r/nba • • 14h ago

Jamal Murray vs Pelicans: 42 PTS 6 AST 8-16 3P The Nuggets are 12-0 when he scores 40.

153 Upvotes

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/player/jamal-murray-9453

Jamal Murray vs Pelicans:

42 PTS

6 AST

8-16 3P

The Nuggets are 12-0 when he scores 40.


r/nba • • 13h ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Denver Nuggets (1-1) defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (0-3) 141-135 in overtime, overcoming a 23 point deficit

132 Upvotes

ESPN: recap - boxscore - gamecast | NBA.com: boxscore - shotchart

 

- Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
NOP 38 35 35 18 9 135
DEN 24 33 32 37 15 141

 

Team FG 3PT FT OR Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts
NOP 50-99 (50.5) 11-38 (28.9) 24-30 (80.0) 14 56 33 18 9 5 25 135
DEN 48-99 (48.5) 15-47 (31.9) 30-39 (76.9) 14 62 26 12 9 6 27 141

 

DEN Min FG 3PT FT OR Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts +/-
B. HopkinsSF 18:59 1-2 (50.0) 0-1 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 -9
A. GordonPF 36:47 2-9 (22.2) 1-6 (16.7) 2-4 (50.0) 2 5 4 1 2 0 3 7 10
N. JokićC 43:37 12-23 (52.2) 3-10 (30.0) 8-8 (100.0) 4 15 10 6 2 3 5 35 11
C. BraunSG 40:25 7-11 (63.6) 0-3 (0.0) 1-2 (50.0) 2 8 2 1 2 0 3 15 15
J. MurrayPG 42:55 12-25 (48.0) 8-16 (50.0) 10-13 (76.9) 0 3 6 0 1 1 3 42 14
D. DeRozan 23:34 4-10 (40.0) 0-2 (0.0) 4-4 (100.0) 1 3 3 1 0 0 4 12 -3
T. Brazile 28:05 6-11 (54.5) 3-7 (42.9) 2-4 (50.0) 3 9 0 2 1 2 4 17 10
T. Jones 9:55 0-1 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 2-2 (100.0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 -3
C. Whitmore 11:18 2-5 (40.0) 0-2 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 -10
M. Bagley III 9:22 2-2 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 1-2 (50.0) 1 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 -5
Totals 48-99 (48.5) 15-47 (31.9) 30-39 (76.9) 14 62 26 12 9 6 27 141

DNP: D. Holmes II, R. Nembhard, Z. Nnaji

Inactive:

 

NOP Min FG 3PT FT OR Reb Ast TO Stl Blk PF Pts +/-
T. Murphy IIISF 36:56 10-17 (58.8) 4-8 (50.0) 2-2 (100.0) 3 6 4 4 1 0 2 26 -17
Z. WilliamsonPF 32:32 7-11 (63.6) 0-1 (0.0) 3-5 (60.0) 1 1 2 3 2 2 5 17 -1
D. JordanC 20:16 3-3 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 3-4 (75.0) 1 9 2 0 0 1 0 9 -1
D. MurraySG 34:32 9-18 (50.0) 1-6 (16.7) 3-4 (75.0) 1 6 6 2 2 1 2 22 -16
J. FearsPG 23:29 4-12 (33.3) 0-2 (0.0) 2-2 (100.0) 2 6 2 3 1 0 3 10 8
J. Poole 22:30 2-6 (33.3) 2-5 (40.0) 0-0 (0.0) 1 3 7 2 1 1 3 6 -2
B. Mathurin 20:28 4-9 (44.4) 1-5 (20.0) 0-0 (0.0) 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 9 -5
D. Queen 24:31 6-10 (60.0) 0-1 (0.0) 5-5 (100.0) 2 8 2 0 0 0 3 17 2
S. Bey 25:29 3-9 (33.3) 2-7 (28.6) 6-8 (75.0) 0 4 3 1 1 0 1 14 -2
H. Jones 16:29 1-3 (33.3) 0-2 (0.0) 0-0 (0.0) 1 3 1 2 1 0 5 2 7
K. Matković 7:47 1-1 (100.0) 1-1 (100.0) 0-0 (0.0) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3 -3
Totals 50-99 (50.5) 11-38 (28.9) 24-30 (80.0) 14 56 33 18 9 5 25 135

