THE ANGELS — Joel Embiid, with 50 points, and Nikola Jokic, with 49, were the main protagonists of a day in the NBA in which the Los Angeles Lakers failed again and the Dallas Mavericks of a fantastic Luka Doncic extended their great streak upwards.
With 13 very succulent matches and confrontations, this Wednesday in the NBA also left The victory of the Milwaukee Bucks on the Memphis Grizzlies, the recovery of the Chicago Bulls after four defeats followed, the confirmation of Miami Heat as a rival fearsome in the east and the depression of some Utah jazz that do not lift their heads.
The African equaled his best performance in terms of points in an NBA game with 50 and was the great figure in the 123-110 victory of the 76ers over the Magic.
SIXERS 123 – MAGIC 110
An impressive and spectacular Joel Embiid, with 50 points and 12 rebounds in just 27 minutes of actionIt was too much for the Orlando Magic, who are still the worst team in the NBA.
The center of the Sixers, who equaled the best scoring brand of his career in the NBA and who only played 58 seconds in the last quarter since the meeting was totally decided, crosses an exceptional form and has led to the Philadelphia franchise To win 8 of its last 10 games.
Mo Bamba (32 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists) was the best for the Magic.
The Serbian broke it and Denver beat the Angelenos 130-128 in overtime. The last MVP signed a tremendous triple-double with 49 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Campazzo did not add points in 9 minutes. During the visit, Zubac scored 32 and had 10 rebounds.
NUGGETS 130 – CLIPPERS 128
A gigantic triple-double of Nikola Jokic (49 points on 16-of-25 shooting, 14 rebounds and 10 assists) catapulted the Denver Nuggets to a very close victory And after an extension over Los Angeles Clippers, they had a triple about Reggie Jackson’s horn to take victory.
Ivica Zubac (32 points with 15 of 19 in shots and 10 rebounds) Planted face to Jokic in the area while the Spanish Serge Ibaka played 14 minutes in which he got 7 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Argentinian Facundo Campazzo went without scoring and grabbed 2 rebounds in 9 minutes on the pitch.
Domantas Sabonis was the figure with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 12 assists, while LeVert was the scorer with 30 units. Despite the fall, LeBron James did a great job: 30 points, 12 recoveries and 5 assists.
LAKERS 104 – PACERS 111
Los Angeles Lakers They made the ridiculous on his court before the Indiana Pacers, who had only won one of his last ten meetings and that they swept the purple and gold in the last quarter (24-35).
LeBron James (30 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists) was the best of the Lakers whose coach, Frank Vogel, is on the tightrope.
Caris LeVert, with 22 points in the fourth quarter (30 points and 8 rebounds), was the benchmark for some Pacers in which Dominican Chris Duarte had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 32 minutes.
The Slovenian played a great game: 41 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists. In addition, he sentenced the game with a three-pointer with 50 seconds left. In Toronto, Siakam’s 20 points and 8 recoveries were not enough to avoid a 102-98 loss.
MAVERICKS 102 – RAPTORS 98
Luka Doncic came close to the triple-double (41 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists) and hit a decisive three-pointer with a minute to go, which was key for the Dallas Mavericks to knock down the Toronto Raptors.
The Mavericks, who carry four wins in a row and nine wins in their last ten games, they slowed some raptors in which Pascal Siakam (20 points and 8 rebounds)
Giannis Antetokounmpo was the MVP of the game with 33 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists, well supported by Khris Middleton’s 27 points. In Memphis, another high-flying show by Morant: 33 points, 14 assists and 8 rebounds.
BUCKS 126 – GRIZZLIES 114
Giannis Antetokounmpo (33 points, 15 rebounds and 7 assists) propelled the Milwaukee Bucks to an important victory against the surprise of the season, Ja Morant’s Memphis Grizzlies (33 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists).
Khris Middleton (27 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists) and Jruue Holiday (9 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on his return after six games outside) supported the Greek star in front of Grizzlies in those who were low by Coronavirus Desmond Bane , Kyle Anderson and Tyus Jones.
