YESTERDAY’S GAMES
BKN 128, WAS 86
Super small ball as Nets rout Wizards
Alex Schiffer, The Athletic
Wizards help dysfunctional Nets look functional
Ava Wallace, Washington Post
BOS 123, CHI 119
10 Takeaways
Keith Smith, Celtics Blog
Even with 46 points from DeRozan, Bulls fall short in Boston
Joe Cowley, SunTimes
This was a game the Celtics would have lost last season
Gary Washburn, Boston Globe
CLE 112, DET 88
Pistons skewered in the middle by Cavs
Omari Sankofa II, Free Press
Jarrett Allen, Kevin Love help Cavs power past Detroit Pistons
Chris Fedor, cleveland.com
DAL 111, TOR 110
Raptors’ comeback effort falls short as defence unable to contain Doncic, Mavericks
Michael Grange, Sportsnet
Though Raptors tried, Doncic’s heroics can’t be corralled
Callie Caplan, Morning News
IND 101, MIA 99
Takeaways from loss to Pacers
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald
LAC 113, SAS 106
How the Clippers came back to win in San Antonio
Law Murray, The Athletic
MEM 130, CHA 99
Takeaways from Grizzlies blowout win vs. Hornets
Damichael Cole, Commercial Appeal
MIL 115, MIN 102
3 Takeaways
Max Griffith, Behind The Buck Pass
Bucks stay undefeated
Chris Hine, Star Tribune
NOP 114, GSW 105
Ingram was marvelous in his injury return
Oleh Kosel, The Bird Writes
Warriors end disastrous road trip with fifth consecutive loss
Madeline Kenney, Mercury News
NYK 106, PHI 104
Short-handed Sixers fall to Knicks
Rich Hofmann, The Athletic
Untimely lineup late in game and horrible execution doomed squad in winnable game without Harden, Embiid
Keith Pompey, The Inquirer
POR 108, PHO 106
Winslow leads determined Blazers to unexpected win
Aaron Fentress, Oregon Live
Hidden Heroics Give the Trail Blazers a Shocking Win over the Suns
Dave Deckard, Blazer’s Edge
5 takeaways
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
UTA 130, LAL 116
Jazz continue hot start with win over Lakers as Nickeil Alexander-Walker makes his minutes count
Tony Jones, The Athletic
Defense and effort stopped L.A.’s momentum vs. Jazz
Jovan Buha, The Athletic
Coach Ham: “We took a huge step backwards tonight,”
Dan Woike, LA Times
Lakers can’t slow balanced Jazz offense
Kyle Goon, OC Register
Three Thoughts
Andy Larsen, Salt Lake Tribune
27 points from Lauri Markkanen and a big 4th quarter from Mike Conley
Sarah Todd, Deseret News