Indiana Pacers 111, Detroit Pistons 100 (Final)
Phoenix Suns 130, Washington Wizards 123 (Final)
Oklahoma City Thunder 134, Cleveland Cavaliers 114 (Final)
Los Angeles Clippers 118, Portland Trail Blazers 89 (Final)
Sacramento Kings 132, Houston Rockets 127 (Final)
1. Thunder throttle Cavaliers. These top teams played the game of the season last week, but OKC dominated tonight. They led by at least 20 points for the closing 35 minutes of this game, getting their lead up to 42 points at times. The Thunder have won 19 of their last 20 games in total.
2. Pacers grab road win against the Pistons. These have been two of the hottest clubs over the last month but Indiana grabbed a road victory in Detroit. Tyrese Haliburton and Aaron Nesmith both returned to the lineup but Pascal Siakam and Myles Turner carried the load. Those big men combined for 54 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and six steals. Indiana is now 13-4 across their last 17 outings.
3. Kings hold off Rockets for home win. Sacramento has won eight of their last 10 games, beating Houston, 132-127. There were 22 lead changes in that close-fought battle.
1. Shai Gilgeous Alexander didn’t play the fourth quarter, but he still finished with 40 points, three rebounds and eight assists in a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
2. Devin Booker collected 37 points, three rebounds, five assists and two steals in a win over the Washington Wizards.
3. Pascal Siakam provided 26 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals in a victory over the Detroit Pistons.
4. DeMar DeRozan had 31 points, five rebounds and four assists in a win over the Houston Rockets.
Sacramento has won eight of their last 10 games.
DeMar DeRozan led the way with 31 points, five rebounds and four assists.
Malik Monk had 28 points, three rebounds and nine assists.
Domantas Sabonis finished with 20 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists,
Jalen Green led the Rockets with 28 points, five rebounds and four assists.
FINAL: Kings ground the Rockets, 132-127. 👑 DeMar DeRozan: 31 PTS, 5 REB 👑 Malik Monk: 28 PTS, 9 AST 👑 Domantas Sabonis: 20 PTS, 14 REB 👑 De’Aaron Fox: 19 PTS, 4 STL
Kings Win presented by @redhawkcasino pic.twitter.com/VAcUqoXt2R
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) January 17, 2025
Clippers Defeat Trail Blazers, 118-89🎥🎥🎥
After a 59-point win last night, Los Angeles will settle for a 29-point victory tonight. Those 88 points are the largest margin of victory by any team in back-to-back games this season.
Norman Powell led LA with 23 points, five rebounds and three assists.
James Harden has 19 points, two rebounds and six assists.
Scoot Henderson led Portland with 16 points, two rebounds and six assists.
CLIPPERS WIN!!! pic.twitter.com/t3TIqoKaM2
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) January 17, 2025
Sacramento Leads Houston After 3Q, 90-85🤴🏻🤴🏻
Jalen Green leads Houston with 19 points, three rebounds and two assists.
Alperen Sengun has 14 points and 10 rebounds.
DeMar DeRozan leads Sacramento with 17 points.
Domantas Sabonis has 16 points, 15 rebounds and six assists.
Houston Rockets at Sacramento Kings (TNT, Live)
Fighting to the end
Rockets: 85
Kings: 90 pic.twitter.com/NUQkZcI2dd
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) January 17, 2025
Clippers Lead Blazers at the Half, 52-38🚢🚢🚢
LA led 32-22 after the first quarter and has held a double-digit lead since then.
Norman Powell leads the Clippers with 13 points, two rebounds and three assists.
James Harden has 12 points and three assists.
Scoot Henderson leads the Blazers with 14 points, two rebounds and two assists.
EVER SEEN A MAN FLY? ✈️ pic.twitter.com/kRncYDFuUB
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) January 17, 2025
Kings Lead Rockets at the Half, 61-52👑👑👑
Alperen Sengun leads Houston with 13 points, seven rebounds and two assists.
Domantas Sabonis leads Sacramento with 14 points, 10 rebounds and four assists.
Malik Monk has 10 points, three rebounds and seven assists.
2 quarters in@AlscoUniforms | #Rockets pic.twitter.com/y8wQe58KZ1
— Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) January 17, 2025
SGA Doin’ MVP Things🏆
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 40 points and eight assists across 29 minutes tonight.
He didn’t step on the floor in the fourth quarter of this blowout win and became the first player in franchise history to score 40 points in fewer than 30 minutes.
He’s also only the second player in the NBA to achieve that this season.
With 40 PTS in 29:14 of play, Shai becomes the FIRST player in franchise history to score 40+ PTS in less than 30 minutes! https://t.co/WeG4QaGjoM pic.twitter.com/Pcby4JmTMN
— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2025
Thunder Clobbers Cavs, 134-114⛈️⛈️⛈️
Despite there being 30 lead changes in the first matchup and neither team grabbing a double-digit lead, OKC dominated from the start here.
They closed the first quarter on a 22-2 run and led by at least 20 points for the closing 35 minutes.
The Thunder got their lead up to 42 points. Cleveland never trailed by more than 25 points in any game all season.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander didn’t play the fourth quarter but still finished with 40 points, three rebounds and eight assists.
OKC has won 19 of their last 20 games.
What a game 😄 pic.twitter.com/LLyVU7thU5
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 17, 2025
Suns Defeat Wizards, 130-123☀️☀️☀️
Phoenix led by 24 points at times in this wire-to-wire victory, maintaining a double-digit lead for most of the game.
Devin Booker led Phoenix with 37 points, three rebounds and five assists.
Kevin Durant had 23 points, six rebounds and three assists.
Ryan Dunn had a career-high 18 points and 11 rebounds.
