EVERY TIME Opposing Players Both Scored 40+ Points This Season! | 2022-23 Season

Earlier this month it appeared that this game might go a long way toward determining which of these teams ends up in the fourth spot in the east as Brunson leads his way inside and rainbows at home to give the Knicks a 5-2 lead. Well the shooter, the free throw shooter, is getting set to shoot. That's disconcerting the shooter. That's what he's talking about. I'm sorry to change topics but it's happening right there for you. You're allowed to change stuff. Big D here this evening as the Mitchell takes the Garland feed. Works his way to the foul line. Draws the foul. Puts it up and in. And Donovan Mitchell has a chance for three. Seems an opening. There's the opening. We can see that and Grimes coming back. Five threes. They shoot the eighth most in the NBA. Mitchell again. He knocks it down. Donovan Mitchell with a perfect four for four. He is a quick 11. I think Grimes is learning lessons out on the floor. Brunson has an answer. Mitchell spins to the basket and lays it in. What a start for Donovan Mitchell. Facing up. Shooting it. Likes to get behind that three-point line. Tee it up and let it go. Garland to the top of the key. Mitchell still is perfect. Guards who can shred the defense and get in the lane. He causes havoc inside. Mitchell feeling it. Donovan Mitchell. Watched by Osmond. Brunson comes and gets it. He's picked up by Mitchell. Brunson steps back. The lefty hits again as Brunson has 18 first quarter points. Cavaliers are looking to add to their season high in terms of first quarter scoring. Mitchell flips it up and in. Hartenstein wanted no part of the driving Donovan Mitchell. He gets it up out of his hand quickly. You're just coming down. He gets it up. Mitchell got it. Donovan Mitchell is 10 of 12 from the field. He has 26 first half points. I was stressed by JB before tonight's game as here's Brunson. He squares up. Jalen Brunson. Brunson now works on Laverne. In and out move. Steps back. Jalen Brunson cannot miss. You've got a good handle. You've got to learn to pull it back. Step behind that three-point line and create some space for yourself. Brunson works on Stevens. The Cavs are looking for anyone to shut off Brunson's water. How many? Went for 79 points through the first two quarters. Everybody working so hard to take away the three-point look. That's why those driving lanes are opening up. Uh-oh. You don't leave him alone. What a great defensive sequence that time. Look, the Knicks were great moving the ball. The Cavs were better defending it. Mitchell shot puts it home. Donovan Mitchell. And the Cavs' Sterling backcourt is combined for 48 points. This man has 36. Took a shove from Stevens. He banks and scores as Brunson now has 38. Four-point game. We get the midway point of the third quarter. Mitchell inside. A move. Donovan Mitchell. A gorgeous reverse. Mitchell now has 30. Garland on the bounce. Wants Mobley. Now Mitchell tries to draw a foul. Oh my! Mitchell wanted a rip-through move and wanted a foul on Grimes. Didn't get the foul. Throughout the night, Dean Wade, meanwhile, gives to Mitchell. Mitchell bothered by Hart. Steps back. Hits a three-point. Hart is not an easy man to shed. And Mitchell just made it look easy. It's the Knicks team that ranks 18th defensively. Solid defensive play from the Knicks. There's Levert with a clean steal. Picks off the Brunson pass. Mitchell to the basket. Clothes it down. And he heads it to J.B. Wanted to see. Donovan Mitchell. Played through contact. We've heard that time and time again. Out of the mouth of Coach Bickerstaff. And Brunson works in toward Levert. He stops and hits a three. Remember, from previous timeouts, we've seen the backdoor cut lead to a bucket or two for the Knicks. Brunson to the basket. He lays it up and in. Stephens thought he had help. There was none. Let's watch this play here. He's drawn up. Brunson. If you bring him back to the left hand, that's where the double team was supposed to take place. The Knicks now protect a 125-116 lead. Brunson for three. Oh, goodness. What a night. Jalen Brunson now has a career high of 48 points. He is done. The Thunder coming off of the game on Thursday night. And it looked like Booker took it away from Dort. And Booker, instead of driving to the rim, will pull up for the straightaway three. It's the second consecutive time. Paul races into the spot. Didn't get it. The tip by Biombo, no good. And Shea trying to get out on the run. Hard. And how about SGA? Going right to the rack. Cervez. There's no one on three. Beers back in. Cuts through. And how did he do it? Boy, SGA. About to finish out this first quarter. Low scoring first. Shea. Oh, he bends inside and flicks it home. Trying to slice his way through. And somehow kept his balance just enough. Bench player for Golden State a season ago. Shea trying to back him down. Now slips inside. Nice move on the spin. And the finish. Shea is watching his Arkansas Razorbacks yesterday. Booker did not take the shot. And he got the fly by. And that opened up even more space for Booker. He was spotted up on the sideline. Booker. Tears back inside. Hangs in the air. And then goes with the left hand. Devon Booker now with 16 in the game. Shea not finishing the drive. Biombo in