The Warriors took revenge for the loss they suffered to the Suns on Tuesday and prevailed with clarity in this duel between the two teams with the best balance in the league.
The Golden State Warriors ended the impressive streak of 18 wins in a row by the Phoenix Suns (118-96), who this Friday lost their first meeting since last October 27 after an immaculate November in which they counted all their games as victories.
The Warriors took revenge for the defeat they suffered before the Suns on Tuesday and they clearly prevailed in this duel between the two teams with the best balance in the league and that are in front of the Western Conference.
Stephen Curry recovered from his poor performance on Tuesday and had 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists tonight in about Warriors in which it also shone Juan Toscano-Anderson.
The Mexican got 17 points (7 of 8 in shots), 5 rebounds, 5 assists, a plug and a steal in 26 minutes, and also gave a spectacular dunk on JaVale McGee.
In the Suns, that with this streak they had broken the record of consecutive victories of the franchise, Deandre Ayton was the top scorer with 23 points and Devin Booker I did not play due to injury.
The other great match of the day was played in Los Angeles between neighbors and rivals Lakers and Clippers.
The victory was for himos Clippers, which embittered the Lakers’ heroic comeback attempt with a Luke Kennard (19 points) providential that he hit two triples in the last two minutes.
The purple and gold, who were not ahead on the scoreboard at any time, had several occasions to complete the comeback in the last quarter, but they did not get it in one more night of frustration for some Lakers who still cannot find their way.
The spanish Serge Ibaka started as the holder in the Clippers and got 9 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 29 minutes.
LeBron James returned to the competition after his false positive for coronavirus and had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists in the Lakers.
In the East, Cleveland Cavaliers from Ricky Rubio continued with their good streak and added their fourth victory in a row after striking down the Washington Wizards (101-116), who occupied the third place in the Eastern Conference.
The Cavaliers They went on to win by 36 points in the third quarter before getting carried away in the final quarter, and Rubio had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 29 minutes.
For their part, Brooklyn Nets solidified their leadership in the East with a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves (115-110), who did not have the player of Dominican origin due to injury Karl-Anthony Towns.
The Argentinian Leandro Bolmaro He played 25 minutes in which he got 4 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists for the Wolves.
In the West, New Orleans Pelicans they came from losing Wednesday to the Dallas Mavericks and this Friday they took revenge by winning at home to the team of Luka Doncic (91-107).
The Slovenian touched the triple-double (21 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists) but lost 7 balls and only made 7 of 20 shots (0 of 6 in triples).
For his part, the Spanish Willy Hernangmez signed a remarkable game with a double-double of 12 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and a plug in 23 minutes for the Pelicans.
In the rest of the matches of the day, the Philadelphia 76ers they won by a tight (96-98) to the Atlanta Hawks, the Houston Rockets added their fifth consecutive victory to come out of the well by defeating the Orlando Magic (118-116), the Miami Heat they were imposed on the Indiana Pacers (104-113) and Boston Celtics fell before Utah Jazz (137-130).
The dominican Al Horford stood out in the Celtics with 21 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists in 34 minutes, and his compatriot Chris Duarte contributed 15 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and 2 steals in 37 minutes for the Pacers.
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