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  1. NBANuggets visit the Grizzlies tonight at 8 PM ET, with Memphis off a 118-102 win at Toronto.
  2. NBAPaul George scores 36 as Celtics beat the 76ers 123-101, while Jayson Tatum outplays Jaylen Brown.
  3. NBAJalen Brunson scores 23 as the Knicks beat the Bucks 117-85 for their fourth straight win.
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Memphis Grizzlies header: the Memphis skyline behind an arena, arena lit for a home game. Today: Nuggets at Grizzlies, 8:00 PM ET.

Game day · Wed, Nov 11

8:00 PM ET

vs Nuggets

FedExForum, Memphis

Record7–3

3rd in the Southwest · 1.5 GB

Last W 118–102 at Raptors · Mon, Nov 9

From Monday

Raptors point guard Jamal Shead, with several starters out, played like Kyle Lowry in a loss to Memphis.

Raptors HQ, a fan site, says Shead hit Toronto's first three after a 0-for-6 start from the perimeter and finished with four threes, the most he has made this season. He entered the game shooting a career-low 21.7 percent from three-point range. Shead said his aggressiveness would add fuel to the team.

Source: Raptors HQ

No. 1 in the 30-second version

Nuggets visit the Grizzlies tonight at 8 PM ET, with Memphis off a 118-102 win at Toronto.

Memphis is 7-3 and Denver 5-4, and Ty Jerome leads the Grizzlies with 26.7 points per game. Nikola Jokic averages 10.8 rebounds and 9.1 assists for Denver, and Jamal Murray leads the Nuggets at 25.8 points per game. Isaiah Stewart is day-to-day for Memphis with a knee issue, and Julian Strawther is out for Denver with a knee injury.

Source: ESPN

Southwest standings

TeamWLGB
Spurs92-
Rockets831
Grizzlies731.5
Mavericks742
Pelicans475

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No. 2 in the 30-second version

Paul George scores 36 as Celtics beat the 76ers 123-101, while Jayson Tatum outplays Jaylen Brown.

Tatum scored 21 points and Brown finished with 13 after picking up early foul trouble in his first game against Boston since the summer trade. Brown snubbed Tatum's pregame attempt to dap him up, and the two kept their distance during warmups. George, traded to Boston in the deal for Brown, hit six 3-pointers and Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with 24 points.

Sources: CBS Sports · Yahoo Sports · NBC Sports · NBC Sports Philadelphia

No. 3 in the 30-second version

Jalen Brunson scores 23 as the Knicks beat the Bucks 117-85 for their fourth straight win.

Karl-Anthony Towns had 21 points and 16 rebounds, his 10th straight double-double to start the season, one short of the franchise record set by Willis Reed in 1970. The Knicks held Milwaukee to 38 percent shooting, and the Bucks fell to 1-10. An SB Nation fan recap called it Milwaukee's worst start in 33 years.

Sources: NY Post Sports · Brew Hoop · Posting and Toasting

Jimmy Butler dressed as a coach and held up a clipboard during the Warriors' 51-point win, drawing teammates' reactions.

Butler, rehabbing the ACL he tore in January, wore a pullover and joggers like the Warriors coaching staff and wrote PASS TO STEPH on his clipboard for De'Anthony Melton to see. Stephen Curry scored 25 points in 20-plus minutes, and Yaxel Lendeborg added 23, according to ESPN. Melton told NBC Sports Bay Area that Butler should go home or do something else next time.

Sources: ESPN · NY Post Sports

Heat beat the Jazz 115-109, Utah's ninth straight loss, as Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30.

Fan blogs SB Nation and SLC Dunk say Utah is 1-10, tied for last in the NBA, and is missing several starters including Jackson Jr., Markkanen, Nurkic and Keyonte George. Utah cut a 23-point Miami lead to five in the fourth quarter but could not complete the comeback. Darryn Peterson has scored 20-plus points in three straight games for the Jazz.

Sources: SLC Dunk · Hot Hot Hoops

Cooper Flagg scores 43 points as the Mavericks beat the Pacers 125-122 in a wild finish.

Flagg scored 30 of his points after halftime, and Kyrie Irving helped the two combine for 78 points, according to Mavs Moneyball. The win was Dallas's third straight and moved the Mavericks to 7-4. CBS Sports reports Flagg is the first teenager in NBA history to record five 40-point games.

Sources: CBS Sports · Mavs Moneyball

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