NBA Preseason Schedule

Steph, Zion, And What The NBA's Play-In Needs To Succeed

A do-or-die game easily billed as "Steph vs. Zion" is on the table, here- and if that happens, it could easily be enough of a cultural success for the league to validate whatever other junk occurred along the way.

The NBA's Scoring Boom, Part 2

by Jack Tien-Dana

The explosion of individual scoring has actually highlighted the importance of lineup cohesion. The surplus of scoring has made the most valuable players those who reconfigure the geometry and geography of the court, opening corridors of space on offense while bolting them shut on defense.

The Title Chase Denver Has Had To Put On Ice

by Colin McGowan

If Jamal Murray returns right, and nothing too drastic changes during this spell he's forced to miss, they can pick up right where they left off: in the thick of a championship hunt they just might come out of on top.

Isaiah Thomas And The Struggle To Let Go

by Micah Wimmer

It does not appear likely that Isaiah Thomas will be a vital cog on a winning team again, but knowing something and accepting it are two different things. The awareness that all athletic glory is inherently fleeting does make its passing any easier to bear.

Date	Away	Home	Result	Venue	Away Leaders	Home Leaders	PPP
Dec 11, 2020	Orlando	Atlanta	116-112	State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia Preseason	PTS: 18. N. Vucevic REB: 11. N. Vucevic AST: 6. Aaron Gordon	PTS: 18. D. Hunter REB: 14. Clint Capela AST: 6. Trae Young	102.1 - 105.8
Dec 11, 2020	New York	Detroit	90-84	Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan Preseason	PTS: 15. R.J. Barrett REB: 8. J. Randle AST: 7. E. Payton	PTS: 14. S. Mykhailiuk REB: 7. B. Griffin AST: 5. B. Griffin	83.6 - 89.5
Dec 11, 2020	Houston	Chicago	125-104	United Center Chicago, Illinois Preseason	PTS: 17. B. Caboclo REB: 7. B. Caboclo AST: 9. John Wall	PTS: 15. Coby White REB: 8. Noah Vonleh AST: 6. T. Satoransky	103.0 - 123.8
Dec 11, 2020	L.A. Clippers	L.A. Lakers	81-87	Staples Center Los Angeles, California Preseason	PTS: 10. Paul George REB: 10. Ivica Zubac AST: 2. K. Leonard	PTS: 19. T. Horton-Tucker REB: 12. M. Harrell AST: 5. Kyle Kuzma	84.4 - 78.6
Dec 11, 2020	Sacramento	Portland	102-127	Moda Center Portland, Oregon Preseason	PTS: 23. Buddy Hield REB: 7. N. Bjelica AST: 6. De'Aaron Fox	PTS: 21. C. Anthony REB: 14. Harry Giles AST: 5. D. Lillard	115.4 - 92.7
Dec 12, 2020	Oklahoma City	San Antonio	121-108	AT&T Center San Antonio, Texas Preseason	PTS: 20. Theo Maledon REB: 11. Isaiah Roby AST: 4. S. Gilgeous-Alexander	PTS: 24. Patty Mills REB: 10. Jakob Poeltl AST: 7. D. DeRozan	98.8 - 110.7
Dec 12, 2020	Indiana	Cleveland	104-107	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio Preseason	PTS: 16. M. Brogdon REB: 13. D. Sabonis AST: 9. T. McConnell	PTS: 23. Cedi Osman REB: 10. Thon Maker AST: 5. Dante Exum	100.2 - 97.4
Dec 12, 2020	Toronto	Charlotte	111-100	Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina Preseason	PTS: 16. Matt Thomas REB: 5. O. Anunoby AST: 5. Matt Thomas	PTS: 12. M. Bridges REB: 10. LaMelo Ball AST: 4. LaMelo Ball	89.0 - 98.8
