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Starting 5: Historic night for Banchero

Abracadabra … Paolo Banchero’s latest show was simply magic.

THE LINEUP 🏀
Oct. 29, 2024 | What’s inside today’s edition?
Magic Man: How Paolo joined the likes of Kareem, T-Mac, Shaq and LeBron
Big Names, Big Buckets: The reigning MVP poured in 40 more on a night full of shining stars
Monster Monday: C’s surge, Fox enters Kings lore and a full roundup of Monday’s 11 games
Retooled Rematch: Fresh faces in a WCF rematch headline tonight’s slate
LP Lineup: Will the Joker stay hot in Brooklyn, and will Utah rebound against Sacramento?
BUT FIRST … ⏰
More hoops and Week 1 honors…

Tuesday features four matchups, highlighted by TNT’s doubleheader where Anthony Edwards and the Wolves will host Luka Dončić and the Mavs in a Western Conference Finals rematch (7:30 ET) before the Warriors host the Pelicans (10 ET).
POTW: The Lakers’ Anthony Davis and Celtics’ Jayson Tatum were named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 1 of the 2024-25 season (Oct. 22-27).
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1. A MAGIC MONDAY FOR PAOLO

In his first NBA season, Paolo Banchero was named Kia Rookie of the Year.
In his second NBA season, he earned an All-Star selection while leading the Magic to their first Playoff appearance since 2019-20.
Now, just one week into Year 3, the 21-year-old star is already hinting at another leap and reaching new heights.
Banchero made history on Monday, erupting for a career-high 50 points — including 37 in the 1st half — on 16-of-26 shooting, while adding 13 boards, nine dimes and two blocks to lead the Magic to a 119-115 win over the Pacers. | Recap | WILD Final 3:51
1st-Half Heat: Banchero’s 37 points tied the Magic franchise

Banchero entered the 4th quarter with 40 points but heated back up in the final frame to make history and seal the win — while also stamping the first 50-point game this season.
The Finish: After Anthony Black drilled a go-ahead 3 to give
2. BIG NAMES GET BIG BUCKETS

Down eight at the half in Toronto, the Nuggets found themselves staring at a potential 0-3 start to the season.
Instead, their stars came through for the team’s first win.
Nikola Jokić poured in 40 points along with 10 rebounds, four assists and three 3s, while Jamal Murray (17 pts, 9 reb, 7 ast) somehow got this reverse scoop layup to drop with 0.3 seconds left to send the game to OT, where Denver prevailed 127-125 against the Raptors. | Recap | OT Finish
A Jokić First: With a 41-point performance against the

On Friday, the Lakers overcame a 22-point deficit to stun the Suns at Crypto.com Arena.
In Monday’s rematch, it was Phoenix who sparked a home rally, as Devin Booker (33 pts, 3 3s) and Kevin Durant (30 pts, 8 reb, 4 ast) willed the Suns from 18 points down to beat Anthony Davis (29 pts, 15 reb, 3 blk) and the Lakers, 109-105, marking Los Angeles’ first loss of the season. | Recap | WILD Final 4:30
Suns Star Power: It’s the fourth game in which Booker and KD

Rockets 106, Spurs 101: In a Texas duel between two rising clubs out West, Jalen Green (36 pts, 7 3s, one vicious jam) and Victor Wembanyama (14 pts, 20 reb, 5 ast, 4 blk) both shined, but Green’s scoring outburst was too much for San Antonio to overcome, as Houston earned a wire-to-wire win to move to 2-2. | Recap
Rocket Fuel: Green knocked down six triples for 24 points
Cavaliers 110, Knicks 104: Looking to improve to 4-0, Cleveland rode the hot hand of Darius Garland (34 pts, 5 3s, 12-19 FG), who dropped 15 points in the 4th quarter to help edge out Jalen Brunson (21 pts, 7 ast) and the Knicks at MSG. | Recap
Cav Contributions: Donovan Mitchell added 25 points and five
3. MONDAY ROUNDUP: C’s FLEX MUSCLE, FOX MAKES HISTORY & MORE

