They’ve been well nine games played in the NBA tonightsignificant for having greeted 2022 and welcomed 2023. In the most prestigious and spectacular ball league on the planet, emerged interesting results who defined the picture of the situation in the Eastern and Western Conferences. Let’s go and discover them to understand in which direction we are going.
The Indiana Pacers they extended their winning streak, by bringing to three consecutive successes thanks to the statement against i Los Angeles Clippers 131-130 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. She thought about the tandem Tyrese Haliburton (double-double for 24 points and 10 assists)-Myles Turner (top scorer of 34 points between the ranks of Indiana and 10/10 from the line) to give success to the coaching team Rick Carlisle. Pacers who have reached 20 wins of the season, while for the Clippers overflowing the performance of Paul George: 45 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks for him. A season-highhowever, not enough to avoid the capitulation to the formation of Tyronn Lue, at the mercy of Haliburton’s initiatives especially in the last quarter.
45 PTS (season-high)
9 REB
4 AST
3 STL
7 3PMPaul George put in work for the Clippers tonight. pic.twitter.com/9o0nyDmjT9
— NBA (@NBA) December 31, 2022
Predictions respected and victory of the Brooklyn Nets 123-106 against i Charlotte Hornets at the Spectrum Center. For the Nets we are on a series of eleven consecutive affirmations, considering that in the last 16 meetings there have been fifteen victories. It was, for a change, the magical duo formed by Kevin Durant (23 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists) and from Kyrie Irving (28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists) to drag Brooklyn, sinking the Hornets who weren’t enough the performances of Mason Plumlee e you LaMelo Ball: double double for them, from 22-10-3 and from 23-7-11 respectively. With this result, the Nets can boast a record of 24 hits and 12 knockouts, second team in the East behind Boston.
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Definitely lively match at the United Center between Chicaco Bulls eh Cleveland Cavalierswith the success of the latter 103-102. Relevant team performance of the Cavs with five double-digit players and best scorer Caris LeVert (23 points). Little to do for the Bulls, with a good DeMar DeRozan with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists and a Nikola Vucevic from 11 points and 14 rebounds, without forgetting the 19 points scored by Ayo Dosunmu. Cleveland who with this match ended the streak of three consecutive knockouts.
The Toyota Center fell quite heavily Houston Rockets 88-108 in the presence of Ney York Knicks. The protagonist was Julius Randle, capable of 35 points in 39 minutes, putting together 12 rebounds and 6 assists. A performance to be associated with that of the teammate Immanuel Quickley (27 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists), taking into account that the total under construction was 77 points for them. And so in the second stage of the “Texas Triangle“, the sequence of consecutive defeats stopped at five. From this point of view, the Rockets confirmed the limits that had already emerged against the Mavericks.
Speaking of Mavericks, another crazy game signed by Luka Doncic. At the AT&T Center the Texan derby between Mavs e Spurs he smiled in Dallas thanks to the Slovenian’s magic, which he put on the scoresheet 51 points, 9 assists, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks and 6/10 from three-point range. Inhuman averages, considering that Doncic has equaled and gone beyond the number 50 in the last 5 games, under the heading of points obtained, in three circumstances. Things that few people were able to do before the age of 25, eight in the history of the NBA. We have to bother LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar e Wilt Chamberlain so to speak. A new record is also that Luka is the first player in league history to total more than 225 points, more than 50 rebounds and more than 50 assists in 5 games. 126-125 therefore for the Mavericks and frustrated the “trentello” of Keldon Johnson and the double double of Jakob Poeltl (19 points and 15 rebounds) among the ranks of San Antonio.
Luka Doncic 200 iq player pic.twitter.com/fR8fX4vCKD
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There was anticipation for the challenge between the New Orleans Pelicans eh Memphis Grizzliesbeing two of the top three teams in the Western Conference, led by the top two picks of the 2019 NBA Draft, i.e. Zion Williamson (Pelicans) e I Morant (Grizzlies). A comparison that saw Morant score 32 points and serve 8 assists for his teammates, well supported by a sumptuous performance on the rebound of Steven Adams (21). For Williamson 20 points scored and 9 rebounds not enough to avoid the capitulation of the Pelicans at the FedExForum. Grizzlies victorious 116-101 who rise to 22 seasonal hits, tailing West Denver and precisely New Orleans.
The successes of the Detroit Pistons 116-104 against i The Minnesota Timberwolvesin great difficulty, and gods Philadelphia 76ers against the Oklahoma City Thunder 115-96 and the knockout of Utah Jazz 123-126 against i Miami Heat at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. No minutes for Simone Fontecchiowatched the defeat of his teammates in a match in which Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro showed clear signs of vitality: 32-8-5 for the former and 29-9-6 for the latter.
THE RESULTS OF THE NBA NIGHT
Indiana Pacers-Los Angeles Clippers 131-130
Charlotte Hornets-Brooklyn Nets 106-123
Chicago Bulls-Cleveland Cavaliers 102-103
Houston Rockets-New York Knicks 88-108
San Antonio Spurs-Dallas Mavericks 125-126
Memphis Grizzlies-New Orleans Pelicans 116-101
Minnesota Timberwolves-Detroit Pistons 104-116
Oklahoma City Thunder-Philadelphia 76ers 96-115
Utah Jazz-Miami Heat 123-126
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