Charlotte got 4Q offense from Williams-Henderson and, maybe more valuable, 4Q rebounds from KiddGilchrist-Biyombo. Hornets were without Walker and won with defense. Hibbert contributed little during 4Q for Indiana.
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Kings 108 Clippers 117
Clippers best lineup was Jordan-Griffin-Paul-Crawford-Barnes, and Los Angeles was still good with that lineup using Redick instead of Crawford. Sacramento had no Cousins and used Gay off of the bench.
Read More →Rockets 106 Warriors 131
Golden State started making shots during mid-2Q, especially Thompson-Curry. Rockets do not play Smith-Harden together, something that limits how diverse Houston can be with lineups.
Read More →Nuggets 105 Timberwolves 113
Wiggins dominated both ends during 1Q: 2s, 3s, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals. Minnesota had starters, Young-Hummel-Wiggins-Williams-Dieng, play almost all game.
Read More →Grizzlies 102 Trail Blazers 98
Quality minutes from Udrih in place of Conley for Memphis. Heavy minutes for Matthews-Batum-Aldridge-Lillard-Kaman on Portland; the group had a good 4Q after so-so 1Q, 3Q.
Read More →Nets 90 Wizards 99
Beal-Nene had excellent games, important because Wall might be wearing down. Nets do not have much margin for error with Jack-Morris playing point guard. They need production from the spot, but Jack gets fatigued during 4Q and Morris is often subpar.
Read More →Pistons 107 76ers 89
Nearly all of the Detroit baskets during 1H had assists. And the Pistons got Augustin going again. If Detroit can get both Jennings-Augustin performing at high levels they can build it into the same type of success that Atlanta has gotten from Teague-Schroder.
Read More →Magic 96 Grizzlies 106
Big lift for Memphis from Green, scoring during 4Q when the Grizzlies did not have Conley. It looks like he works well with Gasol too.
Read More →Thunder 127 Warriors 115
Oklahoma City kept Curry from making shots. And Westbrook was making plays, lots and lots of plays. Thunder got positive minutes from Waiters-Jackson off of the bench. Great win by Oklahoma City.
Read More →Jazz 94 Lakers 85
Efficient offense by Haywared for Utah and good 4Q by Burke. Maybe this is the window when Burke puts it all together. If so, the Jazz will get their share of wins in Feb, Mar, Apr.
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