Big East Players in the NBA: December 19th

Butler

Gordon Hayward (Utah Jazz): 20 PTS, 6 AST, 3 REB, 5-10 FG

DePaul

Wilson Chandler (Denver Nuggets); 16 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST

Georgetown

Jeff Green (Boston Celtics): 18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 6-13 FG (2-4 3PT)

Greg Monroe (Detroit Pistons): 17 PTS, 7 REB, 7-13 FG

Henry Sims (Philadelphia 76ers): 7 PTS, 1 REB

Hollis Thompson (Philadelphia 76ers): 2 PTS, 2 AST, 1 REB, 2 STL

Otto Porter (Washington Wizards): 7 PTS, 1 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK

Marquette

Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls): 31 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL, 11-21 FG

Dwyane Wade (Miami Heat): 28 PTS, 8 AST, 4 REB, 1 STL, 12-26 FG (2-4 3PT)

Wesley Matthews (Portland Trailblazers): 16 PTS, 7 REB, 5 AST, 3 STL

St. John's

Moe Harkless (Philadelphia 76ers): 8 REB, 5 REB, 1 BLK

Villanova

Kyle Lowry (Toronto Raptors): 15 PTS, 7 AST, 5 REB, 2 STL

Line of the Night

Jimmy Butler (Chicago Bulls): 31 PTS, 10 REB, 1 AST, 2 STL, 11-21 FG

Jimmy Buckets is becoming a star, dropping 30+ points in consecutive nights for the first time in his career. After a career-high 35 points Thursday night against the Knicks, Butler once again led the Derrick Rose-less Bulls to victory with a 31-point, 10-rebound night in Memphis. They call him Jimmy G. Buckets, but the G doesn't stand for "gets". It stands for "getting paid".