Dec 12, 2020	Dallas	Milwaukee	112-102	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, Wisconsin Preseason	PTS: 13. Maxi Kleber REB: 8. Nate Hinton AST: 4. Nate Hinton	PTS: 25. G. Antetokounmpo REB: 13. Bobby Portis AST: 4. K. Middleton	95.9 - 105.3
Dec 12, 2020	Memphis	Minnesota	107-105	Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota Preseason	PTS: 20. Ja Morant REB: 9. J. Valanciunas AST: 11. Ja Morant	PTS: 22. J. Nowell REB: 8. K. Towns AST: 3. D. Russell	98.6 - 100.4
Dec 12, 2020	Denver	Golden State	105-107	Chase Center San Francisco, California Preseason	PTS: 26. Nikola Jokic REB: 10. Nikola Jokic AST: 5. Nikola Jokic	PTS: 13. K. Bazemore REB: 7. E. Paschall AST: 3. E. Paschall	101.7 - 99.8
Dec 12, 2020	Phoenix	Utah	105-119	Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah Preseason	PTS: 17. L. Galloway REB: 14. D. Ayton AST: 6. Jevon Carter	PTS: 19. J. Clarkson REB: 8. Rudy Gobert AST: 7. Joe Ingles	117.8 - 104.0
Dec 13, 2020	Orlando	Atlanta	107-116	State Farm Arena Atlanta, Georgia Preseason	PTS: 21. M. Fultz REB: 15. N. Vucevic AST: 5. M. Carter-Williams	PTS: 21. Trae Young REB: 12. Clint Capela AST: 7. Trae Young	106.0 - 97.7
Dec 13, 2020	Washington	Brooklyn	114-119	Barclays Center Brooklyn, New York Preseason	PTS: 18. R. Hachimura REB: 7. Moe Wagner AST: 6. R. Neto	PTS: 18. Kyrie Irving REB: 7. D. Jordan AST: 7. S. Dinwiddie	114.8 - 110.0
Dec 13, 2020	New York	Detroit	91-99	Little Caesars Arena Detroit, Michigan Preseason	PTS: 25. R.J. Barrett REB: 10. Nerlens Noel AST: 5. J. Randle	PTS: 23. S. Doumbouya REB: 6. B. Griffin AST: 8. Derrick Rose	97.8 - 89.9
Dec 13, 2020	Houston	Chicago	91-104	United Center Chicago, Illinois Preseason	PTS: 21. John Wall REB: 6. D. Cousins AST: 4. John Wall	PTS: 23. Zach LaVine REB: 9. Zach LaVine AST: 5. Zach LaVine	101.0 - 88.4
Dec 13, 2020	L.A. Clippers	L.A. Lakers	106-131	Staples Center Los Angeles, California Preseason	PTS: 12. Lou Williams REB: 6. Ivica Zubac AST: 5. Terance Mann	PTS: 33. T. Horton-Tucker REB: 11. M. Harrell AST: 7. Quinn Cook	135.2 - 109.4
Dec 13, 2020	Sacramento	Portland	121-106	Moda Center Portland, Oregon Preseason	PTS: 14. Kyle Guy REB: 6. T. Haliburton AST: 7. T. Haliburton	PTS: 19. Harry Giles REB: 13. Harry Giles AST: 4. Rodney Hood	104.8 - 119.6
Dec 14, 2020	Indiana	Cleveland	106-116	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, Ohio Preseason	PTS: 18. D. Sabonis REB: 9. D. Sabonis AST: 6. T. McConnell	PTS: 23. Dante Exum REB: 11. A. Drummond AST: 5. Dante Exum	115.3 - 105.4
Dec 14, 2020	Toronto	Charlotte	112-109	Spectrum Center Charlotte, North Carolina Preseason	PTS: 23. F. VanVleet REB: 8. C. Boucher AST: 4. F. VanVleet	PTS: 15. Terry Rozier REB: 6. P. Washington AST: 6. G. Hayward	101.3 - 104.1
Dec 14, 2020	New Orleans	Miami	114-92	AmericanAirlines Arena Miami, Florida Preseason	PTS: 26. Z. Williamson REB: 11. Z. Williamson AST: 6. B. Ingram	PTS: 17. Tyler Herro REB: 8. Max Strus AST: 8. Bam Adebayo	101.1 - 125.2
Dec 14, 2020	Dallas	Milwaukee	128-112	Fiserv Forum Milwaukee, Wisconsin Preseason	PTS: 27. Luka Doncic REB: 11. D. Finney-Smith AST: 4. Luka Doncic	PTS: 24. G. Antetokounmpo REB: 14. G. Antetokounmpo AST: 6. Jrue Holiday	110.6 - 126.4
