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Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Nov. 17

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Bane gets the lay-in as the buzzer sounds and it’s halftime in Memphis.

The Grizzlies are leading by 12, 55-43 over the Nuggets. Both teams are without their No. 1 guy, as Nikola Jokić is out for personal reasons, while Ja Morant is sidelined by a hip injury. Due to their absences, it’s all hands on deck, as Memphis has 11 players on the scoreboard, with no one in double figures, while Denver has nine bucket-getters, with Jamal Murray’s eight points the highest total. 
Second-year man Bilal Coulibaly gets the bounce pass from 2024 No. 2 selection, Alex Sarr, and takes lift-off to the rim.

Despite the dunk, it’s the Pistons with the 12-point lead going to halftime, 65-53. Malik Beasley has 16 points (6-9 FG, 4-7 3PT), while Jaden Ivey has 14, and Cade Cunningham has 14 as well, to go with five rebounds, four assists, and three steals. Jordan Poole and Kyle Kuzma each have 16 for the Wizards.
 
Trae Young senses Deni Avdija hunting the block and tosses the ball backward over his head to Zaccharie Risacher for the dunk.

The Hawks have jumped out to a 25-17 lead late in the first quarter. Dyson Daniel’s leads all scorers with 10 thus far.
Pascal Siakam gets the steal and flashes some footwork around Duncan Robinson for the lay-in to secure 10,000 career NBA points.

The Pacers are leading the Heat at the half, 52-49. Siakam leads all scorers with 14 (6-8 FG), with Myles Turner (11) and Bennedict Mathurin (10) also in double figures. Robinson’s 11 points (3-5 3PT) is tops for Miami.
Randle hits the game-winning three as time expires and the Timberwolves hold off the Suns 120-117.

Devin Booker led all scorers with 44 points (15-29 FG, 6-13 3PT), but it was ultimately Randle’s 35-point and seven-assist performance that will be remembered due to his time-expiring dagger. Anthony Edwards chipped in 24 points (9-14 FG, 3-7 3PT) and six assists.
 
Jaden McDaniels blows by the defenders as they chase him out to the line, then detonates at the rim with a ferocious dunk.

It should come as no surprise that this stuff has taken over the dunk score lead.
Turner gets the feed from Jarace Walker and pounds it home. Check out where Turner’s dunk ranks with the new NBA dunk score, amongst tonight’s slams.

The Pacers have built an eight-point, 41-33 halfway through the second quarter. Turner has led the way for Indianapolis, scoring 11 points (4-7 FG) and has grabbed six rebounds.
Booker sinks his sixth triple of the game and is now up 42 points, about halfway through the fourth quarter, and with the Suns clinging to a 108-104 lead.

Can he get to 50?
Myles Turner hits a three, moving him past Paul George and up to eighth on the Pacers’ all-time scoring list with 8,091 points scored.

The Pacers and Heat just got underway in Indianapolis.
Josh Okogie slams home the put-back dunk, while Julius Randle hits a three as the horn sounds, and the Suns hold a 65-54 lead at the half over the Timberwolves.

With the third quarter now underway, Devin Booker is feasting with 33 points (10-15 FG, 5-8 3PT), five assists, and three rebounds. On the other side, Julius Randle is nearly matching Booker with 26 of his own (9-14 FG, 4-8 3PT) and six assists.
 

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