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Kylan Boswell saw Pelle Larsson streaking ahead of a defender, swung the ball out with his left hand and put a bit of English on the pass. A fact that makes the pass even more amazing: Boswell is right-handed. Boswell scored 14 points and his incredible assist was a highlight in a night full of them as No. 10 Arizona steamrolled short-handed Colorado 97-50 on Thursday.
The mishap led to a heated exchange between Giannis Antetokounmpo and a Pacers staff member as well as Buck's players running to the Pacers tunnel to retrieve the ball.
Norchad Omier had 17 points and 13 rebounds, Matthew Cleveland scored 15 and No. 15 Miami routed Long Island University 97-49 on Wednesday night. The Hurricanes (7-1) were never threatened after they scored 21 straight points to start the game and led 53-18 at halftime. Omier had nine points and Wooga Poplar and Nijel Pack hit consecutive 3-pointers during Miami’s early surge.
Jaylen Brown scored 30 points, Jayson Tatum had 21 and the Boston Celtics routed the Chicago Bulls 124-97 on Tuesday night to advance to the quarterfinals of the NBA In-Season Tournament. The Celtics won a three-team tiebreaker with Orlando and Brooklyn via point differential to take Group C and earn the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. “To be honest, it was a little weird but the ultimate goal was to come out and get a win tonight and that’s what we did,” Brown said, noting that that focus on point differential was more than a little unusual.
Devin Booker scored a season-high 40 points, Eric Gordon added 20 and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 110-89 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Friday. Jordan Goodwin and Grayson Allen finished with 14 points each for the Suns, who played without leading scorer Kevin Durant, a late scratch due to right foot soreness. It was the Suns' sixth straight win, a streak that began when Booker returned from a calf injury.