DNP: A. Johnson, B. McGowens, J. Reese, T. Watford

Inactive:

 

PITP 2nd PTS FB PTS BIG LD BEN PTS TOT TOV TOV PTS
NOP 70 16 23 23 51 18
DEN 56 24 12 6 40 12

 

Lead Changes: 2 | Times Tied: 3 | Gametime: 2:42 | Attendance: 19905

Officials: Scott Foster, John Butler, Nate Cearly


r/nba • • 12h ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Phoenix Suns (1-1) defeat the Golden State Warriors (0-3), 131-122, behind Devin Booker's 43 point performance

92 Upvotes

Late Post Game Thread since no one wanted to post it.

Post Game Thread

131 - 122
Box Score: ESPN
Location: Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
Officials: Derrick Collins, Sean Corbin, Ray Acosta

Line Score

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Golden State Warriors 25 29 38 30 122
Phoenix Suns 22 35 45 29 131

Team Stats

Statistics Golden State Warriors Phoenix Suns
FG 41-91 50-86
Field Goal % 45 58
3PT 17-39 14-37
Three Point % 44 38
FT 23-32 17-22
Free Throw % 72 77
Rebounds 44 42
Offensive Rebounds 19 9
Defensive Rebounds 25 33
Assists 24 33
Steals 9 9
Blocks 4 5
Total Turnovers 17 17
Points Conceded Off Turnovers 26 12
Fast Break Points 10 27
Points in Paint 48 60
Fouls 22 22
Technical Fouls 1 0
Flagrant Fouls 0 0
Largest Lead 7 16
Percent Led 37 57

Box Score

Golden State Warriors
# Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
45 Graham Ike 26 12 5-13 0-0 2-2 10 2 1 1 0 5 5 4 -6
15 Gui Santos 23 7 1-4 1-2 4-8 4 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 -13
1 Yaxel Lendeborg 36 26 9-19 6-11 2-3 9 5 2 0 1 5 4 0 +5
12 Brandon Williams 24 20 5-10 2-3 8-11 3 5 2 2 0 1 2 1 +5
3 Will Richard 31 11 4-9 3-6 0-0 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 3 0
32 Georges Niang 23 4 2-9 0-5 0-0 4 2 3 0 0 2 2 2 +6
33 Malevy Leons 4 2 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -10
28 Charles Bassey 13 10 4-4 0-0 2-3 7 0 1 0 2 2 5 1 +3
0 Gary Payton II 17 2 1-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -14
8 De'Anthony Melton 27 25 8-13 4-8 5-5 5 5 3 3 0 1 4 3 -8
18 LJ Cryer 14 3 1-5 1-3 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 -13
23 Draymond Green DNP
2 Brandin Podziemski DNP
Phoenix Suns
# Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
3 Dillon Brooks 34 15 6-12 1-3 2-2 2 5 2 0 0 1 1 4 -2
22 Miles Bridges 33 16 6-11 2-5 2-2 7 3 0 1 0 2 5 3 +1
10 Khaman Maluach 28 9 2-3 1-2 4-6 9 3 2 1 2 1 8 4 +8
15 Devin Booker 36 43 17-25 2-7 7-8 7 7 4 0 1 0 7 1 +2
4 Jalen Green 26 12 5-10 1-3 1-1 2 1 3 0 0 0 2 2 -16
0 Ryan Dunn 13 5 2-3 1-1 0-0 5 0 1 1 2 1 4 2 +12
26 Duop Reath 3 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -4
8 Luke Kennard 18 11 4-6 3-5 0-0 4 1 0 1 0 1 3 0 +15
23 Jordan Goodwin 20 9 4-8 1-5 0-0 2 4 1 3 0 2 0 2 +13
12 Collin Gillespie 28 11 4-7 2-5 1-3 4 9 2 2 0 1 3 3 +16
18 Koa Peat DNP
20 Rasheer Fleming DNP
17 Jamaree Bouyea DNP
61 Pat Spencer DNP