transition. There's a nice slip pass. This time Shea will finish it off with the jam. 17% is their mid-range rate. And what a pass. SGA. A slight little bounce pass on the backside there to Giddey. Love to play in that mid-range. Hey, SGA's another guy. Chris Paul. How about this pass? Come on, man. Boy, Josh Giddey just put it on a platter. And Michael, it has not been the first one. Look at that pass. Giddey with the size advantage. Although Phoenix switches. Got the shot off before Biombo came over to help out. Paul. It's a three-on-three. Booker turns the corner in the reverse. Devin Booker giving Phoenix the offense when the sun's needed. And it looks like Biombo stayed tall, according to Bill Kennedy. Booker spinning, fading. Tough shot. Takes the contact plus the foul. Devin Booker. And Dort clearly got him on the arm. Yeah, that's a strong move. The Thunder have been able to stay the course here in the third quarter. Booker once again, baseline. And he has had the answer all night long. Devin Booker. 18. He has got a stat line that is very similar to what you would see from this. Payne knocked away. And now there's time for O'Casey on the turnover. Shea checks it. Goes right to the cup. Bakes it home. Actually, it was by the guy right here that's going to make this terrific finish as the quarter comes to an end in this third quarter. And then the Haymakers would have come in here in this fourth quarter by the Thunder. The threes have dried up for Phoenix as well. Just two threes as Booker. Hard take right to the cup. Forcing the ball out of his hands. The Suns haven't been able to get any kind of offensive rhythm. Booker down the lane. He's going to get the jam. He gives the game clock a little check. He bounces off of Giddey. Up top to Booker. Booker. Free throw line. Off balance. Devin Booker. Tough shot. All you need to do is just give a stop here. Certainly don't want to foul. As Booker has to make a decision. He wants to drive. Does so. Into traffic. And Devin Booker off the rack. And they play the second fewest clutch games in the NBA on the season. No timeouts left. Booker got free. Corner three. Got it to go with 7.8 seconds left. And the Suns not going away yet. As Devin Booker keeps the Suns in it for the moment. That's a big shot by a big time player. And that's the basket that they needed. New York got picked off. Ingram. Mid-range is good. He had one of the hottest hands of the NBA in the month of February. And has carried it over into March. But you also get a brand new respect and appreciation. Because you see the other side. Yeah. You get to experience that. How about this? They're matched up on one another right now. And Lillard. No mercy. Into the lane. Just because I love you don't mean I'm not going to go at you. I understand what the assignment is. I'm going to attack you the same way I attack. Have to deal with the drama. And the game planning. And the in-game adjustments of being back in a playoff chase. Just like from his playing days. But his eyes got big. That wasn't Coach Billups. That was Chauncey Billups. The MVP of the finals for the Detroit Pistons. This is their last home game before they head east. As Lillard knifes into the lane for the lay-in. Almost at his game average. He's already got seven points early on. As Nazir Little comes in. Ingram elevates to the rim. Ingram eyes it up. Significant if you've been following the Pelicans. Who have not played well in first quarters of late. Eight points now for Cam. Coming off the bench tonight with the return of Simons. Ingram. They're going to run it again. The switch with Simons on him. Ingram snips that out right away and gets to the rim. Brendan Watford's been active here in the first half. You see him come off, shoot the jumper. All of a sudden. Going to work on Grant. Full body strength just eliminates Grant's ability to contest. 16 points in 17 minutes here in the first half for B.I. Lillard splits the double and hit. Attack his body and then you go right back to it. Make a play out of it. Splits with the crossover dribble. Officials were looking at each other. I believe they gave him a two initially on that. Ingram got another 18 and a half for Brendan. I'm going right back to it with Dane Dollard finding a rhythm. Lillard swooping in. He's got 16. He took 63 shots and made 36 of them. Of course all of them two-pointers. As they beat the New York Knickerbockers that night. Jones weaving his way inside. Another block. That's number eight tonight for Portland. Grant got that one. Lillard transition three. Ingram flashes to the nail in the middle of that defense for the turnaround. And with injuries up and down the roster. Opportunities knocking for some other Pelicans. Lillard into the lane. Somehow got it up and in. Drive up through all the arms in front of him. And a lot of bodies. The ability to get. Ingram getting inside on Grant. Hanging and hitting. Defense that Jeremy Grant plays on. He stays between him and the basket. Doesn't foul. When he jumps, he jumps. Contests without fouling. Which one of these teams are going to put together a string of stops to create some separation? Lillard drew traffic to the rail. Again splitting defenders. Scoring 30 or better. That would be a record if they can last to the end of the season. Most guys