NBA

Monday, April 12 – NBA scores, updates, news, stats, highlights and top fantasy performers

Author Photo
getimage.ashx-125.jpeg

The NBA season rolled on with a 10 game slate and plenty of action to follow.

If you weren't able to keep track of all the day's play, have no fear, we've got you covered below with final scores, news, stats and highlights from each one.

Atlanta Hawks 105, Charlotte Hornets 101

In a game with some seeding implications, the Hawks (29-25) earned a big win over the Hornets (27-25) to jump to fourth in the Eastern Conference standings.

While Atlanta got the win, it was Charlotte's third-year forward Miles Bridges that had the play of the game.

Boston Celtics 105, Denver Nuggets 87

The Celtics outscore the Nuggets 31-8 in the fourth quarter to come away with the win.

Jayson Tatum did it all for the Celtics, scoring a team-high 28 points to go along with 10 rebounds, two assists and one steal.

Nikola Jokic recorded a 17-point, 11-assist, 10-rebound triple-double in the loss.

New Orleans Pelicans 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 109

Zion Williamson poured in 38 points and nine rebounds as the Pelicans close the game on a 10-2 run against the short-handed Cavs.

Milwaukee Bucks 124, Orlando Magic 87

Khris Middleton led the way with 21 points as the bucks hand the Magic their fifth loss in a row.

New York Knicks  102, Toronto Raptors 96

Julius Randle fills it up with 26 points, eight rebounds and five assists as the Knikcs hold on to win a trhiller against the Raptors. 

San Antonio Spurs 119, Dallas Mavericks 117

DeMar DeRozan comes up CLUTCH for the Spurs, burinyg the game-winner with 0.5 of a second remainnig.. 

He led the Spurs with 33 points and eight assists, while Dejounte Murray added 25 points. 


Indiana Pacers 132, Memphis Grizzlies 125

Caris LeVert had the hot hand for Indy with 34 points on 14-of-20 shooting to lead the Pacers to their third-straight win, while Malcolm Brogdon added 25 points, 11 assists, and nine rebounds. 

Minnesota Timberwolves 121, Chicago Bulls 117

Karl-Anthony Towns and D'Angelo Russell scored 27 points apiece to lead the Timberwolves to victory.

Detroit Pistons 124, LA Clippers 131

Marcus Morris scored a season-high 33 points and Paul George added 32 and nine assists to lead to Clippers over the Pistons in LA.

PG in his bag!

Miami Heat 107, Portland Trail Blazers 98

Jimmy Butler finished with 20 points, four rebounds, five assists and four steals as the Heat held Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum to just 29 combined points.

Derrick Jones Jr takes flight!

Top fantasy performers

Bogdan Bogdanovic - 32 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals

Nikola Jokic - 17 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal, 1 block

Zion Williamson - 38 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 16-22 FG

Kristaps Porzingis - 31 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks

DeMar DeRozan - 33 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 7-8 FT

Malcolm Brogdon - 29 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists

Jimmy Butler - 20 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals, 2 blocks

Author(s)