A number of NBA games filled up the schedule for Wednesday (Dec. 19). Among the winning teams were the Oklahoma City Thunder, Detroit Pistons (in overtime), Houston Rockets, and Toronto Raptors. Here are five of the star players from the wins.
Paul George - Oklahoma City Thunder
There are a number of players looking like potential MVP candidates at the moment and Paul George may be among them. On Wednesday night, he helped OKC get another win, this time by scoring 47 points, grabbing 11 rebounds, and giving out seven assists!
41 PTS, 11 REB, 7 AST for Paul George!#ThunderUp 117#SacramentoProud 96
— NBA (@NBA) December 20, 2018
đź“ş: @NBATV pic.twitter.com/dMfWfFKBr9
Blake Griffin - Detroit Pistons
In Minnesota, the Pistons and Timberwolves battled it out with an overtime finish. Blake Griffin helped lead Detroit to the close win with 34 points and eight rebounds in the effort.
Blake Griffin had another đź’Ş night as he led the @DetroitPistons to the OT win in Minnesota!
— NBA TV (@NBATV) December 20, 2018
đź“Š: 34 PTS | 5 3PM | 8 REB#DetroitBasketball pic.twitter.com/T1LLe2mkzj
James Harden - Houston Rocket
Make it five straight wins for the Houston Rockets! The latest came at the expense of the Washington Wizards as the reigning NBA MVP had 35 points and nine assists in the win.
🚀 @JHarden13 tallies 35 PTS, 9 AST, fueling the @HoustonRockets 5th consecutive victory! #Rockets pic.twitter.com/JlNMBAUY2W
— NBA (@NBA) December 20, 2018