with that many points. Ingram trying to match him. And they've been losing in crunch time too. Two things. The biggest wasn't one of the biggest. Kevin Durant's the biggest. Just to clarify that. There you go. Okay. Second of all. I'll give you that. I wouldn't overreact to Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic. Lillard. Again they try and run. Two defenders at him. And Daniel Spitzel. C.J. with seven points already in the quarter. Lillard on the drive. Got it. Making adjustments. Now you get a double screen. Give him some air space. And then once you get the space. Eat it up by attacking. The spin and the turnover. Lillard for a six-point lead. Size and strength. Get the match if you like. Capital lot. Marshall. In the lane. In and out. Offensive rebound. Ingram. Buckets for Brandon. Long distance is the next best thing. The Pals on a 15-4 run. Late in the fourth. Happened last night against the Warriors. At some point you're going to see a box in one. You're going to see double teams. Triple teams. Traps against Dame Lillard. They're going to have to figure out how they're going to play. When teams sell out against Dame. Top blocking. Don't let him get touch as well. You clear out the side. You set up a back. From off the bounce. Scoops it up and in. So crafty. So versatile. Comfortable. When you put them anywhere in the offensive set. This time. Puts the ball on the deck. The beautiful. Agile. And still. Nary a turnover in the second half for the Pals. Ingram. He points down for B.I. tonight. Gets it back from Mobley. Williams comes up with a steal. You're smart with it. Up ahead to Tatum. Here's Allen. Has the size on Brockett. Smart came with the dig. Got a hand on him. To lead his shoe. Mitchell will. And hit from three. Establish themselves as leaders. Spend time with friends and family. Download the NBA app today. As Mitchell hits the jumper. Tatum. Uros. Oh what a pass. The left hand of Tatum. Eventually it's Muscala. No Tatum. Get up Jason Tatum. Very, very early in this second quarter. Tatum. He got it. Mitchell. Spinning through to Todd Mitchell. Space gets the spin between them. Stop it. Tatum gets free. Lays it in. Plus the touchback. And a chance for three. For Jason Tatum. For Darius Garland. He's an 87% free throw shooter. So that is rare. Tatum again. Company's a little bit. Just claims it with one hand. Mitchell scoops it in. Off the window. Five point Boston lead. Final minute of this first half. Mitchell will let it fly. And knock it down from three. Mobley trying to hang. Tatum draws two. Horford scooped up by Smart. Four to shoot. Tatum's gonna have to. And takes. Three to shoot. Mitchell sidesteps and finishes. Beautifully done off the window with the left hand. And JB Bickerstaff has said. As much as everyone can see him dominating this league defensively. He also sees it happening offensively. As Tatum has found his stroke. At 12 in the first half. Mitchell gets the first step. Leans inside. And flips it in. That's a pretty finish. From Donovan Mitchell. And he has such a nice cadence to how he gets into it. Tatum. Oh that's a tough hit. Jason Tatum. Having different options off the bench for different moments. When he feels like he needs some offense. Osman can be the guy as Tatum. On the follow. Has taken over. Or in that case hanging with. Mitchell skates free and floats it in. Tatum sending Brown through. Tatum step back. Three. You bet. Lead is 15 for Boston. Mitchell lost it. On the floor Brogdon. Horford five for five. From three. Mitchell serves it in. Towards that growing of Donovan Mitchell. Tatum scoops it in. 16 in the third. He's gone over 30 points for the 34th time tonight. Mr. Bird is out there at 39 for a season. You think he's got it in him. Tough move by Donovan. Robert Williams has not missed. Your front court starting is 10 for 10. Horford and Williams. Donovan Mitchell single-handedly. And my man is not even watching. He needs dad to get a 50 piece. Oh Donovan Mitchell's unstoppable in this third quarter. This is a critical juncture. Donovan has kept you attached. Can he keep piling on? Yes he can. 19 point Boston lead. Horford has 23. Mitchell pops it in. A 40 point night. Wraps it up and off. Allen couldn't grab it. Mobley has it. Laverne pushing. Mitchell wants it. Mitchell on the attack. Soft tosses it in. Oh yeah just a bit. So it pulled me on the first replay. Tatum open look is good. Jason Tatum. Mitchell pedals it through. Swoops it up and in. A gorgeous finish. On how many moves? There's one. Second move. Quick start here for Sacramento. They fell down 19 to 4 last night. In a win over the Blazers as Leopard knocks down the three. So there's a score in about four seconds. The opponent scores. They come right back at him. And now Fox throws his hat in the ring and he knocks down a three. So we have 16 points in two minutes. Protect the rim. Block shots. And he could pass the basketball to run offense through. He shows up every night. Kind of some rust. We haven't seen it from Kawhi Leonard. He's made both of his shots. And Sacramento, they got off to a rough start of the year. 0 and 4. Really rebounded. They come into this game 6 and 6 in their last 12. Folks, don't think this is just like an accident that happens here. No, they are one of the quickest teams