The results of the night in the NBA
Sixers @ Nets : 110-102
Bucks @ Magic : 136-118
Cavs @ Wizards : 93-110
Warriors @ Nuggets : postponed
The moments that marked 2021
For the first game of Kevin Durant for two weeks, the Nets have fallen on a bone. This one is called Joel Embiid and the duel between the Cameroonian and KD was as entertaining as it was eventful. The two stars surrendered offensively, trashtalk in support. Embiid finished with 34 points and 7 rebounds at 11/23, to which Durant tried to respond with 33 points at 13/24.
Embiid had the last word by bending the case 15 seconds from the end, while taking care to heat Durant, who had previously heated a few weeks earlier during the previous opposition between the two franchises. Result: two technical faults by way of punctuation of this confrontation.
Respect was still in order after the game.
“He’s the only player I think maybe better than me. So I respect him and I admire his game,” said Joel Embiid.
“If you look closely, even at the All-Star Game, it’s always been like that between Joel and I. Our oppositions and the fact that we respect each other so much brings out the fire of competition in us,” replied Kevin. During.
The return of KD did not restrain James Harden, who continued his momentum with a triple-double (33 pts, 14 rebounds, 10 wt) and inspired Tyrese Maxey, very sharp for the Sixers with 25 points.
Milwaukee power five
– The Bucks have returned the cover to Orlando, a team already beaten 48 hours earlier. Milwaukee signed a fifth straight victory to end the year 2021, thanks to its usual suspects. Giannis Antetokounmpo (33 pts), Jrue Holiday (25 pts) et Khris Middleton (22 pts) walked around, while the Wagner siblings rehearsed their ranges rather well on the Magic side, with 20 points for Franz and 19 for Moritz.
The impact of DeMarcus Cousins (15 pts) out of the bench continues to be felt and seeing “Boogie” being useful in one of the favorite teams for the NBA title is obviously a pleasure.
A vaccinated Beal is a powerful Beal
– Bradley Beal was not impacted for a single second by this vaccine that it seemed so dreaded. For his return to competition, the back of the Washington Wizards managed a nice demonstration during the victory of his team against Cleveland. Weakened in the back without Darius Garland and deprived of Ricky Rubio after his serious injury, the Cavs could not do anything against Beal, 29 points to 13/23 in 34 minutes and even more generally against the Wizards. Kyle Kuzma finished in double-double (25 pts, 10 rebounds) and the pair Deni Avdija (13 pts) – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope brought juice out of the bench.
Evan Mobley resumed his campaign for the NBA Rookie of the Year title with 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks.
