{"id":5619,"date":"2023-01-08T12:03:59","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T12:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-top-5-performances-jan-7-luka-doncic-hits-his-ninth-triple-double-of-the-season-against-the-new-orleans-pelicans\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T12:03:59","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T12:03:59","slug":"nba-top-5-performances-jan-7-luka-doncic-hits-his-ninth-triple-double-of-the-season-against-the-new-orleans-pelicans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-top-5-performances-jan-7-luka-doncic-hits-his-ninth-triple-double-of-the-season-against-the-new-orleans-pelicans\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Top 5 Performances, Jan. 7: Luka Doncic hits his ninth triple-double of the season against the New Orleans Pelicans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>Today&#8217;s Top Players:<\/p>\n<p>Luka Doncic recorded his ninth triple-double of the season. Doncic was added to the New Orleans MVP campaign as he tallied 34 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in his game against the Pelicans. He is currently trailing Nikola Jokic, who leads the league in triple-doubles.<\/p>\n<p><strong>others:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan had 35 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists against the Utah Jazz. After an eight-point first half that included zeros in the first quarter, DeRozan broke out with a solid second-half performance: in the fourth quarter alone, the Bulls forward recorded 15 of his points. He and Zach Lavigne were a superstar tandem in Chicago, as evidenced by Saturday night&#8217;s victory.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\"\/>\n<p>Orlando Magic point guard Markelle Fultz had 16 points, five rebounds and seven assists in a 115-101 win over the Golden State Warriors. Fultz stood out for his 6 steals, his third-most in a single game in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jayson Tatum had another All-Star performance in the Boston Celtics&#8217; narrow win over the San Antonio Spurs. Tatum closed out the night with 34 points, including a tie late in the fourth quarter. While Jaylen Brown filled out the stat sheets, Tatum made a shot to win the match.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>&#8211; LeBron James&#8217; 37-point performance against the Sacramento Kings led the Los Angeles Lakers to their fifth straight win. James recorded his 15th game with at least 30 points this season. Thomas Bryant and Russell Westbrook added double-doubles for 20 points, giving James the teammate support he needed.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>Jayden Armant is an Inside the Heat contributor. He is a student at Howard University. You can reach him at jayden.armant@bison.howard.edu or follow him on Twitter @.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaydenarmant\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">Jayden Namant<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMinQFodHRwczovL3d3dy5zaS5jb20vbmJhL2hlYXQvbWlhbWktbmV3cy9uYmEtdG9wLWZpdmUtcGVyZm9ybWFuY2VzLWphbi03LWx1a2EtZG9uY2ljLW5vdGNoZWQtaGlzLW5pbnRoLXRyaXBsZS1kb3VibGUtb2YtdGhlLXNlYXNvbi1hZ2FpbnN0LW5ldy1vcmxlYW5zLXBlbGljYW5z0gGiAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNpLmNvbS9uYmEvaGVhdC8uYW1wL21pYW1pLW5ld3MvbmJhLXRvcC1maXZlLXBlcmZvcm1hbmNlcy1qYW4tNy1sdWthLWRvbmNpYy1ub3RjaGVkLWhpcy1uaW50aC10cmlwbGUtZG91YmxlLW9mLXRoZS1zZWFzb24tYWdhaW5zdC1uZXctb3JsZWFucy1wZWxpY2Fucw?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Today&#8217;s Top Players: Luka Doncic recorded his ninth triple-double of the season. 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