The full results of the night in stats and highlights, it’s here!
(find the summaries of the 3 other posters here)
A franchise record (46 points in the 3rd quarter) tied and a 144-99 victory for the Cavs (22 successful 3-point shots, 39 assists on the match) last night against the Raptors on the roster composed of 8 players. Kevin Love and Darius Garland signed 22 points each, Lauri Markkanen added 20 points and the gap climbed to 47 points in the final quarter. Yuta Watanabe did what he could for Toronto with 26 points and 13 career-highs, as did Chris Boucher with 21 points.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 points at 11/20, 4 rebounds, 5 assists), accompanied by rookie Aaron Wiggins (24 points, career record), allowed the Thunder to end the Pelicans’ 4-game winning streak this night. Led by up to 17 points, they came back ahead on an 11-2 at the start of 4th. Kenrich Williams from afar then gave OKC a definitive advantage (led 17-3 early in the game). Josh Hart was the Pelicans’ leading scorer with 29 points and 10 rebounds.
Seasonal record for the Spurs, 114-109 winners of the Pistons. A 3rd win in a row and 4th in 5 games for the Texans, opposed to private Pistons of 5 players due to COVID protocol and led by the 28 points of Hamidou Diallo. The Detroit bench was dominated 73-21 by that of San Antonio (18 points from Jock Landale). The Spurs, led by 27 points to 10/12 and 5 rebounds from Keldon Johnson, scored 78 pts in the 1st half.
Second victory over the Kings in 10 days for Memphis, led by Desmond Bane’s 28 points in Sacramento. Ja Morant added 18 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists in the 127-102 win, which ended a 3-game losing streak for the Grizzlies. Jaren Jackson finished at 21 points, John Konchar signed his first career double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds. The Kings, dominated 40-27 in the third, came back to 91-79 at the start of the fourth before another big run from Memphis, winner 38-25 of the last quarter.
Cavs – Raptors 144-99
Grizzlies – Kings 127-102
Spurs – Pistons 144-109
Thunder – Pelicans 117-112
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