in the league in getting a shot at the basket. That guy right there. And Nico Batum are out there at the 430 mark in this first quarter. Kawhi Leonard. Twisting and turning. Tough shot. Caught it in the foul. That was quite ridiculous. And I enjoyed every second of it. Again, you're pivoting down. This is not an accident. You don't do that by accident. Batum, seductive ball take. Finds Powell. Foul line jumper. Short. Nothing but white shirts inside. And Fox leads it ahead to Monk. Clever display of footwork. Lyles has the rebound. The first 5 of 10, by the way, in this first quarter from above the arc. 34 to 29. They're out in front. Fox stumbling into the lane. And the softball finishes with a nice touch inside. Mann tries to hand it off to Batum. And Fox able to poke it free. Finish inside. That's one way to look at it. It's an opportunistic road ahead for the Clippers. Leonard gets it. Beats the buzzer. Time now for the Bayer heart-pounding moments. This is one of those plays that you work on in practice. Coach probably reviews it once every other week. And there's the perfect execution and the perfect shot. Nine points in the first quarter is not a good start for your prediction. As he knocks down a 3. I don't know if you want to... I don't know if they can hold them under 30 points. Somebody from the defense stop you from laying it in. And you have to know where your teammates are. Beautiful kick out. Monk in the lead as it is. Kawhi missing a 3. And here they come back at you again. First miss of the night for Kawhi Leonard. Monk knocks it down. Malik Monk now with 11 off the bench. And a timeout for Ty Lue. He wouldn't try things that he's doing now. Those multiple pivots and fadeaways. Those are things he would not try. Now he tries and he feels comfortable. Monk inside. That quick crossover splitting two defenders. A really good get back and transition defense. So they used to do it every day against each other. Fox gets one more on the house and lays it in. He's got 14. Now he ties the score at 70. Goes past the defender. Next man steps up. He's stepping up a little bit too late. Offense from Russell Westbrook. Pushing at full speed ahead. Kicking it back out. And Fox goes two for one. The Clippers probably thought they had it. That have gotten point blank looks around the basket for the King. So they want to see some more physicality on defense. And he also brought up the fact that Deuce not on the floor in this game. Plus Clippers have led by as many as nine. Trailed by six early. Leonard to catch a 2-3 in his own right. I'm telling you. Get into the act. There's a little shuffle pass behind. And that's going to be part of it. Burning on the fly here. 21 games tonight included. Remaining for the Clippers with four new pieces. Playup falls inside. 89-83 Clippers. Sacramento just three for ten in this third quarter. Kawhi Leonard for three. He loved it all the way. Backpedal before it even left his hand. Kawhi Leonard with 26. This will certainly help boost that offensive rating. Leonard sidestep three late in the clock. It's official. Kawhi Leonard could throw a key into a lock. Fox looks to attack from the baseline. Goes up and in. And De'Aaron Fox now with 20. George just goes right at Tsiponas. Loses the handle. Fox partly responsible. The lob and a southpaw spike. See right here. Fox running the lane. He can really get up boy. He can really elevate. Don't talk about his play. Deflection by Barnes. But Leonard there to recover. Park plays. He continues to smolder. Kawhi goes like so on Murray. Who threw the short straw on the last time out. Delivers again. 33. Gotta get the next defender. How about that shot by Kawhi? And a long, long way to go. You can't take your foot off the gas. Here is Fox. Ahead to Monk. Very comfortable at Formula One speeds. And he powers it down with three and a half to play in the third. Seven to shoot. Leonard shows off the handle. Fires a three. Are you kidding me? Leonard singlely covered by Barnes. Fox ahead of the horn. Point six to play. De'Aaron Fox with 27. Misses on the first shot of the fourth quarter. Clippers out in front by seven over the team. That is a game and a half ahead of them. And the West standings with just 20 to play. And the first of two in a week's time as Malik Monk knocks down the three. Many players have said that he's been one of their favorite teammates. And you certainly see evidence of that so far, guys. Kings win the tap. Thank you, Christina. Monk back the other way. I think he is relentless around De'Aaron Malik Monk now. As we have learned here tonight, Sacramento is going nowhere. Fox. Tough shot over to him. And he knocks it down. Fox with 29. 145. 133. And a timeout for the Clippers. Leonard picked up by Barnes. It's laughable at this point how incredible Kawhi Leonard has been here tonight. Now watch this shot. Take one way, come back. A massive load. He has got a 40-piece. And De'Aaron Fox has 31 just like 24 hours ago. There was nobody guarding you. Quite positive of that. Fox takes it back the other way. It's far from over, folks. 