Nightly Pulse: NBA News & Highlights from Nov. 24

Minnesota 105, Boston 107 (
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Washington vs. Indiana (
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Dallas vs. Miami (
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Los Angeles Clippers vs. Philadelphia (
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Toronto vs. Cleveland (
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Brooklyn vs. Sacramento (
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Ivica Zubac gets the ball with nothing but room and uses all of it to get to the rim and throw it down with a right hand.

The Clippers hold a 62-49 lead over the 76ers on the verge of halftime. Harden’s 15 points and four assists are leading the Clippers, while it’s a little bit of everybody for Philadelphia, with 10 players on the scoreboard and nobody with more than eight points.
Turner puts it all in the bucket with this vicious one-handed jam.

 
Haliburton is blowing up, and is now 5-9 from three for 21 points, with 14 of them in the third and still time left in the quarter.

The Pacers currently lead 85-76.
Harden picks the pass and finds Derrick Jones Jr. getting up for the alley-oop.

With the second quarter underway, the Clippers hold a 14-point lead, 46-32 over the 76ers. Harden still leads all scorers with 12.
 
Daniel Gafford bullies his way to the rim and goes up for a strong two-handed jam.

The Heat have a 33-28 lead over the Mavericks though as the first quarter comes to a close.
Tyrese Maxey finds Kelly Oubre Jr. and sets him up for the lift-off and an alley-oop.

It’s the Clippers though who are in control of the action, leading 34-15 late in the first quarter. James Harden leads LA with 12 points in his return to Philadelphia.
Haliburton spots Pascal Siakam cutting to the basket, then looks away and feeds him the ball for two.

The Wizards hold a 59-57 lead over the Pacers at the half. Kyshawn George, Kyle Kuzma, Malcolm Brogdon, and Corey Kispert have 10 points each for Washington. Moses Brown’s seven-minute burst off the bench with 11 points leads the Pacers.
The Timberwolves got to within two, with the rock and seven seconds to go, but an errant Naz Reid three-ball secured the win for Boston.

Each team’s stars shined, with Rudy Gobert pulling down 20 rebounds and scoring 10 points and Julius Randle had 23 points and six rebounds. Off the strength of 6-11 shooting from three-point land, Edwards finished with 28 points, nine rebounds, and seven assists. On the Celtics’ side, it was the Tatum and Brown show, with Jayson putting up 26 on 5-12 from three, with eight boards, four dishes, and two steals. Brown scored a game-high 29 (10-18 FG, 7-10 3PT).
Anthony Edwards finds Jaden McDaniels for the dunk in transition.

Minnesota has pulled within five with just about a minute left in Boston. Edwards has 28 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists to lead the way for his team. Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have 29 and 26 points respectively for their squad.
Moses Brown knocks the ball loose in the paint, Tyrese Haliburton picks it up and feeds a perfect bounce pass to Obi Toppin for the two-handed jam in transition.

The Wizards and Pacers are in a tight one early, with Washington holding the 24-23 advantage late in the first. Myles Turner picked up two quick fouls, but Brown has stepped in as a pivotal differencemaker with 11 points and three rebounds in just seven minutes thus far.
Rob Dillingham is heating up and gets two of his 14 points on this drive past Horford and lay-in at the rim.

Dillingham has helped spark a run that has seen Minnesota pull within seven, and now trail just 95-88 halfway through the fourth.
Derrick White deflects the pass to himself, then feeds Jrue Holiday, who dumps it off to Jayson Tatum for the long-range find.

The Celtics are cooking in the third quarter, outscoring the Timberwolves by 14, to expand their lead to 79-62. The Tatum and Jaylen Brown duo are on fire with 24 and 20 points respectively and a combined 11-18 from three.