After yesterday’s quiet one-game scheduled, NBA action ramped up again on Saturday with 12 games on tap. And the best of those games was arguably the Minnesota Timberwolves’ 130-126 overtime win against the Sacramento Kings. Right behind were the Los Angeles Lakers’ 120-115 victory over the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks’ 124-122 thriller opposite the Brooklyn Nets.
Saturday’s games also featured some notable performances and even personal milestones. Check out some of them:
De’Aaron Fox Nets 60
Two days ago, the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo set an NBA season-high 59 points. Two days later, Sacramento Kings guard De-Aaron Fox reset that mark, dropping a career-high 60 points on the Minnesota Timberwolves at Golden 1 Center.
Fox added 3 rebounds, 7 assists, and 3 steals on 22-for-35 shooting from the field as he went toe-to-toe with another exciting guard, the Wolves’ Anthony Edwards, who had 36 points. Fox’s effort, though, went for naught, as the Kings dropped a heartbreaking 130-126 loss to the Wolves to drop to 7-6 for the season. Minnesota climbed to 7-6.
LeBron Keeps Making History
Already the oldest player to record at least three consecutive triple-doubles, LeBron James made sure to reset that mark yet again, filling the stat sheet with 15 points, 16 rebounds, and 12 dimes against the San Antonio Spurs for his fourth straight triple-double of the season.
James, who is turning 40 in December, got plenty of help from MVP candidate Anthony Davis, who chipped in a game-high 40 points on top of 12 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Lakers past the Spurs, 120-115, at the Frost Bank Center.
The 39-year-old James will shoot for his fifth straight triple-double on Monday when the 8-4 Lakers visit the New Orleans Pelicans.
James Harden Makes History of His Own
Former MVP James Harden set a personal milestone himself on Saturday after going 3-for-9 from beyond the arc in the Los Angeles Clippers’ 125-104 defeat to the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center.
With his three triples, Harden moved into a tie with Ray Allen for no. 2 in all-time three-pointers made with 2,973 for his career. At no. 1 all-time is Step Curry with 3,779 treys and counting. Harden reached the mark in 215 fewer games, doing so in 1,085 outings as opposed to Allen’s 1,300. However, The Beard needed 758 more shots to do it.
Harden can pass Allen outright on Tuesday when the 6-7 Clippers host the Utah Jazz.