147. These are things that we need to clean up. We cannot be doing these things. These are the things they're talking about. You have got to run through the tape. 5-point lead. Fox waltzes right to the rim. It is now cut down to three. What they're doing before they get fouled right away. Fox going for the two. Lays it up and lays it in. No timeouts for the Clippers. Possession coming up for both teams. Monk for the tie. Opposite corner. Look on the right side of your screen. Right side of your screen. That's where he is. Elevating. Knocking it down. Right here is where you could foul. If that was what the philosophy was coming out of the huddle. Platoon. Westbrook. Monk splits a pair of defenders and then floats it in. What a tough shot. What a play by Malik Monk. Drives it on. Steam ahead from the... Respect for... Watch this dunk at the end. He thinks the platoon might be challenging. He pulls it back a little bit. Finishes. Both hands throwing it down. 35 for Monk. The Terrence and Barnes has been around for a while. We understand. Needless to say, this has been a fun one. Fox for the tie. Westbrook saw that opening from the backcourt and never stopped. Monk for three in the lead. He put it in. 167-166. Powell with 22 off the bench. Monk gets a good look at the iron and lays it in. Malik Monk with 42 off the bench. Looking to break the tie. Fox in overdrive. Bumbles it and kicks it off his leg. Clippers on a power play. Leonard spins, fades, and... This is a decision now. Why? Basically one-on-one against Lousa. Once again, Sacramento has life. Monk for three. I'll tell you what, that's insane. 45 off the bench. Mental mistakes. You can't put the ball down if you don't know where the defenders are. Sacramento leads in overtime number two. Watch this tough shot by Fox. Knocking down the 17-footer. To start things and backing down on Clint Capella. This first quarter brought to you by First Tech Credit Union. Damian Lillard has seen the numbers. He's heard the criticism about first quarter starts. He knocks down a three. Guys like Jeremy's defenders to help in and you give him the open look. Dane comes to it. He's got an open look and he knocks down a triple. Oh for him. He was particularly susceptible on that end. Here comes Dane. He's just a step quicker here early. He blows by two guys that time. Simon scores. Blazers off to a six for a nine shooting start. That's the tough starts they've had in the first quarter this year. Dejounte Murray. Locked and loaded. Drills a three. 14 to shoot for Vartanovic. They rotate to Murray. A look at three. Got it. Blazers again getting good clean looks. Four of nine shooting from three. 44 percent as a club. Murray he hesitates. Nirk turns the dribble. Murray stays with it. Nice little button hook. 40 percent. He ranks second amongst rookies at three point percentage. Only Keegan Murray for the Kings at 42.3 percent is better. I love his screen setting as well. He gets a hit on somebody and he's springing his teammates. Good pass. He goes back door. A little flip and a right hand from the belt buckle. To be defended up high. Did you see that in his game last year? Can you watch every single game he played? Here's Dane this time twirling one up and in. He had a kongu on his hip. Just so much to deal with. He's lower than a kongu. Beats him. Has the strength once he gets in there. Uses the rim just to make sure. Murray turns. Bounces low to Capella. Capella comes out to screen. Murray crosses over under. Pull up. Back. Up and in. Has that ball on a break. And Shaden is running on the wing. Hunter triggers. That's off. Rebound. Corral by the Hawks. Leading to a Murray look. Go meet him up to Anthony. Murray tries it free but Hunter misses the three. Murray stays in the paint and collects and scores. Dave working on Eric Holliday who got the start tonight. He'll go right to the body across the lane and lay it in. Take a look at Dave go to work. Holliday's just in a precarious position because if you switch your feet up anymore. Compared to their trends. Bogdanovich doubled. Murray. Good recovery by Simons forcing Murray into a top three but he buried it. My point was they're getting clean. Really clean looks. Good screen setting tonight. Dave stumbles. Murray spins. And he scores. Raisers open up a lead of eight. Game along the end line. I think had he caught it they would not have allowed that. Good. Here comes Murray. The one-two in the lane to lay it up and in. Capella. Most bigs are in their natural habitat getting down low. Just like Dejounte Murray. That's his natural habitat. In the paint. At some point Dua Lipa really isn't from that town in Washington that you claim. Murray on the recovery. Look for a two-for-one here. Sidestep triple. Up and in. Damian Lillard with 30 tonight. Wicked high. 42. Great. He nails it. Tap coach Billups wanted Shaden to pick up a little higher. Murray with a nice sudden pull-up using his six-four frame to gain an advantage. Where it's just straight line. Drive. Take the bump and then just rise up over the top with that lane. Dave comes back. Man, that was a tough shot there, Lamar. For Damian Lillard. Has done work now 11 years and counting. Just like that. Lillard maneuvers for the ball. Eubanks out to screen. Dave goes the other way. Right to the cup to lay it up and in as he blows by foul. Zach Levine. He draws a double back. It goes to Butchvich. Inside to Patrick Williams. He'll spray it to DeRozan. DeRozan does not like the three. He'll take one anyways and