Six games played in the NBA night, one of the last of 2025. Sumptuous performance for Kawhi Leonard which, with its 55 points, demolishes the Detroit Pistons and guides his Clippers fourth consecutive success. THE Warriors they are close to victory a Torontobut they are revived in the finale. In overtime, then, there was no match, with the hosts drawing a blank. THE Thunder they come roaring back into the house and easily defeat the 76ersas well as i Lakers they get rid of Kings at the Crypto.com Arena. We close with two more home victories: i Blazers they stop the race of CelticsWhile Memphis falls unexpectedly to Washington.
Los Angeles Clippers 112-99 Detroit Pistons
The Los Angeles Clippers continue to shine and also take the important scalp of the Detroit Pistons. The hosts dominate from the first period (33-20) and never look back, with the guests never able to really worry them. Terrific performance for Kawhi Leonard: 55 points (career high) with 17/26 shooting, 11 rebounds, 5 steals and 3 blocks for the former Raptors and Spurs. Also James Harden contributes 28 points, but it’s the defense of coach Lue’s boys that is really starting to work. Really complicated evening for the Pistons: Cunningham (27 points) e To last (18+14 rebounds) try to keep the game going, but are not supported properly by their teammates. Second consecutive defeat for Detroit, with first place increasingly at risk, while the Clippers have their sights set on the play-in zone.
Toronto Raptors 141-127 Golden State Warriors (dopo OT)
Beautiful match at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, where the home team prevailed after extra time. Match made up of partials, with the Warriors trying to escape several times, but always being caught by the Raptors. In the final the race is point to point: Steph Curry (39 for him) he scores a triple for +7 less than two minutes before the siren, but the Canadians respond with a partial 7-0. Ingram he even has the winning shot, but his solution ends up on the rim and we go to overtime. In the extension, the youth and fresher legs of the Raptors make the difference: 19-5 in 5 minutes totally dominated. Impressive proof of Scottie Barnes under the scoreboards: 23 points, 25 rebounds and 10 assists for the Florida State product. Toronto gets back up after a complicated period and regains fourth place, while Golden State’s roller coaster continues: a very complicated season.
The other results:
Oklahoma City Thunder 129-104 Philadelphia 76ers (top scorer: Chet Holmgren 29 – Tyrese Maxey 28)
Washington Wizards 116-112 Memphis Grizzlies (Alex Sarr 20 – Jaren Jackson Jr. 31)
Portland Trail Blazers 114-108 Boston Celtics (Shaedon Sharpe 26 – Jaylen Brown 37)
Los Angeles Lakers 125-101 Sacramento Kings (Luka Doncic 34 – Demar DeRozan 22)
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