FULL NBA Review From April 24, 2021

Both of the conference’s top teams stumbled on Saturday night, leaving the top spot open for grabs. Top-seeded Utah in the West blew their halftime lead to Minnesota in a five-point loss. The leader in the East, Philadelphia, lost by 38 points to Milwaukee, making the race for the top spot much closer. DeMar DeRozan’s clutch shot edged San Antonio over New Orleans in a close one, and Miami survived a second-half surge from Chicago, holding on to secure the win at home.

New York won their NBA-leading ninth straight, pulling ahead late over Toronto. Indiana had a 12-0 run late, which helped them defeat Detroit at home. Luka Doncic’s double-double and Dwight Powell’s 25 points on 11/12 shooting helped lift Dallas over the LA Lakers. Michael Porter Jr. had a career-high 39 points in Denver’s win over Houston.

Here are the best NBA highlights, facts, performers, and takeaways from April 24th, 2021:

FINAL RESULTS

GAME OF THE DAY

San Antonio Spurs (110) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (108)

[Highlights] SPURS (+130) d. @PELICANS (-150) 110-108 [SAS +3 | u228.5]

[Highlights] TIMBERWOLVES (+637) d. @JAZZ (-908) 101-96 [MIN +12 | u230.5]

[Highlights] @HEAT (-175) d. BULLS (+152) 106-101 [MIA -4 | o204]

[Highlights] @PACERS (-188) d. PISTONS (+165) 115-109 [IND -4.5 | u228]

[Highlights] @NUGGETS (-1215) d. ROCKETS (+789) 129-116 [HOU +13.5 | o221]

[Highlights] @MAVERICKS (-120) d. LAKERS (+100) 108-93 [DAL -1.5 | u217]

[Highlights] @KNICKS (-107) d. RAPTORS (-111) 120-103 [NYK +1 | o213.5]

[Highlights] @BUCKS (-256) d. 76ERS (+218) 132-94 [MIL -6.5 | u227]

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INTERESTING FACTS

Giannis will have his jersey in the Milwaukee rafters one day

Most career PTS in MIL history: 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14,211), 2. Giannis (12,023), 3. Glenn Robinson (12,010)
2nd player with 24+ PTS/14+ REB/7+ AST in under 24 Minutes in NBA history, joining Fat Lever from 1990
Bucks are the 3rd team with 11+ Wins of 25+ PTS in the last 25 seasons, joining the 2016-17 Warriors and 2015-16 Spurs

Zion Williamson is scoring at a level only MJ has done before

Zion joined Michael Jordan as the only 2 players with 2,000+ PTS before their 80th career GP in the last 40 years

Julius Randle has been GOING OFF during the Knicks 9-game winning streak

1st Knicks player to average 30+ PPG/9+ RPG/6+ APG over a 9-GP span in franchise history

BEST HIGHLIGHTS

Jokic could be Denver’s new QB

Jokic with the full-court dime 👀 pic.twitter.com/CLIT5a3WfU
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 25, 2021

Luka drains it from downtown

Luka from DEEP 🎯 pic.twitter.com/5l9HcpoBoG
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 25, 2021

Bam slammed it ALL OVER Theis

BAM SLAM 💥 pic.twitter.com/Zoe2a9MsBh
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 25, 2021

TOP PERFORMERS

F Michael Porter Jr.

C Nikola Jokic

F Giannis Antetokounmpo

F DeMar DeRozan

PF Julius Randle

NBA TOP PERFORMERS

MAIN TAKEAWAY

COBY WHITE COULD JOIN LAVINE & VUCEVIC AS A BIG 3 IN CHICAGO

The Chicago Bulls have been struggling to string wins together all season, but the performances of Coby White have given fans something to look forward to in the future. White is averaging 14.5 points per game in his sophomore season out of UNC, and just put together a 31-point performance against Miami.

The 21-year-old guard out of North Carolina has shown that he has the potential to become one of the league’s top playmaking guards in the future. With his offensive skills combined with Zach LaVine and Nikola Vucevic, Chicago has a potentially dangerous big three on their hands. Averaging 19.5 points per game over his last six outings, White has shown he can be an efficient scorer in this league, and can step up when LaVine is unable to play.

Paired with veteran coach Billy Donovan, White has the skills to be a household name in the NBA someday. With proven All-Stars on his team, he has every opportunity to get more open looks and blossom into a young star. If White can produce similar numbers as he did against Miami on a consistent basis, there is no reason to doubt that Chicago will have a formidable big three in the near future.

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