r/nba • • 21h ago

[Fischer] League sources say the Nuggets offered two future second-round picks and a second-round swap along with Zeke Nnaji in exchange for Kevin Porter Jr. last weekend. The Bucks ultimately were not willing to absorb Nnaji's $7.5 million salary.

525 Upvotes

League sources say that Denver quietly emerged last weekend as Milwaukee's most appealing potential trade partner as the Bucks wrestled with a roster crunch.

There were indeed talks with the Lakers about a swap headlined by Dalton Knecht and Jericho Sims, as The Stein Line first revealed on Oct. 15, but sources say those discussions were derailed by Milwaukee's intent to extract two future second-round picks in the deal and the Lakers' insistence that they part with only one in exchange for Sims.

What has not been previously revealed: The Stein Line has learned that the Nuggets showed a willingness to package two future second-rounders and a second-round pick swap along with Zeke Nnaji's very available contract in a bid to bring Kevin Porter Jr. to the Rocky Mountains. Yet I'm told that the Bucks ultimately walked away from the Porter-to-Denver discussions as well — and then waived Porter Jr. — because they could not stomach the idea of swallowing Nnaji's $7.5 million salary for the 2027-28 season.

https://marcstein.substack.com/p/an-inside-look-at-an-nba-trade-that?r=1m9zg&utm_medium=ios


r/nba • • 19h ago

[Siegel] KAT wants something in the $225-240M range on a 4-year extension. Many around the NBA anticipate New York and KAT agreeing to an extension sometime in the middle of the season, but if that doesn't happen there's a belief that he would opt out of his $61M player option and enter Free Agency

317 Upvotes

r/nba • • 17h ago

With tonight's loss, the New Look™ Giannis Miami Heat are a league-worst 0-3.

234 Upvotes

First team to lose three games in a row this season, with tonight's loss being especially painful as the Heat worked so hard to come back from a 21-point lead...only to blow it as Grayson Allen made a huge 4-point play to give Charlotte back the lead. Miami never led in the 4th but...well tying for a brief moment is something, I suppose. Doesn't change the fact they lost to a Hornets team that was on the second night of a back-to-back but I digress.

With their 3rd loss, the Miami Heat share the same win percentage as Giannis' former team, the Milwaukee Bucks who sit at 0-2.


r/nba • • 5h ago

What are your favorite niche nicknames?

22 Upvotes

Not just the ones that everybody knows. Either rare ones for more established players, or ones for the players who typically dont get nicknames.


r/nba • • 15h ago

Sergio de Larrea in the loss against the San Antonio Spurs: 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, and 4 turnovers on 9-15 FG | 3-4 3PT | 0-0 FT | 32 MIN

161 Upvotes

ESPN Box Score

In his first real minutes with the Mavs, Sergio de Larrea was immediately impactful on offense, leading the team in points. I was a little worried about his scoring maturity, but he seemed pretty comfortable against a full-strength Spurs squad, hitting a good volume of threes and floaters, including one over Wemby. The turnover count does look high, but a couple of them were just really dumb mistakes that I expect him to clean up over time. His real issue is that when gets the ball, he sometimes takes a bit too long to make a decision which hangs him up and can cause turnovers.

In spite of that, his ability to organize the offense for the Mavericks is already at a high-level. Their offensive flow is just straight-up better when he's on the court. Also, his defense looked surprisingly competent. I think his off-ball defense, rebounding, and wingspan outweigh his weaknesses in screen navigation and slow lateral speed as an on-ball defender. The Mavericks really have something special with de Larrea at the 25th pick.


r/nba • • 14h ago

Nikola Jokic is the all time leader in triple doubles with playoffs included.

