NBA scores 2017: Draymond Green posted a triple-double with just 4 points

The old adage goes “Shoot for the moon. Even if you miss it, you will land among the stars.”

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green fell just six points shy of landing on the moon in his team’s 122-107 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday. But in landing among the stars, Green posted 12 rebounds, 10 assists and 10 steals, becoming the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double without scoring at least 10 points, according to Elias Sports Bureau.

Green’s historic night was highlighted by 10 takeaways, most in a single game in franchise history. The Warriors power forward fell just a few points shy of joining Nate Thurmond, Alvin Robertson, David Robinson and Hakeem Olajuwon as the only players to record a quadruple-double.

But Golden State’s victory, while much due to Green’s production, featured all of its players.

Klay Thompson poured in 36 points on 8-of-15 shooting from downtown. Kevin Durant chimed in with 24 points on a cold 5-of-14 shooting night, while Andre Iguodala gave the Warriors a much needed bench boost with 22 points on an efficient 6-of-7 shooting from the field.

Together, Golden State powered past a Memphis team that had accounted for two of their eight losses on the season.

If things couldn’t get worse in New York, fans showered the court with chants of “We want Oakley” and “Free Charles Oakley” during the Knicks’ 131-123 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. The scene was part of a bizarre string of events Carmelo Anthony categorized as a “cloud hanging over” the organization.

Knicks owner James Dolan permanently banned Oakley, a 10-year player and one-time All-Star in New York, on Friday after New York Police Department officers arrested the former Knick after an altercation with Madison Square Garden officials. He was later charged with three counts of misdemeanor assault.

This is of note because the Wizards and Pacers are somewhat equal teams, each having rebounded from rocky starts to fixed positions in the Eastern Conference standings.

Paul George led with 31 points on 12-of-23 shooting, but John Wall and Markieff Morris combined for 52 points, including Morris’ physics-defying dunk that bounced off the top of the backboard and into the bucket.

Somehow, the Heat have gone from way, way below .500 to within arms reach of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. Miami’s Friday win over Brooklyn marked the team’s 13th consecutive win, and their wins haven’t been solely against bottom-dwelling squads.

The Heat have beaten the Nets three times during their streak but have also picked up W’s over quality teams like Golden State, Houston and Atlanta. And Miami could extend their winning streak to 14 games on Saturday if the team finds their legs in the second game of a back-to-back against Philadelphia.

Normally NBA social media teams dish out venom toward one another, but on Friday, in a narrow Kings victory over the Hawks, well, the opposite happened. The Sacramento and Atlanta Twitter accounts took turns heaping praise on one another.

The Pelicans needed all 42 of Davis’ points to pull away with a win over the Timberwolves on Saturday.

The Knicks had no answer for Jokic, who rattled off bucket after bucket in a Nuggets win over New York. Denver’s big man solely reduced the Knick defense to rubble.

A career night for the Greek Freak came up empty as the Bucks lost their first of likely many after Jabari Parker’s torn ACL.

A historical night for Green, who became the first player in NBA history to record a triple-double without scoring 10 points.

James Johnson doesn’t always get buckets, but when he does....well, you don’t expect it. And Miami’s win streak extended to 13 as a result.

Wall’s Wizards have won nine of their last 10 games and catapulted up to the Eastern Conference’s third seed. His play has much to do with it.

Heat 108, Nets 99 [Hot Hot Hoops recap | Nets Daily recap]

Nuggets 131, Knicks 123 [Denver Stiffs recap | Posting and Toasting recap | SB Nation recap]

Spurs 103, Pistons 92 [Pounding the Rock recap | Detroit Bad Boys recap]

Lakers 122, Bucks 114 [Silver Screen and Roll recap | Brew Hoop recap]

Pelicans 122, Timberwolves 106 [The Bird Writes recap | Canis Hoopus recap]

Wizards 112, Pacers 107 [Bullets Forever recap | Indy Cornrows recap]

Suns 115, Bulls 97 [Bright Side of the Sun recap | Blog a Bull recap]

Warriors 122, Grizzlies 107 [Golden State of Mind recap | Grizzly Bear Blues recap]

Kings 108, Hawks 107 [Sactown Royalty recap | Peachtree Hoops recap]