The only undefeated streak of the NBA ended Timberwolves beating them 114-109 Celtics in overtime. THE Anthony Edwards had 38 points, 8 of them in overtime, leading Minnesota to 4/4 at home. Jayson Tatum with 32 and Jaylen Brown with 26 points stood out for Boston, while Jrue Holiday had 12 points on 4/16 shooting, along with 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
The team now with the best record in the NBA is the Nuggets, who made it 7-1 with a 134-116 win over the Pelicans, although they found themselves down 20 in the first half. THE Nikola Jokic put his opponents in the baskets with the 108th triple-double of his career, counting 35 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists.
On 4/4 they did in Philadelphia Sixers defeating the Wizards 146-128 in a match apotheosis of offensive basketball (and no defensive one). THE Joel Embiid party under the baskets with 48 points, 29 of them in the third twelve minutes. The Cameroonian center had 14/14 shooting, 17/23 2-pointers and 0/2 3-pointers, along with 11 rebounds and 6 assists in just 31 minutes.
The Hit were imposed 108-107 by the Lakers in a match for strong nerves. THE Jimmy Butler had 28 points, while o Bam Antebayo he did a triple-double with 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists taking advantage of the departure of Anthony Davis with a lower back spasm. THE Lebron James had 30 points, with Austin Reeves following with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists for an LA team that fell to 3-4.
The debut of James Harden with the Clippers it turned out… sour, as they lost 111-97 to them Knicks. The “musias” started in the five, played 31 minutes and had a good presence with 17 points (6/9 shots), 6 assists and 3 rebounds. Julius Randle with 27 and ARJ Barrett with 26 points did the damage for the LA team.
Another extremely promising performance was made by Mavericks who defeated Orlando 117-102 and climbed to 6-1. THE Luka Doncic had 29 points, while Kyrie Irving and Tim Hardaway added 21 for Jason Kidd’s team. For the Magic, who had led by +15 (63-48) in the first half, Paolo Banquero had 22 points.
The Warriors they grabbed 17 offensive rebounds, Steph Curry scored in double figures, and the Detroit win came easily, 120-109, for Steve Kerr’s team, which went 6-2.
The Pacers they gave Rick Carlisle his 900th coaching win by dismantling the Spurs 152-111. Tyrese Haliburton had 23 points for Indiana, which improved to 4-3. THE Victor Webanyama had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks in 21 minutes, but was too shot (3/12 shooting) for San Antonio, which fell to 3-4.
Zach LaVine had 24 and DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and the Bulls were imposed 130-113 of the Jazz, while the Thunder with 30 points from Cy Giljus-Alexander they “cleaned” the Hawks 126-117
Detailed results:
Pistons-Warriors 109-120
Pacers-Spurs 152-111
Magic-Mavericks 102-117
Sixers-Wizards 146-128
Heat-Lakers 108-107
Knicks-Clippers 111-97
Bulls-Jazz 130-113
Timberwolves-Celtics 114-109 (cf. 101-101)
Thunder-Hawks 126-117
Nuggets-Pelicans 134-116
Source: Sport Fm
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