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The crowd at Chicago’s United Center was chanting Coby White’s name. That was no surprise considering it was the best game of his five-year NBA career. With an array of devastating crossovers to amazing spin moves, White scored 42 points — the most in his career — to lead the Chicago Bulls to a 131–116 victory over the Atlanta Hawks in an elimination game in the play-in tournament.
Harrison Barnes was a Golden State Warrior when the franchise won the first of four NBA titles in the last nine years, and he had a hand in all but ending that dynasty on Tuesday night.
As part of its coverage of the West Regionals in Los Angeles, WFMY, the CBS affiliate in the Triad, did a story on R.L. Bynum and Tar Heel Tribune.
Coby White was in a zone on Monday night, and the Chicago Bulls rode that to a come-from-behind victory. White scored a career-high 37 points, with seven assists and five rebounds, as the Bulls rallied from a 22-point deficit to win at Sacramento 113–109.
Cam Johnson had his best game of the season as the Brooklyn Nets fight to earn the last play-in spot in the Eastern Conference. Johnson scored season-highs of 29 points and seven 3-pointers as the Nets rolled to a 124–97 home win Thursday over the Atlanta Hawks in the first home game since Kevin Ollie took over as head coach for the fired Jacque Vaughn.
Coby White may not have earned a spot in the NBA All-Star Game, but he continues to produce all-star quality performances. White scored 33 points with seven assists and five rebounds Tuesday as he led host Chicago Bulls in a rally from a 23-point deficit to earn a 129–123 overtime win over the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Harrison Barnes continued to heat up on Sacramento’s long road trip, and Leaky Black produced the best game of his rookie season on Friday night.
Harrison Barnes did it all for Sacramento on Thursday night to help the Kings win a thriller over one of his former teams. The 12-year NBA veteran scored a career-high 39 points and seven 3-pointers, hitting consecutive clutch baskets and getting a huge block as the Kings earned a 134–133 road victory over the Golden State Warriors before a national TNT audience.
It was a huge night in the NBA for Harrison Barnes, Coby White and Leaky Black. Barnes and the Sacramento Kings shook off recent struggles, White came an assist shy of a triple-double in his best game of the season and Black made huge plays in the final seconds of Charlotte’s victory.
Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson have the Texas Legends playing well in the G League after putting up huge numbers again on Wednesday.
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