Los data that portrays the craziest NBA day: 116 lead changes in 12 games, 11 scorers of more than 30 points, 5 games decided by 4 points or less, 3 games decided by 1 point or less, 2 overtimes, 2 winning shots, 2 scorers of more than 40 points,1 triple-doble (Luka Doncic) y 1 player scored his team’s last 13 points (Egor Demin).
Curry beats Antetokounmpo, Spurs overshadow Doncic, Magic and Raptors celebrate at the buzzer
Steph Curry won the duel against the Milwaukee Bucks of Giannis Antetokounmpo, the French Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs overshadowed the recital of the Slovenian Luka Doncic, while the Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors signed two spectacular victories at the buzzer on this Wednesday’s day in the NBA.
Curry scored 31 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists in the Warriors’ 120-113 at the Chase Center against an injured Bucks, who are currently out of the playoff spots in the East.
Antetokounmpo still can’t find support and 34 points (15 of 22 on field goals), 10 rebounds and 5 assists They were not enough to avoid a new setback for his team.
Also in the northwest of the United States, the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 103-102 with 41 points from Deni Avdija. Kevin Durant scored 37 for the Texans.
The Rockets had the winning ball, but Tari Eason’s tap-in after a Durant miss came when the timer was already at zero.
Doncic, recital without award
He triple double of 38 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists by Luka Doncic It was not enough for the Lakers to beat the San Antonio Spurs, on a night in which the Angelenos did not have LeBron James due to energy management.
Johnson and Wembanyama surpass Doncic’s 38 points to beat the Lakers
The Lakers, who were facing their second game in consecutive days, like the Spurs, surrendered to the group play of the Texans, in which Keldon Johnson scored 27 points and Wembanyama got 16 points and fourteen rebounds off the bench.
46 points from Shai Gilgeus Alexander
The Spurs are second in the West, behind the Thunder who defeated the Utah Jazz 129-125, rescued by Shai Gilgeus Alexander with a decisive basket to take the game to overtime.
SGA sealed a 46-point game for OKCwhich reads a balance of 31-7.
In the East the Detroit Pistons rule, who beat the Chicago Bulls with authority (108-93) to increase their balance to 28-9 and defend themselves from the pressure of the New York Knicks.
Mike Brown’s team won 123-111 at Madison Square Garden against the Los Angeles Clippers, with 26 points from Jalen Brunson and 20 points and eleven rebounds from the Dominican Karl Anthony Towns, to end their four-game losing streak.
At the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard scored 25 pointsJames Harden contributed 23 and Ivica Zubac achieved a double double of 22 points and eleven rebounds.
Defeats for Hugo González, Jordi Fernández and Aldama
Paolo Banchero hit the winning triple at the overtime buzzer in the 104-103 scoreline achieved by the Orlando Magic at the Brooklyn Nets field of Spanish coach Jordi Fernández.
Egor Demin, the Magic who flew from Madrid, conquers the NBA at 19 years old
Banchero completed, with the help of the board, a game of 30 points and fourteen rebounds that gave the Magic their twenty-first victory of the season. Jordi Fernández’s Nets lost their fourth game in the last five and remain mired in third-to-last place in the East (11-23).
Banchero’s play was not the only one on the horn on NBA night. The Toronto Raptors beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-96 with a great final triple by Immanuel Quickley, after LaMelo Ball gave the home team the lead with 1.4 seconds on the clock.
Fernández’s team is the worst in the NBA at home with only five wins, tied with the Indiana Pacers and the Sacramento Kings.
Spanish Santi Aldama also had a difficult night with the Memphis Grizzlies, defeated 117-98 at home by the Phoenix Suns. Dillon Brooks led a group of six players in double figures with 21 points for the Suns.
Aldama contributed 7 points and 3 rebounds in 23 minutes on the court coming off the bench.
Trae Young says goodbye in the middle of the game
The NBA night was also marked by the first major market operation of the new year, the transfer of Trae Young to the Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum.
This is how Trae Young found out about his transfer to the Wizards: he left the Hawks game
Young, who was on the Hawks’ bench in the game they won 117-100 against the New Orleans Pelicans, found out about the closure of the operation in the middle of the game.
The cameras showed how the Hawks leader said goodbye to his teammates with a smile and returned to the locker room before the end of the duel.
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