NBA Highlights

LAC’s Patrick Beverley received a warning for violating league’s anti-flopping rule Nov. 20 vs BOS.

Melo waves off CJ McCollum to take on Giannis to end the half
https://streamable.com/4stwx

Brandon Ingram takes over in fourth and scores last 7 points for Pelicans
https://streamable.com/nxlp4

Brandon Ingram takes over in the fourth making big time plays on both ends of the floor
https://streamable.com/b6w7d

Brandon Ingram threads the beautiful lead-pass to a cutting Williams
https://streamable.com/vojp4

Giannis becomes 13th player in NBA history with 20+ points 15+ rebounds 15 assist statline

Steve Kerr: “I would make every player coming through the youth basketball program play football because it translates directly. The problem in basketball today [is] the young players are coming up and they just try to beat everybody one-on-one with the dribble. They’re unbelievably gifted dribbling the ball, but they don’t understand the pass and the move. Which is what football would teach them.”
https://sports.yahoo.com/warriors-steve-kerr-wants-every-youth-basketball-player-to-start-in-soccer-171005422.html

JJ Redick goes perfect from the field to lead a 20-4 run against the Suns
https://streamable.com/r5qro

Clint Capela is the first player to grab at least 20 rebounds in five straight games since Ben Wallace in 2003. The last player with six consecutive 20-rebound games was Dennis Rodman in 1995 (Rodman’s streak ended at seven). So much for the idea Russ would steal Capela's boards.

Jarrett Allen on how Kyrie acts in the locker room: He acts like a normal teammate. People say that he has mood swings, but that's a complete lie. He wants to see us succeed and do well if anything.

Utah’s Wat Misaka, Asian-American pioneer in both college and pro basketball, has died at 95

Melo pulls up from top of the key with no hesitation
https://streamable.com/dk55g

Russell Westbrook on the season: 18.2% on 2.5 catch and shoot 3s per game, 38.8 eFG% in 7.5 pull up jumpers per game, 22.7% on 3s, 27.2% on all jumpers, 49.6 TS% and 0.989 points per shot (both lowest since 2009-10), 0.76 ppp in the halfcourt (2nd lowest of all high usage players)

Melo drains the open three and celebrates in classic Melo fashion
https://streamable.com/x2jcf

Mavericks, Lakers, and Raptors---the only teams without a loss of more than 10 points

Brook Lopez destroys Melo's layup attempt and stares him down
https://streamable.com/uh8g0

Carmelo Anthony in his second game back; 18 points 7 rebounds 4 assists on 6-15 shooting from field and 3-5 from 3P against the Bucks

Wat Misaka, the first non-white professional basketball player (selected by the Knicks in the 1947 BAA draft) died yesterday at age 95

Ingram finishes a tough win against the Suns with 28/8/5/1/2 including scoring the Pelicans final 9 points to finish the game. Shot 8-12 in the 2nd half after staring the game 1-7

Devin Booker opens up about his relationship with his sister and the Special Olympics
https://streamable.com/l0ftt

Giannis finishes with a triple double: 24 PTS | 19 REB | 15 AST | 3 STL | 1 BLK

Anthony Davis on playing with LeBron: "It’s really how selfless he is. Bron really wants to get other guys involved, he don’t really take that many shots unless he has to — sometimes, he takes one or two shots in a whole quarter, trying to get other guys involved. You don’t really see that

Giannis with the two handed reverse dunk
https://streamable.com/5z6o1

Lonzo Ball forced to shoot the contested three with shot clock winding down
https://streamable.com/mf8yr

Skal Labissiere tonight vs the Bucks: 28 min, 22 pts, 10-16 fg, 2/4 3pt, 12 reb, 3 ast, 1 stl, 5 blk

JJ Redick with the heat check three
https://streamable.com/kie6m