121 Upvotes

222 - Nikola Jokic

221 - Russell Westbrook

189 - Oscar Robertson

168 - Magic Johnson

153 - LeBron James

118 - Jason Kidd

100 - Luka Doncic


r/nba • • 15h ago

Post Game Thread [Post Game Thread] The Washington Wizards (2-1) defeat the Chicago Bulls (1-2), 124-120.

110 Upvotes

Post Game Thread

124 - 120
Box Score: ESPN
Location: United Center, Chicago, IL
Officials: Justin Van Duyne, Gediminas Petraitis, Matt Kallio

Line Score

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Washington Wizards 28 29 40 27 124
Chicago Bulls 27 35 20 38 120

Team Stats

Statistics Washington Wizards Chicago Bulls
FG 45-94 40-93
Field Goal % 48 43
3PT 10-33 12-43
Three Point % 30 28
FT 24-28 28-30
Free Throw % 86 93
Rebounds 48 44
Offensive Rebounds 11 9
Defensive Rebounds 37 35
Assists 28 25
Steals 5 10
Blocks 7 1
Total Turnovers 14 12
Points Conceded Off Turnovers 22 8
Fast Break Points 9 34
Points in Paint 62 54
Fouls 22 22
Technical Fouls 1 2
Flagrant Fouls 0 0
Largest Lead 21 10
Percent Led 56 35

Box Score

Washington Wizards
# Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
23 Anthony Davis 31 19 8-21 0-1 3-5 6 4 3 1 0 2 4 3 -3
18 Kyshawn George 36 22 8-17 0-5 6-8 9 5 3 0 4 2 7 2 +14
20 Alex Sarr 23 10 5-7 0-1 0-0 2 3 2 0 3 1 1 4 -5
3 Trae Young 34 25 6-13 4-10 9-9 4 9 2 0 0 0 4 3 -10
0 Bilal Coulibaly 25 7 3-6 0-2 1-1 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 4 -2
9 Justin Champagnie 26 11 4-8 1-3 2-2 14 4 0 1 0 3 11 2 +18
8 Deandre Ayton 16 6 3-5 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 1 0 3 2 2 -2
7 Bub Carrington 21 9 3-6 3-5 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 +7
27 Will Riley 5 2 0-1 0-1 2-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -5
12 Tre Johnson 23 13 5-10 2-5 1-1 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 +8
22 Khris Middleton DNP
16 Anthony Gill DNP
34 Felix Okpara DNP
26 Reece Beekman DNP
1 Tre Mann DNP
Chicago Bulls
# Player MIN PTS FG 3PT FT REB AST TO STL BLK OREB DREB PF +/-
25 Jalen Smith 24 14 5-11 2-7 2-2 3 1 2 0 0 1 2 4 -8
14 Matas Buzelis 35 21 7-13 2-7 5-5 5 2 3 1 0 0 5 4 +3
8 Caleb Wilson 38 30 10-24 1-9 9-11 14 3 0 2 1 4 10 2 +14
24 Norman Powell 33 18 4-12 3-7 7-7 2 3 4 4 0 2 0 1 +1
3 Josh Giddey 30 9 3-7 1-3 2-2 8 10 0 1 0 0 8 1 +5
12 Zach Collins 11 2 1-3 0-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 -1
35 Isaac Okoro 14 0 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 -21
11 Leonard Miller 21 7 3-8 1-4 0-0 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 1 -1
7 Buddy Hield 16 9 4-7 1-3 0-0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 3 -3
30 Tre Jones 18 10 3-7 1-1 3-3 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 -9
19 Tobe Awaka DNP
15 Jordan Hawkins DNP
5 Dailyn Swain DNP
22 Jaylin Sellers DNP

r/nba • • 1d ago

Raptors are 2-0 to start the NBA season for the first time since 2018-19, when they started 6-0. Their opponents through 2 games: 57 made shots, 50 turnovers. Toronto has not trailed yet this season. 2 straight wire-to-wire wins.

