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Welcome back to the Top Performances of the Night. Here are the top 10 performers from last night's NBA preseason games. Jodie Meeks Starting off the list we have Jodie Meeks. During the Washington Wizards' victory over the Chinese Basketball Association's Guangzhou Long-Lions, Meeks came off the bench but made the most of his 16 minutes of game time. Meeks put up a team-high 19 points on 7/9 (78%) shooting and 4/5 (80%) from three-point range, while also grabbing 2 steals along the way. Jeremy Lamb Like Meeks, Jeremy Lamb came off the bench during the Charlotte Hornets' loss to the Boston Celtics and also led his team in scoring. Lamb put up 17 points on 6/10 shooting and 2/4 three-point shooting, while also adding 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and a steal to his resume. Jarell Martin Remember when I called Jarell Martin trash on my list of players who could break out ? I was wrong...at least, for this game I was. Coming off the bench for the Memphis Grizzli...

Welcome back to the Top Performances of the Night. Here are the top three performers from last night's NBA preseason games. John Collins Kicking off the list we have John Collins, the Atlanta Hawks' rookie forward out of Wake Forest. Collins, despite struggling with his shot, was able to come through in a big way on the rebounding end during Atlanta's loss to the Miami Heat last night. Collins grabbed a game-high 15 rebounds, 10 of which were on the defensive end, and added 9 points on 2/6 (33%) shooting. Louis Williams Up next is Louis Williams, who came off the bench during the Los Angeles Clippers' loss to the Toronto Raptors last night, but was able to put up solid scoring numbers along the way. Williams recorded 17 points on 4/9 (44%) shooting and went 9/12 (75%) from the free throw line. Additionally, Williams grabbed four rebounds, six assists, and two steals. Kyle Lowry Rounding out the list is Kyle Lowry, who was a key factor in the Toronto...

Yesterday marked the beginning of the 2017-18 NBA Preseason and saw the defending champion Golden State Warriors fall to the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves defeat the Los Angeles Lakers in Lonzo Ball's debut. Here are the five best performances of the night. Kyle Kuzma Starting off this list is a player I've been high on for a while now. Coming off an impressive Summer League showing where he helped lead the Lakers to a championship win over the Portland Trail Blazers, Kuzma continued to play well in his preseason debut. Coming off the bench, Kuzma played put up a team-high 19 points on 9/12 (75%) shooting, along with grabbing 5 rebounds. Taj Gibson Taj Gibson was given the starting power forward spot by the Timberwolves for their preseason opener against the Lakers, and he certainly made the most of it. Gibson put up 18 points on 6/12 (50%) shooting and 9 rebounds. Additionally, despite only being a career 11% three-point shooter, Gibson managed to...