NBA Scores & Recaps from November 9, 2023

Both games from last night were on NBA TV including the annual Mexico City game as well as a 50 point performance in a losing effort.  Welcome to who won the podcast for busy NBA fans who don’t have time to watch every game but still want to know who won without all the hot takes and click bait.  In the first game the Indiana Pacers withstood a 54 point night from Giannis to get a come from behind 2 point victory 126-124 The Bucks had a lead half way through the 4th quarter and Indiana went on an 18-7 run to close it out Tyrese Halliburton led the charge with 10 of his 29 in the final quarter  He also dished 10 dimes and grabbed 6 boards He hit 5 3s in this game He got help from Ben Mathurin with 26 points and 11 rebounds as well as 4 3s from Myles Turner who chipped in 21 points Gianni’s’ 54 came with 12 rebounds  He was 19-25 from the floor and 16-18 from the free throw line This was the definition of not getting help - Dame was out with a calf - and every other starter had a negative plus/minus except Giannis  Next up for these teams  The bucks head to Orlando for a game on Saturday And the pacers will be in Philly on Sunday The drama continued in the second game of the night in Mexico City - where the Hawks managed a 1 point victory over the Magic 120-119 They outscored Orlando by 6 in the final frame to get this one done behind Trae young who scored 41 points to go with 8 assists As you can tell by the score these teams were evenly matched throughout the night with the magic taking an edge in the rebounding column and Atlanta hitting 5 more 3s as a team Trae young got help from Jalen Johnson who’s continuing his break out with 19 and 9 - Bogie, Murray, and Hunter all scored in double figures for a well round supporting effort  On the Orlando side Jalen Suggs led the way in scoring with 21 and 6 steals while 6 other guys reached double figures  It’ll be a busy night tonight with 9 games taking place around the league and they’re all in-season tournament - NBA Cup - group play games - that means funny courts and jerseys!!