The NBA is truly an unpredictable league, and Saturday’s games proved just that as most of the underdogs went out with a win.
Besides an excellent display from the Sixers and Nets that surprised betting odds, the Magic, Hornets, Grizzlies, Lakers and Warriors also provided some intense basketball action that thrilled even casual sports betting fans.
Milwaukee Bucks 96-112 Orlando Magic
Orlando didn’t look like a team with offensive struggles as they handed Milwaukee their fourth straight league defeat in dominating fashion. The Magic even led by as much as 19 points in the contest behind Elfrid Payton, Aaron Gordon and Jeff Green who combined for 55 points.
Portland Trail Blazers 92-93 Philadelphia 76ers
It is a thrilling victory for Philadelphia after crawling their way back from 13-point down in the first half to upset Damian Lillard and Portland. Robert Covington led the Sixers’ fightback as he recorded 22 points, including the game-winning three-pointer with 4.5 seconds left on the clock.
Ersan Ilyasova and Joel Embiid also came up big for the home team, chipping in 24 and 18 points respectively.
Toronto Raptors 78-113 Charlotte Hornets
A poor-shooting display saw the Raptors and their league-leading offence score only 30 in the second half. To make matters worse, they also allowed the Hornets to make half of their attempts from the field, with Kemba Walker registering 32 points on a ridiculous 68.8 percent shooting clip.
Brooklyn Nets 143-114 New Orleans Pelicans
The Nets snapped their 11-game losing skid in style, exploding for 143 points in a 29-point thumping of New Orleans. Eight players scored in double figures for Brooklyn, with Bojan Bogdanovic and Brook Lopez making 23 points each.
Caris LeVert, meanwhile, had a perfect shooting night for the visitors as he finished with 17 points, five rebounds and six assists.
Chicago Bulls 93-102 Atlanta Hawks
Chicago’s offence was awful throughout the game, thanks in large part to Atlanta’s defence that forced them to commit a total of 24 turnovers. The Hawks also limited Jimmy Butler to 19 points and Dwyane Wade to just four.
On the other hand, Dennis Schroder tallied 25 points for Atlanta while Paul Millsap had 14 to go with nine rebounds.
Golden State Warriors 125-108 Houston Rockets
Golden State – powered by Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry – obliterated Houston right from the opening tip, and they never looked back as James Harden failed to spark Houston’s high-octane offence. It also didn’t help the Rockets that they were not able to find their touch from deep, making only seven of their 35 attempts.
Sacramento Kings 91-107 Memphis Grizzlies
Memphis banked on a huge second and third quarter to overcome a slow start and edge Sacramento at FedEx Forum. DeMarcus Cousins and the Kings’ lineup of bigs were also no match for Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph who combined for 48 points and 19 boards – more than half of Sacramento’s total rebounds.
Utah Jazz 112-107 Dallas Mavericks
Rudy Gobert was undoubtedly the player of the game as his 27 points and 25 rebounds propelled Utah over the spirited Mavericks in the extra five minutes of play. Gobert also scored five of the Jazz’ 12 points in overtime to give them some breathing space in the closing seconds.
Seven players scored in double digits for the Mavs, but their lack of a dominant big doomed them.
Indiana Pacers 96-108 Los Angeles Lakers
Timofey Mozgov and Tarik Black anchored the Lakers’ frontcourt to control the rebound and catapult them to their first win in six league matches. Lou Williams also supplied Los Angeles with some timely scoring punch with his 27 points to deny Paul George and Indiana of a third straight win.
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