With 50 touchdowns and 5,097 passing yards, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes had a sizzling debut season as a starter that was capped with the NFL MVP award.
ATLANTA – Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs fell an overtime decision short of the franchise’s first Super Bowl in 49 years.
But the Kansas City quarterback joined teammates in Atlanta this weekend, anyway, in town to accept another in a long line of accolades from his spectacular first season behind center.
This time: Mahomes was named the Associated Press Most Valuable Player at the NFL Honors ceremony on Saturday night, receiving 41 of 50 votes (the rest went to Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints). He also was given the NFL offensive player of the year award.
Mahomes led the league with 50 touchdowns and ranked second with 5,097 total passing yards, an average of 318.6 per game. His 113.8 passer rating trailed only Brees
Clippers 111 (29-24), Pistons 101 (22-29)
L.A. rallied all the way back from a 23-point third-quarter deficit to take the lead with 6:18 in the fourth.
Lou Williams scored 26 of his game-high 39 points in second half and finished with a +19 plus/minus.
Bulls 118 (12-41), Hornets 125 (26-26)
After winning their second game in a row, Charlotte is now back where they’ve been most of the season: at .500.
SLAM 220 cover subject Kemba Walker dropped a game-high 37 points with 10 assists and 6 boards.
Nets 89 (28-26), Magic 102 (22-31)
Orlando outscored the Nets by 17 points in the second half to pull away with the dub.
Nikola Vucevic scored a game-high 24 points with 12 boards, 4 assists, 3 blocks and had a +20 plus/minus.
Pelicans 108 (23-30), Spurs 113 (32-22)
San Antonio had a 22-point lead with 5:55 remaining and nearly blew all of it by the final minute.
Luckily for the Spurs, Tim Frazier missed a three that would have tied the game with just seconds remaining.
LaMarcus Aldridge finished with a game-high 25 points with 14 boards and a +18 plus/minus.
San Antonio has now won five straight.
(via Lakers 101 (27-26), Warriors 115 (37-15)
Los Angeles took a one-point lead with 11 minutes left in the fourth quarter, and then the Golden State onslaught began.
Over the next eight minutes of game clock, the Warriors opened up an 18-point lead to close out the game.
Earlier in the third quarter, Boogie Cousins (18 points, 10 boards, 4 assists) swung the momentum in the Warriors’ favor after throwing down a Dunk of the Year candidate (his achilles is looking just fine).
Kevin Durant added 21 points, 11 dimes, 5 boards and had a +21 plus/minus.
Rockets 125 (30-22), Jazz 98 (30-24)
Houston built a 13-point lead heading into halftime and never looked back. By the end of the fourth, the Rockets’ lead had ballooned to 29.
James Harden had one of his most complete games of the season, finishing with game-high 43 points (on 22 shots), 12 boards, 5 assists, 6 steals, 4 blocks and had a +31 plus/minus. Sheesh!
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All of the drama finally boiled over in the Lakers locker room on Saturday night. Amid constant trade rumors, LeBron James' injury and coach Luke Walton possibly being on the hot seat, the team's veterans reportedly had a heated exchange with Walton following their loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Shams Charania ✔@ShamsCharaniaAs uncertainty surrounds Lakers into deadline week, several veterans -- including Michael Beasley -- had an emotionally-charged verbal exchange with head coach Luke Walton postgame tonight, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @WatchStadium. It stopped short of turning physical.
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