Victor Wembanyama and Giannis Antetokounmpo broke the 50-point barrier on a stacked 12-game slate that also featured the league-leading Cleveland Cavaliers extending their franchise best start to 13-0.
GIANNIS, WEMBY DROP 50-PIECE IN LATEST SPURS, BUCKS VICTORIES
- Milwaukee Bucks (4-8) def. Detroit Pistons (5-8), 127-120: Giannis Antetokounmpo single-handedly carried the Bucks to complete an 18-point comeback win against the Pistons.
- Fear the top deer: Antetokounmpo came out blazing with 22 points alone in the first quarter en route to scoring the league-high for points with 59 this season.
He added 14 rebounds, seven assists, three blocks, and hit 16 of his 17 free throws including connecting on all of his five shots in the extra period.
It was the Greek Freak's second highest scoring game of his career, just five points shy of his 64-point outburst against the Indiana Pacers last season.
The former Finals MVP got emotional in the post-game interview after the Milwaukee crowd serenaded their superstar with “MVP” chants.
- Got some juice left: Brook Lopez chipped in 29 markers, five blocks, and made five threes, becoming just the fourth player in league history to post five or more denials and hit five or more triples in multiple games.
Brook Lopez tonight:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 14, 2024
29 PTS
8 REB
3 STL
5 BLK
5-8 3P
The fourth player in NBA history to record 5+ blocks and 5+ threes in multiple games.
- Antetokounmpo on the Bucks’ comeback win: “At the end of the day, nobody said it’s going to be easy. I remember the year we won a chip, we didn’t start the season very well but at the end of the day we never gave up. No matter who plays, we never give up.”
Giannis looked emotional after the game and that performance as the MVP chants er chanted in the arena🥺
— 🦌💫 (@GiannisWorld) November 14, 2024
Look at what this means to him man
- San Antonio Spurs (6-6) def. Washington Wizards (2-8), 139-130: Victor Wembanyama went off for a career-night to guide the Spurs to back-to-back victories
- Simply Otherworldly: The reigning Rookie of the Year exploded for a career-high 50 points while also drilling eight treys, also a career-high, on top of six rebounds and three blocks.
He became the fourth youngest player to score 50 points, trailing only Brandon Jennings, LeBron James, and Devin Booker while also the eight player in Spurs history to post a 50-point game.
Wemby had himself a NIGHT:
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 14, 2024
👽 50 PTS (Career-High)
👽 6 REB
👽 8-16 3PM (Career-High)
👽 3 BLK
Youngest center in NBA history to get to 50 👏
Furthermore, Wemby also became the youngest center to put up 50 points and hit eight threes or more in a game, youngest Spur with a 50-point game, and the only player in league history to score 50 markers, making five or more threes while committing one turnover in a game.
Wemby just became the youngest...
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 14, 2024
— Center with a 50-PT game
— Spur with a 50-PT game
— Center with 8+ threes in a game
— Player with 50+ PTS, 5+ 3P and under 2 TOV
Alien.
- Wemby on his first 50-point game in the NBA: “It’s really a minute-to-minute thing. It’s a constant 48-minute effort.
Wemby's post-game interview after his career 50 point night:
— WembyMuse (@Wemby_Muse) November 14, 2024
CAVS GO 13-0 AS THUNDER, LAKERS, MAGIC STAY DOMINANT AT HOME
- Cleveland Cavaliers (13-0) def. Philadelphia 76ers (2-9), 114-106: The Cavaliers became the sixth team to start a season 13-0 after handing the Sixers their second straight defeat.
- Baker’s dozen: Donovan Mitchell saved the best for last, firing 11 of his 23 points in the final three minutes of the game and was just one assist shy of a triple double by putting up 13 rebounds and nine assists.
DONOVAN MITCHELL EXCLAMATION ??
— NBA (@NBA) November 14, 2024\
11 straight to close the game for Spida...
13 STRAIGHT WINS FOR CLEVELAND.
Darius Garland unleashed 25 points to lead Cleveland, who became the first team since the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors to win their first 13 games.
The win also tied the Cavaliers franchise record for most consecutive wins at any point of the season. Cleveland plays the Chicago Bulls next, aiming to match the 14-0 start of the 2002-03 Dallas Mavericks and 1957-58 Celtics.
