Starting 5 Thanksgiving Recipe
Ingredients:
🔥 2 cups of clutch
🍿 1 ounce of OT
💥 1/4 pound of poster dunks
🌟 2 tablespoons of star trios
❤️ A dash of dad moments
🧂 Puns, to taste
THE LINEUP 🏀
- Must-see from Wednesday
- Dueling 40s in Atlanta
- Six more clutch games
- MIN, OKC, PHX keep rolling
- Thanksgiving highlight feast
🦃 No games on Thanksgiving
📺 10 games on Friday, 2 on ESPN
🏆 In-Season Tournament Latest
- THURSDAY MORNING MUST-SEE 👀
- Young outduels Bridges: Trae Young and Mikal Bridges had dueling 40+ point games as Atlanta beat Brooklyn in OT (more in Section 2 ⬇️)
- JB + KP connection: It didn’t take long for Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis to find their two-man game chemistry. Check out these dunks – first from KP, then from JB – and listen to Porzingis talk about the connection postgame
- Head start: Orlando’s Franz Wagner, Cole Anthony and Paolo Banchero got an early start on the Thanksgiving feast after winning their fifth straight. Phoenix (five) and OKC (six) also extended win streaks
- Too many dunks: Here are just a few of the monster throwdowns from a 14-game Wednesday: Jalen Green over the reigning DPOY, a Porzingis fast break poster, and Wemby soaring for the one-handed alley-oop slam
- Luka brings the sauce: Doncic threw a cross-court pass through LeBron’s legs, and added some more spice in a classic W against the Lakers. Here’s the best dishes of Luka’s career
- All about the fam: From Little Deuce helping Big Deuce with pregame warmups, to Steph getting pregame hugs, it was all about family on Thanksgiving eve
- 40 vs. 40: YOUNG, BRIDGES DUEL IN ATL 💥
🅰️ Hawks 147, Nets 145 (OT)
🏀 Recap | ATL 7-7, BKN 6-8
Trae Young (43) and Mikal Bridges (45) delivered the first 40 vs. 40 duel of the 2023-24 NBA season as they went back and forth down the stretch before the Hawks prevailed in overtime. Watch the entire OT
- Young started fast and closed strong, scoring 19 in the first quarter and 14 of Atlanta’s 16 points in overtime. He finished with a season-high 43, with eight 3s and nine assists
- Bridges put up a season-high 45 points, with 10 boards and four assists, but it was not enough to keep Brooklyn from its third-straight loss
299 points in 27 hours. After putting up 152 in a loss to Indiana on Tuesday, the Hawks offense continued to cook on Wednesday with another 147 against Brooklyn.
- 6 GAMES, ALL CLUTCH 🔥
The Hawks-Nets showdown wasn’t the only game that came down to clutch time. Wednesday night featured six more games decided by five points or less.
🍀 Celtics 119, Bucks 116
🏀 Recap | BOS 12-3, MIL 10-5
- Top 2 East Teams Meet: The Celtics earned the wire-to-wire win over the Bucks thanks to a combined 70 points from Jaylen Brown (26), Jayson Tatum (23) and Kristaps Porzingis (21)
- Jrue Holiday got the win in his first game against his former squad. Before defending each other for much of the night, former Bucks PG Holiday chatted with current Bucks PG Dame Lillard pregame
🦖 Raptors 132, Pacers 131
🏀 Recap | TOR 7-8, IND 8-6
- 26 lead changes and 16 ties: Five of those lead changes coming in the final 1:22 – before Scottie Barnes’ driving and-one dunk put the Raptors up for good with 27 seconds left. Watch the final 4:44
- Tyrese In Rare Company: Tyrese Haliburton (33 pts, 16 ast, 5 3s) became the sixth player ever with back-to-back 30+ points, 15+ assists games, and joined James Harden as the only players to add five 3s as well
🐴 Mavericks 104, Lakers 101
🏀 Recap | DAL 10-5, LAL 9-7
- Trailing by 20 to start the fourth, the Lakers outscored the Mavs 30-8 to take a two-point lead on a LeBron putback tip-in with 1:16 to play (two of his 16 points in the quarter)
- But Kyrie had an answer, hitting a clutch 3 from the left wing with 20.8 remaining to put the Mavs up for good. Kyrie and Luka combined for 58 in the win, while LeBron had 26 for L.A.
