You may have probably heard what Paul George did last night. As if 36 points on 12-of-17 shooting wasn't enough, the emerging young star flew through the air for a 360-degree windmill dunk. Saying he "flew" is usually a cliche. No. Paul George barrel rolled like a Boeing 707.
NBA scores: Paul George leads Pacers past Clippers
There were eight games on Saturday, but all eyes were on the Pacers and Clippers. Indiana won.
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No, seriously. Watch it again. What it a few more times. What it forever!
Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan, not to be totally outdone, had themselves an alley-oop.
Miami Heat 104, Charlotte Bobcats 96
The Bobcats scrapped about as hard as Charlotte is capable of, pushing the Heat to overtime, but Miami scored 14 points in five minutes, pulling away easily in the extra period. LeBron James recorded 34 points, eight rebounds and six assists--a line that never gets old typing and someone feels underwhelming.
Mario Chalmers is the real star here. Check out his incredible passing vision!
Chalmers' passing skills and court vision are some next level ish https://t.co/hZLnjLI8fo
— Ben Swanson (@CardboardGerald) January 19, 2014 Detroit Pistons 104, Washington Wizards 98
Josh Smith is a man with two personalities: Good Smoove and Bad Smoove. Bad Smoove shot 0-of-6 in the first half. Good Smoove was 8-of-11 from the field for 20 points in the second half. Good Smoove is who the Pistons are hoping shows up every night for two halves. On Saturday, they only got a half of Good Smoove, but it was enough to get past the Wizards, who turned the ball over 19 times.
John Wall had 34 points, six assists and four boards, so that's nice.
Chicago Bulls 103, Philadelphia 76ers 78
This happened and it is real. There is no sneaky good video editing there. That’s the Sixers, down 17 points, playing defense against themselves. That defense must be pretty good, since they only shot just 35 percent and no one on the team scored more than 12 points!
Houston Rockets 114, Milwaukee Bucks 104
James Harden had 22, Dwight Howard had 20, but the real box score superstar here is Terrence Jones, who finished with 36 points and 11 rebounds. The consensus seems to be that the Rockets are looking for a power forward to pair with Howard, but is he already there? Jones isn't a reliable long range shooter, but he's capable of knocking down a shot and he's probably a little better overall than the average fan probably thinks.
So the Bucks... yeah... they haven’t won yet in 2014. But... the draft! Am I right?
Minnesota Timberwolves 98, Utah Jazz 72
So the Timberwolves played pretty well: they hit some long shots, pounded both sides of the glass and played pretty good defense on the way to a 26-point win. But Utah was downright depressing. The young Jazz shot 29 percent from the field. In a game. In an NBA game. For the entire game. Alec Burks scored 18 points and no one else scored in double-figures.
The Warriors' defense tightened up, one night after giving up 54 points to Kevin Durant. To be fair, they didn't give Durant 54, he kind of just forced that with crazy shots and amazing efficiency, but still. Golden State held the Pelicans to 23-of-53 shooting inside the paint, which, I'm told, is pretty good. Stephen Curry led the way with 28 points, eight assists and six rebounds. Anthony Davis did his thing, recording 31 points and 17 rebounds like it was nothing.
Portland Trail Blazers 127, Dallas Mavericks 111
Portland's offense is a thing of beauty. The motion, the ball movement, the shot making: it all comes together on the floor and when things get complicated, LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lillard create shots, either for themselves or for others. On Saturday, that offense got the Blazers a 38-point lead in Dallas. A soft fourth quarter made the final score not so vast, but it definitely could have been worse.
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