Another day, another busy slate of games around the Association. The Milwaukee Bucks quite literally stole one from the Houston Rockets, 101-100, while the Miami Heat sent the Philadelphia 76ers to another loss, 106-89.
The day’s notables, however, are as follows:
Clippers Win Vs. Warriors on Wild Ending
In a day when two games were decided by a solitary point apiece, the Los Angeles Clippers’ 102-99 win over the Golden State Warriors proved as exciting, with the home team surviving the Dubs’ last gasp at tying the game.
The game was also notable as it featured the two men with the most three-pointers made in NBA history—the Dubs’ Steph Curry at no. 1 and the Clips’ James Harden at no. 2. Curry had 26 points on 6-for-15 from the arc, while Harden finished with 12 on 2-for-6 from deep.
The loss dropped the Warriors to 10-3 and second in the West, while the Clippers improved to 8-7.
Nikola Vucevic Joins LeBron James, Dirk Nowitzki in Elite Company
In an up-and-down season for the Chicago Bulls, big man Nikola Vucevic has been a bastion of consistency, norming 20.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 3.0 assists.
He was at it again on Tuesday in the Bulls’ 122-112 win, contributing 29 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 blocks. He was also a prolific 6-for-8 from downtown, tying a career-high.
With his six triples, Vucevic has joined LeBron James and Dirk Nowitzki as the only two NBA players with at least 800 three-pointers made and 9,500 rebounds. Impressively, Vucevic accomplished this milestone even though he attempted only 26 treys in his first five seasons.
Dyson Daniels Preserves Hawks Victory with Defense
The Atlanta Hawks’ Dyson Daniels has been a revelation this season, blending an improving offense with some relentless, on-point defense. And the artist the Hawks are calling “Psycho Bandit” was at it again against the Sacramento Kings, making the final defensive stop to tow Atlanta past SacTown, 109-108, at Golden 1 Center.
With under 10 seconds left, the ball was in the red-hot hands of De’Aaron Fox, who had 28 points to follow up his 60- and 49-point explosions in the Kings’ previous two games. Fox drove left and rose up for the game-winner, only for Daniels to swipe it away for the game-sealing block.
It was Daniels’ fourth block of the game and the biggest yet.
