NBA schedule: Battle of New York, Rocky Mountain rumble highlight slate

The NBA has 11 games queued up for Wednesday night, including some marquee match-ups across the country.

For a full look at Wednesday’s NBA slate, please click here.

Some important takeaways from the thrilling game.

There’s a decent chance that Williams’ season-ending statistics won’t jump off the page like they did during his heyday in Utah. He’s battling all sorts of ailments, with a wrist injury suffered over the weekend being the latest one. On this night, he scored 16 points on 17 shot attempts, hardly a model of efficiency.

Jay-Z’s first tweet in exactly one month comes shortly after the Nets beat the Knicks Monday night.

A retort:

Denver shot an incredible 73% in the first half, dominating the paint with 48 points. The Nuggets led 65-54 at halftime and seemed like they were in control of proceedings. But then the Nuggets gave up that lead in the third quarter thanks to a 30-19 run by Utah, and then ran out of steam in the fourth.

The Nuggets actually outshot the Jazz 54.8% to 46.2%, but only hit five threes compared to Utah’s eight. Where Denver really doomed themselves was at the free throw line; the Nuggets shot 18 of 32 at the charity stripe, the Jazz 25 of 34.

Thunder reserves played as much or more than the starters as Oklahoma City (11-4) used a 64-24 halftime lead to coast to victory. In just 26 minutes of action, most for any Thunder starter, Kevin Durant scored 18 points on 6-8 shooting. Russell Westbrook racked up 11 assists in just 22 minutes of play.

After scoring only 12 points in each of the first two quarters, the Bobcats (7-6) tallied 45 points in the second half to at least avoid the NBA record for fewest points in a game. Even with the stronger second half, Charlotte shot just 29 percent from the floor, including a 6-22 effort from the three-point line. Only one Bobcat hit double digits, as Jeffery Taylor scored 10 points to lead Charlotte.

Tonight’s tipoff from Brooklyn is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. For those of you wanting to catch the game, TNT will be televising all of the action.

Here’s the full schedule via SI.com. All times are listed in ET.

New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets 7 p.m.