A huge array of NBA games took place on Monday 13th February, with the vast majority of the both conferences hitting a court somewhere in the USA.
Some huge game totals on offer also, with Hawks @ Hornets generating 282 points, in a game that was approaching NBA All Star game levels of action.
There were 3 games that delivered decent outside odds wins in the head to head markets: Timberwolves (3.25) beat Mavericks, Hornets (2.65) beating Hawks and Magic (2.60) beating Bulls. A $10 treble multi on those three results would have garnered a return of almost $224
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Houston Rockets 104, Philadelphia 76ers 123
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Philadelphia 76ers, odds 1.07 - wow!
Line: Philadelphia 76ers (-14.5), odds 1.90 - Sixers beating a huge spread
Total Points: Over (225.5), odds 1.88
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — James Harden had 29 points and 10 assists against his former team while Tyrese Maxey scored 26 off the bench as Philadelphia beat Houston.
Joel Embiid scored 23 points in 31 minutes for the Sixers, who have won three in a row and improved to 22-8 at home.
Jalen Green scored 29 points for the Rockets, who have lost six straight to fall to a league-worst 13-44. KJ Martin added 15 for Houston.
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Minnesota Timberwolves 124, Dallas Mavericks 121
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Minnesota Timberwolves, odds 3.35 - T-Wolves win at huge odds
Line: Minnesota Timberwolves (+7.5), odds 1.92
Total Points: Over (232.5), odds 1.92 - becoming a habit for Dallas!
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 26 of his 36 points in the fourth quarter in his home debut for Dallas as he tried to rally the Mavericks from a 26-point deficit, but the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for a 124-121 victory on Monday night.
Irving had the highest-scoring fourth quarter of his career. But he made a bad pass after stepping inside the 3-point line on the final possession when Dallas had a chance to tie the game. He had exchanged passes with All-Star teammate Luka Doncic, who finished with 33 points.
Irving and Doncic fell to 0-2 while playing together. Irving has played four games overall for Dallas since being acquired from Brooklyn in a trade.
First-time All-Star guard Anthony Edwards scored 32 points and Rudy Gobert had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Timberwolves, who had their biggest lead at 89-63 on a long step-back jumper by Edwards midway through the third quarter.
Gobert was 9 of 9 from the field, and Jaden McDaniels was 7 of 8 while scoring 19 points.
Denver Nuggets 112, Miami Heat 108
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Denver Nuggets, odds 1.98 - Nuggets marginal outsiders
Line: Denver Nuggets (+1.5), odds 1.90
Total Points: Under (221.5), odds 1.92 - just about!
MIAMI (AP) — Nikola Jokic finished with 27 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, and Denver snapped Miami’s eight-game home winning streak.
Jokic made 12 of 14 shots, and Denver shot 58%.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 17, Bruce Brown added 16, Jeff Green scored 12 and three Nuggets — Vlatko Cancar, Christian Braun and Thomas Bryant — each finished with 10 points.
Jimmy Butler had 24 points, nine assists and eight rebounds for the Heat. Max Strus scored 23, Bam Adebayo had 19, Gabe Vincent 15 and Jamaree Bouyea added 10 for Miami.
Brooklyn Nets 106, New York Knicks 124
Betting Results:
Head to Head: New York Knicks, odds 1.72
Line: New York Knicks (-2.5), odds 1.93
Total Points: Over (222.5), odds 1.93
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson scored 40 points, Josh Hart added a season-high 27 in his second game with his new team and host New York snapped a nine-game losing streak against Brooklyn.
Julius Randle had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Knicks, who beat the Nets for the first time in three years. Brooklyn never lost to the Knicks when Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving played.
More importantly for the seventh-place Knicks, they pulled within two games of the Nets for fifth place in the Eastern Conference.
Spencer Dinwiddie scored 28 points for the Nets, who showed again how much of a struggle scoring could be after trading their two All-Stars last week.
Washington Wizards 126, Golden State Warriors 135
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Golden State Warriors, odds 1.55
Line: Golden State Warriors (-3.5), odds 1.87
Total Points: Over (232.5), odds 1.88 - by miles
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew Wiggins had 29 points and seven rebounds, Klay Thompson scored 27 points, and Golden State beat Washington.
JaMychal Green went 4 of 4 from deep and made all five of his field goals for 14 points to go with five assists. Donte DiVincenzo added 17 points off the bench, while Kevon Looney contributed 13 points and 13 rebounds as the Warriors snapped a two-game skid.
Kristaps Porzingis scored 34 points on 12-of-16 shooting for a Wizards team that had won 8 of 11 and five of its previous six road games. Bradley Beal added 33 points and topped 15,000 for his career.