Dec 14, 2020	Memphis	Minnesota	123-104	Target Center Minneapolis, Minnesota Preseason	PTS: 22. J. Valanciunas REB: 8. K. Anderson AST: 7. Ja Morant	PTS: 19. D. Russell REB: 9. K. Towns AST: 5. K. Towns	88.0 - 104.1
Dec 14, 2020	Phoenix	Utah	92-111	Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, Utah Preseason	PTS: 27. Devin Booker REB: 9. D. Ayton AST: 6. Chris Paul	PTS: 18. B. Bogdanovic REB: 20. Rudy Gobert AST: 3. B. Bogdanovic	107.4 - 89.0
Dec 15, 2020	Boston	Philadelphia	99-108	Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Preseason	PTS: 18. Jeff Teague REB: 8. Jaylen Brown AST: 3. G. Williams	PTS: 19. Shake Milton REB: 9. T. Harris AST: 6. Ben Simmons	109.5 - 100.4
Dec 15, 2020	San Antonio	Houston	98-112	Toyota Center Houston, Texas Preseason	PTS: 17. L. Walker REB: 9. Trey Lyles AST: 7. D. Murray	PTS: 15. Ben McLemore REB: 11. D. Cousins AST: 4. James Harden	108.1 - 94.6
Dec 15, 2020	Golden State	Sacramento	113-114	Golden 1 Center Sacramento, California Preseason	PTS: 29. S. Curry REB: 9. M. Chriss AST: 4. S. Curry	PTS: 20. Kyle Guy REB: 9. H. Whiteside AST: 5. De'Aaron Fox	100.7 - 99.8
Dec 16, 2020	Cleveland	New York	93-100	Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York Preseason	PTS: 18. A. Drummond REB: 14. A. Drummond AST: 5. A. Drummond	PTS: 18. J. Randle REB: 10. M. Robinson AST: 7. I. Quickley	103.3 - 96.0
Dec 16, 2020	Chicago	Oklahoma City	124-103	Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Preseason	PTS: 27. Coby White REB: 12. Otto Porter AST: 5. Zach LaVine	PTS: 15. Al Horford REB: 7. Al Horford AST: 3. S. Gilgeous-Alexander	91.7 - 110.3
Dec 16, 2020	Portland	Denver	95-126	Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Preseason	PTS: 15. R. Covington REB: 8. Jusuf Nurkic AST: 4. D. Lillard	PTS: 18. Paul Millsap REB: 11. Nikola Jokic AST: 8. Nikola Jokic	118.7 - 89.5
Dec 16, 2020	L.A. Lakers	Phoenix	112-107	Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, Arizona Preseason	PTS: 23. Kyle Kuzma REB: 8. Marc Gasol AST: 4. Quinn Cook	PTS: 21. D. Ayton REB: 9. D. Ayton AST: 8. Chris Paul	105.4 - 110.3
Dec 17, 2020	Detroit	Washington	97-86	Capital One Arena Washington, District of Columbia Preseason	PTS: 17. Josh Jackson REB: 8. J. Okafor AST: 6. Derrick Rose	PTS: 14. T. Brown, Jr. REB: 8. T. Bryant AST: 3. T. Bryant	83.8 - 94.5
Dec 17, 2020	Charlotte	Orlando	123-115	Amway Center Orlando, Florida Preseason	PTS: 20. Terry Rozier REB: 7. Terry Rozier AST: 6. D. Graham	PTS: 27. N. Vucevic REB: 12. N. Vucevic AST: 6. M. Fultz	109.5 - 117.1
Dec 17, 2020	Atlanta	Memphis	106-128	FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee Preseason	PTS: 22. D. Hunter REB: 9. Clint Capela AST: 7. Rajon Rondo	PTS: 24. D. Brooks REB: 13. J. Valanciunas AST: 13. Ja Morant	118.5 - 98.1
Dec 17, 2020	San Antonio	Houston	106-128	Toyota Center Houston, Texas Preseason	PTS: 21. D. DeRozan REB: 10. D. Murray AST: 4. D. Murray	PTS: 27. C. Wood REB: 10. C. Wood AST: 9. James Harden	124.2 - 102.8
Dec 17, 2020	Minnesota	Dallas	129-127	American Airlines Center Dallas, Texas Preseason	PTS: 20. K. Towns REB: 11. M. Beasley AST: 4. J. Culver	PTS: 20. Luka Doncic REB: 6. T. Hardaway Jr. AST: 7. Luka Doncic	113.2 - 115.0
