NBA 2018-19: Top 3 performers on November 17, 2018

Last night's NBA action involved as many as ten games and involved some breath-taking performances.

In Brooklyn, the Nets' woes continued as they lost to the Clippers, 119-127, on the back of strong performances from Danilo Gallinari and Tobias Harris.

We go to Chicago and the Bulls got blown out of the United Center by the Toronto Raptors, 122-83.

At the Toyota Center, Houston Rockets took care of the business by defeating the Sacramento Kings, 132-112. In Phoenix, Paul George and Steven Adams' double-doubles lifted the Thunder over Suns.

The short-handed Golden State Warriors got shocked by the Dallas Mavericks at the American Airlines Center.

Luka Doncic and Harrison Barnes combined for 47 points on 16-for-34 shooting. In Indiana, the Pacers defeated the Hawks, 97-89.

In this article, let us take a look at three top performers from the last night's action.

#3 Nikola Vucevic

Stat line: 36 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks on 65.2 percent shooting

Nikola Vucevic started the season hot and is averaging 19.9 points, 10.9 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. He is playing a huge role in the Orlando Magic's success and is putting up big numbers on a regular basis.

Three days after netting 30 points on a red-hot shooting against the 76ers, Nikola showed up big once again and scored 36 points to help the Magic beat the Lakers.

In the fourth quarter, he had eight straight points and the Magic ended the Lakers' four-game winning streak.

Vucevic ended the night shooting 15-for-23, including 2-for-5 from downtown. He also grabbed 13 rebounds and posted his ninth double-double this season. In the second-half, Vucevic hit 10 of his 14 shots and played a key role to lift the Magic over Lakers.

#2 Anthony Davis

Anthony Davis' second consecutive 40-point game

Stat line: 40 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and a block on 50.0 percent shooting

A night after posting a double-double with 43 points and 17 rebounds, Anthony Davis exploded for his second consecutive 40-point game at Smoothie King Center.

He scored 40 points, to go along with eight rebounds and eight assists and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Denver Nuggets, 125-115.

Davis finished the night shooting 10-20 from the floor, with a field-goal percentage of 50.0. The Nuggets' defenders had no answer for 'The Brow' as he kept dominating them in the paint. He collected as many as 21 free throw attempts and nailed 20 of them.

Anthony Davis had 12 points in the first quarter and the Pelicans clinched it 37-35. Although he had only had 10 field goals, he still ended up with 40 points, thanks to his dominance in the paint.

#1 Kemba Walker

Kemba Walker dropped 60 points but the Hornets lost in overtime

Stat line: 60 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals on 61.8 percent shooting

Kemba Walker was the man of the night. Kemba has been in a sensational form this season even though the Hornets have been losing a lot of matches that they should have won.

He has scored 30+ points in five games, before this one in Charlotte. The Hornets were 7-7 and hosted the 76ers.

Kemba had a monstrous game and dropped 60 points on red-hot 21-for-34 shooting, including 6-for-14 shooting from downtown.

He was perfect from the free-throw line and finished 12-for-12. Even with the 76ers jumping to an early lead, Kemba kept fighting to put Charlotte in the game.

The rest of the Hornets combined for 59 points on 21-65 shooting and that shows how Kemba almost willed this team to victory, all alone. Jimmy Butler hit a game-winning three-pointer with 0.3 seconds remaining in OT and the 76ers ran away with the win, 122-119.