10 Fast Facts from Last Night’s Games — Golden State Wins 10th Straight, Durant Scores 48, D-Wade Flirts with Triple-Double

Before you tune in to see your favorite teams and players on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, take note of the extraordinary feats from a night ago. In the midst of the East Coast’s polar vortex, countless individuals and units managed to achieve greatness on January 7.

Here’s everything that you need to know about last night’s action.

1. The Golden State Warriors stayed hot, ripping off their 10th consecutive victory with a 101-80 road demolition of the Milwaukee Bucks. David Lee erupted for 22 points and 18 rebounds, and Andrew Bogut posted eight points and 12 boards in 24 minutes against his former team.

Golden State has gone from 14-13 to 24-13 in the blink of an eye.

2. The Indiana Pacers put on another defensive clinic during an 86-79 victory over the Toronto Raptors. It was the ninth time this season that Indiana has held an opponent to 79 points or less, which is the best mark in the NBA.

The next-best team? The Chicago Bulls at four.

3. Remember how Kevin Durant scored a season-high 48 points on January 4? Well, Durant scored 48 points again just three days later as the Oklahoma City Thunder fell 112-101 at the Utah Jazz.

Gordon Hayward scored a career-high 37 points as Utah upset Oklahoma City.

4. Rudy Gay continued to torch opponents with 32 points on 10-of-16 shooting as the Sacramento Kings upset the Portland Trail Blazers 123-119. The star of the game, however, was Damian Lillard, who scored 41 points, including 26 in the fourth quarter—a franchise record for scoring in a single quarter.

Gay is averaging 20.5 points per game on 50.8 percent shooting from the field in 13 games with Sacramento after posting 19.4 points on 38.8 percent shooting in 18 games with the Toronto Raptors.

5. CJ Miles scored a season-high 34 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 111-93. Miles was 10-of-14 from beyond the arc, setting a franchise record for 3-point field goals made.

Michael Carter-Williams scored a career-high 33 points in defeat.

6. LeBron James scored 32 points and Dwyane Wade flirted with a triple-double as the Miami Heat defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 107-88. Wade finished with 22 points, eight rebounds, and eight assists on 9-of-15 shooting from the field.

In the loss, Anthony Davis registered his 14th double-double of the year with  22 points, 12 rebounds, three steals and two blocks. He recorded his 14th double-double of 2012-13 on March 10.

mproving productivity and consistency by two months is a fine way to measure growth.

7. Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points and Andrea Bargnani recorded his fourth double-double in 34 games—he’s 7’0″—as the New York Knicks defeated the Detroit Pistons 89-85. The Knicks have won consecutive games for the first time since December 6, 2013.

New York is 6-2 when it holds opponents to 90 points or less and 6-20 when it doesn’t.

8. In their first game since trading Luol Deng, the Chicago Bulls defeated the Phoenix Suns 92-87. Taj Gibson had 19 points and 10 rebounds and Joakim Noah ripped off 14 points, 16 rebounds, six assists, a block and a steal for Chicago.

D.J. Augustin added 13 points and nine assists to up his averages to 10.2 points and 6.1 assists since joining the Bulls. Tony Snell, a player who could potentially replace Deng in the long-term, scored 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting in 21 minutes.

Gibson has consecutive double-doubles for the first time since February 4, 2013.

9. Tim Duncan continued to turn back the hands of time with 24 points, 17 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and a steal as the San Antonio Spurs escaped the Memphis Grizzlies 110-108 in overtime. Since 2009, there have been 13 instances of a player 35 or older recording at least 20 points and 15 rebounds.

Duncan has done it 11 times. Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce are the other two.

10. Randy Foye scored a season-high 23 points during the Denver Nuggets’ 123-98 win over the Boston Celtics. It was Foye’s first 20-point outing since he scored 26 on March 30, 2013.

Denver is back to .500 after winning three straight games to reach 17-17.

Bonus Fact: The Indiana Pacers improved to a league-best 28-6 overall and 17-1 at home. They’re 20-4 against the Eastern Conference. You know, the teams they’ll meet in the playoffs.

Bonus Fact: Dirk Nowitzki scored 27 points and Vince Carter added 19 on 7-of-12 shooting as the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 110-97. Jodie Meeks scored 24 points and is averaging 21.7 in three games during January.