Lakers 125 (7-5), Nets 118 (4-7)
Sure, they haven’t had the most difficult schedule of late- facing the Mavericks, Kings, Pelicans, Timberwolves and Nets- but the Lakers sure are performing above expectations. Playing with a renewed vigor under coach Luke Walton, the Lakers could be in the running for a 7-or-8 seed in the Western Conference (if Nick Young’s prediction holds up).
Nick Young believes these Lakers can keep this up and make the playoffs this yearhttps://t.co/IGxZbJhvc9 pic.twitter.com/3cKPjJOWNr
— Lakers Nation (@LakersNation) November 15, 2016
Cavaliers 121 (9-1), Raptors 117 (7-3)
In a rematch of the 2015-16 Eastern Conference Finals, LeBron James came one rebound shy of a triple-double to keep Cleveland’s league-best record intact. The game may have already been out of reach, but a suspect technical foul called on Kyle Lowry (28 points, nine dimes) will make this one sting for Toronto fans.
Kyle Lowry drew a controversial tech in the fourth quarter of tonight's match-up between @Cavs and @Raptors. https://t.co/Kiy6DZ0DaC
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) November 16, 2016
Hawks 93 (8-2), Heat 90 (2-8)
Hassan Whiteside may have won the battle of big men in Tuesday’s match-up, but Atlanta would emerge with their fifth straight victory thanks to a double-double from Dwight Howard and a team-high 18 points from Dennis Schroder.
Whiteside's 24 rebounds is the most against the Hawks by a single player since 2/28/15, by… Hassan Whiteside.
— Mike Conti (@MikeConti929) November 16, 2016
Hornets 115 (7-3), Timberwolves 108 (3-7)
It’s tough to think of a more underrated player in the league than Kemba Walker. Having now rattled off nine consecutive games scoring 20+ points, Walker eclipsed 2,000 career assists in Charlotte’s W on Tuesday. Helped by a 20-point effort from Frank Kaminsky off the bench, the Hornets were able to stave off Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns (29 and 21 points, respectively).
https://twitter.com/rick_bonnell/status/798750836008456194
Bulls 113 (7-4), Trail Blazers 88 (7-5)
The tandem of Dwyane Wade and Jimmy Butler was in full force Tuesday, combining for 46 points in a rout of the Trail Blazers. Portland’s success often hinges on Damian Lillard, who shot just 7-of-22 in an off-night.
Vintage D-Wade. 👌 https://t.co/Vx0XugAcSS
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) November 16, 2016
