The Atlanta Hawks played the Boston Celtics at Atlanta, with Boston losing a two point game 118-120. Jason Tatum put up 37 points and almost had a double-double with 8 rebounds. Jaylen Brown gave him support with 24 points, followed by Kristnapz Porzingus with 17. For the Hawks, De´andre Hunter led with 24 points and 7 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanbognovic also had 22 to help, along with Dejounte Murray dropping a double double with 19 points and 15 assists.
The Phoenix Suns played at San Antonio against the Spurs, losing a close two point game 102-104. For the Suns, Devin Booker led the team in points with 36 points, followed by Kevin Durant with 29 points and 7 rebounds. Besides Royce ONeal with 12 points, everyone else on the team put up less than 7. Jermey Sochan led the Spurs to a win with a huge double-double, having 26 points and 18 rebounds. Devin Vassel matched Sochan in points with 26 of his own, then Zach Collins with 18.
The Phoenix Suns also played at the Denver Nuggets home stadium, pulling off a win 104-97. Last year’s MVP Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with a huge double-double having 22 points and 10 rebounds. Micheal Porter Jr. and Aaron Gordon both supported him with 18 points. The Suns gave a good all around performance, led by Kevin Durant with 30 points and 13 rebounds, having a double-double. Devin Booker also helped with 17 points.
The Atlanta Hawks played the Boston Celtics again, this time at home, with an even closer game but still pulling out a win 122-123. For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum had 31 points and 13 rebounds, making another double-double for him. He was followed by Darren White with 22 points, and Kristnapz Porzingus with 20 points. As for the Hawks, Dejounte Murray dropped a crazy 44 points, leading the team to a win. Followed by Bogdan Bogdanbognovic, with 24 points.
Lastly, the Mavericks played the Kings at Sacramento, with Dallas taking the win 107-103. Dallas was led by Luka Doncic, almost having a triple-double with 26 points, 12 assists, and 9 rebounds. Kyrie Irving was another key player, having the most points with 30 of his own. The kings were led by De’aaron Fox, having 23 points of his own. Harrison Barnes had 20 points and key player Domantas Sabonis had a triple-double with 13 points, 10 assists, 12 rebounds.
