Beijing time on February 5, 2024: In many games today, the Clippers 103-95 Heat, Harden scored 21 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists! Here are the NBA's key stats and milestones for today:
The Clippers beat the Heat 103-95. Harden played 41 minutes, shooting 7-of-13, including 5-of-9 from three-point range, for 21 points, 8 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. 20 points + 10 assists in the 231st game of his career, fifth all-time;
The top four are: Big O (411 times), Magic (295 times), James (263 times), and Wei Shao (256 times).
The Suns beat the Wizards 140-112. Beal played 31 minutes, shooting 16-of-21 from the field and finishing with 43 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals. Booker (twice) became the second player in franchise history to score at least 43 points in 32 minutes.
The Thunder beat the Raptors 135-127 in two overtimes. Alexander had 23 points, 9 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks (assists tied a career record). After becoming Larry Bird, Magic, Charl Barkley and James, he became the fifth player in history to score at least this statistic in a single game.
In this game, the Thunder scored 20+ points (Giddey 24 points, Alexander 23 points, Holmgren 22 points, Dort 22 points, Aaron Wiggins 20 points), only the Celtics have done it this season, and the fifth time in Thunder history that at least 5 people have 20+ in a single game.
The Timberwolves beat the Rockets 111-89. Edwards had 32 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block. scored 30+ points in the 55th game of his career, tying Lefu for third in team history;
The top two are: Downs (100) and Garnett (82).
The Timberwolves defeated the Rockets in this game, and coach Finch officially locked in the coach of the Western Conference All-Star Game, becoming the second All-Star head coach in team history after Philip Saunders in 2004.
The Timberwolves have three All-Star Game selections this season: Finch (coach), Edwards (off the bench) and Towns (off the bench).