Golden State beaten by the Pop band despite Curry’s 27 points. Milwaukee overwhelms the Heat despite the absence of Antetokounmpo. Memphis, Boston and Sacramento also win
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The beauty of the NBA is that you never know what to expect. Like San Antonio’s win at the Warriors for example, just 24 hours after Golden State beat Phoenix in the match between the two best-record teams. Smiles Milwaukee, which crushes Miami, Portland mourns overwhelmed by Boston and Dallas, which surrenders to the very launched Memphis. For Sacramento precious victory over the Clippers.
Golden State Warriors-San Antonio Spurs 107-112
Surprise surprise. Just 24 hours after folding Phoenix and regaining the best NBA record, Golden State (19-4) lost home to San Antonio (8-13) closing the streak at 11 at Chase Center. The Warriors, with Steph Curry who finishes with 27 points but fights all evening with the basket (7/28 from the field after having missed 14 of the first 15 shots), had managed to recover from -22, remembering only in the last quarter to be the best NBA defense, but in the final 100 seconds they gave up, handing the Spurs their fourth straight win, one that brings Gregg Popovich close to the all-time career record for a coach. In the Warriors, in addition to Curry’s bad day, the defensive presence of Draymond Green was missing (9 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists), so fundamental to beat Phoenix. San Antonio played with the character of the good times, managing to react in the final to the collapse that for 10 ‘in the fourth period had put Golden State back on track. Pop closes with 5 players in double figures and cuddles Dejounte Murray, 23 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists to prove that he can be the staple of the reconstruction. Also fundamental for the success is Derrick White, 25 points including the two from the line that with 25 “from the end seal the result, and Jakob Poeltl, much more precious than the 6 points and 9 rebounds on the scoresheet: the Austrian protected the iron so well (3 blocks) that with him in the field the Spurs have trimmed 21 points of difference to the rivals. Essential.
Golden State:Curry 27 (2/11 of two, 5/17 of three, 8/9 free throws), Poole 15, Lee 14. Rebounds: Green 8, Curry 8. Assists: Green 9.
San Antonio: White 25 (6/8, 2/8, 7/8 tl), Murray 23, Walker 21. Rebounds: Murray 12. Assists: Murray 7.
Milwaukee Bucks-Miami Heat 124-102
No Giannis, no problem. Without Antetokounmpo, Milwaukee (15-9) flexes his muscles to the remnants of Miami (14-10) by winning for the ninth time in their last 10 games. The Bucks are on rampage against a team that barely offers resistance, lacking their two best men (Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo) and a second game in 24 hours. The champions take advantage of this to show why they are stronger than last year: their depth. Without Giannis (pain in the right calf) and Greyson Allen (sick), Pat Connaughton (23 points with 7 triples) and Bobby Portis, starting center with 19 points and 16 rebounds, shine. Miami, on the 4th knockout in 6 games, remains steady at 40.5% shooting, with the starting backcourt Lowry-Herro producing just 25 pair points with 8/29 shooting and 2/13 three. After closing the first half ahead 69-52, Milwaukee definitively shut down Miami in the third quarter, in which he touched 102-92 with Javonte Smart at 1’15 “from the third siren. The match actually ends there.
Milwaukee:Connaughton 23 (1/2, 7/13), Middleton 22, Portis 19. Rebounds: Portis 16. Assist: Middleton 9.
You love me: Okpala 25 (2/4, 6/9, 3/3), Martin 16, Herro 15. Rebounds: Dedmon 13. Assists: Lowry 7.
Dallas Mavericks-Memphis Grizzlies 90-97
The roar of the Grizzlies. Memphis (13-10) takes advantage of the absences of Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis to snatch Dallas (11-11) their fourth consecutive victory, all obtained with star Ja Morant parked in the pits due to injury. At the American Airlines Center, guests stay ahead from start to finish, riding the best night of Desmond Bane’s career, who tweaks his NBA all-time to 29 points. Among the 6 in double figures of Memphis good Jones (16 points and 7 assists), good at orchestrating the team, precious Steven Adams (11 points and 13 rebounds). The Mavs have lost for the fourth time in the last 5 games: the absences too serious not to be affected, despite the 29 points from the bench of Tim Hardaway Jr.
Dallas: Hardaway 29 (2/9, 5/9, 10/14 tl), Brunson 15, Finney-Smith 14. Rebounds: Kleber 9. Assists: Brunson 8.
Memphis:Bane 29 (6/14, 4/6, 1/1 tl), Jones 16, Jackson 13. Rebounds: Adams 13. Assists: Jones 7.
Portland Trail Blazers-Boston Celtics 117-145
Mission accomplished. Boston (13-11) takes advantage of the Portland crisis (11-13) to take the third victory in 4 games. The Celtics did not have Jaylen Brown and Al Horford, yet they dominated led by Jayson Tatum and Dennis Schröder, a pair of 31 points each, and with Enes Kanter Freedom’s 15 rebounds in a night of 21 triples and 56.3% from the field. For the Blazers, still without Damian Lillard, an embarrassing defeat, by far the worst of this difficult start to the season: it is the fifth in the last 6 games that only worsens the crisis at all levels (of results, play, management after the firing of President Neil Olshey) in which Portland has fallen. And of which he sees no end.
Portland:McCollum 24 (5/12, 3/9, 5/7 tl), Smith 21, Nurkic 18. Rebounds: Zeller 8. Assists: McCollum 6, Smith 6.
Boston: Tatum 31 (5/11, 4/6, 9/10 tl), Schröder 31 (5/9, 5/7, 6/6), Pritchard 19. Rebounds: Freedom 15. Assist: Schröder 8.
Sacramento Kings-Los Angeles Clippers 104-99
Winning sprint. Sacramento (10-14) takes advantage of Terence Davis’ best night of the season (28 points with 6 triples) to beat the Clippers in the final (12-12) and take the second win in a row, the fourth in the 7 games of Gentry management. The Kings in the fourth period also come to 14 points ahead, but Los Angeles falls back even if it fails to mend the tear. For Lue’s team the fourth defeat in the last 5 games and the confirmation that Paul George needs to be spatial and not normal like in Sacramento (15 points and 10 assists with 5/21 shooting) to win. The Kings have kept their opponents below 100 points for the first time since 7 November: an important defensive step forward, the weakest link so far, on which to try to build.
Sacrament:Davis 28 (3/5, 6/11, 4/4 tl), Haliburton 18, Fox 17. Rebounds: Bagley 11. Assists: Fox 5, Haliburton 5.
LA Clippers: Morris 21 (3/4, 4/6, 3/5 tl), Jackson 18, George 15. Rebounds: Zubac 11. Assist: George 10.
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