Luka’s Historic Night; James Harden Cooking! 11/18/19

It’s November 18th in the NBA and we have 9 games tonight.

Cleveland Cavaliers vs New York Knicks

Prediction: New York Knicks

The Cavs travel to New York as they look to go up 2-0 in the season series.

The Knicks defended home court with a 123-105.

Julius Randle had 30 points and 7 rebounds for New York.

Kevin Porter Jr. had 18 points for Cleveland.

The Cavs shot 47% from the field, and 47% from 3. The Knicks forced the Cavs to 19 turnovers.

The Knicks are now 4-10 on the year, and the Cavs have fallen to 4-9.

Indiana Pacers vs Brooklyn Nets

Prediction: Indiana Pacers

The Pacers travel to Brooklyn to take on the Nets. The Nets will we without Kyrie Irving tonight.

The Pacers cruised to an easy win, 115-86.

Aaron Holiday had 24 points, 6 rebounds, and 13 assists for Indiana.

Spencer Dinwiddie had 28 points, 5 rebounds, and 8 assists for the Nets.

The Pacers shot 44% from the field, and 42% from 3. The Pacers outscored the Nets by 14 in the paint, 48-34.

The Pacers have improved to 8-6 on the year, and the Nets are now 5-8.

Charlotte Hornets vs Toronto Raptors

Prediction: Toronto Raptors

The Hornets travel to North to face the defending champs from Toronto.

The Raptors cruised to a win, 132-96.

OG Anunoby had 24 points and 5 rebounds for Toronto.

Marvin Williams had 14 points for the Hornets.

The Raptors shot 52% from the field, and 47% from 3. The Raptors had 58 points in the paint, and the Hornets had 30.

The Raptors are now 9-4 on the year, and the Hornets are 6-8.

Milwaukee Bucks vs Chicago Bulls

Prediction: Milwaukee Bucks

MVP Giannis and company travel to the Windy City to face the Bulls.

The Bucks cruised to a 115-101 win.

Giannis had 33 points and 10 rebounds for the Bucks.

Daniel Gafford had 21 points and 5 rebounds for Chicago.

The Bucks shot 46% from the field, and 37% from 3. The Bucks outscored the Bulls by 13 at the free throw line, 24-11.

The Bucks have won 4 in a row and are now 10-3, and the Bulls have fallen to 4-10.

Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets

Prediction: Portland Trail Blazers

The Blazers look for their 2nd straight win in Texas as they face the red hot Rockets.

The Rockets dominated on both ends, winning 132-108.

James Harden had 36 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Rockets.

CJ McCollum had 25 points and 5 rebounds for Portland.

The Rockets shot 47% from the field, and 38% from 3. The two teams combined for 33 turnovers.

The Rockets have won 8 in a row, and they are now 11-3, and the Blazers continue their search for answers as they are now 5-9.

San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks

Prediction: Dallas Mavericks

The battle of two Texas teams as the struggling Spurs travel to face Dallas.

The Mavericks held onto their lead, and they won 117-110.

Luka Doncic had a career high 42 points with 11 rebounds and 12 assists. He joins Lebron James as the only 21 years or younger player to have a 40+ point triple double.

DeMar DeRozan had 36 points and 8 rebounds for San Antonio.

The Mavericks shot 50% from the field, and 42% from 3. The Spurs had 50 points in the paint, and the Mavericks had 34.

The Mavericks have won 2 in a row and are 8-5, and the Spurs have lost 6 in a row and they are 5-9.

Boston Celtics vs Phoenix Suns

Prediction: Boston Celtics

Two of the most surprising teams in the NBA so far face off from the desert.

The Celtics controlled this game, winning 99-85.

Jayson Tatum had 26 points and 11 rebounds for the Celtics.

Devin Booker had 20 points for Phoenix.

The Celtics had 42% from the field, and the Celtics shot 29% from 3. The two teams combined for 36 turnovers.

The Celtics are now 11-2 on the year, and the Suns have fallen to 7-5.

Minnesota Timberwolves vs Utah Jazz

Prediction: Utah Jazz

The Minnesota Timberwolves travel to Salt Lake to take on the Jazz. Andrew Wiggins will be missing his 3rd straight game.

The T-Wolves won a close game, winning 112-102.

Karl Anthony Towns had 29 points, 13 rebounds, and 5 assists for the Timberwolves.

Bojan Bogdanovic had 18 points and 6 rebounds for the Jazz.

The Timberwolves shot 46% from the field, and the Jazz shot 39% from 3. The Jazz made 20 free throws and the Timberwolves made 16.

The Timberwolves are now 8-6 on the year, and the Jazz have fallen to 8-5.

Oklahoma City Thunder vs LA Clippers

Prediction: LA Clippers

The Thunder travel to LA to face the Clippers. The Clippers will again we without Kawhi Leonard tonight.

The Clippers won a nail-bitter, winning 90-88, thanks to Paul George hitting the game sealing free throws.

Montrezl Harrell had 28 points, 12 rebounds, and 5 assists for LA.

Chris Paul had 22 points for the Thunder.

The Clippers shot 40% from the field, and 28% from 3. The Thunder made 15 more free throws than the Clippers, 25-10.

The Clippers are now 9-5 on the year, and the Thunder have fallen to 5-8.

Predictions: 7-2

I hope you have enjoyed this edition of the NBA in November, please comment what the best moment of the year so far has been and who is the best player in the NBA right now.