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• Paolo drops 50

• Cavs beat Knicks to be 4-0

• Lakers and Suns rematch for the 2nd time in 4 days

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Games of the day

Last Night’s Top Games! (link to the box scores of every game from yesterday)

Paolo Banchero scored a career-high 50 points, and the Orlando Magic beat the Indiana Pacers 119-115. Banchero also had 13 rebounds and nine assists in an incredible performance. Jalen Suggs had 25 points and seven assists for Orlando, and Mo Wagner finished with 14 points. Pascal Siakam had 26 points and nine rebounds for the Pacers, who came back from a 13-point Magic lead in the third quarter but went cold in the final minutes. Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists. Banchero tied the franchise record with 37 points in the first half, matching Tracy McGrady on March 9, 2003.

Darius Garland scored a season-high 34 points, scoring 15 in the fourth quarter, and the Cleveland Cavaliers improved to 4-0 by beating the New York Knicks 110-104. Donovan Mitchell added 25 points, Evan Mobley had 17 and Jarrett Allen finished with 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Cavaliers, off to their best start since beginning defense of their 2016 NBA title, when they started 6-0. Jalen Brunson had 21 points and seven assists for the Knicks (1-2), who led by 13 in the second half. Mikal Bridges scored 19 points, Josh Hart had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and OG Anunoby scored 15 points. Karl-Anthony Towns fouled out with 13 points and 10 boards.

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League News

Around the League

• When Phoenix and LA faced off on Friday night, Anthony Davis scored 35 points, Austin Reaves added 26 and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied to beat the Phoenix Suns 123-116. LeBron scored 17 of his 21 points in the second half for the Lakers, who trailed by 22 points in the second quarter. Tonight was a different game. LA led by 16 early, but Phoenix rallied back to keep the game close going into the 4th. LeBron had a stinker of a game, only scoring 11 points on 2-12 shooting. AD still dominated with 26 and 13, but KD’s 30 and Booker’s 33 proved too much for LA this time.

• Injury Updates: Joel Embiid (conditioning) will miss some time, at least the first 3 games according to the Sixers. Paul George (knee) hyperextended it during the preseason, and will be re-evaluated later this week. Kawhi Leonard (knee) is out indefinitely, and his recovery might “take longer than expected” according to the team. Kristaps Porzingis (foot) is still recovering from offseason surgery and will miss some games. Khris Middleton (ankle) will miss a few games. Isaiah Hartenstein (hand) will be re-evaluated in 5-6 weeks with a fracture. Dejounte Murray (hand) is confirmed to have fractured it and will miss a few weeks. James Wiseman tore his achilles and will be out indefinitely. Brandon Miller (hamstring) will be re-evaluated in 1 week. Stephen Curry (ankle) rolled it and will be re-evaluated on Friday. We wish all these guys speedy and successful recoveries.

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Paolo sets the highest fantasy point total of the season 🔥 

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