Cooks Doubles Down

Xavier Cooks has ended the NBA season on a high, registering a double-double in the Washington Wizards' clash against the Houston Rockets.

The NBL MVP got his chance to shine in the Wizards' final game of the year, named as a starter and playing 35 minutes. He registered 10 points and 14 rebounds, including seven on the offensive end.

Cooks' performance follows up his 10-point, nine-rebound effort in a win over Miami on the weekend. 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">First NBA start ?<br>First NBA double-double ?<a href="https://twitter.com/xaviercooks10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@xaviercooks10</a> closed out the NBA season in a big way with 10 points, 14 rebounds (7 offensive), 2 steals and 2 blocks in the <a href="https://twitter.com/WashWizards?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WashWizards</a> final game against Houston.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NBLxNBA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NBLxNBA</a> <a href="https://t.co/FUsSWoWnJZ">pic.twitter.com/FUsSWoWnJZ</a></p>&mdash; NBL (@NBL) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBL/status/1645184735940067331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

The 27-year-old has progressively stepped up his production across his ten NBA games so far, enjoying more minutes as the Wizards mix up their roster to close the season.

Elsewhere on Monday Australian time, Jack White logged his first NBA minutes in a month at the Denver Nuggets, grabbing eight rebounds and two points in 15 minutes of action against Sacramento. 

Jock Landale started for the Phoenix Suns against the Los Angeles Clippers, registering 15 points and eight rebounds in 21 minutes.

Former Next Star Ousmane Dieng went close to a triple-double in a starring role for the Thunder, with 22 points, eight rebounds and nine assists.