can it to open up the ball game. You've got to go at him. Play physically with him. DeRozan as Stevens fights over a Butchvich screen. Forced him into a tough shot and that's how DeMar DeRozan has made his living for 14 long seasons in the NBA. If you have success against them and go out and beat them again or if you struggle, what adjustments you make and go out and play. I think it's a great idea by the way. Four more of these coming for the Cavs the rest of the season as DeRozan gets it to go. So difficult to deal with, Isaac. So strong. Mitchell pulls up. He knocks it down. Boy, I tell you those are his shots. Talk to him before the game. Well, he can score it but the thing with Andre Kuhlman is he is a monster on that glass. So that's a good pickup for this Bulls basketball team. Allen comes down with it. Tried to find love. It's a Cavalier turnover as DeRozan with a clean intercept. He'll take it to the foul line. Walk into a 15-footer and J.B. Biggerstaff has seen about enough. Keep the boots off of that backboard. Good job. Mitchell lines up a three. He knocks it down. It's okay. Just keep, let it fly. Some energy here. They're going to, they're going to halftime. Going to look at some film and make some adjustments but make some plays right now. There you go. Nice. Mitchell now has 10 points. Out of the corner. Dumps off to Osmond. Osmond breaks to the foul line. Now Mitchell. Mitchell across the lane. Oh and a shot by Mitchell. Donovan has his head up. Shakes on Caruso for a long three. There we go. And Mitchell has a chance for the four-point play. There's a flicker of that flame. Spot a bite. That's what we need. He's just picking up the aggressiveness. Puts Caruso on skates. Bucket. Once again. Bottom. A tough pass. Stephens cleans up. Nice little jumper. Stephens likes that shot. Coming across the lane. DeRozan. DeRozan hands the jumper. Ruling road trip that will take place after that Phoenix game as DeRozan knocks down a mid-range jumper. He's giving the Bulls a 69-51 lead. Cavs are shooting 40 percent. The Bulls 54. Mitchell down the alley. Finger rolls and scores. Mitchell now has 19. Going to the basket. Deep into the clock. A lot of times you have Evan Mobley in there. You get that shot blocked. Mitchell grinds his way inside. Floats and scores. He's going to have to just pull the load tonight. The ball in his hand. He is a low, big, strong. Very, very, you know, because you're trying to get away from him because he's really strong and he's coming right at you. Mitchell to the basket. Gets the roll. He created more of that space. Donovan Mitchell is heating up here in this third quarter. DeRozan. Let's get into a stop. Now goes baseline. Got it. DeRozan has 24. Mitchell works on Caruso. Got bumped by Williams. Puts it up and in. Oh! Has a chance for three. Caruso can't do anything with it. Help is late, but there's the foul. Nice job. It almost sends to Billy Donovan. You want him taking that shot. Not a bad defensive stand by the Cavs. Mitchell crossed over his man at Levine as Donovan Mitchell continues to cook here in the third. Okay. Either way, the Cavs won't argue. We'll take it. Mitchell. Ten-footer! He's got it! Mitchell gets fouled here in this third quarter. He has absolutely put the Cavs on his back and they are roaring back. You see the foul right there on the elbow. Cavaliers are right back within striking distance. It's a 10-point ballgame right now. This is great. Great news for Cavaliers fans. They found a recipe. The Cavs trailed this ballgame by 18 at the half. Drogac works it off to DeRozan. DeRozan in toward Acoro. Banks and scores. Drogac comes up with a screen. Now releases. DeRozan works on Acoro. Looking for an opening. Spins. Banks draws a fouling score. And in that mid-game, he wants to get in between that free-throw line and about halfway down the lane to shoot the basketball. Boy, what a nice shot. Cavs 97. DeRozan checked by Levert. Rises. Fires and scores. Levert picked up by Williams. Goes to Mitchell. Mitchell penetrates. Lays it up and in. The Donovan Mitchell show continues. Mitchell has already played 37 big minutes here tonight. Just under eight to go. Mitchell pulls up. It doesn't matter how many minutes. The Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell. He's everywhere. Taking this personally. He is going after these bulls. Mitchell right around DeRozan to the basket. Lays it up and in. Oh, what a gorgeous move by Mitchell, who now has 48. Referenced last season and pointed out games that they lost prior to the All-Star break last season. Said they couldn't have been the sixth seed and not had to play the play-in tournament because of those losses of teams that they should have. Winning the games you're supposed to win and then battling with those other teams. DeVar DeRozan now has 35 points. Mitchell inside. His floater doesn't go. He gets it back. Puts it up and in. Donovan Mitchell has 50 points here tonight. Just couldn't quite get enough umph behind it. DeRozan steps up, but DeRozan does not box out. DeRozan guarded by Levert. Works himself with a foul and in toward Love. Floats it up and in. DeRozan now has a 37. In a game in which they've never led. DeRozan in toward Levert. Levert leans on him. DeRozan uses the window. He has played 42 minutes as Donovan