Eight NBA games played out on Friday 24th February and the news was dominated by the huge scoring game that took place in Los Angeles. A double overtime affair between the Kings and the Clippers saw the betting outsiders Sacramento edging LAC, in a 176-175 game, the second highest scoring game in NBA history.
Other records set in this game:
Highest scoring NBA game of the 21st century
Highest scoring NBA game with 2 or fewer overtimes
3rd and 4th teams to score 175+ points in a game
Most points ever scored at end of regular time (153-153)
Looking on the Alternative NBA Game Over/Under Totals market, at the biggest odds you could have got on a game that finished 118.5 points over the line, the biggest line we can find was Over (263.5) at odds of 7.00. We've done our own maths and believe that the sportsbook odds for an over 350.5 line would have been 41.00 or thereabouts.
Sacramento Kings 176, LA Clippers 175 - 2OT
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Sacramento Kings, odds 3.00 - Big odds win for SAC
Line: Sacramento Kings (+6.5), odds 1.93
Total Points: Over (232.5), odds 1.93 - by over 100 points!
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Malik Monk scored a career-high 45 points, De’Aaron Fox had the go-ahead basket and finished with 42 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers 176-175 in double overtime in the second-highest scoring game in NBA history.
Detroit beat Denver 186-184 in triple overtime on Dec. 13, 1983, in the highest-scoring NBA game. The Kings are third on the scoring list with the 176 points and the Clippers fourth.
The Clippers had a 175-169 advantage with 1:57 remaining before the Kings scored the final seven points, including Fox’s jumper with 36.5 seconds remaining. The Clippers had the final shot, but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.
Kawhi Leonard scored a season-high 44 points for Los Angeles and Paul George added 34.
Russell Westbrook started and made his Clippers debut after he cleared waivers Wednesday. He had 17 points, 14 assists and five rebounds in 39 minutes before fouling out with 1:49 remaining in the second overtime.
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Miami Heat 99, Milwaukee Bucks 128
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Milwaukee Bucks, odds 1.83
Line: Milwaukee Bucks (-1.5), odds 1.87 - Bucks easily covering the spread
Total Points: Over (219.5), odds 1.88 - easily beating the game total
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo left late in the first quarter with a right knee issue to spoil his rapid return from a sprained wrist, but Milwaukee still trounced Miami for its 13th consecutive victory.
Antetokounmpo was in the starting lineup just four days after heading to New York to have his right wrist examined. The two-time MVP was on the floor late in the first quarter when he passed the ball and immediately motioned to the bench as the Bucks called a timeout to enable him to head to the locker room.
Bucks officials said in the second quarter that Antetokounmpo had knocked knees with an opponent and wouldn’t return to the game. He had four points, four rebounds and four assists in just six minutes.
The Bucks still had no trouble extending the longest winning streak in the NBA this season. The Bucks pulled ahead for good four minutes into the game and rolled to their most lopsided victory of the season.
Jrue Holiday scored 24 points, and Bobby Portis had 18 points and 11 rebounds in his return from a sprained right medial collateral ligament that caused him to miss 11 games.
Jae Crowder, acquired at the trade deadline, made his 2022-23 debut and had nine points in 16 minutes. Crowder hadn’t played at all for Phoenix this season as the Suns attempted to deal him.
Jimmy Butler scored 23 points for Miami.
Houston Rockets 101, Golden State Warriors 116
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Golden State Warriors, odds 1.20
Line: Golden State Warriors (-9.5), odds 1.90 - GSW comfortably beating the spread
Total Points: Under (230.5), odds 1.93
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Klay Thompson scored 42 points and matched his season high with 12 3-pointers, leading undermanned Golden State past Houston.
Donte DiVincenzo added 15 points as the Warriors hung tough in the second game of a road-home back-to-back following a 124-111 loss at the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.
KJ Martin had 22 points and eight rebounds for the NBA-worst Rockets (13-46). They lost their eighth straight.
OKC Thunder 115, Phoenix Suns 124
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Phoenix Suns, odds 1.28
Line: Phoenix Suns (-7.5), odds 1.95 - OKC covered the spread with ease
Total Points: Over (232.5), odds 1.88
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 25 points, Chris Paul added 16 and Phoenix beat Oklahoma City.
Surging Phoenix has won 12 of 16 as it waits for superstar Kevin Durant to return from a knee injury to make his Suns debut.
Terrence Ross made a 3-pointer at the third quarter buzzer to put the Suns up 94-87. Phoenix led the rest of the way and Booker’s 3-pointer with two minutes left gave the Suns an 11-point lead. It also gave the three-time All-Star 1,052 career 3-pointers, which set a franchise record.
Isaiah Joe led Oklahoma City with a career-high 28 points.
New York Knicks 115, Washington Wizards 109
Betting Results:
Head to Head: New York Knicks, odds 2.00 - slight outside odds win for NYK
Line: New York Knicks (+1.5), odds 1.83
Total Points: Over (226.5), odds 1.87
WASHINGTON (AP) — Julius Randle matched his career high with 46 points and the New York Knicks overcame a 19-point deficit to beat the Washington Wizards 115-109 on Friday night.
Jalen Brunson broke a 109-all tie with a bank shot in traffic with 42.1 seconds remaining, and the Knicks held on.
Kristaps Porzingis and Kyle Kuzma each scored 23 points for Washington.
Brooklyn Nets 87, Chicago Bulls 131
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Chicago Bulls, odds 1.77
Line: Chicago Bulls (-1.5), odds 1.91 - Bulls smashed the spread
Total Points: Under (225.5), odds 1.90
CHICAGO (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 32 points on 12-of-17 shooting and Chicago drubbed Brooklyn to snap a six-game skid.
Chicago held Brooklyn to a season low in points; its previous worst was 92 in a loss to Boston in December. The Nets lost by their biggest margin this season.
Cam Thomas led the Nets with 22 points.
Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Atlanta Hawks 136
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Atlanta Hawks, odds 1.87
Line: Atlanta Hawks (+0.5), odds 1.85 - Hawks won by a big margin
Total Points: Over (224.5), odds 1.93 - Another big game total
ATLANTA (AP) — Trae Young scored 34 points and Atlanta beat Cleveland in its first game under interim coach Joe Prunty.
The Hawks played their first game since coach Nate McMillan was fired on Tuesday. The team had three practices, including a shootaround session on Friday morning, under Prunty, who had been McMillan’s lead assistant.
Darius Garland led Cleveland with 33 points.
Charlotte Hornets 121, Minnesota Timberwolves 113
Betting Results:
Head to Head: Charlotte Hornets, odds 3.35 - big odds win for Charlotte
Line: Charlotte Hornets (+7.5), odds 1.93
Total Points: Under (240.5), odds 1.88
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LaMelo Ball had 32 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and the dagger 3-pointer down the stretch to lead Charlotte past Minnesota.
Gordon Hayward added a season-high 27 points and 13 rebounds and P.J. Washington had in 20 points for the Hornets. They won their third straight overall and stopped a seven-game road skid.
Bell bested Minnesota All-Star Anthony Edwards in a battle of two of the top three picks in the 2020 draft. Edwards had 29 points and eight rebounds.
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By The Associated Press and DJ Arthurs | 02/25/23
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