Kevin O'Connor and Tom Haberstroh recap all the action of Thursday night's NBA games including Steph Curry dropping 56 points on the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers beating the Minnesota Timberwolves & the Milwaukee Bucks taking down the Denver Nuggets.
Playing their first home game in 19 days, the fireworks started right off the opening face-off as Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Dylan Cozens dropped the gloves. In an effort to fire up his team amid their recent struggles, Kotkaniemi's impromptu scrap worked to perfection, instigating a trio of tallies just 3:32 apart shortly thereafter.
Jordan Staal, Sebastian Aho, Taylor Hall and Seth Jarvis ... but he scored his first goal in nine games with Carolina. Jesperi Kotkaniemi wasted no time trying to add some energy to the Hurricanes ...