Mitchell. Zigzags inside. Floats it up and floats it in. 52 now for Mitchell. My goodness, Donovan Mitchell. Good job on the Cavaliers. Good defense. Luchowicz wanted it inside. DeRozan forced to take a three and he's got it. This is an epic battle. This is fun to watch. Two possession game. Did a good shot. Quality shot. A lot of time left. No panic. Each team has two timeouts remaining. Mitchell. He knocks it down. We didn't know what we were going to get. You get a big three. That puts us right back in the middle. Time to do that with four seconds. Here we go. He missed it. Missed it! Terrific anticipation among a handful of the Bulls. Donovan Mitchell. All will. He wanted that back basket. So bad. He was not going to be denied. It's all effort and just will by Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell pulls up. Knocks it down. Goodness, young man. Into the paint. Off to DeSumo. He left that short. Rebounded by Levert. Here's Mitchell. He just flew right past Levine. Mitchell to the basket. Donovan Mitchell show. There goes that man. Number 45. Donovan Mitchell. Levert off the lump. Mitchell wants it. He gets it. Mitchell steps back. Knocks it down. It's just been unbelievable watching this. My goodness. I mean. That, by the way, was in his 49th minute of play as DeRozan now has 44. It's an eight-point game. He has to get this ball in. They do. Mitchell for three. Oh, my goodness. Unbelievable. I got nothing else to say. This is unbelievable. Sixty-nine points. They're not making outside shots. They're struggling from the field. DeRozan over. Carter steps in. He'll happily give up that shot, but you got to get the rebound. Giannis and Williams battled. It's Giannis. Those are plays you're going to have to make tonight. Well, 50-50 ball. Anthony Carter is a very ferocious on-ball defensive player. He gets into your body. Giannis, tough fading. Jumper goes down, and he's got five. Appreciate you very much for that. Grayson Allen still hearing the boos from the incident a year ago. Giannis getting deep into the paint, and he's got now seven of Milwaukee's nine. Everybody gets so focused on Giannis. These other guards come running in, keeping the ball alive. You saw half of the play by Grayson Allen. It's DeRozan over Matthew. Nicely. Matthew stripped it from DeRozan. Giannis downhill, where he's so effective. Your personnel know who's doing what. Watch how far he comes in before anybody gets him. He's going right to half-court. Somebody's got to turn and stop ball, because he's not like your point guard, who's looking to make an assist or a pass. He's looking to attack. DeRozan navigating, spinning on Matthews. DeRozan crosses Giannis, drives him into the paint. That was a big-time move. Yes, it was. That was a big-time move. Except just let him run you over. Now watch this crossover here. A little hesitation, and finishes right over the long-stretch arms of Giannis. There it is right there. That's your poor drive to the hoop. Here's DeRozan. He's got angles on him. See if he takes advantage of the matchup. Now Marcia Beauchamp is guarding, and DeRozan still doesn't. It's a rookie on DeRozan again. See, this is one of those games that you can start to say, he's got into a rhythm. Giannis off to Lopez. Spins in at DeRozan. DeRozan's still going behind. Bucievic went down with Lopez. Williams passes up on the three, takes it in instead, and Lopez deterred the shot defensively. Well, good recovery by Lopez to block that shot. Cross it over, and then he's got those big hands to be able to manipulate the ball. Like he is. You go back to remember his first year, I mean, he was just a straight line player. Here's DeRozan with Allen on him. DeRozan over Allen. Switch. Bucievic out of control, but he still put it in at a five. Bucievic adjusted his defensive stance and moved closer to Giannis, which allowed him to use his speed. Watch. The initial, initial, he was right in the right spot. He was right at the free-throw line. Oh, he sets the screen. Oh, man. He's already on the launch pad right now. Boop. Too late. Wow. Look at that reach. It's like Ivan Drogba on hockey court. Another chance for Milwaukee. Drives it in. He's one of the better. He can shoot the ball extremely well from three-point line. Forty-plus percent this year. Giannis spinning. Turning. Over DeRozan. Yeah, if he's hitting those kind of shots, how do you defend him? He's almost becoming unguardable. DeRozan all the way. Watch this move. Sometimes I dream. He is me. Like Debo. If I could be like Debo, I want to be like Debo. Look at that body control right there. I never saw Lopez. Flex is on him. Bobby Fortas off the bench. There's DeMar. The only one with a field goal in the third quarter for the Bulls. Halfway through the period. DeRozan. Over Matthews. Williams trying to fight through screens to get to Giannis. Oh, what a spin. Giannis. Up and in. There he is right there. He just takes the contact. Good defense right there by Gervonta. Has the steal. But then right now, watch this. It's now who wants the ball? Who wants the ball? He wants it. You knew he was going to go right back up with it too. The guards hang back trying to knock those rebounds like Alvarado. Alvarado was just thinking the same thing. DeRozan spins. Bly scores. And DeMar, watch