The results of the night in the NBA
Heat @ Cavs : 94-105
Warriors @ Pacers : 102-100
Kings @ Raptors : 101-124
Rockets @ Hawks : 132-126
Bucks @ Celtics : 103-117
Sixers @ Grizzlies : 91-126
Hornets @ Mavs : 96-120
Wizards @ Nuggets : 107-113
Suns @ Clippers : 95-111
Kevin Love, the Raptors: The 5 remarkable performances of the night in the NBA
– We were waiting Stephen Curry, on the i… Kevon Looney. The first (26 points) came a little closer to Ray Allen’s 3-point record, failing two successful attempts to capture it. The event sclerotic the Warriors a bit, who came out in the dying seconds of the game against Indiana, with a Looney basket, well placed under the circle 13 seconds from the end.
This is the first game winning shot in Kevon Looney’s career: pic.twitter.com/sMBsIUhdrt
– Antonin (@antonin_org) December 14, 2021
– Dirty night for the Bucks. Not only did they lose in Boston – which can happen to anyone – but they also lost Khris Middleton, injured knee. The Celtics, who were recovering Jaylen Brown for the occasion, were able to rely on a Jayson Tatum of fire. The All-Star winger was prolific and decisive, scoring 16 of his 42 points (16/25) in the evening in the 4th quarter. It’s simply his best game of the season.
Season-high 42 points for @jaytatum0 in the @celtics win.
Absolutely dialed in ???????????? pic.twitter.com/6YMiAA3jhD
– NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2021
The contribution of Grant Williams (17 pts) and the Robert Williams III – Al Horford tandem should not be underestimated either. Giannis Antetokounmpo had only a limited impact (20 pts, 8 rebounds, 3 wt), in particular thanks to the good overall collective performance of the Celtics.
– Here are the Cavs firmly established in 4th row of the Eastern Conference. Cleveland took advantage of the Heat’s absences to glean a 4th straight victory by at least 10 points. JB Bickerstaff’s players accelerated in the 2nd quarter, before leaving Kevin Love have fun and pound Miami: 23 points (all in the 2nd half) with 5 3-point baskets, with 9 rebounds.
23 points on 6-8 shooting in the 2nd half for @kevinlove ignites the @cavs! pic.twitter.com/CpjC4zkNj6
– NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2021
– The Kings are not advancing. Sacramento suffered a third straight loss, losing to Toronto tonight. The first half was an ordeal for the Californians, who took 70 points in the cone and did not exist. Chris Boucher (17 pts) et Yuta Watanabe (12 pts, 10 rebounds, first double-double in career) gave the time in a game where the Raptors had 28 assists, their record of the season, and 53 baskets registered, record there too.
– The Rockets have managed a nice heist which shows that we will have to rely on them in the second part of the season to animate the bottom of the table and the soft stomach. While they were led for most of the game in Atlanta and were still behind the scoreboard (101-88) at the start of the 4th quarter, the Texans got angry and took advantage of the Hawks’ implosion. .
Eric Gordon (32 pts), DJ Augustin (22 pts) and their comrades survived Bring young (41 pts) to inflict a 5th consecutive defeat at home to their hosts, who can no longer win at home. The walls must have shaken a little after the 44-25 suffered by Atlanta in the 4th quarter against a team that was thought to go to break the record for losses in a season in the NBA not so long ago.
D.J. Augustin and Eric Gordon combine for 26 points on 8-10 shooting in the 4th quarter to complete the @HoustonRockets 19-point comeback!@TheofficialEG10: 32 PTS, 10 in 4Q@augustinDj14: 22 PTS, 16 in 4Q pic.twitter.com/Jr3mapLIwt
– NBA (@NBA) December 14, 2021
– As Zorrino would say: when Joel Embiid not there, Sixers always do so. Philadelphia was clearly dominated by Memphis after Joel Embiid’s last minute withholding, suffering in the ribs. The Grizzlies were quick to stick 126 points to the Sixers, including 45 from the tandem Dillon Brooks – Years Jackson Jr.
Killian Tillie, who spent 18 minutes in the field, brought 6 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 against at 2/7 taking 5 faults.
– The recipe for winning without Luka Doncic ? An opponent decimated by the Covid opposite, like Charlotte, a team record of 3-point baskets for the season (19) and a Kristaps Porzingis in domination mode: 24 points, 13 rebounds and 5 blocks in just over a half.
Jokic explodes and … sees red
– The Nuggets were up to 30 points ahead before loosening their grip but still win against Washington. Nikola Jokic was titanic until his expulsion in the 4th quarter for having expressed his anger towards the referees in a too demonstrative way. Before that, the Joker had managed to compile 28 points, 19 rebounds and 9 assists.
Monte Morris, the king of the assits / turnovers ratio in the NBA in recent seasons, has been invaluable with 22 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and … no loss of ball.
– Hopefully in case of reunion later in the season, the Clippers and Suns are a little less plucked. Without Paul George, Nicolas Batum (and Kawhi Leonard, obviously) on one side, without Devin Booker, ni Deandre Ayton on the other, the confrontation was less flavorful. We must still salute the performance of Los Angeles and Marcus Morris specifically.
The latter compiled 24 points and 11 rebounds (his two best marks of the season in the NBA) with the help of Reggie Jackson (19 pts), Terence Mann (17 pts) and Luke Kennard (16 pts), still first in the NBA in the 3-point address classification.