- After trading clutch buckets, former teammates LeBron and Kyrie embraced postgame
🐝 Hornets 117, Wizards 114
🏀 Recap | CHA 5-9, WAS 2-12
- LaMelo Ball Stuff Stat Sheet: 34 points, 13 assists, eight rebounds, six 3s, helping the Hornets rally from 19 down in the third quarter to secure the win. Watch the final 3:16
- It was Ball’s fourth straight game with 30+ points, while Miles Bridges added 33 and 10 boards
🔮 Magic 124, Nuggets 119
🏀 Recap | ORL 10-5, DEN 10-5
- 5 Straight For Magic: Orlando took down the defending champs behind a combined 50 points from Franz Wagner (27 pts, 2 blk, game-clinching steal) and Paolo Banchero (23 pts, 3 blk, big triple in final two minutes)
⚜️ Pelicans 117, Kings 112
🏀 Recap | NOP 8-7, SAC 8-6
- The Pelicans completed the two-game sweep of the Kings in New Orleans behind a combined 48 points from Zion Williamson (25) and Brandon Ingram (23)
- Both Zion (driving layup through a crowd) and Ingram (driving finger roll to seal the win) made critical plays in the closing minutes after the Kings had rallied back from 17 down
- ANT, SGA, KD & BOOK GO OFF, AS TEAMS KEEP ROLLING 💨
While six games came down to crunch time, five others saw one team never trail on Wednesday
🐺 Wolves 112, Sixers 99
🏀 Recap | MIN 11-3, PHI 10-5
- 9 In 10: The shorthanded Sixers had no answers for Anthony Edwards, who finished with 31 points, six boards, six assists and five 3s to lead the Wolves to their ninth win in 10 games
⛈️ Thunder 116, Bulls 102
🏀 Recap | OKC 11-4, CHI 5-11
- There have been 24 40+ point performances in the NBA so far this season. SGA has three of them (tied with Giannis for the most), after posting his second 40-piece in the last three games to lead the Thunder past the Bulls for their sixth-straight win
⛵ Clippers 109, Spurs 102
🏀 Recap | LAC 6-7, SAS 3-12
- Kawhi Leonard (26) and Paul George (24) combined for 50 to lead the Clippers to their third-straight win. Victor Wembanyama had 22 points, 15 boards and three blocks, but could not snap the Spurs’ losing streak (10 games)
🔥 Heat 129, Cavs 96
🏀 Recap | MIA 10-5, CLE 8-7
- Heat Win Reunion: Facing former teammates Max Strus for the first time, the Heat cruised past the Cavs in wire-to-wire fashion behind 28 points and seven 3s from Kyle Lowry and a career-best 22 points from rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr.
🌹 Blazers 121, Jazz 105
🏀 Recap | POR 4-11, UTA 4-11
- Jerami Grant put up 30 points and four assists to lead the Blazers past the Jazz. Portland never trailed as the Blazers snapped an eight-game losing streak
Closing out a 14-game night:
☀️ Suns 123, Warriors 115
🏀 Recap | PHX 9-6, GSW 7-9
- The Suns have not lost since Devin Booker returned from injury on Nov. 15, holding off a late rally by the Warriors for their fifth straight win
- Booker (25 pts, 10 assists) and KD (32 pts) combined for 57 in the win. Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 23 points, while Steph Curry (1-8 3P) saw his record 14-game streak with at least four 3s come to an end
🚀 Rockets 111, Grizzlies 91
🏀 Recap | HOU 7-6, MEM 3-11
- Jalen Green scored a season-high 34 points to help the Rockets snap their three-game losing streak with a win over the Grizzlies. Desmond Bane and Jaren Jackson Jr. each score 23 for Memphis
- THANKSGIVING FEAST 🦃
What goes on the table at Thanksgiving can vary widely.
But those few dishes, the staples? They’re tradition.
So, to get you ready for today (with no games til Friday) we’re bringing back an annual tradition of our own: Highlights, Thanskgiving-Style
- The Year’s Best Jams: Yams. Dunks. Whatever you call ‘em, get a heaping helping
- Best Dishes: Served up on a silver platter
- Best Stuffs: Don’t deny yourself the year’s best denials
A Week 4 Feast: For when that tryptophan kicks in…
- Chet & SGA getting buckets, LeBron’s season-high, Drake on the call, Jokic’s first-time-ever line and so. many. fantastic. finishes. Here are 3 HOURS of the best moments from Week 4
Meanwhile, players and coaches around the league have been giving back to their communities.
- On Thanksgiving, hear from the players on why it’s important to them to give back
- Chet Gives Thanks: Go behind the scenes with Holmgren at his second annual Holmgren Family Thanksgiving Dinner for foster families
Happy Thanksgiving.
Thankful for you & the whole NBA family.
