Nightly Pulse: NBA news & highlights from Nov. 18

An 8-game slate is on the way:
Bulls 122, Pistons 112
Raptors 130, Pacers 119
Knicks 134, Wizards 106
Heat 109, 76ers 86
Rockets vs. Bucks (8 ET on NBA TV)
Magic vs. Suns (9 ET on League Pass)
Hawks vs. Kings (10 ET on League Pass)
Warriors vs. Clippers (10:30 ET on NBA TV)
Canadians star on both sides as Raptors win🇨🇦🇨🇦
RJ Barrett nearly notched the third 40-point game with his career, finishing with 39 points (13-21 FG, 4-8 3PM, 9-12 FT), nine rebounds and five assists in 35 minutes to lead all scorers. Barrett and fellow Canada native Bennedict Mathurin went toe-to-toe, with Mathurin delivering 28 points (10-16 FG, 4-6 3PM, 4-6 FT), five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block. Toronto emerged victorious, winning 130-119.
Jakob Poeltl dominated with 30 points and 15 rebounds in the absence of Myles Turner (calf) for Indiana. Gradey Dick scored 15 for Toronto, while former Raptor Pascal Siakam had 25 points, 10 rebounds and five assists.

Brunson leads balanced attack
Jalen Brunson led all players with 26 points and 11 assists en route to a dominant 134-106 win over the Wizards.
The Knicks boomed for a 73-point first half and only committed eight turnovers throughout the course of the game. Karl-Anthony Towns co-starred with 24 points and 12 rebounds, while all six players who logged over 20 minutes for New York finished with at least 14 points.
Rookie Carlton Carrington, Jonas Valančiūnas, and Corey Kispert each had 18 points to lead Washington’s offensive.

ROOKIE DETONATES💥💣🚀
Oso Ighodaro goes Statue of Liberty down the lane off a Tyus Jones pick-and-roll. Ighodaro has a chance to step up Monday with Jusuf Nurkic (ankle) unavailable for Phoenix.

Bulls win, LaVine goes off in Q4
Zach LaVine racked up 25 points (9-19 FG) (7-14 3PM), six rebounds, five assists and one steal as Chicago beat Detroit 122-112. LaVine poured in six of his threes in the fourth quarter, while Chicago buried 50.0% of 46 3PA as a team in a blistering showing.
Nikola Vučević finished with team-highs of 29 points and six made threes. Coby White also had 25 points to form a potent trio.
Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 26 points (8-17 FG, 4-7 3PM, 6-9 FT) and 10 assists. Jalen Duren erupted for 15 points (7-13 FG, 1-2 FT) and 22 rebounds, including 12 offensive rebounds. Duren falls one rebound shy of his career high.

OBI TOPPIN CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF✈️✈️
Toppin skies in transition off of TJ McConnell steal, cocking back and throwing down in transition.

Miami bringing the heat🔥🔥🔥🔥
Miami trails Philadelphia 56-53 at halftime despite ending the second quarter on a big run fueled by 19 points from Jimmy Butler in his return from an ankle injury. He represents the only Heat player with more than seven points.
Paul George and Jared McCain each have 12 points to lead Philadelphia.

Zach LaVine looking bouncy👀👀
LaVine slashes into the lane with ease and elevates for the slam. Chicago leads Detroit 87-78 with just over three minutes remaining in the third quarter.
JERICHO SIMS POWERGLIDE AND-1
Jericho Sims with a nasty poster versus the Wizards. He took off from the middle of the lane and threw it in plus the foul!

Beautiful ball in Toronto
Davion Mitchell crossover –> RJ Barrett pick-and-roll with Jakob Poeltl –> bucket for the big man.

Heat seeing red.
Jimmy Butler is back after a four-game absence due to an ankle sprain. Tyler Herro is raining in 49.3 percent of 10.7 threes per game across his last seven contests.

Cowboys & Raptors
Scottie Barnes with a sophisticated western-denim look to join Bruce Brown’s cowboy style for the night. Brown is known for blasting country music throughout Denver’s run to the championship two seasons ago.