• The champion Denver Nuggets overcame a 13-point deficit in the final quarter and led by +3 with half a minute left, but the Dallas Mavericks had the final say. First, Luka Doncic made a long shot immediately after a minute break, but after a sustained defense and another break, Kyrie Irving won with an excellent hook over Nikola Jokic – 107:105.
• Doncic had 37 points and 10 rebounds, Irving had 24 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, while Jamal Murray scored 23 points, Michael Porter added 20 points and Jokic had 16 points (6/16), 11 rebounds for the visitors. balls and seven assists.
• The Dallas Mavericks snapped Denver’s five-game winning streak, suffered only their second loss in thirteen games and won their fifth in six games.
• The winning basket was also scored in the last second in Detroit, where Miami “Heat” sowed a 17-point lead in the second half, but defeated the “Pistons” for the second time in a row – 104:101. Heat center Bem Adebayo, who had 20 points and 17 rebounds, won the game with his first long shot, while his teammate Duncan Robinson stood out with 30 points and 7/12 from long range. Reserve Evan Fournier was the top scorer for the home team with 18 points.
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• Overtime was played in San Antonio, where Dennis Schroeder made it 110-110 from long range 16 seconds before the end of regular time, but the “Spurs” prevailed in overtime – 122-115 over the Brooklyn “Nets”. 33 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists and seven blocks for the first overall pick in the draft, Victor Vembanyam. Cam Thomas had 31 points for the opponents.
• The streak of three losses was stopped by the Atlanta “Hawks”, who defeated the Los Angeles “Clippers” 110:93 in the visitors, being ahead with +29 at the start of the last quarter. Dejonte Murray earned 21 points and 10 rebounds, Jalen Johnson (18p, 12ab, 6rp, 3pb, 2bm) and Clint Capel (15p, 13ab) also had a double-double. Only two of the “Clippers” had double-digit points – Kawhi Leonard (28p) and Paul George (26p, 6ab, 4pb).
• The Orlando Magic beat the Toronto Raptors 111-96 at home for their 11th win in 14 games and their seventh straight loss. Paolo Bankero 29 points, six rebounds and five assists, Franz Wagner 22 points, eight rebounds and five fouls.
NBA results
GameResultESPN bestBucks – Suns140:129Lillard 31p 16rp – Beal 28p 7rpPistons – Heat101:104Cunningham 17p 9rp – Robinson 30pMavericks – Nuggets107:105Doncic 37p 10ab – Porter 20p 7abMagic – Raptors111:96Bankero 29p 6ab – Nvora 18p 7abWizards – Celtics 104:130 Poole 31p – Tatum 30p 6ab 6rpSpurs – Nets122:115 PVembanyama 33p 15ab 7rp 7bm – Thomas 31pClippers – Hawks93:110 George 26p 6ab 4pb – Johnson 18p 12ab 6rp
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