NBA's top 5 player performances for Sunday, December 9

Jrue Holiday helped lead the Pelicans to a victory in Detroit on December 9. - [NBA / YouTube screencap]

These five basketball stars helped their teams pick up wins on Sunday.

by Matthew Couden

reviewed by Ryan C. Devault

December 10, 2018 at 9:18 AM

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Jrue Holiday - New Orleans Pelicans

One would be hard-pressed to find a better performance on Sunday than Holiday's night. He scored 37 points in a Pelicans win at Detroit, in a game where Anthony Davis was held to just six points!

Jrue Holiday drops a season-high 37 PTS (6 3PM) in the @PelicansNBA win in Detroit! #DoItBig pic.twitter.com/ioDAzUte8i
— NBA (@NBA) December 10, 2018

Giannis Antetokounmpo - Milwaukee Bucks

The Greek Freak is currently the odds-on-favorite to win this year's NBA MVP. On Sunday, he tallied 19 points, 19 rebounds, and six assists to help his Bucks defeat the Raptors in Toronto.

The best from The Greek Freak in the victory:

19 PTS | 19 REB | 6 AST pic.twitter.com/WXwrqZeMpX
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) December 10, 2018

DeMar DeRozan - San Antonio Spurs

In San Antonio, it was DeMar DeRozan and Rudy Gay putting their team on top. DeRozan was the Spurs' high-scorer with 26 points in the victory over Utah.

DeMar DeRozan (26 PTS) and Rudy Gay (23 PTS) fuel the @spurs home win! #GoSpursGo pic.twitter.com/MKmTrENInv
— NBA (@NBA) December 10, 2018

Rudy Gay - San Antonio Spurs

Gay brought some serious effort on Sunday night in terms of not only scoring, but also effort and cleaning up on the glass. He'd finish with 23 points and 15 rebounds in the Spurs' win over the visiting Jazz.

Rudy Gay with the 2nd effort slam! 😤

End of Q1 on NBALP:#GoSpursGo 23#TeamIsEverything 18

💻📱: https://t.co/iPjKqpSDr5 pic.twitter.com/QKzdocI9XN
— NBA (@NBA) December 10, 2018

Kemba Walker - Charlotte Hornets

Kemba Walker returned home to New York on Sunday, as his Hornets faced the Knicks. They'd come away with a 119-107 win, behind Kemba's 25 points and six assists.

Kemba Walker shines in the @hornets W at MSG, putting up 25 PTS, 6 AST! #Hornets30 pic.twitter.com/ZuFJzRmj2H
— NBA (@NBA) December 10, 2018

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Matthew Couden

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Matt Couden has worked as a freelance writer online for several years now. Among the topics he has covered are sports including NBA, NFL, and college, as well as WWE professional wrestling.

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