Los Angeles Lakers 115, Portland Trail Blazers 127
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Portland Trail Blazers, odds 1.72
Line: Portland Trail Blazers (-2.5), odds 1.90
Total Points: Over (237.5), odds 1.92
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Damian Lillard had 40 points, including eight 3-pointers, to lead Portland past Los Angeles.
LeBron James missed his third straight game for the Lakers with a sore left ankle. He has not played since breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA scoring record last Tuesday in a loss to Oklahoma City.
The Blazers led by as many as 27 points and made a season-best 23 3-pointers, including a franchise-record 17 3s in the first half.
Anthony Davis had 19 points and 20 rebounds for the Lakers, who have lost four of five.
Atlanta Hawks 138, Charlotte Hornets 144
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Charlotte Hornets, odds 2.65
Line: Charlotte Hornets (+5.5), odds 1.93
Total Points: Over (239.5), odds 1.90 - by a huge margin!
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LaMelo Ball had a ball, 30 points and 15 assists, Terry Rozier added 29 points and Charlotte held off Atlanta to snap a seven-game skid.
Gordon Hayward scored 26 points and P.J. Washington added 22 as the Hornets shot 63% from the field. Ball had six 3-pointers and Rozier hit five as Charlotte never trailed and tied a season high with 20 3s.
It was the second-highest point total in Hornets franchise history, behind the 158 they scored against Indiana last season.
Trae Young finished with 25 points and 14 assists for the Hawks, who had their two-game win streak snapped. Clint Capela added 22 points, DeAndre Hunter had 21 and Dejounte Murray scored 20.
San Antonio Spurs 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 117
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Cleveland Cavaliers, odds 1.07 - another ultra short win odds!
Line: San Antonio Spurs (+15.5), odds 1.91 - Cavs failed to beat this massive spread!
Total Points: Under (225.5), odds 1.92
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 41 points and led Cleveland to its seventh straight win as nose-diving San Antonio matched a team record with its 13th consecutive loss.
Mitchell made five 3-pointers and scored 23 in the first half, helping the Cavs build an 18-point lead.
Jarrett Allen had 17 points and 11 rebounds as Cleveland improved to 25-6 at home. Evan Mobley had 15 points and 10 boards.
Keldon Johnson scored 25 points and rookie Malaki Branham 18 to pace the Spurs, who are 2-20 in 2023. The Spurs previously lost 13 straight during the 1988-89 season.
New Orleans Pelicans 103, OKC Thunder 100
Betting Results:
Head to Head: New Orleans Pelicans, odds 2.10 - nice outside odds win for NOP
Line: New Orleans Pelicans (+2.5), odds 1.91
Total Points: Under (234.5), odds 1.92
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Brandon Ingram scored 34 points and New Orleans outlasted Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma City had a chance to tie in the closing seconds, but Isaiah Joe’s 3-pointer bounced away at the buzzer.
Ingram carried the scoring load for the Pelicans while guard CJ McCollum sat out with a sprained right ankle.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 24 points and 10 rebounds, Jalen Williams scored 22 points and Joe added 16 for the Thunder.
Utah Jazz 123, Indiana Pacers 117
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Utah Jazz, odds 1.87
Line: Utah Jazz (-0.5), odds 1.87
Total Points: Over (237.5), odds 1.88
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Clarkson and Lauri Markkanen each scored 29 points and Utah beat Indiana.
Clarkson hit a 3-pointer for a 115-110 lead with 2:03 remaining, and added a 13-foot baseline jumper to extend the lead to 117-113 in the final minute. Markkanen hit 10 of 18 shots and had 11 rebounds for the Jazz, who had lost four of their last five games.
Tyrese Haliburton had 29 points and 12 assists and Bennedict Mathurin scored 21 for the Pacers, whose skid reached five games.
Orlando Magic 100, Chicago Bulls 91
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Orlando Magic, odds 2.60 - Magic win at nice odds
Line: Orlando Magic (+4.5), odds 1.93
Total Points: Under (225.5), odds 1.88
CHICAGO (AP) — Paolo Banchero scored 22 points, Franz Wagner and Markelle Fultz added 18 points apiece Orlando beat cold-shooting Chicago.
Fultz just missed a triple-double with 10 rebounds and nine assists. Wendell Carter Jr. scored 15 points against his former team as the Magic won for the fourth time in six games.
The Bulls matched a season high by dropping their fourth in a row. The missed their first 16 3-pointers and finished 18 of 21 from long range.
Zach LaVine led Chicago with 26 points, and DeMar DeRozan scored 19. Former Magic star Nikola Vucevic finished with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
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By The Associated Press and DJ Arthurs | 02/14/23 ❤️
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