Only two games on the NBA schedule for Thursday night but boy were they worth it. Welcome to the Daily NBA Fix for Friday, November 15th. If you can take a few minutes away from your Playstation 4, come take a look at what happened last night in the association.
Thursday’s Results (home team in CAPS)
Houston Rockets 109, NEW YORK KNICKS 106
Hard(en) To Stop – James Harden led the Rockets to a tough road win with 36 points and nine rebounds, going 16-for-18 at the free-throw line. Dwight Howard was getting outplayed badly by Andrea Bargnani (!!) in the first half, but ended with seven points, 15 rebounds and four blocks. Carmelo Anthony scored 45 points with 10 rebounds and four assists and narrowly missed making the game-tying three, because he shot it just after he was fouled.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 116, Oklahoma City Thunder 115
Gettin’ Iggy With It – Andre Iguodala hit the game winner at the buzzer after Russell Westbrook hit a 3-pointer that looked like it would end the game. Iguodala finished with just 14 points, but his nine assists and clutch shot at the buzzer made him the hero. The Warriors shot 14-for-23 from the 3-point line, including 4-for-8 from Stephen Curry and 6-for-9 from Klay Thompson. The Thunder got 31 points, nine rebounds, five assists and three steals from Westbrook, but in the end in was a loss.
Thursday’s Top Five
Carmelo had a great game, but it wasn’t enough to win. Photo Credit: Bridget Samuels, Flickr.com
| Player | Opp | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | HOU | L | 43:49 | 17 | 30 | .567 | 2 | 4 | .500 | 9 | 11 | .818 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 45 | |
| James Harden | @ | NYK | W | 41:40 | 9 | 17 | .529 | 2 | 6 | .333 | 16 | 18 | .889 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 36 |
| Russell Westbrook | @ | GSW | L | 35:58 | 13 | 20 | .650 | 2 | 5 | .400 | 3 | 5 | .600 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 31 |
| Klay Thompson | OKC | W | 38:02 | 10 | 15 | .667 | 6 | 9 | .667 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | |
| Serge Ibaka | @ | GSW | L | 42:09 | 9 | 14 | .643 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 1.000 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/15/2013.
Thursday’s Bottom Five
It’s sad that Stat’s body has failed him so badly. (NBA.com photo)
| Player | Opp | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pablo Prigioni | HOU | L | 7:23 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Amar’e Stoudemire | HOU | L | 5:03 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Metta World Peace | HOU | L | 17:13 | 1 | 7 | .143 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Steven Adams | @ | GSW | L | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Omri Casspi | @ | NYK | W | 16:51 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 1 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/15/2013.
Circling The Drain
30. Utah Jazz (1-8)
29. Sacramento Kings (2-5)
28. Washington Wizards (2-6)
27. Milwaukee Bucks (2-5)
26. Detroit Pistons (2-5)
Random Tidbits and News
One of these days Amar’e Stoudemire is going to get a DNP-Everything…As of right now, the Charlotte Bobcats would host a first-round playoff series…Matt Barnes was fined for whining about things on Twitter (on Twitter)…The team with the fewest turnovers (BY FAR) is the Sacramento Kings with just 85…The Los Angeles Lakers have statistically had the most difficult strength of schedule so far, with the Indiana Pacers having the easiest.
Friday’s Schedule and Lines
Bucks at Pacers (-14.5, 184.5)
Bulls at Raptors (PK, 185)
76ers at Hawks (-8.5, 211)
Blazers at Celtics (+3.5, 191.5)
Bobcats at Cavaliers (-7, 189)
Mavericks at Heat (-7.5, 207.5)
Wolves at Nuggets (+1, 211)
Nets at Suns (+1, 195)
Spurs at Jazz (+8, 194)
Grizzlies at Lakers (+4.5, 200.5)
Pistons at Kings (+1.5, 197)
Your Best Bets*
Bobcats +7
Heat -7.5
Suns +1
Thursday’s Best Bets
Rockets -3.5 (LOSS)
Warriors -2.5 (LOSS)
One of those days where you wonder just how good the oddsmakers are. Both of our best bets won the game, but missed covering by a combined TWO points. This is why I don’t do this for a living.
Season Record: 11-10
*you know, if gambling were legal where you are and you’re of age and you do it responsibly.