NBA: Curry goes off for 50-point double-double, Bulls charge down Nets and Jokic ejected after flooring Morris

Curry
enjoyed
a
season-high
night
in
terms
of
points
as
the
Warriors
won
for
the
ninth
time
in
their
opening
10
games
of
the
2021-22
campaign
on
Monday
(November
8).

The
two-time
MVP
became
the
only
NBA
player
in
the
last
25
years
to
have
50-plus
points,
10-plus
assists
and
a
plus-minus
of
30
or
better
in
a
single
game,
according
to
Stats
Perform.

Curry,
who
had
seven
rebounds
and
nine
three-pointers,
also
joined
James
Harden
as
the
only
players
to
put
up
50-plus
points,
10-plus
assists
in
35
minutes
or
fewer
in
the
last
40
seasons.

The
three-time
champion
became
the
third
Warriors
player
in
franchise
history
with
at
least
10
50-point
games.

Bulls
stop
star-studded
Nets

Kevin
Durant
recorded
38
points
and
10
rebounds
but
the
Brooklyn
Nets
still
lost
118-95
at
the
Chicago
Bulls.
All
of
Chicago’s
starters
–
DeMar
DeRozan
(28),
Zach
Lavine
(24),
Nikola
Vucevic
(11
and
13
rebounds),
Lonzo
Ball
(11)
and
Javonte
Green
(11)
–
finished
with
double-digit
points
to
snap
Brooklyn’s
five-game
winning
streak.

In
the
absence
of
Joel
Embiid
(health
and
safety
protocol),
Andre
Drummond
had
14
points
and
25
rebounds
for
the
Philadelphia
76ers.
He
became
the
first
76er
with
25-plus
rebounds
in
a
game
since
Charles
Barkley
in
1987.
Shorthanded
Eastern
Conference
leaders
the
76ers
lost
103-96
to
the
New
York
Knicks,
however.

Russell
Westbrook
(17
points,
14
assists
and
12
rebounds),
Anthony
Davis
(32
points
and
12
rebounds)
and
Carmelo
Anthony
(29
points
on
seven-of-10
three-pointers)
helped
the
Los
Angeles
Lakers
outlasted
the
Charlotte
Hornets
126-123
in
overtime.
LaMelo
Ball
had
a
triple-double
of
25
points,
15
rebounds
and
12
assists
for
the
Hornets.

Jokic
loses
his
head

The
Denver
Nuggets
upstaged
the
high-flying
Miami
Heat
113-96,
despite
having
reigning
MVP
Nikola
Jokic
ejected.
Jokic
registered
a
triple-double
of
25
points,
15
rebounds
and
10
assists
before
he
was
tossed
for
violently
slamming
his
shoulder
into
Markieff
Morris
late
in
the
final
period.