Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers and NBA
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The Indiana Pacers made this one interesting, climbing back to within 10 points in the final quarter, but a final surge of offense from Cleveland put this one to bed. Four Cavaliers topped 20 points tonight, while Indiana’s Pascal Siakam, Bennedict Mathurin and Andrew Nembhard scored a collective 79 points. Mitchell 3. Mobley 3. Hunter 3.
Oklahoma City waltzes into the Delta Center on Friday attempting to continue their dominant run in the NBA. The OKC Thunder have a 15-1 record despite being sho
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the OKC Thunder will face Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz on the road at 9 p.m. Friday.
The Pistons are middle of the road in 3-point volume allowed and 11th in 3-point percentage allowed. Where they shine is denying 2-pointers. They allow the fourth-fewest points in the paint (adjusted for pace) and the fourth-lowest 2-point percentage. They shut that water off real quick for their opponents.
Gilgeous-Alexander was instrumental in the Thunder's giant run, converting on consistent buckets and silencing the crowd. The run peaked with a minute left in the third period, when the Kentucky product drilled a 26-foot pull-up three-point jumper to give OKC a 19-point advantage.
Cooper Flagg was a monster on Friday night, as he came up huge in the fourth during the Mavericks' NBA Cup win over the Pelicans.
The Phoenix Suns are 8-2 in their last 10 games. They begin a three-game homestand vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves on Nov. 21.
Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray recorded double-doubles as the Denver Nuggets snapped the host Houston Rockets' five-game winning streak with a 112-109 victory on Friday in NBA Cup play.