Traditional appointment of Christmas Day for the NBAcon five games staged from the late Italian afternoon of Christmas Day until the early hours of today or Boxing Day: let’s make a brief summary of what happened in the States.
I New York Knicks (21-9) win in a sprint against the Cleveland Cavaliers (17-15) for 126-124, even recovering from -17, with 34 points by Jalen Brunson and 25 points from Jordan Clarkson who took over during the game – 11 points and 14 rebounds from Karl-Anthony Twons, with 34 points from Donovan Mitchell and 20 points and 10 assists from Darius Garland which were not enough to avoid the ‘Cavs’ defeat. THE San Antonio Spurs (23-7) are confirmed as the ‘black beast’ of the Oklahoma City Thunder (26-5) beating them for the second time this season in a matter of days for 102-117in an immediately high-scoring match with a 36-41 first quarter: De’Aaron Fox drag the Texans with 29 pointscon 19 points by Stephon Castle and the double double by Victor Wembanyama (19 points and 11 rebounds) – 22 points by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and double doubles for both Chet Holmgren (10 points and 12 rebounds) and Isaiah Hartenstein (13 points and 12 rebounds) among the hosts.
Home success of the Golden State Warriors (16-15) vs Dallas Mavericks (12-20) with a score of 126-116thanks above all to a 40-28 first quarter, with the Californians limiting the guests’ reactions in the following partials until the final siren: 23 points by Steph Curry and a near triple double by Jimmy Butler III (14 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists), with 27 points by Copper Flagg and 26 points by Brandon Williams among the Mavericks. External blitz of the Houston Rockets (18-10) sui Los Angeles Lakers (19-10) for 96-119 with 26 points Of Amen Thompson and 25 points from Kevin Durant, with Jabari Smith Jr. scoring 16 points – double double from Alperen Sengun (14 points and 12 rebounds), with 25 points Of Luka Doncic and 18 points from LeBron James, top scorer between the yellow and purple teams. In the match that closed the night NBA i Denver Nuggets (22-8) they bend the resistance of the team in overtime Minnesota Timberwolvess (20-11) by 142-138 at the end of a real battle, with Minnesota capable of reacting to -16 by taking the match to extra time where the Nuggets did not lose their composure and found the decisive spark: performance monster Of Nikola Jokic con 54 points, 16 rebounds and 15 assistscon 35 points and 10 assists Of Jamal Murray – 44 points by Anthony Edwards, the last to surrender among the Timberwolves, equal to Julius Rande (32 points).
THE RESULTS OF THE NIGHT NBA
New York Knicks-Cleveland Cavaliers 124-126
Oklahoma City Thunder-San Antonio Spurs 102-117
Golden State Warriors-Dallas Mavericks 126-116
Los Angeles Lakers-Houston Rockets 96-119
Denver Nuggets-Minnesota Timberwolves 142-138 dTs
