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The second half tipped off on Wednesday with a postponed game but a full slate of games took place on Thursday.

Full recaps of those games are below.

If you missed the first half player recaps, check those out. Just click on the different rounds below for the articles

• Round 1– RayJ Dennis (Oswego East), Antonio Reeves (Simeon), Cam Christie (Rolling Meadows), Terrence Shannon Jr. (Lincoln Park), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (Lake Forest), and E.J. Liddell (Belleville West)
• Round 2– Max Christie (Rolling Meadows), Jordan Goodwin (Althoff Catholic), Ayo Dosunmu (Morgan Park), Max Strus (Stagg), John Konchar (West Chicago), and Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon)
• Round 3– Anthony Davis (Perspectives), Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young), Richaun Holmes (Lockport), Fred VanVleet (Auburn), Jevon Carter (Proviso East) and Matas Buzelis (Hinsdale Central)

NBA Games

Indiana Pacer defeated Memphis Grizzlies, 127-113. John Konchar (West Chicago) did not play for Memphis. Jahlil Okafor (Whitney Young) did not play for Indiana.

Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Brooklyn Nets, 110-97. Max Strus (Stagg) had five points (2-10 FG, 1-8 3PT) with two rebounds, an assist, a turnover, and a -3 plus-minus in 24 minutes.

New York Knicks defeated Chicago Bulls, 113-111, in overtime. Matas Buzelis (Hinsdale Central) got the start in the loss while Ayo Dosunmu (Morgan Park) came off the bench for Chicago. Jevon Carter (Proviso East) and Talen Horton-Tucker (Simeon) did not play. Buzelis had five points (2-8 FG, 1-6 3PT) with seven rebounds, an assist, a blcok, a turnover, and a -3 in 24 minutes. Dosunmu had five pots (2-8 FG, 1-5 3PT) with five rebounds, three assists, a steal, three turnovers, and a game-worst -16 plus-mins in 28 minutes. Jalen Brunson (Stevenson) got the start for the Knicks in the win. He had 22 points (8-21 FG, 2-9 3PT, 4-4 FT) with three rebounds, a game-high 12 assists, a steal, a block, two turnovers, and a +3 plus-minus in 38 minutes. His four made free throws were a game-high tied with Chicago’s Julian Phillips. His four free throw attempts were a team-high tied with Karl-Anthony Towns.

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Los Angeles Lakers defeated Portland Trail Blazers, 110-102. Jordan Goodwin (Althoff Catholic) came off the bench in the win and had zero points (0-1 FG, 0-1 3PT) with five rebounds (one offensive), an assist, a turnover, and a team-worst -8 plus-minus.

G League Games

Maine Celtics defeated Indiana Mad Ants, 104-97. Drew Peterson (Libertyville) started for the Celtics had had eight points (2-4 FG, 0-2 3PT, 2-2 FT) with three rebounds, two assists, a turnover, and a -8 plus-minus in 15 minutes. RayJ Dennis (Oswego East) started for Mad Ants and had 16 points (6-17 FG, 4-8 3PT) with eight rebounds (one offensive), seven assists, three steals, five turnovers, and a -7 plus-minus in 41 minutes.

Sioux City Skyforce defeated Iowa Wolves, 108-104. Nojel Eastern (Evanston) had 12 points (4-13 FG, 0-3 3PT, 3-3 FT) with eight rebounds (three offensive), four assists, a steal, two turnovers, and a +7 plus-minus in the loss.

Rio Grande Valley Vipers defeated Memphis Hustle, 134-110. DJ Steward (Whitney Young) and Charles Matthews (St. Rita) came off the bench in the loss. Hustle were without Malachi Smith (Belleville) as he was out with a strained oblique. Steward had 20 points (7-18 FG, 2-4 3PT) with two rebounds, an assist, two steals, two turnovers, and a -9 plus-minus in 26 minutes. Matthew had zero points (0-1 FG, 0-1 3PT) with a rebound, a turnover, and a -3 plus-minus in four minutes.