The highlights of Friday Night NBA games were the Miami Heat impressively winning in Oklahoma City, Toronto Raptors dropping 140 on Washington, and the Indiana Pacers edging the Timberwolves in a nail-biter.

Chicago Bulls 89 Philadelphia 76ers 100

The Sixers continue to be nearly unbeatable at home (20-2). The 11-point win over the Bulls relied on a strong third quarter and a standout performance by Furkan Korkmaz, finishing with 24 points off the bench. As usual, Zach LaVine was the Bulls’ top scorer with 23.

Washington Wizards 111 Toronto Raptors 140

The Wizards can’t defend this season (worst defense in the NBA by points scored), and the Raptors took full advantage. 7 players finished in double figures for the Raps, led by Norman Powell (28) and Terrence Davis (23). Troy Brown stood out among the Wizards with 22 points.

Minnesota Timberwolves 114 Indiana Pacers 116

The frustrating season continues for the Timberwolves, perhaps having something of a legit complaint to the refs in this loss for their weird out of bounds call on Karl-Anthony Towns. Regardless, it was a 4th straight loss for Minnesota, mirroring Indiana’s 4th straight win, led by 28 points from T.J. Warren.

Miami Heat 115 Oklahoma City Thunder 108

The Heat dropped 40 points in the first quarter and never looked back, starting to build another winning streak. Kendrick Nunn with 22 points once again led the team, also enjoying double figures by Bam Adebayo and five more players. Danilo Gallinari led the scoring for the Thunder (28) in their second straight loss.

Cleveland Cavaliers 109 Memphis Grizzlies 113

This game had it all – A weird ejection for Tristan Thompson, alley oops, behind the back passes, and generally more of the same from Ja Morant – A LOT OF HIGHLIGHTS. Dillon Brooks led the Grizzlies with 26 points; Morant finished with 16 and 8 assists. Collin Sexton was the Cavs’ top scorer with 28 points.

Atlanta Hawks 121 San Antonio Spurs 120

The Spurs’ shaky form continues. Their 2nd straight loss happened to be a historic one – their first loss against the Hawks at home since 1997. Trae Young (who else?) led the way with 31 points and 9 assists, doing it efficiently (10-16 from the field, 6-9 from three), aided by Cam Reddish with 22. LaMarcus Aldridge topped the scoring for San Antonio with 30.

Portland Trail Blazers 112 Dallas Mavericks 120

Friday’s closeout game was a fun-filled affair, providing another platform for Luka Doncic to display his brilliance, ending the night with 35 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists while hitting 8-of-12 from deep. Tim Hardaway Jr. provided plenty of assisting firepower (29 points), dropping the Blazers to 2.5 games behind 8th in the West.

Eastern Conference Standings

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Milwaukee Bucks	37	6	.860	–	43
2	Miami Heat	29	12	.707	7.0	41
3	Boston Celtics	27	13	.675	8.5	40
4	Toronto Raptors	27	14	.659	9.0	41
5	Indiana Pacers	27	15	.643	9.5	42
6	Philadelphia 76ers	27	16	.628	10.0	43
7	Orlando Magic	20	22	.476	16.5	42
8	Brooklyn Nets	18	22	.450	17.5	40
9	Detroit Pistons	15	27	.357	21.5	42
10	Chicago Bulls	15	28	.349	22.0	43
11	Charlotte Hornets	15	29	.341	22.5	44
12	Washington Wizards	13	28	.317	23.0	41
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	12	30	.286	24.5	42
14	New York Knicks	11	31	.262	25.5	42
15	Atlanta Hawks	10	32	.238	26.5	42

Western Conference Standings

#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Los Angeles Lakers	33	8	.805	–	41
2	Denver Nuggets	28	12	.700	4.5	40
3	Los Angeles Clippers	29	13	.690	4.5	42
4	Utah Jazz	28	13	.683	5.0	41
5	Houston Rockets	26	14	.650	6.5	40
6	Dallas Mavericks	27	15	.643	6.5	42
7	Oklahoma City Thunder	23	19	.548	10.5	42
8	Memphis Grizzlies	20	22	.476	13.5	42
9	San Antonio Spurs	17	23	.425	15.5	40
10	Portland Trail Blazers	18	25	.419	16.0	43
11	Phoenix Suns	17	24	.415	16.0	41
12	New Orleans Pelicans	16	26	.381	17.5	42
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	15	26	.366	18.0	41
14	Sacramento Kings	15	26	.366	18.0	41
15	Golden State Warriors	9	34	.209	25.0	43

Standings via Wikipedia