Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks – Photo by Jordan Godfree/IPA
After Thanksgiving day which did not see the NBA take to the field leaving room for the NFL on the day of celebration, we returned last night in Italy with ten matches also valid for penultimate round of NBA Cup. And after Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets The Atlanta Hawks also advance to the quarterfinalswho inflicted the second consecutive defeat on the Cleveland Cavaliers, beating them with a score of 117-101 behind the double double of 21 points and 11 assists by Trae Young. Cavs for the moment still leading the Eastern Conference, but now with the same number of KOs as Boston Celticswho instead beat the Bulls 129-138 in Chicago during the night with 35 points and 14 rebounds from Tatum. They also win Orlandowho dominates in Brooklyn 100-123 with 29+8+8 by Franz Wagner, and New York who narrowly prevails 98-99 in Charlotte against the Hornets. Finally, victory of the Pistons 106-130 in Indiana over the Pacers with 5 points from Simone Fontecchio, and the Heat’s success 121-111 against the Toronto Raptors with 26 from Jimmy Butler and 23 from Tyler Herro. Scottie Barnes’ triple double of 24 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists was not enough for the Canadian franchise.
RESULTS AND RANKINGS
In the West, the big match staged in Downtown Los Angeles saw the Oklahoma City Thunder win 93-101 against the Lakers with a Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 36 points. Ja Morant (27), and Jaren Jackson Jr. (23) lead the Memphis Grizzlies to victory with a score of 120-109 against the New Orleans Pelicans, while the Minnesota Timberwolves manage to obtain an important victory with 93-92 over the Clippers. However, the dark period of the Sacramento Kings continues, also defeated 115-106 by the Portland Trail Blazers: 26 for Ayton, 21 for Simons, 20 for Avdija.
