Tar Heels in NBA: Ellington's best game of season; Johnson gets first start of season

Posted Jan 19, 2021
Wayne Ellington scored 24 points on seven 3-pointers in the Pistons’ 113-107 loss at Miami. Reggie Bullock scored 13 for the Knicks to net double-figure points in consecutive games for the first time this season. Cameron Johnson got his first start of the season in the Phoenix Suns’ 108-104 loss at Memphis and scored nine of his 10 points in the first half. (Tar Heel Tribune)

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