The NBA season continued on Sunday with eight games on deck.
We've got you covered below with live score updates, news, stats, highlights and top fantasy performers from throughout the day.
Utah Jazz 96, Detroit Pistons 86
Behind 28 points from Donovan Mitchell, the Jazz move to 3-2 on an early-season seven-game road trip. Rudy Gobert finished with just four points but pulled down 20 rebounds while Jordan Clarkson added 18 points in 25 minutes off the bench.
no-look to JC ✔︎#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/j5fVXaZWHz
— utahjazz (@utahjazz) January 10, 2021
LA Clippers 130, Chicago Bulls 127
Zach LaVine led all scorers with 45 points, shooting 10-for-15 from beyond the arc but it wasn't enough, as Kawhi Leonard led the way for the Clippers with 35 points (on 14-for-22 shooting) while Lou Williams came off the bench to score an efficient 21 points to bring LA to 7-4 on the season.
Heckuva third quarter from Kawhi.
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) January 10, 2021
With 21 points and five threes, that's the most points and three-pointers made in a single quarter in his career. pic.twitter.com/AOvYoaUcvK
Oklahoma City Thunder 129, Brooklyn Nets 116
The Thunder finishes their five-game road trip with a 4-1 record after a big win over the Nets, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Hamidou Diallo and Al Horford all setting season highs in scoring.
SGA led the way with 31 points, seven assists and six rebounds, while Horford added 22 points and Diallo 25 off the bench.
SGA owns the opportunity and finishes with 31p/6r/7a/2s pic.twitter.com/L9eQd44SEb
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 11, 2021
Denver Nuggets 114, New York Knicks 89
The Nuggets make it four wins in five games to move to .500 for the first time this season, behind 22 points, 10 rebounds and five assists from Nikola Jokic.
Don't underestimate the value of a good pump-fake! pic.twitter.com/vtXOlWZ0rI
— Denver Nuggets (@nuggets) January 11, 2021
Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics – Postponed
Because of ongoing contact tracing with the Heat, the team does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with tonight's game against the Celtics.
Los Angeles Lakers 120, Houston Rockets 102
The Lakers move to 8-3 on the season, with a comfortable win over the Rockets.
Anthony Davis led five players in double figures with 27 points, while LeBron James added 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists.
AD is a perfect 8-8 (21 PTS) at the half on NBA LP! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/Kxe1W0hkD4
— NBA (@NBA) January 11, 2021
Minnesota Timberwolves 96, San Antonio Spurs 88
D’Angelo Russell had 27 points, five rebounds and five assists as the Timberwolves snapped a seven-game losing streak!
.@Dloading with the dime,@Mbeasy5 with the bucket pic.twitter.com/d62FlQy4pK
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) January 11, 2021
Golden State Warriors 106, Toronto Raptors 105
Despite Steph Curry scoring just 11 points on 2-of-16 shooting and 1-of-10 from the 3-point line, the Warriors held off the Raptors' fourth-quarter rally to escape with the win.
Seven players scored in double figures for the Dubs, led by 17 points and four blocks from Andrew Wiggins, while Draymond Green fell just shy of a triple-double with 10 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds.
Dray lobs >>>>
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) January 11, 2021
📺 @NBCSAuthentic pic.twitter.com/H3tedcxT6y
Top Fantasy Performers
Jerami Grant – 28 PTS (9-19 FG), 4 REB, 4 AST
Zach LaVine – 45 PTS (10-16 3FG), 7 REB, 7 AST
Paul George – 28 PTS, 9 AST, 7 REB
Kawhi Leonard – 35 PTS (14-22 FG), 4 AST, 3 STL
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander – 31 PTS (11-16 FG), 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 STL
Kevin Durant – 36 PTS (11-21 FG), 11 REB, 4 AST, 1 BLK
Julius Randle – 29 PTS (11-16 FG), 10 REB, 5 AST
Talen Horton-Tucker – 17 PTS (7-8 FG), 5 REB, 3 AST, 4 STL
LaMarcus Aldridge – 20 PTS (9-21 FG), 9 REB, 4 AST, 1 STL
Draymond Green – 10 PTS (3-8 FG), 10 AST, 9 REB, 1 BLK
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