BBNBA: De'Aaron Fox nearly breaks NBA record for most points in consecutive nights

When you do something in the scoring column akin to Kobe Bryant, that ain’t bad. One day after dropping a career and Kings franchise-high 60 points, De’Aaron Fox posted 49 in yet another Sacramento win, this time over the Jazz. Fox’s 109 points on consecutive nights are the second-most in the last 50 years of NBA history, trailing only Kobe Bryant who once scored 110 back in 2007.

Not to nitpick such a great accomplishment, but Fox has to be kicking himself at least a little bit for missing five free throws on the night, one of which came in the final minute of a one-possession game that would have sealed it for the Kings.

Regardless, Sacramento lit the beam as a result of Fox lighting up the court.

Fellow former Wildcat Lodge resident, Trey Lyles, had a good game of his own. He started for the first time since 2022 and put up a season-high 17 points on 6-9 shooting, including 5-7 from deep. Malik Monk is still out with an ankle sprain, but the Sacramento Wildcats are one of the best shows in the League right now.

Anthony Davis is a double-double monster

We are only a month into the season, but Anthony Davis is on pace for a Godzilla-like year. In 12 games, he is averaging an incredible 31.1 points, good for second-most in the league, and nearly seven points better than his All-Star campaign last season. He is also averaging 11.2 rebounds per contest, good for 8th-best in the NBA.

On Saturday, Davis matched or bettered those stats, posting 31 points and 14 rebounds in the Lakers’ win over the New Orleans Pelicans, who are led by none other than Brandon Boston Jr. The man occasionally known as BJ had 12 points, eight rebounds, and five assists in his team’s loss.

The transformation of Boston from a benchwarmer who sometimes played on the wing in Los Angeles to starting point guard in New Orleans is one that will be studied by basketball scientists in the future. Good for Boston, though. Despite being a millionaire at a young age, the guy has had a rough few years of early adulthood. Hopefully, his success with the Pelicans will continue.

Other BBNBA Notes:

• Several members of BBNBA are banged up. In addition to Monk, Immanuel Quickley (elbow), Jarred Vanderbilt (foot), and Nick Richards (rib) all missed their respective games on Saturday due to injury.
• PJ Washington returned from his own injury on Saturday but maybe he needed another day or two of recovery. He put up a goose egg in the Mavericks’ win over the Spurs.
• Keldon Johnson matched a career-high in steals on Saturday with four. He also chipped in eight points and five boards in the aforementioned Spurs loss.

BBNBA Stats for 11/16/2024

Player	Score	PTS	FG (3PT)	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	P/M	MIN
De’Aaron Fox (SAC)	121-117 W vs. UTA	49	16-30 (3-4)	3	9	2	0	4	+1	36
Anthony Davis (LAL)	104-99 W vs. NOP	31	12-20 (2-4)	14	1	2	1	2	+2	37
Trey Lyles (SAC)	121-117 W vs. UTA	17	6-9 (5-7)	3	1	0	1	2	+1	35
Brandon Boston Jr. (NOP) [Two-way]	99-104 L vs. LAL	12	4-12 (2-6)	8	5	1	0	3	+3	36
Keldon Johnson (SAS)	93-110 L vs. DAL	8	3-11 (0-2)	5	2	4	0	0	-7	21
Johnny Juzang (UTA)	117-121 L vs. SAC	0	0-1 (0-0)	0	0	0	0	2	-8	8
PJ Washington (DAL)	110-93 W vs. SAS	0	0-2 (0-1)	4	2	2	0	0	+9	19
Nick Richards (CHA)	115-114 W vs. MIL	DNP-Rib
Oscar Tshiebwe (UTA) [Two-way]	117-121 L vs. SAC	DNP-G League
Jarred Vanderbilt (LAL)	104-99 W vs. NOP	DNP-Foot
Immanuel Quickley (TOR)	123-126 L vs. BOS	DNP-Elbow
Chris Livingston (MIL)	114-115 L vs. CHA	DNP-CD
Antonio Reeves (NOP)	99-104 L vs. LAL	DNP-CD
Malik Monk (SAC)	121-117 W vs. UTA	DNP-Ankle

Today in the NBA

• 3:30 | Suns (Booker) @ Timberwolves (Randle, Dillingham)
• 5:00 | Heat (Adebayo, Herro) @ Pacers (Jackson [out])
• 6:00 | Hornets (Richards: out) @ Cavaliers
• 6:00 | Nuggets (Murray) @ Grizzlies
• 6:00 | Hawks @ Trail Blazers (Sharpe: out)
• 7:00 | Nets @ Knicks (Towns)
• 7:00 | Rockets (Sheppard) @ Bulls
• 7:00 | Mavericks (PJ Washington) @ Thunder (Gilgeous-Alexander, Wallace)
• 7:00 | Jazz (Juzang, Tshiebwe) @ Clippers