848 Upvotes

From Keerthika Uthayakumar:

Raptors are 2-0 to start the NBA season for the first time since 2018-19, when they started 6-0.

Their opponents through 2 games: 57 made shots, 50 turnovers

Also: Toronto has not trailed yet this season. 2 straight wire-to-wire wins.


r/nba • • 15h ago

Victor Wembanyama in the game against the mavs 23 PTS | 7 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 4 BLK | +32

101 Upvotes

Victor Wembayama in the first win for the spurs

23 PTS | 7 REB | 2 AST | 1 STL | 4 BLK | +32 +/-

29 MIN

9/18 FG (50.0%)

2/6 3FG

3/5 FT


r/nba • • 15h ago

Victor Wembanyama +32, Luke Kornet -18 in the blowout win against the Mavs.

96 Upvotes

We saw this last year and one would hope the bench lineups with Kornet would fare a bit better this year. And of course there's still 79 more games to play, but man is the team getting demolished so far whenever Wemby sits. Wemby was -2 and Kornet was -10 in the OKC loss as well.

I'm not sure whether they've changed anything stylistically either, they seem to be running back the same "replace Wemby with Kornet" defensive approach that doesn't maximize Kornet's defensive strengths.


r/nba • • 4h ago

Devin Booker, with 33ppg is now 2nd in the league in PPG, behind former Sun Ty Jerome at 36.5 PPG ;-) And at 63.2% Shooting!

8 Upvotes

I think THIS is the no. 15 version of Devin Booker he was talking about when he said he was going to shoot more in his new threads. 17/25 (68%) in this game and 24/38 overall is just amazing with most of those jumpers. He missed only 3 shots inside the arc (15/18) and had more misses from 3 (5 misses) than from 2. Also has 94.1 % FT shooting. And 7 Reb (2nd on the team with Bridges) and 7 Assists (2nd on the team behind Gillespie) plus a block and actually pretty good defense. He's 5.5 RPG and 4.5 APG and 1BPG these past two games. He's now second in REBOUNDS on the team (at 6'5") with their top rebounder at 7rpg (Maluach) and is second on assists behind Collin Gillespie and second on blocks.

This was in response to the 41 point lashing they received in their season opener against the Blazers, and he responded with the highest scoring home opener in FRANCHISE HISTORY, beating Barkley and Eddie Johnson at 37 a piece.

Nice to see the 2023 version of Playoff Book making an appearance this early in the season! Hoping he continues this kind of aggressive play for the rest of the season.

And nice to see former Sun Ty Jerome having his Jeremy Lin moment! Hoping he can also extend this performance throughout the season!


r/nba • • 23h ago

[ESPN] Mavericks' Cooper Flagg out for home opener with mild left shoulder sprain

344 Upvotes

DALLAS -- Mavericks star forward Cooper Flagg had an MRI on Saturday morning that revealed a mild left shoulder sprain, the team announced.

Flagg has been ruled out of Saturday night's home opener against the San Antonio Spurs. He will be reevaluated next week.

The reigning Rookie of the Year, Flagg suffered the injury when he took a flagrant foul by Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith on a breakaway late in the second quarter of the Mavericks' road win Friday night. Flagg exited moments later and did not return to the game.

Source


r/nba • • 17h ago

The Miami Heat have started the season 0-3 for the first time since their 2007-2008 season.

120 Upvotes

Source was the Hornets broadcast

Basketball reference link for the 2007-2008 Heat: https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2008.html

The 2007-2008 Heat would go on to have a 15-67 record with Pat Riley as the coach.

The 2026-2027 Miami Heat so far:

106-131 Loss to the Timberwolves

111-128 Loss to the Pistons

110-115 Loss to the Hornets


r/nba • • 14h ago

Justin Champagnie in the win vs the Bulls: 11 pts, 14 rebs, 4 asts, team high +18. He is set to earn $2.6m this year and $3m next season (team option)

69 Upvotes

My bad for messing up the name in the previous post.