Chicago defeated Cleveland at home 117-104 and remains the leader of the East in the NBA. DeRozan was the great figure with 30 points, very well accompanied by Vucevic with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
BULLS 117 – CAVALIERS 104
After four straight losses, the Chicago Bulls reacted with a crucial victory against the Cleveland Cavaliers to retain the lead in the East with the Miami Heat.
DeMar DeRozan (30 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists) led the Bulls against some Cavaliers who came fired after five straight wins and in which Lauri Markkanen shone (28 points and 7 rebounds).
With an impressive game from Caleb Martin, with 26 points off the bench, the Heat became strong at home against a Blazers who fell in the fourth quarter.
HEAT 104 – BLAZERS 92
Sin Tyler Herro ni Kyle Lowry, Miami Heat suffered but ultimately defeated the Portland Trail Blazers thanks to Caleb Martin’s great game (26 points with 8 of 12 shooting, 8 rebounds and 2 assists).
Jimmy Butler was expelled in the second quarter for a controversial and difficult to explain technical double while in the Blazers the most outstanding was Anfernee Simons (27 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists).
Kevin Porter Jr was the big standout with 15 points (including the final game-winning 3-pointer) and assists, while Mathews was the top scorer with 23. In Utah, Bogdanovic’s 29 points weren’t enough to prevent the drop.
JAZZ 111 – ROCKETS 116
At his worst moment of the season, Utah Jazz lost their seventh game in the last ten meetings with an unexpected loss and at home against the Houston Rockets, who occupy the last place in the West.
Garrison Mathews, with 23 points, led a group of five players from the Rockets above 10 points while in jazz, which crashed with 26.3% triples, Bojan Bogdanovic contributed 29 points and 5 rebounds.
Brooklyn beat Washington 119-118 as a visitor. In the winner, Irving shone with 30 points plus 7 assists, Aldridge with 27 and Harden added 18.
WIZARDS 118 – NETS 119
The Brooklyn Nets survived two 3-pointers in the final seconds by the Washington Wizards to take a victory on the road thanks to Kyrie Irving and his 30 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists.
Bradley Beal (23 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists) led a Wizards in which the Brazilian Raul Neto did not have minutes.
Atlanta had at his figure on with 37 points and 14 assists to beat Minnesota 134 to 122. Hunter accompanied at the winner with 22 and Russell scored on the visit with 31.
HAWKS 134 – TIMBERWOLVES 122
Trae Young, who had 23 of his 37 points in the third quarter and also had 5 rebounds and 14 assists, defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves in a match that the locals tied in the second half.
The American of Dominican origin Karl-Anthony Towns was close to the triple-double for the Wolves (17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists).
Terry Rozier was the top figure with 28 points and 10 assists, while LaMelo Ball had a triple-double of 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. Despite the loss, Dennis Schröder had 24 points and 7 rebounds.
CELTICS 102 – HORNETS 111
The Charlotte Hornets stormed Boston with a Terry Rozier (28 points and 10 assists) who did not have mercy on his former Celtics colleagues.
LaMelo Ball (triple-double with 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists) contributed to the performance of a Celtics in which Dennis Schroder stood out (24 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists).
Dejounte Murray showed off with a new Triple-Double, to be 2 behind David Robinson as the historical leader in this area for the Spurs, who showed no mercy tonight against OKC.
SPURS 118 – THUNDER 96
While waiting for their new signing, the Spanish Juancho Hernangómez, to land in the locker room, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder with great solvency Thanks to Triple-Double of Dejunto Murray (23 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists).
Aaron Wiggins (19 points and 8 rebounds) was the leading scorer for the Thunder.
Detroit took a second wind at the end of the fourth quarter and led by 30 points from Saddiq Bey and 19 from Cory Joseph, including the final basket, beat Sacramento on the road.
KINGS 131 – PISTONS 133
The Detroit Pistons won on the court of the Sacramento Kings with a great performance by Saddiq Bey (30 points and 7 rebounds).
Terence Davis (35 points and 6 rebounds) was the highlight of Sacramento.