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Rookie forward Karl-Anthony Towns collected 24 points and 10 rebounds as the Minnesota Timberwolves took control midway through the first quarter before pulling away down the stretch for a 100-85 victory over the Brooklyn Nets Sunday afternoon.
It was far from artistic, but the Indiana Pacers found a way Friday night, capping a three-game, five-day homestead with a third consecutive victory, a 104-97 win over the Brooklyn Nets.
No, we didn't get to see any championships -- although we got pretty close -- but history was made and there was as much drama as ever.
Taking a look at who's hot and who's not on the local sports landscape.
Kristaps Porzingis has a chance to be the first Knicks' Rookie of the Year since Mark Jackson (1987-88). He'd be joining some impressive company on the local sports scene, too.
When you're a fan of a team whose season is as lost as the Nets' right now, the only reason to pay attention is to try to gauge which players might prove worthwhile to hold on to for the future.
Guard Dwyane Wade, a pregame question mark because of the flu, recovered in time to score 28 points, leading five players in double figures.
Center Nikola Vucevic scored 12 of his game-high 18 points in a critical third quarter, and guard Elfrid Payton added 17, leading the Orlando Magic to an easy 105-82 victory.
Blake Griffin and J.J. Redick each scored 21 points, and the Clippers ended a seven-game road losing streak against the Nets with a 105-100 victory Saturday night.
Andrea Bargnani is who the 7-15 Nets are these days -- a team chock full of one-dimensional players prone to the most mind-boggling gaffes.
Reserve forward Andrea Bargnani scored 13 of his season-high 23 points during the fourth quarter, helping the Brooklyn Nets survive a challenge from the Philadelphia 76ers during a 100-91 victory Thursday night.
The Brooklyn Nets have the dubious distinction of leading the NBA with six losses when leading by double digits at some point.
The season's first snow has yet to fall in Brooklyn, but if you're a Nets fan, now might be a good time to go into hibernation for a bit.
The Nets said Monday that the swingman was diagnosed with a non-displaced fracture of the posterior talus in his right ankle and that a timetable for his return would be established after the procedure.
The Warriors opened the game with a 25-8 lead and held a 15-point lead with 1:49 remaining in the first half, but Curry put on his scoring spree after Golden State faced a trio of five-point deficits.