this little spin move. He's going to start to see how he's retreating. And once you retreat, you're in danger. Yep. Danger Will Robinson. Right there. Look, boom. You got to make a stand. Giannis. That was a screen from Lopez. Giannis picks up DeRozan. Got it back. It's the Dosumu double with Williams. Now Levine helping. That's a tough fadeaway jumper by Giannis. Approaching 100 seconds to play. Here's Giannis. Picked up by Dosumu and Williams. And he muscles his way in again. Gets it to DeRozan. He's up. Leans in. Ringed Giannis tonight. DeRozan to the rim. DeRozan. Crossover for the lead. Then from the wrist. And as George Sabato reported at the top. And dealing with the death of his father as Anthony Davis knocks it down. All opposing fans would count. Past the 10th second, which is supposed to be the violation. LeBron James. Nice feed inside. And Davis with the finish. 33-31. Lakers looking good on the road. Giannis misses at the rim. It's not like Davis is doing it shooting jump shots. He's attacked. Full attacks after a wild sequence when nobody wanted the ball. Giannis now guarding Anthony Davis. Davis has been so aggressive. Especially last seven games. Knocks that one down. Last seven games he's averaging 31 a game. On October 20th, RIP Tony Mann. Great ref. A greater dude. Loved when I ran on the court for warm-ups. And he would be on the game that night. Your smile and laugh that we miss tremendously here in our sport. His courage has changed and saved the lives of. You can't even begin to count the amount of people. And I'll say this, Mike. As Davis hits a nice little floater. His greatest achievement is what he's done for the Jimmy V Foundation. Absolutely. Davis throws it down. So again, as George mentioned. Darvin Hammond. That is a tough balance to achieve. Middleton throws it off. And Thetacoupe on hand and slams. Davis with 13 points here in the first. Meanwhile, Thetacoupe with seven. A guy to the bench. No matter what everybody says. It is very, very challenging. Challenging to try and stop Davis who took a shot in the face. Thetacoupe goes inside. He's really a player of stability. Reeves fakes now. Gets it to Davis. And Davis able to finish it off. James kicks it out. Davis fakes the three. Goes inside and the finish. Oh, Anthony Davis with a highlight. Good transition defense from Milwaukee. Davis. Pull-up jumper. That's good. Anthony Davis now with 21. Throws it up ahead. LeBron James. James inside. Layup. Missed it. Davis goes down. Looks okay. Holiday back for Thetacoupe. Drives inside. Banks at home. He can be absolutely dominant at that end. Final seconds. Davis gets it back. Drives on Portis. Off balance shot. That's good. Anthony Davis. A tough shot. Falling out of bounds. LeBron James 10 points. Six boards. Giannis gets inside and gets the soft bounce. We almost take it for granted. Oh, shot blocked down low. Davis went to the rim and had it rejected. Thetacoupe catches it. Banks at home. He prepares. He studies. He works like crazy on individual cases, on research. I have such admiration. Inside. Oh, Giannis. With the reverse jam. Thetacoupe against Davis. A great matchup of two big men. Giannis ducks inside. Lays it up and in. He finds a way to make a difficult situation into an easy basket. I think 10. 10. And six of them were called on Doncic and Curry. Giannis Thetacoupe knocks it down. That's not the most called in a game this year. There was a game where 11 were called. Milwaukee's got their main three guys in. And both Davis. And Giannis already with the gather. Now a chance for a three-point play. Place there. I think this is a good call. It's an elongated step. Thetacoupe counted. Now a chance for a three-point. Well, they got the switch. He got the running start. Poor choice of a foul by Bryant. To me, Davis close to the basket on his roll to the rim. Like right here. James saw a nice pass. Davis banks it home. That's just the perfect bounce pass in traffic. And his ability to deliver the ball. I mean, that's in a tight, tight. Matthews is on the team to try and guard something. There you go, James. Missed fires. Thought he got hit. Good physical defense there. Giannis, the slap, the step. The layup is good. Davis all alone. It's a three. Anthony Davis, his first three-point attempt of the night. I do. Thetacoupe, jump shot. Racing up the floor. Westbrook drives inside. Back to Davis. And they take Giannis out for one possession on the defensive end. James misses. Davis tips up and 36 more points. They're on the same side every time down the floor now. Davis steps back. Tries another three. Puts it in. Anthony Davis. Lakers by a point with 440 to play. James guarding Thetacoupe ball. Giannis on the drive. Gets inside. Layup. Yes, and a foul. And the Laker coaches say no. Excellent screen. To this late where Giannis is the handler is a good finish. Middleton's played 23 minutes in his first game since April. Back in the game. Drives down a lane. Floats it up. Won't go. And Thetacoupe all the way down. Davis. Lopez comes out on him. Davis looking to take him off the dribble across the lane. Lays it up and in. 41 for Anthony Davis. Grayson Allen up top. Middleton threw his legs. Westbrook dives on it. Ball still loose. Picked up by James. Just goes to the basket. Back to Davis for the slam.