A five-game slate saw the Cleveland Cavaliers keep their immaculate start intact and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander dropping a career-high against his former team.
Meanwhile, Victor Wembanyama put on a show on both ends in this latest San Antonio Spurs win.
UNSTOPPABLE CAVS IMPROVE TO 12-0, THUNDER SURVIVE CLIPPERS IN THRILLER
- Cleveland Cavaliers (12-0) def. Chicago Bulls (4-7), 119-113: The Cleveland Cavaliers’ undefeated run is alive and well.
For the second straight-game, the league-leading Cavaliers cranked out a close win and now became just the eighth team in NBA history to start a season 12-0.
- Double “D” assault: Donovan Mitchell uncorked 25 of his team-high 36 points in the opening half on top of eight rebounds, seven threes, and four steals.
He had the play of the game with a nifty 360 spin layup over Julian Philipps off a Evan Mobley pass early in the second frame.
Spida 360 SPINS for the lay 🕷?
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 12, 2024
Darius Garland added 17 more including a clutch drive off Nikola Vucevic in the final 23.6 seconds to seal a thrilling Cleveland road win.
GARLAND IN THE CLUTCH 🥶
— NBA TV (@NBATV) November 12, 2024
The @cavs are moving to 12-0!
- Magic 13?: The Cavs’ longest winning streak in franchise history is 13, a feat they did thrice with the last happening during the 2017-18 season.
Cleveland aims to match that again when they visit the 76ers in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 14.
- Mitchell on the Cavs’ 12-0 start: “We’re doing it in various ways."
Donovan Mitchell on the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 12-0 start:
— Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) November 12, 2024
“We’re doing it in various ways. We’re doing it in a way where we are blowing out teams. We’re winning from behind. We’re winning close games. And it’s somebody different every night.”
- OKC Thunder (8-1) def. Los Angeles Clippers (6-4), 134-128: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander erupted for a career-high 45 points to help the Thunder regain their winning form and snapped the Clippers’ four-game run.
[ALSO READ: SGA fires season-high 45 as Chet Holmgren-less Thunder nip Clippers for West top spot]
WEMBY WREAKS HAVOC IN SPURS BLOWOUT AS ROCKETS, NETS SCORE WINS
- San Antonio Spurs (5-6) def. Sacramento Kings (6-5), 116-96: Victor Wembanyama was a force to be reckoned with in the Spurs’ second victory in the last three games.
- Fierce French firepower: Wembanyama had a monster 34-point, 16-rebound double-double while also matching a career-high six threes. The reigning Rookie of the Year also had three blocks in a well-rounded game.
He also became the first player to record 12 or more threes and 10 or more blocks in a two-game span.
Make that 6??!
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) November 12, 2024
Wemby with the impressive block on Sabonis and more impressive stat line in the win 👀
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) November 12, 2024
34 PTS | 14 REB | 6 AST | 6 3PT | 3 BLK
- Like fine wine: Chris Paul notched his fourth double-double of the season after finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds alongside six rebounds.
Despite being 39 years old, Pau has never missed a game so far for the Spurs and averaged nearly 29 minutes per game.
Another double-double for @CP3, his fourth of the season 🔥
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) November 12, 2024
12 PTS, 11 AST
- CP3 on Spurs’ latest win: We gotta believe in ourselves. We gonna every game expecting to win and I think we’re starting to build off that.
- Houston Rockets (7-4) def. Washington Wizards (2-7), 107-92: Alperen Sengun cracked back-to-back 20-point games for the first time this season in a convincing Rockets home win.
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- Papi Alpie: Without starting point guard Fred VanVleet (hamstring), Sengun took charge and fired 27 points with 17 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks.
He became the first Rocket since Dwight Howard to put up those numbers.
- Brooklyn Nets (5-6) def. New Orleans Pelicans (3-8), 107-105: Five Nets starters scored in double digits in thrilling escape against the Pelicans, who now dropped their to fifth-straight game.
- Clutch Cam in NOLA: Cam Thomas took over in the final frame and scored 10 of his 17 points, including the go-ahead triple that put the Nets ahead, 106-105 with 32.2 seconds left.
CLUTCH.
— NBA (@NBA) November 12, 2024
Ben Simmons had six points, five rebounds, 12 assists, and three steals in just 22 minutes, the first Net to reach those numbers in less than 30 minutes of play since Jason Kidd.
