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.
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Cam Johnson scores season-highs with 29 points, 7 3s, Sharpe adds 12, in Nets win
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.
White leads wild comeback in Bulls’ OT win with 33 points, seven 3s
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.
Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes scores 22, four 3s in Kings win; Black has career-best game for Hornets; Jackson puts up double-double
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.
Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes does it all for Kings with career-high 39 as Kings win thriller against Warriors, his former team; White scores 25
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.
Tar Heels in NBA: Barnes scores 32, White assist shy of triple-double, Black clutch at end of Hornets win
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.
Tar Heels in the pros: Jackson fires in 37 points, 7 3-pointers, Pinson has double-double with 13 assists for streaking Legends; Johnson scores 3,000th point
Justin Jackson and Theo Pinson have the Texas Legends playing well in the G League after putting up huge numbers again on Wednesday.
Tar Heels in NBA: Nance signs deal with Cavaliers; White stays consistent with Bulls; tough stretch for several UNC alums
With Coby White’s 25-point game Friday as the highlight on the court since the long holiday weekend began, there was a big highlight off the court with Pete Nance signing a 10-day contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Tar Heels in pros: White scores 30 in another OT win for streaking Bulls; Nance has G League triple-double
Coby White just keeps stacking outstanding performances and has done so now in back-to-back overtime Chicago victories, while Pete Nance put up a triple-double in the G League. White scored 30 points and five 3-pointers with eight assists and four rebounds as the Bulls beat the Houston Rockets 124–119 in overtime two nights after winning 119–112 at Philadelphia in another overtime game, with White scoring 27.
Tar Heels in NBA: White hits 27 in OT win, continues on path to become first UNC All-Star in 16 years
Coby White continues on the likely path to becoming the first Tar Heel to make the NBA All-Star Game in 16 years. That would probably be fine with the Charlotte Hornets, as long as they don’t have to face him again.