FULL NBA Review From April 10, 2021

All seven matchups in the NBA on Saturday night resulted in blowout wins of at least ten points. The LA Lakers took care of Brooklyn on the road, despite missing LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and Kyle Kuzma. Gary Trent Jr. scored a career-high 44 points in Portland’s dominant win over Toronto. Utah managed to extend its home winning streak to 24 games after piecing together an impressive second half performance, pulling away from Sacramento late.

Enes Kanter set a franchise record for rebounds in a game, collecting 30 boards for Portland in their win over Detroit. Phoenix routed Washington thanks to a third quarter in which the Suns outscored the Wizards by 20 while Golden State demolished Houston, and Philadelphia outscored OKC in every quarter on their way to a 24-point thrashing.

Here are the best NBA highlights, facts, performers, and takeaways from April 10th, 2021

FINAL RESULTS

GAME OF THE DAY

Utah Jazz (128) vs. Sacramento Kings (112)

[Highlights] @JAZZ (-809) d. KINGS (+504) 128-112 [UTA -11.5 | o229.5]

[Highlights] @BLAZERS (-789) d. PISTONS (+572) 118-103 [POR -11.5 | u226.5]

[Highlights] @WARRIORS (-300) d. ROCKETS (+245) 125-109 [GSW -7 | o228]

[Highlights] RAPTORS (+122) d. @CAVALIERS (-140) 135-115 [TOR +2.5 | o218.5]

[Highlights] 76ERS (-566) d. @THUNDER (+438) 117-93 [PHI -10 | u217]

[Highlights] LAKERS (+557) d. @NETS (-761) 126-101 [LAL +11.5 | o223]

[Highlights] @SUNS (-1079) d. WIZARDS (+719) 134-106 [PHX -13.5 | o225.5]

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INTERESTING FACTS

Raptors set or matched their 1st half records for PTS (87), FG% (71.1), FGM (32), and 3PM (13) during win vs. CLE
Gary Trent Jr. had the highest FG% (89.5) by a player with 44+ PTS during 1 GP since 1983
Trent Jr. joins Chris Bosh as the only Raptors players with 40+ PTS & 80+ FG% during 1 GP in franchise history
Donovan Mitchell became the 1st Jazz player with 3 consecutive GP of 35+ PTS since Karl Malone in 1993

Enes Kanter facts:

Set the Portland Trail Blazers franchise record for REB (30) during 1 GP
Set the Blazers franchise record with 12 Offensive REB in 1 GP
Only Kevin Love recorded more REB (31) in 1 GP than Kanter (30) did over the last 20 seasons
Became the 3rd player with 20+ PTS & 30+ REB in 1 GP over the last 20 seasons, joining Dwight and K-Love

BEST HIGHLIGHTS

Kyrie gets the crafty finish to fall

The solution to the problem: Kyrie Irving 📚 pic.twitter.com/Sxa71y5eRd
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 11, 2021

Fox ferocious slam over Gobert

DE'AARON FOX POSTER 😳 pic.twitter.com/rX0TKaiDij
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 11, 2021

Spida hopped out the gym

Spida got UP for this swat 🕷🖐 pic.twitter.com/b8QHojpVkA
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 11, 2021

D-Book threading the needle

Devin Booker with a pair of Magic Johnson-esque dimes tonight pic.twitter.com/2Mma8aJMS7
— Matt Petersen (@TheMattPetersen) April 11, 2021

TOP PERFORMERS

[Highlights] G/F Gary Trent Jr., TOR (W @CLE): 44 PTS (17-19 FG | 7-9 3PT), 4 AST, 7 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 1 TO

[Highlights] C Enes Kanter, POR (W v.DET): 24 PTS (9-16 FG | 0-0 3PT), 2 AST, 30 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL, 4 TO

[Highlights] PG Steph Curry, GS (W v.HOU): 38 PTS (13-21 FG | 8-15 3PT), 5 AST, 8 REB, 0 BLK, 1 STL, 5 TO

[Highlights] G Donovan Mitchell, UTA (W v.SAC): 42 PTS (12-31 FG | 3-12 3PT), 4 AST, 3 REB, 1 BLK, 1 STL, 0 TO

[Highlights] PG Damian Lillard, POR (W v.DET): 27 PTS (9-20 FG | 4-8 3PT), 10 AST, 3 REB, 0 BLK, 0 STL, 1 TO

NBA TOP PERFORMERS

MAIN TAKEAWAY

GARY TRENT JR. IS SHOWING ALL-STAR POTENTIAL SINCE JOINING THE RAPTORS

Gary Trent Jr. was traded from Portland to Toronto along with Rodney Hood in exchange for Norman Powell on NBA trade deadline day, and ever since his move, he has been balling for the Raptors. In Saturday night’s matchup with Cleveland, Trent Jr. dropped a career-high 44 points and shot an astounding 17-19 from the field, including 7-9 from beyond the arc and 3-3 from the FT line. Not only did he lead the team in scoring, but he had the highest +/- of anyone who saw the court that night.

The Duke product is now averaging 22.0 PPG over his last six games with Toronto, as he adds more breakout performances to his resume that began during last year’s run in the bubble. He’s gained the trust of his new team already, and takes a high percentage of the Raptors’ shots, which is harder to do with guys like Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum in Portland. He also hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to beat DC a few games back.

The promise he has shown with his new team proves that Trent Jr. has a higher ceiling than some may have thought. With the way that he has been playing in Toronto, it’s not unreasonable to picture him as an All-Star in the near future. The Raps are a well-coached team, and the guy taking their big shots and providing that scoring punch has full capability of possibly reaching All-Star status in the near future. It is a matter of consistency and continued improvement now to see if he can accomplish such lofty goals.

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