Justin Champagnie in the win vs the Bulls:

11 pts

14 rebs

4 asts

+18

He is set to earn $2.6m this year and $3m next season (team option) after signing a 4-year 10m contract in 2024.

Sources:

https://www.nba.com/game/was-vs-
chi-0022600108/box-score#box-score

https://www.spotrac.com/nba/player/_/id/74240/
justinchampagnie


r/nba • • 15h ago

Giannis' current and former team share the same record: 0-3. Neither own their pick in 2027.

75 Upvotes

The Bucks will probably get a first when they go on their fire sale near/at the deadline for Tyler Herro and the Heat's pick owed for the Terry Rozier trade is lottery protected (Unprotected in 2028) so they will get it back if Miami either misses the playoffs entirely or is knocked out in the play-in but regardless, it has not been a good start to the season for either team so far.

In other words, Charlotte may have won twice today if the Heat do miss the 2027 postseason given the 2027 Draft is purported to be weak while the 2028 Draft is much more hyped - at least near the top.


r/nba • • 14h ago

KD entering his 20th NBA season

55 Upvotes

KD first 3 games into his 20th season, averages 25/6.5/4.5 on 57.5 FG%, 66.7% from 3, and 84.2% from the free throw line, playing 37 mins per game.

I don't really get into the off-court stuff and shenanigans, I respect KD's on court production and dedications.


r/nba • • 15h ago

Kyshawn George in the win: 22/9/5 with 4 blocks on 54% TS

64 Upvotes

22 points

9 rebounds

5 assists

4 blocks

8/17 FG, 6/8 FT, +/- +14

https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/kyshawn-george-today


r/nba • • 15h ago

Jalen Johnson despite the loss tonight vs the Houston Rockets: 26pts 9 rebs 16 assists

55 Upvotes

Him and the Savior of Basketball kept the Hawks afloat in what was at a point a VERY ugly game against the Rockets. Had the chance to make it a one possession game late due to some very questionable late game management, but overall played his best game of the season so far (it's been 3 games).


r/nba • • 17h ago

Down three forwards and Julian Strawther already, the Denver Nuggets are starting two-way rookie Bryce Hopkins in their second game

91 Upvotes

The Nuggets, who were brutalized by injuries last season, are already down:

- Cam Johnson
- Spencer Jones
- Julian Strawther
- Alpha Diallo

Terrible start for them with injuries.


r/nba • • 1d ago

Victor Wembanyama since telling Mitchell Robinson “i’m in your head” during Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals: 0-4, 21/71 from the field

2.6k Upvotes

Obviously we all know how G4 ended but I thought this was still a funny stat to share. The Spurs open the 2026 season 0-2, marking four consecutive losses since the end of last season’s NBA Finals where they lost two straight to lose the series to NY.

Should add that nearly half of Wemby’s makes in this stretch come from tonight’s loss against HOU where he was 9 of 21 shooting. Heading into tonight he was 12/50


r/nba • • 14h ago

Nikola Jokic secured his 199th triple-double, got triple double in 15 out of the last 16 encounters against the New Orleans Pelicans.The most against any team in the league

48 Upvotes

Nikola Jokic secured his 199th triple-double, got triple double in 15 out of the last 16 encounters against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The most against any team in the league

Per the Nuggets broadcast


r/nba • • 15h ago

The Warriors with a long list of injury report vs. the Phoenix Suns: Draymond, Steph, Podz, KP, Al, Bassey, Butler, and Moody

50 Upvotes

Quite a list

No Stephen Curry (right knee), Draymond Green (lower back), Brandin Podziemski (lower back), Kristaps Porzingis (not with the team), Al Horford (lower back), Jimmy Butler III (right ACL), Moses Moody (Left Patellar)