- Dwight Howard notched hit 23rd double-double of the season as the Sixers fell to 0-6 when their opponent scores 100+ points.
- According to the Elias Sports Bureau, theCeltics have held their last 26 opponents under 100 points. That’s tied for the 6th-longest such streak in a single season in the shot clock era.
- The Pacers arrived at their Cleveland hotel to find Miami’s team was also staying at the Ritz-Carlton. Vogel joked, claiming they deserved it. “Take that,” he said. “You don’t play well, you’ve got to stay with those guys.” LeBron James and Co. play the Cavs on Friday.
- Memphis is 8-1 vs. teams below .500.
- Jeremy Lin had 6 turnovers, his 4th in a row with at least that many. This is tied for the second- longest such streak in the past 5 seasons, matching up with Russell Westbrook. His 36 turnovers in his first in his first 6 NBA starts is the most by any players since 1977-1978, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
- Former Vice President Al Gore and famous boxer Mike Tyson were in attendance at the Knicks game.
- The Bobcats have now lost 16 straight games and have failed to reach 100 points in each of those games, which is tied for the 2nd-longest such losing streak in NBA history. The record is 17 by the 1995-96 Grizzlies.
- The Clippers-Washington game featured first-overall draft picks from 3 different drafts; Blake Griffin (2009), John Wall (2010), and Kenyon Martin (2000).
- Josh Smith recorded 30 points, 17 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 steals and 3 blocked shots in a win over the Suns on Wednesday. Only two other players have reached such a line in the past 25 seasons.
- Of the seven games LaMarcus Aldridge has missed over the past 3 years, four have been against the Warriors. The Warriors are now 1-5 in games decided by three or less points this season.
jeremy lin also had 13 assists, and only played 20 minutes…