Dec 17, 2020	Utah	L.A. Clippers	125-105	Staples Center Los Angeles, California Preseason	PTS: 20. J. Clarkson REB: 8. Rudy Gobert AST: 8. D. Mitchell	PTS: 16. Paul George REB: 8. N. Batum AST: 5. Paul George	109.0 - 129.8
Dec 17, 2020	Golden State	Sacramento	113-105	Golden 1 Center Sacramento, California Preseason	PTS: 29. S. Curry REB: 12. M. Chriss AST: 3. S. Curry	PTS: 17. H. Barnes REB: 9. H. Whiteside AST: 12. De'Aaron Fox	93.9 - 101.1
Dec 18, 2020	Philadelphia	Indiana	113-107	Bankers Life Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana Preseason	PTS: 15. Shake Milton REB: 6. Tony Bradley AST: 8. Ben Simmons	PTS: 26. D. Sabonis REB: 11. D. Sabonis AST: 4. M. Brogdon	102.6 - 108.4
Dec 18, 2020	Miami	Toronto	117-105	Amalie Arena Tampa, Florida Preseason	PTS: 24. KZ Okpala REB: 15. P. Achiuwa AST: 8. Goran Dragic	PTS: 25. Kyle Lowry REB: 9. P. Siakam AST: 7. F. VanVleet	99.4 - 110.8
Dec 18, 2020	Cleveland	New York	83-119	Madison Square Garden Manhattan, New York Preseason	PTS: 19. Cedi Osman REB: 7. C. Matthews AST: 4. Matt Mooney	PTS: 22. I. Quickley REB: 12. M. Robinson AST: 8. J. Randle	125.1 - 87.2
Dec 18, 2020	Chicago	Oklahoma City	105-103	Chesapeake Energy Arena Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Preseason	PTS: 22. L. Markkanen REB: 9. Coby White AST: 6. W. Carter, Jr.	PTS: 17. Al Horford REB: 13. A. Pokusevski AST: 5. S. Gilgeous-Alexander	99.9 - 101.8
Dec 18, 2020	Milwaukee	New Orleans	113-127	Smoothie King Center New Orleans, Louisiana Preseason	PTS: 29. K. Middleton REB: 8. D. DiVincenzo AST: 5. Jrue Holiday	PTS: 31. Z. Williamson REB: 9. Z. Williamson AST: 8. Lonzo Ball	122.5 - 109.0
Dec 18, 2020	Brooklyn	Boston	113-89	TD Garden Boston, Massachusetts Preseason	PTS: 25. Kevin Durant REB: 11. J. Allen AST: 5. Kyrie Irving	PTS: 19. Jayson Tatum REB: 9. Daniel Theis AST: 5. T. Waters	81.2 - 103.2
Dec 18, 2020	Portland	Denver	96-129	Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Preseason	PTS: 26. C. McCollum REB: 9. Enes Kanter AST: 4. Jusuf Nurkic	PTS: 24. Paul Millsap REB: 9. M. Porter, Jr. AST: 6. Nikola Jokic	130.3 - 97.0
Dec 18, 2020	L.A. Lakers	Phoenix	114-113	Talking Stick Resort Arena Phoenix, Arizona Preseason	PTS: 35. A. Davis REB: 8. LeBron James AST: 4. LeBron James	PTS: 27. Devin Booker REB: 8. Jalen Smith AST: 6. Jevon Carter	106.9 - 107.8
Dec 19, 2020	Charlotte	Orlando	117-120	Amway Center Orlando, Florida Preseason	PTS: 25. D. Graham REB: 15. M. Bridges AST: 6. Terry Rozier	PTS: 20. Aaron Gordon REB: 12. N. Vucevic AST: 4. M. Fultz	112.2 - 109.4
Dec 19, 2020	Detroit	Washington	96-99	Capital One Arena Washington, District of Columbia Preseason	PTS: 14. Jerami Grant REB: 9. Jerami Grant AST: 5. Derrick Rose	PTS: 22. T. Bryant REB: 10. Deni Avdija AST: 8. Ish Smith	92.8 - 90.0
Dec 19, 2020	Atlanta	Memphis	117-116	FedExForum Memphis, Tennessee Preseason	PTS: 19. D. Gallinari REB: 7. Clint Capela AST: 7. B. Bogdanovic	PTS: 17. D. Brooks REB: 9. J. Valanciunas AST: 8. Ja Morant	106.1 - 107.0

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