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Nightly Pulse: NBA news and highlights from December 21st

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Nightly Pulse: NBA news and highlights from December 21st

🚨📢Saturday schedule 📢🚨

Top storylines 👉📝

– Orlando pulls off a magic trick against Miami. The Magic trailed by 25 points against the Heat, but pulled off a historic comeback win in the fourth quarter, 35-8, tying their largest comeback in franchise history. They held Miami to 2 of 17 shooting in the fourth quarter.

– Jayson Tatum scores the first 40-point triple-double of his career. Boston defeated the Chicago Bulls 125-98 with this esoteric performance. It is only the second time in NBA history that a player scored at least 40 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists and nine three-pointers.

– Golden State wins a chaotic game in Minnesota. The Warriors completed their victory with a 19-11 run after the game was tied with 4:55 left, with Stephen Curry scoring 13 points in the period.

🌟🌟 Top performers 🌟🌟

1. Jayson Tatum scored 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a blowout win over Chicago.

2. Cole Anthony was the catalyst in Orlando’s comeback win against Miami, collecting 35 points, eight rebounds and nine assists off the bench.

3. LeBron James led LA with 32 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals in the win over Sacramento.

4. Bobby Portis led Milwaukee with 34 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and three steals in a win without Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo.

5. Jalen Brunson finished the road win over New Orleans with 39 points and six assists on 13 of 19 shooting.

6. Victor Wembanyama had 30 points, seven rebounds, three assists and 10 blocks in a stunning win over Portland.

7. Kevin Durant scored a season-high 43 points, five rebounds and six assists in a loss to Detroit.

🚨Last Alert🚨Pistons Upset Suns, 133-125. ⚙️⚙️⚙️

Detroit took a 41-26 lead after the first quarter and never relinquished the lead after that.

Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 28 points, 13 assists, two steals and two blocks.

Kevin Durant led the Suns with 43 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals.

Curry Flurry❄️ Warriors defeat T’Wolves, 113-103. 🫕

Stephen Curry scored 13 points in the last 3:38 minutes to seal the Golden State Warriors’ road win.

Golden State defeated Minnesota 113-103.

Curry finished the game with 31 points, three rebounds and 10 assists.

Wemby has 30 point and 10 block gem 👽🛸

The big man became the sixth player in NBA history with 30 points and 10 blocks in a game. This won’t be the last time he’ll be on this list. The Spurs have a big lead over the Blazers in the fourth quarter.

Victor Wembanyama has nine blocks! 👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽👽

The Frenchman is aiming for a unique triple-double and enters the fourth quarter with 26 points, seven rebounds, three assists and nine blocks. The Spurs lead this game by 18 points.

Jayson Tatum 40-point triple-double 🍀🍀🍀

The All-Star posted 43 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists in a stunning win over the Chicago Bulls.

This is the third triple-double of Tatum’s career, and his highest score before tonight was just 29 points.

He is also the only player alongside James Harden with at least 40 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists and nine three-pointers.

James Harden moves up the all-time top scorer list 🔥

Harden is 16th on the all-time goalscoring list. The Beard has 13 points at halftime, but LA trails Dallas by 14 points.

🚨Comeback Alert🚨Magic Defeat Heat, 121-114✨

Orlando completes a magic comeback win against Miami. The Heat led 106-84 early in the fourth quarter, but the Magic pulled off a miraculous comeback victory at home. They won without Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs, while losing Mo Wagner (knee) and Wendell Carter Jr (ejection) in the first half.

They held Miami to 2 of 17 shooting in the fourth quarter and outscored them 37-8 in the final frame.

Cole Anthony led the way off the bench with 35 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.

Evan Mobley Monster Jam 🥫

Mobley throws down the dunk of the night against Philly. The big man is up to 16 points, seven rebounds and four assists. Cleveland leads Philly by 20 points in the third quarter.

Dunk Score Leader of the Day!

Bobby Portis cooks🍳

The big man scored 23 points in just 14 minutes in the first half. Milwaukee needs him to step up as Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard are both sidelined.

Portis is up to 23 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals on 10 of 12 shooting.

🚨Final Alert🚨 Lakers defeat Kings, 103-99🚨

LeBron James led LA with 32 points, seven rebounds, six assists and four steals. Anthony Davis collected 10 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and three blocks.

De’Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 31 points, five rebounds and seven assists. Domantas Sabonis had 19 points, 19 rebounds and five assists.

Shot of the night by Jake LaRavia 🎯

The Grizzlies have a 48-30 lead over the Hawks in the second quarter of this game. Amazingly, those are LaRavia’s only three points in the game so far. Scotty Pippen leads with 10 points in Ja Morant’s absence.

Warriors starting five

Except for Kyle Anderson, the Warriors have all the usual players. The veteran starts for Draymond Green. They will be looking to bounce back from their worst loss of the season.

The Lakers lead the Kings 56-53 at halftime. 🎬

LeBron James leads LA with 23 points, five rebounds and three assists.

De’Aaron Fox led Sacramento with 17 points, two rebounds and four assists.

Ho-Hum, just another record for LeBron James 👑👑

LeBron scored his 10th point in the second quarter and is now the all-time leader in most 10-point games. He surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabar. The Lakers lead this game 47-42 in the second quarter.

DeMar DeRozan Slam 💥Check out the dunk score

In the first match of the night, DeRozan hits a poster slam. DeRozan is up to five points, but the Lakers lead in the first quarter.

Top storylines 👉📝

1. Mavericks and Clippers renew their rivalry. These teams played just two nights ago, with LA dominating 118-95. They have won three games in a row in this series.

2. Warriors and Timberwolves face each other for the third time this month. This is the third time these teams have played in the last 15 days. They split the first two meetings, but Minnesota was the better team during that span. The T’Wolves have won six of their last eight games, while the Warriors suffered a nightmarish 51-point loss.

3. The NBA celebrates World Basketball Day. There’s no better place to celebrate World Basketball Day! We have 11 teams in action for this special team and numerous players representing countries from all over the world.

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