1. Derrick Rose scored 30 points on 33 shots and Pau Gasol had 18 points, 16 rebounds and four blocks as the Chicago Bulls took down the Golden State Warriors 113-111 in overtime. Klay Thompson had 30 points and 10 rebounds, and David Lee tallied a season-high 24 points, but the Warriors suffered a rare home loss.
The loss snapped Golden State’s 19-game home winning streak.
2. This was the Warriors’ first loss of the season against an Eastern Conference foe.
3. Rose is the first player since Al Thornton on March 3, 2008 to record at least 10 turnovers and just one assist in the same game.
4. Zach Randolph recorded 22 points and 10 rebounds on 10-o-15 shooting to lead the Memphis Grizzlies past the Dallas Mavericks 109-90. Monta Ellis and Chandler Parsons both scored 19 points for the Mavericks, while Marc Gasol had 15 points and six assists for the Grizzlies.
Memphis has won four in a row.
5. Dallas has lost a season-worst three straight games.
6. Kyrie Irving erupted for 38 points and LeBron James posted 32 points, seven assists, six rebounds and a steal as the Cleveland Cavaliers downed the Detroit Pistons 103-95. D.J. Augustin was superb, recording 19 points and nine assists, but the Pistons missed several key attempts late in the game.
The Cavaliers have won seven consecutive games.
7. Irving’s 38 points matched a season-high.
8. Kyle Lowry was dominant, recording 19 points, eight assists and seven rebounds as the Toronto Raptors downed the Indiana Pacers 104-91. DeMar DeRozan recorded 24 points for the Raptors, while Rodney Stuckey scored a team-high 22 points for the Pacers.
This is the first time in franchise history that the Raptors have won at least 30 games before the All-Star Break.
9. Brandon Knight and Khris Middleton both scored 17 points to help the Milwaukee Bucks pick up a 109-102 victory over the Miami Heat. Hassan Whiteside recorded 16 points and 16 rebounds for Miami, but it wasn’t enough to prevent Milwaukee from pulling out the win.
This was the first time in 18 games that Milwaukee allowed an opponent to shoot 50.0 percent or better.
10. John Wall and Bradley Beal took over with efficiency to lead the Washington Wizards past the Los Angeles Lakers 98-92. Wall tallied 21 points, 13 assists, nine rebounds and three steals, and Beal scored 19, while Wayne Ellington dropped 28 points and Jordan Clarkson had 18 for Los Angeles.
The scoring outburst set a new season-high for Ellington and a career-high for Clarkson.
Bonus Fact: Memphis is 29-7 with Z-Bo and 4-5 without him.