NBA DAILY WRAP UP November 3rd

Detroit Pistons V Boston Celtics

Boston scored 13 points in a row to take a 65-63 lead in the fourth but the Pistons then answered with a 10-0 run.

Brandon Jennings made his Detroit Pistons debut tonight!
Finished with 14 points, 4 steals and 4 assists
Andre Drummond had 15 points12 rebounds, Greg Monroe 15 & 10, Josh Smith 15 & 7 as Detroit beat the Celtics 87-77

Rookie Kelly Olynyk had 15 points and 8 rebounds for the Celtics Avery Bradley and Jordan Crawford had 13 a piece

NOTE: Greg Monroe recorded his 69th double double since the 2011-12 season which is an Eastern Conference high

Boston is now 0-3, Detroit 2-1

Miami Heat vs Washington Wizards

Miami led by as many as 23 points and won 103-93. There record improves to 2-2, Wizards remain winless 0-3

Lebron James had 25 points and 5 assists, Chris Bosh 24 points and 7 rebounds, Dwayne Wade 20 points, 5 assists and 5 rebounds

Marcin Gortat had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards, Bradley Beal led the way with 19 points, John Wall with 11 points and 9 assists.

Orlando Magic vs Brooklyn Nets

Orlando continue their surprisingly good form with a 107-86 win over the Nets and move to 2-2, Nets now are 1-2

Nikola Vucevic 19 points 12 rebounds, Victor Oladipo had 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and an incredible 360 dunk. Aaron Afflalo had 16 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, Nicholson had 17 points and 11 rebounds

For Brooklyn, Brook Lopez was the standout with 21 points and 6 rebounds, Paul Pierce  was also good with 16 points and 7 rebounds

Oklahoma City Thunder vs Phoenix Suns

25 turnovers have killed the Suns today, but they look much better than expected!
OKC come out with the win 103-96

Derek Fisher with key plays on both ends down the stretch
Russell Westbrook with 21 points 5-16 FG 7 assists and 4 rebounds
Kevin Durant with 33 points and 10 rebounds

ERIC BLEDSOE IS THE REAL DEAL 26 points 14 assists 7 rebounds and 3 steals!!!
Gerald Green 21 points and 8 rebounds, Channing Frye 19 points

Suns take their first loss and move to 2-1, OKC are now 2-1 as well.

New York Knicks vs Minnesota Timberwolves

Wolves survive a late scare to beat the Knicks 109-100. The Knicks came back from a 20 point deficit in the third to with two points 100-98 with 4:49 remaining

Kevin Love 34 points 15 rebounds 5 assists having a great start to the season probably leading MVP in early stages
Kevin Martin has been a great addition he scored 30 points today

Carmelo Anthony had a great game too 22 points 17 rebounds
Metta World Peace had 17 points

Timberwolves remain undefeated and move to 3-0! Knicks are 1-2.

 NOTE: Timberwolves are averaging 37.3 PPG in the first quarter so far this season it was 40-19 at quarter time.

Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks

Xavier Henry started in place of Nick Young who came off the bench and it helped Nick Young who ended with 13 points 4 assists and 4 rebounds.

LAKERS WIN 105-103!!
Pau GASOL hit 2 FREETHROWS AND BLOCKS THE POTENTIAL GAME WINNER!! WOW
He finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds

Lakers coughed up an early 21 point lead, it was tied 103-103 with 36 seconds left. Lakers missed a shot and the big Jordan Hill came up with the offensive rebound to reset the clock. With 5 seconds left Pau attacked the basket and the call ended up needing a review to decide it was a blocking foul. Incredible moments down the stretch.

Wesley Johnson was great in the second half he ended on 9 points 7 rebounds and 3 blocks!
Xavier Henry 18 points
Steve Nash 13 points and 6 assists
48 bench points for the Lakers, Jordan Hill MASSIVE Down the stretch!

Kyle Korver was incredible for the Hawks six three pointers and ended with the game high 22 points
Al Horford had 12 points and 16 rebounds, Paul Millsap 14 and 7
Jeff Teague with 14 points 6 rebounds 4 assists

Lakers improve to 2-2 Hawks now 1-2