NBA daily digest: Nikola Jokic scores 40
3 games finished on Saturday, April 4, averaging 256 combined points. 1 game was decided by five points or fewer, 1 was a rout of 20 or more, and 1 went to overtime.
The top individual line belonged to Nikola Jokic (DEN), who scored 40 points on 13-of-25 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds.
Numbers of the night
Most points in a game288Wizards at Heat
Biggest margin23Pistons over 76ers
Most points by a player40Nikola Jokic, DEN
Most threes6Julian Champagnie, SAS
Most assists14Daniss Jenkins, DET
Most rebounds19Kel'el Ware, MIA
Game by game
288 combined points as the Heat won 152-136.
The Nuggets outlasted the Spurs 136-134 in overtime.
The Pistons won by 23, breaking it open in the first quarter (41-31).
Players of the night
Ranked by Game Score, which rolls up points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks, shooting efficiency, fouls and turnovers.
Nikola Jokic DEN40 pts, 8 reb, 13 ast, 3 blk on 13-25 shooting · win vs SAS
39.3Victor Wembanyama SAS34 pts, 18 reb, 7 ast, 5 blk on 8-17 shooting · loss vs DEN
38.3Will Riley WAS31 pts, 5 reb, 0 ast, 5 stl on 12-17 shooting · loss vs MIA
30Kel'el Ware MIA24 pts, 19 reb, 2 ast, 7 blk on 10-15 shooting · win vs WAS
28.5Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIA32 pts, 3 reb, 4 ast on 12-18 shooting · win vs WAS
26.9Daniss Jenkins DET16 pts, 4 reb, 14 ast on 4-11 shooting · win vs PHI
22.4Streaks to know
- Boston Celtics (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Cleveland Cavaliers (3-1) are on a winning streak of 3.
- Brooklyn Nets (0-4) are on a losing streak of 4.
- Houston Rockets (5-0) are on a winning streak of 5.
Tip Off Live daily is written from the day's box scores and our team ratings. Upsets are measured against our own pre-game Win Meter readings.