Nikola Jokic crushed some ruinous Washington Wizards and reminded the entire NBA why he is the reigning MVP with a great match that touched the spotless. The day was historic for the Spanish thanks to the expulsion Mike Brown which precipitated the debut of Jordi Fernandez as head coach of the Sacramento Kings. In an extensive day of 10 games, Stephen Curry’s injury and Tyler Herro’s winning basket for the Miami Heat also stood out.
NUGGETS 141 – 128 WIZARDS
43 points (17 of 20 shooting), 14 rebounds, 8 rebounds and 5 steals. That was the impressive service record of a gigantic Jokic that further depressed a Wizards sunk with eight straight losses.
Without Bradley Beal and Kristaps Porzingis, Washington held on unsuccessfully for 24 points from Kyle Kuzma.
M.D. in Toronto
THUNDER 108 – 110 HEAT
With a canastón missing 5 seconds, Tyler Herrowho finished the match with 35 points, was the hero of the Miami Heat in their assault on Oklahoma City, which has lost four straight games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexanderwho missed the shot that would have forced overtime for the Thunder, had 27 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
BULLS 120-128 KNICKS
Julius Randle (31 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists) and Jalen Brunson (30 points and 7 assists) extended the flight of the New York Knicks, who added their fifth consecutive victory by defeating the Chicago Bulls in overtime.
DeMar DeRozan (32 points) was the best of some Bulls who have not just found their rhythm this season.
Other highlights
CLIPPERS 99-88 TIMBERWOLVES
In a fairly thick game, the Los Angeles Clippers got their act together in the last quarter (32-23) to take their third consecutive victory at the hands of Kawhi Leonard (19 points and 8 rebounds) and Paul George (triple-double with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists)
In the Wolves, weighed down by the absences of Karl-Anthony Towns and D’Angelo Russell and who have lost three consecutive games, they stood out Anthony Edwards (19 points and 7 rebounds) and Rudy Gobert (11 points and 13 rebounds)
MAGIC 135-124 HAWKS
with an amazing 50-22 in the first quarter, The Orlando Magic, who broke their all-time scoring record in one period, added their fourth straight win by beating the troubled Atlanta Hawks (only one win in six games).
Franz Wagner (24 points) and Trae Young (19 points and 16 assists) stood out in Orlando and Atlanta, respectively.
SPURS 112 – 128 BLAZERS
The San Antonio Spurs’ streak of three consecutive victories -after having lost eleven consecutive games- came to an end this Wednesday with the visit of some Portland Trail Blazers led by a Damian Lillard magnificent once again (37 points with 7 of 14 in triples and 8 assists).
Keldon Johnson (25 points and 7 rebounds) led a Spurs who conceded 60.5% in Portland field goals.
HORNETS 134 – 141 PISTONS
In a duel for everything low between the two worst teams in the East, the Detroit Pistons prevailed over the Charlotte Hornets in overtime in which he returned LaMelo Ball (23 points and 11 assists).
Killian Hayes he stayed close to the triple-double in Detroit (25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists).
RANKINGS
Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 22-7
.2. Milwaukee Bucks 20-7
.3. Cleveland Cavaliers 18-11
.4. Brooklyn Nets 17-12
.5. Philadelphia 76ers 15-12
.6. New York Knicks 15-13
.7. Indiana Pacers 15-14
.8. Miami Heat 14-15
.9. Atlanta Hawks 14-15
10. Toronto Raptors 13-15
11. Chicago Bulls 11-16
12. Washington Wizards 11-18
13. Orlando Magic 9-20
14. Detroit Pistons 8-22
15. Charlotte Hornets 7-21
Western Conference:
.1. New Orleans Pelicans 18-9
.2. Memphis Grizzlies 18-9
.3. Denver Nuggets 17-10
.4. Portland Trail Blazers 16-12
.5. Phoenix Suns 16-12
.6. Los Angeles Clippers 17-13
.7. Sacramento Kings 15-12
.8. Utah Jazz 16-14
.9. Dallas Mavericks 14-14
10. Golden State Warriors 14-15
11. Minnesota Timberwolves 13-15
12. Los Angeles Lakers 11-16
13. Oklahoma City Thunder 11-17
14. Houston Rockets 9-18
15. San Antonio Spurs 9-19
NEXT DAY (Thursday, December 15)
Houston Rockets – Miami Heat
Memphis Grizzlies – Milwaukee Bucks
Utah Jazz – New Orleans Pelicans
Los Angeles Clippers – Phoenix Suns.
