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Friday, November 6

1 game · day 17 of the season

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Results

Nov 6
Boston Celtics BOS 5-4 110 Charlotte Hornets CHA 9-1 111 IGNBA Cup · Final · Box score
Badman of the Day
42.8 Game Score
Jaylen Brown
Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets
47 PTS · 6 REB · 9 AST
22-33 FG · 1-7 3PT · 2-2 FT · 39 min
W 111-110 vs BOS
Also in the running
  1. 2 Domantas Sabonis BOS · 26 PTS · 8 REB · 3 STL 28.4
  2. 3 LeBron James CHA · 23 PTS · 7 REB · 6 AST 24.4
  3. 4 Brandin Podziemski BOS · 12 PTS 13.1
  4. 5 Tre Johnson BOS · 14 PTS 10.7

Storylines

  • 6PTS
    Cold night Charlotte Hornets Box

    Brandon Miller is held to 6 by the Celtics.

    He came in averaging 22.4 and shot 2-for-10. His team won anyway.

Box scores

Friday, Nov 6 · 1 game
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The league

2026-27

IGNBA Cup

Bracket, results & all leaders
East Group A
TeamW-LDiff
1 Charlotte HornetsCHA 2-0 +25
2 Boston CelticsBOS 1-1 +11
3 Atlanta HawksATL 0-0 —
4 Chicago BullsCHI 0-1 -12
5 Washington WizardsWAS 0-1 -24
East Group B
TeamW-LDiff
1 Orlando MagicORL 1-0 +18
2 Brooklyn NetsBKN WC 1-0 +17
3 Milwaukee BucksMIL 0-0 —
4 Detroit PistonsDET 0-1 -17
5 Toronto RaptorsTOR 0-1 -18
East Group C
TeamW-LDiff
1 New York KnicksNYK 1-0 +23
2 Miami HeatMIA 1-0 +7
3 Cleveland CavaliersCLE 0-0 —
4 Indiana PacersIND 0-1 -7
5 Philadelphia 76ersPHI 0-1 -23
West Group A
TeamW-LDiff
1 Denver NuggetsDEN 1-0 +20
2 Houston RocketsHOU WC 1-0 +2
3 Utah JazzUTA 0-0 —
4 Dallas MavericksDAL 0-1 -2
5 Phoenix SunsPHX 0-1 -20
West Group B
TeamW-LDiff
1 Golden State WarriorsGSW 1-0 +20
2 Portland Trail BlazersPOR 0-0 —
3 Sacramento KingsSAC 0-0 —
4 San Antonio SpursSAS 0-0 —
5 Los Angeles LakersLAL 0-1 -20
West Group C
TeamW-LDiff
1 Minnesota TimberwolvesMIN 1-0 +32
2 Memphis GrizzliesMEM 0-0 —
3 New Orleans PelicansNOP 0-0 —
4 Oklahoma City ThunderOKC 0-0 —
5 Los Angeles ClippersLAC 0-1 -32

Group leader Best runner-up (WC) Ordered by wins, then point differential

Cup leaders

Points
Luka DoncicNYK 39.0
  1. Victor Wembanyama39.0
  2. Jaylen Brown36.0
Rebounds
Victor WembanyamaNYK 22.0
  1. Nikola Jokic21.0
  2. Zach Edey16.0
Assists
Kyrie IrvingDET 10.0
  1. Jalen Brunson10.0
  2. Anfernee Simons9.0
Threes
Luka DoncicNYK 8.0
  1. Tyler Herro5.0
  2. Desmond Bane5.0
Steals
Mikal BridgesDAL 6.0
  1. Jusuf Nurkic5.0
  2. Darryn Peterson4.0
Blocks
James WisemanBKN 4.0
  1. Jarrett Allen4.0
  2. Alperen Sengun3.0

The race

Full standings

East

#TeamW-LGBL10Strk
Playoffs
1 New York KnicksKnicks 8-0 — 8-0 W8
2 Charlotte HornetsHornets 9-1 — 9-1 W2
3 Indiana PacersPacers 6-3 2.5 6-3 W3
4 Miami HeatHeat 6-3 2.5 6-3 W2
5 Milwaukee BucksBucks 5-3 3 5-3 L1
6 Boston CelticsCeltics 5-4 3.5 5-4 L1
Play-in
7 Toronto RaptorsRaptors 4-4 4 4-4 L2
8 Philadelphia 76ers76ers 4-5 4.5 4-5 L1
9 Cleveland CavaliersCavaliers 3-5 5 3-5 L1
10 Orlando MagicMagic 3-5 5 3-5 L1
Lottery bound
11 Chicago BullsBulls 2-6 6 2-6 L4
12 Detroit PistonsPistons 2-6 6 2-6 W2
13 Washington WizardsWizards 2-6 6 2-6 W1
14 Brooklyn NetsNets 1-7 7 1-7 L3
15 Atlanta HawksHawks 1-8 7.5 1-8 L3