Celtics 119, Bucks 108: After trailing 56-53 at the half, Jaylen Brown (30 pts, 6 reb, 4 ast) sparked a 37-26 3rd-quarter run for the C’s, capped by — you guessed it — a Payton Pritchard(28 pts, 8 3pm) triple with 0.4 ticks left, and Boston never looked back to improve to 4-0. | Recap
Deer Duo vs. C’s 3s: Damian Lillard (33 pts, 7 reb, 7 ast) and
Wizards 121, Hawks 119: Jordan Poole (26 pts, 5 ast, 6 3s) and Kyle Kuzma (25 pts, 11 reb, 7 ast, 5 3s) were feeling it, and the Wizards rallied from a 13-point deficit before holding on down the stretch to sneak past Jalen Johnson (29 pts, 12 reb, 7 ast) and the Hawks in Atlanta. | Recap
No. 1 vs. No. 2: In a matchup between the two picks in this
Heat 106, Pistons 98: Jimmy Butler (23 pts, 4 reb, 7 ast, 4 stl) and Bam Adebayo (12 pts, 10 reb, 4 ast, 3 stl, 3 blk) were busy on both ends, while Terry Rozier (20 pts, 5 3s) and Tyler Herro (19 pts, 6 ast) combined for 39 points as the Heat staved off Cade Cunningham (24 pts, 8 reb, 6 ast) and the Pistons in Miami. | Recap
Stories Of The Statue: Following its unveiling on Sunday,

Kings 111, Trail Blazers 98: De’Aaron Fox (24 pts, 6 reb, 3 ast) became the fifth player in Kings history to reach 10,000 career points, DeMar DeRozan poured in 23 and Domantas Sabonis (16 pts, 13 reb, 7 ast) added a double-double to lead the Kings past Deandre Ayton (20 pts, 11 reb) and the Blazers in Sacramento. | Recap
Royalty: Fox joins Oscar Robertson, Nate Archibald, Mitch
Mavericks 110, Jazz 102: Kyrie Irving (23 pts, 6 reb, 9 ast), Klay Thompson (18 pts, 4 3s) and Luka Dončić (15 pts, 9 reb, 8 ast, 2 stl) combined for 56 points, and the Mavs led for the final 47 minutes in a home win over Collin Sexton (23 pts, 9-11 FG) and the Jazz. | Recap
Bulls 126, Grizzlies 123: With Ja Morant sidelined due to right thigh soreness, Desmond Bane (30 pts, 7 reb, 6 3s) stepped up for Memphis, but Zach LaVine (30 pts, 4 ast, 5 3s) and Nikola Vučević (22 pts, 7 reb, 5 ast) rallied Chicago in the 4th quarter to earn a road dub. | Recap
4. 2024 WEST FINALS REMATCH HEADLINES TUESDAY’S TNT DOUBLEHEADER

Last regular season, the Timberwolves beat the Mavericks in three of their four matchups.
But in the 2024 Western Conference Finals, it was Dallas who advanced to the NBA Finals in five games.
Tonight, the two sides will meet in Minnesota for the first time since last year’s Playoff showdown in a rematch featuring two of the league’s brightest young stars (7:30 ET, TNT).
Ant-Man & Luka Magic: In last year’s WCF, both Luka Dončić

The second leg of TNT’s doubleheader features two more Playoff contenders out West who are each 2-1, as Brandon Ingram and the Pels travel to the Bay to take on Buddy Hield and the Warriors (10 ET, TNT).
Scoring Pels: Ingram (22.7 ppg) is combining for 46.0 ppg with
5. LEAGUE PASS LINEUP: 4 SQUADS OUT FOR BIG EARLY WINS

Two more matchups tip off tonight on NBA League Pass, as last year’s Kia NBA MVP Nikola Jokić will lead the Nuggets against Cam Thomas and the Nets in Brooklyn before Lauri Markkanen and the Jazz host the revamped Kings.
Nuggets at Nets (7:30 ET): After dropping 40 points in Monday’s overtime victory against the Raptors, will Jokić lead the Nuggets to back-to-back wins to improve to 2-2?
Red-Hot Joker: Capped by two straight 40-pieces, Jokić (32.3

Kings at Jazz (9 ET): Each in the second leg of a back-to-back, the Kings (1-2) will look to earn their second win in two days, while Lauri Markkanen and the Jazz (0-3) seek their first.
Sac Stars: The Kings’ star trio of Domantas Sabonis (23.0 pts,
 

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