W in Washington 👏 pic.twitter.com/CZok9775Lz
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) January 17, 2025
Pacers Defeat Pistons, 111-100🏃🏃🏃
A 40-30 second quarter carried Indiana to their win, maintaining the lead for the entirety of the second half.
Myles Turner led Indiana with 28 points, three rebounds and three blocks on 8-of-11 from three-point range. Those eight threes tied a career-high for the big man.
Pascal Siakam provided 26 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and four steals.
dominant win in Detroit 😤#PacersWin pic.twitter.com/2CXRKIjXR8
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 17, 2025
OKC Blowing Out Cleveland. They Lead After 3Q, 119-81😱😱😱
Cleveland has never trailed by 25 points in any game this season, but they were losing by 42 points in that third quarter.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads OKC with 40 points, three rebounds and eight assists on 17-of-26 shooting.
Jalen Williams has 22 points, six rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Ready for the final 12 pic.twitter.com/YmjQcWbKOm
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 17, 2025
Gorgeous Lay-up From Haliburton✈️✈️
The All-Star just returned from a hamstring strain, but this hangtime indicates everything is fine with Hali.
Indiana leads Detroit by 11 points at the end of the third quarter.
Myles Turner leads the team with 25 points on 7-of-10 from three-point range.
Tyrese Haliburton switches hands in midair for the tough lefty finish 😤 https://t.co/Ir1pfNWcJh pic.twitter.com/jCP2ICLrU6
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 17, 2025
Thunder Lead Cavs at the Half, 75-49⚡⚡⚡
After Cleveland took down the first matchup last week, OKC is looking for revenge here.
They are shooting 61 percent from the field and 58 percent from three-point range while winning the turnover battle, 13-4.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has 26 points and four assists.
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 17, 2025
Darius Garland Dishing🍽️🍽️
Garland moved up to third all-time in assists in Cleveland franchise history.
He has a long way to go to catch King James, but Cavs fans are hopeful he’ll be there long enough to do just that.
Oklahoma City leads by 20 points midway through the second quarter.
TOP 3, 10.
VOTE DG: https://t.co/0gYVvMrzXp@Kia | #BestToTheBay pic.twitter.com/nlsfHSfpFL
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 17, 2025
Thunder Lead Cavs, 32-14🌩️🌩️Q1 in the Books!
Neither team led by double-digits in the first matchup last week, but OKC is off to a massive start tonight.
They closed the first quarter on a 22-2 run to take a 32-14 lead.
Cleveland only hit one shot over the closing six minutes and committed seven turnovers in the frame.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leads the way with 15 points and four assists.
THERE’S THUNDER HAPPENING IN OKC!!
Shai leads a 22-2 RUN to end the first quarter ⛈️
The rematch continues on TNT. pic.twitter.com/xRBE3HtLOW
— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2025
Suns Lead Wizards After Q1, 34-21🌞🌞🌞
Phoenix got out to a 16-3 lead in a much-needed hot start.
Devin Booker leads the Suns with 13 points and two assists.
Kevin Durant has nine points and two rebounds.
Jordan Poole led the Wizards with nine points and two rebounds.
First 12 ✅ pic.twitter.com/QK3sxERcJI
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) January 17, 2025
OKC’s Starting Lineup⚡⚡⚡⚡⚡
Oklahoma City and Cleveland are back in action after an epic battle last week.
Cleveland won that game, 127-122 but neither team had a double-digit lead in that battle with 30 lead changes.
OKC leads the Western Conference with a 33-6 record.
Tip is under five minutes away!
Get loud. Our starters are here❗️
Presented by @Kia pic.twitter.com/1B9UIJiMEB
— OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) January 17, 2025
Cade Cunningham is Ballin’🪩🪩
Cunningham is vying to make his first All-Star appearance and plays like this show why he’s so special.
The former top pick is averaging 24.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 9.4 assists per game this season.
Indiana leads Detroit 27-22 in the closing minutes of the first quarter.
THE ANKLE-BREAKER.
THE ALLEY-OOP.
It’s just Cade doing Cade things 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/zXPhc3eMaO
— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2025
Indiana’s Starting Five🏎️𖦹 ׂ 𓈒 🏁 ／ ⋆ ۪
Tyrese Haliburton is back in the lineup after dealing with a hamstring issue.
Aaron Nesmith is back as well after missing over two months due to an ankle injury.
They face the resurgent Detroit Pistons tonight, who have won 12 of their last 16 outings.
Aaron Nesmith & Tyrese Haliburton return to the starting five 💪 pic.twitter.com/ABPHmHib4Q
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) January 16, 2025
Cavs Starting Lineup🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Cleveland and OKC had one of the games of the season last week, with the Cavs prevailing, 129-122.
They’ll run it back with the lineup that has them with a league-best 34-5 record.
Oklahoma City isn’t far behind, sitting at 33-6.
S5 in OKC. #LetEmKnow pic.twitter.com/UQDFFvxLC0
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 16, 2025
Top Storylines 👉📝
1. Cleveland and Oklahoma City rematch. The top teams in the NBA played last week, leading to one of the best games of the season. There were 30 lead changes in that battle, with neither team leading by more than nine points. Cleveland won that game, 129-122. The Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference with a 34-5 record, while the Thunder lead the Western Conference with a 33-6 record.
2. Houston and Sacramento close the night. The Kings have been a different team since firing Mike Brown, entering this matchup winning seven of their last eight outings. It’ll be tough to maintain that against the Rockets, who come into this matchup winning 12 of their last 16 games en route to a 27-12 record.
3. Indiana and Detroit face off in battle of resurgent Eastern Conference teams. The Pistons have already surpassed their win total from last season, entering this matchup winning 10 of their last 12 outings. The Pacers have been hot themselves, posting a 12-4 record across their last 16 fixtures.
