The Texas Derby was… derby all the way, with them Mavericks to win 126-119 in San Antonio and spoil his debut Victor Webanyama with the Spurs. The home team was leading 119-118, but in the last two minutes they took action Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving “clearing” the match. The Slovenian posted a triple-double with 33 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, while Irving added 22 and 6 assists, albeit on just 1/9 three-pointers. The #1 draft pick played 23 minutes with 15 points (3/4 2-pointers, 3/5 3-pointers, 0/1 field goal), 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals, 1 block and 5 turnovers.
The Cavaliers they escaped with the victory, 114-113, from Brooklyn with Donovan Mitchell putting in 10 of his 27 points in the final period, while the newly acquired Max Struss had as many with 12 rebounds. Cam Thomas had 36 for the Nets, while Mikal Bridges added 20.
The Hit showed autocratic tendencies, but prevailed 103-102 of the Pistons. They were leading +19 with nine minutes to go, but they relaxed and almost lost, but Cade Cunningham’s shot on the breather missed the target. Bam Adebayo had 22 and Jimmy Butler 19 points for the East champions.
The Hornets they made a surprise and even though they are considered one of the worst teams in the league, they beat the Hawks 116-110 with 25 points from PJ Washington and rookie Brandon Miller scoring 8 of his 13 points in the last period. Trae Young had 23 points but with only 4/19 shooting for the Hawks.
The Pelicans sent a 111-104 message to Memphis with Zion Williamson scoring 23 points and CJ McCollum adding 24. Desmond Bain had 31 and Marcus Smart 17 for the Grizzlies, who have suspended Ja Morad.
They are impressive Pacerswith the new acquisition Bruce Brown having 24 points, Tyrese Haliburton 20 points and the victory over the Blazers coming comfortably 143-120.
An emphatic victory in Chicago with 124-104 was taken by the Thunder led by Cy Giljus-Alexander who finished with 31 points and 10 assists. Vasilije Mičić was not used at all, while Aleksei Pokusevski stepped on the floor for only 2 minutes with one missed shot and 2 rebounds.
With… out of Mundobasket, Dennis Schroeder with 22 points and 7 assists led the Raptors in a 97-94 win over the Timberwolves, who got 26 points and 14 rebounds from Anthony Edwards.
The Orlando defeated the Rockets 116-86 with Cole Anthony and Franz Wagner leading the way with 20 and 19 points respectively.
In the last completed game, the Clippers “off” they prevailed over the Blazers with 123-111. Paul George with 27 and Kowai Leonard with 23 points stood out, while Ivica Zubac had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Russell Westbrook had 11 points and 13 assists for Sacramento, while for Portland, Malcolm Brogdon had 20 points and DeAndre Ayton had 4 in 23 minutes.
Detailed results of the evening
Pacers-Wizards 143-120
Magic-Rockets 116-86
Nets-Cavaliers 113-114
Heat-Pistons 103-102
Raptors-Timberwolves 97-94
Bulls-Thunder 104-124
Jazz Kings 114-130
Knicks-Celtics 104-108
Hornets-Hawks 116-110
Grizzlies-Pelicans 104-111
Spurs-Mavericks 119-126
Clippers-Blazers 123-111
Source: Sport Fm
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