In a game that was not decided until the final stages, the Brooklyn Nets beat the Sacramento Kings 103-108 at home. The match had a special flavor for Jordi Fernández, who returned to what was his home for two seasons to face Mike Brown, his mentor during his time as an assistant coach in California. At a press conference, the Spaniard highlighted his respect for his teacher, without whom he assures that he would not be what he is today.
The New Yorkers had a complete group performance, with Cameron Thomas leading the way with a score of 34 points. The performances of Noah Clowney (18 points) and Cameron Johnson (16 points) also stood out. On the home side, De’Aaron Fox (31 points), Keegan Murray, DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis stood out with a double-double (13 points and 18 rebounds).
Traveling to Ohio, Cleveland extended its excellent form with the 122-108 victory against Toronto, which represents 17-1 in the balance of the course. Donovan Mitchell and Ty Jerome added 26 points and Darius Garland scored 16.
On the other hand, the double-double achieved by Jarret Allen (23 points and 13 rebounds) and Evan Mobley (14 points and 11 rebounds) was key. In the Canadian franchise, the contributions of 18 points from Graddie Dick and Scottie Burnes, as well as RJ Barrett’s 16, were of no use.
In Pennsylvania, the Clippers achieved their fifth consecutive victory by 99-125 at the expense of the Sixers in free fall, who so far have a disastrous 3-13 in the league. Those from Philadelphia could not take advantage of the momentum of their recent victory against the Brooklyn Nets by 113-98.
In the Los Angeles team, James Harden (23 points and eight assists) and Derrick Jones Jr. (18 points) were the top figures, although Ivica Zubac especially shone with 16 points and 12 rebounds. For the hosts, the scores of Jared McCain (18 points) and Tyrese Maxey (17 points) were not enough.
After a close game in Miami that was decided in overtime by 123-118, the Heat defeated the Mavericks without Luka Doncic. The tone throughout the confrontation was equality on the scoreboard with small differences on both sides, except for a difference of ten in favor of the locals at the beginning of the second quarter.
The production of Kyrie Irving (27 points), PJ Washington Jr. (21 points and ten rebounds), Naji Marshall (20 points) and Klay Thompson (15 points) was not worth it in Dallas. The main architects of Florida’s victory were Jimmy Butler (33 points and nine rebounds), Bam Adebayo (19 points and 11 rebounds), Tyler Herro (18 points and ten rebounds) and Alec Burks (15 points).
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