NBA 2018-19: Top 3 performers on November 16, 2018
We had an eight-game slate last night and it was filled with some sensational performances. The New York Knicks lost to the New Orleans Pelicans, 124-129, at Smoothie King Center, behind Anthony Davis' sensational performance. We go to Minnesota and the T-Wolves defeated the Trail Blazers. Six players scored in double-digits for the hosts.
The Sacramento Kings were up against the Memphis Grizzlies and Marc Gasol put together a double-double to hold off the Kings. In Washington, Wizards' struggle continued as they lost to the Brooklyn Nets, on the back of Jarrett Allen's double-double.
However, the game that stood out was between the Celtics and Raptors. The regulation period was not sufficient to decide the winner and the game ended in overtime with Celtics hanging on to the win.
In this article, we took a look at the three star performers of the night.
#3 Kawhi Leonard
Stat line: 31 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals on 44.0 percent shooting
Kawhi Leonard has been phenomenal for his new team, Toronto Raptors and they are sitting firm at the top of the Eastern Conference and are currently a force to reckon with. Two nights after scoring 26 points on a brilliant shooting night, in a loss to Detroit Pistons, Leonard once shone but the Raptors fell to the Celtics in overtime.
He was money from mid-range and pulled up on several occasions to get easy buckets. Kawhi went 11-of-25 from the floor, with a field-goal percentage of 44 but was very efficient from the free-throw line with 9-for-11.
This is his fourth double-double of this season and has missed out twice after getting stranded on 9 rebounds. Despite Leonard's great performance, the Celtics ran away with the win in overtime, 123-116.