Los Boston Celtics tore apart the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night at the NBA. The New Yorkers came to lose by 49 points and ended up humiliated by 43 points in a day where the fantastic duel of first-class point guards between Damian Lillard y Ja Morantwith final victory for the Portland Trail Blazers over the Memphis Grizzlies.
Precisely Santi Aldama, the Spanish representative in Tennessee, was the only one who could smile timidly despite the defeat. The rest of us could not do the same, with Juancho Hernangómez and Usman Garuba condemned to suck on the bench with the Toronto Raptors and the Houston Rockets. This is how the day went:
SUNS 100 – 132 HAWKS
As shocking as Boston’s beating of Brooklyn was the review that the Atlanta Hawks gave in Phoenix to some Suns that they came to lose 43 points and that, between the second and third periods, they amassed a ridiculous 44-76 run.
With an extraordinary 19 of 33 on 3-pointers (compared to the pitiful 4 of 28 of their rivals), the Hawks were guided by Trae Young (20 points and 12 assists) and Dejounte Murray (21 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists) while Mikal Bridges He was the most outstanding of the Suns (23 points and 7 assists). The only positive for the Arizonans is that Devin Booker is close to return.
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SIXERS 105 – 94 MAGIC
Two days after being surprised by the Orlando Magic, one of the worst teams in the league, the Philadelphia 76ers took the sting out with a victory under the protection of their two stars: Joel Embiid (28 points and 11 rebounds) and James Harden (26 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists).
Markelle Fultz (18 points) was the top scorer for some lousy Magic in triple (6 of 38).
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January, a bad month for the Spanish
Garuba and the Hernangómez, dry
The month of January represented a bad start to 2023 for three of the Spanish players in the NBA. The Hernangómez brothers could not smile for different reasons and Usman Garuba continued to lose impact and minutes in Houston. The interior of Azuqueca de Henares averaged 2.4 points and 3.5 rebounds in 11.3 minutes of play in 12 games, his worst numbers of the season.
In Toronto, Juancho also saw his role greatly reduced and averaged 1.5 points and 1.9 rebounds in 10.8 minutes on the court, playing a total of 14 games. His brother Willy, MVP of Eurobasket 2022, continued to scowl in New Orleans, although his averages improved to 8.4 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1 assist in 16 minutes of play. The problem is that he played half the games, a total of 8 out of 16 possible. With Serge Ibaka away from the discipline of the Milwaukee Bucks while he awaits a possible transfer, only Ricky Rubio and Santi Aldama have been able to smile at the beginning of the year.
ROCKETS 112 – 106 THUNDER
The Houston Rockets, bottom of the West, gave themselves a new joy by adding their third victory in five games beating the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Eric Gordon (25 points) stood out in Houston, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder (24 points and 8 rebounds) and the Spanish Usman Garuba he had no minutes on the Rockets.
JAZZ 131 – 128 RAPTORS
Lauri Markkanen (28 points and 13 rebounds) took the reins of the Utah Jazz in their victory against the Toronto Raptors who wasted Fred VanVleet’s triple-double (34 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists).
The Spanish Juancho Hernangómez He didn’t have minutes either in Toronto.
Other highlights
Classifications:
Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 37-15
.2. Milwaukee Bucks 34-17
.3. Philadelphia 76ers 33-17
.4. Brooklyn Nets 31-20
.5. Cleveland Cavaliers 31-22
.6. Miami Heat 29-23
.7. New York Knicks 27-25
.8. Atlanta Hawks 26-26
.9. Washington Wizards 24-26
10. Indiana Pacers 24-28
11. Chicago Bulls 23-27
12. Toronto Raptors 23-30
13. Orlando Magic 20-32
14. Charlotte Hornets 15-37
15. Detroit Pistons 13-39
Western Conference:
.1. Denver Nuggets 35-16
.2. Memphis Grizzlies 32-19
.3. Sacramento Kings 29-21
.4. Los Angeles Clippers 29-25
.5. Dallas Mavericks 27-25
.6. Minnesota Timberwolves 28-26
.7. Golden State Warriors 26-25
.8. Phoenix Suns 27-26
.9. Utah Jazz 27-26
10. New Orleans Pelicans 26-26
11. Portland Trail Blazers 25-26
12. Oklahoma City Thunder 24-27
13. Los Angeles Lakers 24-28
14. San Antonio Spurs 14-38
15. Houston Rockets 12-38
NEXT DAY (Thursday, February 2):
Indiana Pacers – Los Angeles Lakers
Cleveland Cavaliers – Memphis Grizzlies
New York Knicks – Miami Heat
Chicago Bulls – Charlotte Hornets
Dallas Mavericks – New Orleans Pelicans
Denver Nuggets – Golden State Warriors
Milwaukee Bucks – Los Angeles Clippers.