- Will history repeat itself?: Of all the six teams in NBA history to start 13-0, five teams all made the NBA Finals. Can the Cavs reach the Big Dance that eluded them in the last six years?
- OKC Thunder (10-2) def. New Orleans Pelicans (3-9), 106-88: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams led the onslaught as the Thunder won their second straight game without injured big man Chet Holmgren.
[ALSO READ: SGA, Jalen Williams combine for 60 points in 18-point Thunder blowout of depleted Pelicans]
- Thunder back on (solo) top: SGA tallied his11th 20-point game of the season with a 29-point outing while Williams scored a season-high 31 markers.
With the loss of the Phoenix Suns today against the Sacramento Kings, the Thunder regained sole possession of the West no. 1 spot with just a half-game lead over the second running Golden State Warriors (9-2).
- Grounded dogs?: The first team in the West to reach 10 wins means a Thunder post-game interview… without a bark?
- LA Lakers (7-4) def. Memphis Grizzlies (7-5), 128-123: Make it six straight home wins to open the season for the Lakers, the first time it happened since the 2010-2011 campaign.
[ALSO READ: LeBron James drops third straight triple-double, Lakers edge Grizzlies for 6-0 home start]
- Kingly numbers: Age is just a number for LeBron James, who recorded his third straight triple-double and fourth overall behind a 35-point, 12-rebound, and 14-assist game.
At 39 years and 319 days old, he became the oldest player in history to post three successive trip-dubs, breaking his own record that was set in 2019 just months heading to his 35th birthday.
The oldest player in NBA history with 3 consecutive triple-doubles.
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 14, 2024
Broke his own record.
- Royal support: Anthony Davis finished with 21 points and 14 rebounds as he became the 80th player in league history to surpass 18,000 career points.
Anthony Davis: 18,000 career points & counting.
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) November 14, 2024
Rookie Dalton Knecht had a solid 19 point outing off the bench while hitting all of his five threes, becoming the first Laker rookie to hit five or more threes without a miss in a game.
Dalton Knecht tonight:
— StatMuse (@statmuse) November 14, 2024
19 PTS
2 STL
7-8 FG
5-5 3P (!!)
+17 (team-high)
The first Lakers rookie ever to record 5+ threes without a miss in a game.
- James on playing at the highest level in Year 22: “Whatever the team needs, I just try to be out there and be on time on target.”
- Orlando Magic (7-6) def. Indiana Pacers (5-6), 94-90: Franz Wagner continued to put the Magic on his back with another strong outing to claim their fourth win in a row.
Franz Wagner scored 29 points, his sixth straight game scoring 20 points or more as Orlando remained spotless at home with a 6-0 record.
They joined the Cavaliers and the Lakers are the only unbeaten teams in their home turf so far this season.
CELTICS, KINGS, BULLS BOUNCE BACK; ROCKETS, TRAIL BLAZERS GONE STREAKING
- Boston Celtics (10-3) def. Brooklyn Nets (5-7), 139-114: Jayson Tatum just missed a triple-double outing after tallying 36 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds as the Celtics blew out the Nets for a bounce-back win.
- Sacramento Kings (7-5) def. Phoenix Suns (9-3), 128-123: Make it two wins in the last four days for the Kings against the Suns for win no. 7 of the season.
- Chicago Bulls (5-7) def. New York Knicks (5-6), 124-123: In a cardiac finish, the Bulls squandered a 22-point lead before recovering in overtime for a clutch win at the Garden.
- Coby got ice in his veins: Zach Lavine topscored the Bulls with 31 points, but it was Coby White who stole the spotlight after hitting the game-winning free throws after being fouled on a three-point attempt by Josh Hart.
Jalen Brunson had a chance to win the game, but his last-gasp attempt rimmed out on the night his teammate Karl Anthony-Towns exploded for a season-high 46 points.
The game saw 16 lead changes as Chicago improved to 4-3 when the game was decided by five points or less.
- Houston Rockets (8-4) def. LA Clippers (6-6), 111-103: The Rockets are now winners of three straight after fending off James Harden and the Clippers.
- Portland Trail Blazers (5-8) def. Minnesota Timberwolves (6-6), 106-98: Shaedon Sharpe’s 33 points helped the Trail Blazers sweep the home-and-home set against the Timberwolves.