West

#TeamW-LGBL10Strk
Playoffs
1 Houston RocketsRockets 8-1 — 8-1 W4
2 Minnesota TimberwolvesTimberwolves 7-2 1 7-2 L2
3 Denver NuggetsNuggets 5-2 2 5-2 W1
4 Phoenix SunsSuns 5-2 2 5-2 W1
5 Los Angeles ClippersClippers 5-3 2.5 5-3 L1
6 Sacramento KingsKings 5-3 2.5 5-3 W1
Play-in
7 Utah JazzJazz 5-3 2.5 5-3 W2
8 Portland Trail BlazersTrail Blazers 4-3 3 4-3 W3
9 Dallas MavericksMavericks 3-5 4.5 3-5 L1
10 Memphis GrizzliesGrizzlies 3-5 4.5 3-5 L3
Lottery bound
11 New Orleans PelicansPelicans 3-5 4.5 3-5 L1
12 Oklahoma City ThunderThunder 3-5 4.5 3-5 W1
13 Los Angeles LakersLakers 3-6 5 3-6 L1
14 San Antonio SpursSpurs 2-6 5.5 2-6 W1
15 Golden State WarriorsWarriors 2-7 6 2-7 L3
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The numbers

Stat leaders

All leaders
Points per game New leader
Anthony Edwards
MIN · leads by 3.0
35.3
Last 5 38.8 ▲
  1. Zach LaVine CHI32.3
  2. Victor Wembanyama NYK31.7
  3. Luka Doncic NYK31.6
  4. Kevin Durant MIL31.1
Rebounds per game
Victor Wembanyama
NYK · leads by 1.6
15.1
Last 5 15.4 ▲
  1. Nikola Jokic IND13.5
  2. Karl-Anthony Towns OKC13.5
  3. Domantas Sabonis BOS13.3
  4. Jarrett Allen TOR13.1
Assists per game
Tyrese Haliburton
CLE · leads by 1.6
10.3
Last 5 10.4 ▲
  1. Cade Cunningham PHX8.7
  2. Luka Doncic NYK8.4
  3. Nikola Jokic IND8.3
  4. Jimmy Butler OKC8.3
Steals per game New leader Tight race
Franz Wagner
DEN · leads by 0.0
2.3
Last 5 2.4 ▲
  1. Mattise Thybulle CHI2.3
  2. Amen Thompson MIN2.1
  3. Jalen Williams OKC2.1
  4. OG Anunoby NYK2.0
Blocks per game New leader Tight race
Victor Wembanyama
NYK · leads by 0.1
3.6
Last 5 3.4 ▼
  1. Kristaps Porzingis SAS3.5
  2. Anthony Davis CLE3.1
  3. Joel Embiid MIA2.9
  4. Mitchell Robinson PHX2.7
Threes per game Tight race
Stephen Curry
MIL · leads by 0.1
5.3
Last 5 4.0 ▼
  1. Zach LaVine CHI5.1
  2. Anthony Edwards MIN5.0
  3. Desmond Bane DEN4.5
  4. Lauri Markkanen PHX4.2

Power rankings

All 30
  1. 1 – Charlotte Hornets Charlotte Hornets 7-1 +19.3
  2. 2 ▲2 New York Knicks New York Knicks 7-0 +16.1
  3. 3 ▲7 Indiana Pacers Indiana Pacers 6-2 +15.9
  4. 4 ▼2 Minnesota Timberwolves Minnesota Timberwolves 6-2 +15.8
  5. 5 ▼2 Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns 5-1 +15.0
  6. 6 ▲1 Houston Rockets Houston Rockets 7-1 +13.6
  7. 7 ▼2 Denver Nuggets Denver Nuggets 4-2 +10.1
  8. 8 ▼2 Milwaukee Bucks Milwaukee Bucks 5-3 +8.1
  9. 9 ▲3 Miami Heat Miami Heat 5-3 +8.0
  10. 10 ▼2 Utah Jazz Utah Jazz 5-3 +7.8

Season highs

2026-27

Awards race

Full ladders & how they're scored
Biggest riser this week Dereck Lively II ▲7 to 2nd in the 6MOY race
MVP Most Valuable Player
Victor Wembanyama
NYK · 31.7 pts · 15.1 reb · 3.9 ast

31.7 / 15.1 / 3.9 for the 8-0 Knicks, 1st in the East. Nobody is close.

  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama– 100
  2. 2 Giannis Antetokounmpo▲4 79
  3. 3 Nikola Jokic▲5 77
  4. 4 Cade CunninghamNew 76
  5. 5 Luka Doncic▼3 75
ROY Rookie of the Year
Darryn Peterson
BKN · 18.0 pts · 1.4 reb · 0.9 ast

Leads all rookies at 18.0 points a night.

  1. 1 Darryn Peterson– 100
  2. 2 Cameron Boozer▲1 81
  3. 3 Darius Acuff Jr.▲1 59
  4. 4 Mikel Brown Jr.▲1 59
  5. 5 AJ Dybantsa▼3 54
6MOY Sixth Man of the Year
Mark Williams
PHX · 15.5 pts · 6.7 reb · 0.7 ast · bench in 6 of 6

15.5 points a night off the bench, in 6 of his 6 games. Barely ahead, though.

  1. 1 Mark WilliamsNew 100
  2. 2 Dereck Lively II▲7 98
  3. 3 Ryan Rollins▲2 90
  4. 4 Kon Knueppel▼1 90
  5. 5 Anthony BlackNew 83
DPOY Defensive Player of the Year
Victor Wembanyama
NYK · 1.9 stl · 3.6 blk · 10.3 dreb

5.4 stocks a night (1.9 steals, 3.6 blocks) for the league's 12th-ranked defense.

  1. 1 Victor Wembanyama– 100
  2. 2 Anthony Davis– 90
  3. 3 Joel Embiid– 85
  4. 4 Kristaps Porzingis▲3 85
  5. 5 Nikola Jokic▲1 79

Bars: each candidate's score as a share of the leader's (leader = 100). Arrows: places gained or lost since a week ago.