright Side Of The Sun · The Dream Shake · Canis Hoopus
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