As of: December 26th, 2021 8:39 a.m.
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Led by the outstanding Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors won the top game at the Phoenix Suns in the North American professional basketball league NBA on Christmas Day.
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The superstar scored a total of 33 points at 116: 107, setting a personal record at the so-called Christmas Games. The three-man narrowly missed another milestone: With five converted long-range throws, the 33-year-old now has 2,999 three-pointers in his NBA career. The exceptional talent had his 2,974 in the middle of the month. A three-point throw in the US professional league, improving Ray Allen’s old record.
The Warriors, who had come without three of their four top scorers due to the Corona wave in the NBA, snatched the lead in the Western Conference from the Suns with 27 wins from 33 games. Otto Porter jr. who scored 13 of his 19 points in the final section.
Lakers crisis continues
Record champions Los Angeles Lakers suffered their fifth defeat in a row – despite a strong performance from LeBron James. The superstar was responsible for 39 points in the 115: 122 against the Brooklyn Nets, but that didn’t help the hosts to catch up. In the last quarter, the Lakers had meanwhile been behind with 23 points.
Bankruptcies for Boston and Dallas
Without the German national basketball players Dennis Schröder and Maxi Kleber, the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks suffered defeats. Despite a good performance and a long lead, the Celtics lost to the champions Milwaukee Bucks with 113: 117. The record champions had to do without Schröder at short notice, who as one of nine Celtics players has to undergo the so-called corona protocol of the league. Nevertheless, the Celtics were now in the lead with 19 points. Only in the final minute did Milwaukee take the lead for the first time, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who stood out in the second half. Antetokounmpo, who had been missing for almost two weeks, came in at 36 points, twelve rebounds and five assists and sealed the victory with a block against Robert Williams III shortly before the end.
The Dallas Mavericks also showed a good performance with the top team Utah Jazz without numerous regular players. But in the end there was a 116: 120. Kleber, like superstar Luka Doncic and five other “Mavs” professionals, is in the corona protocol.
Those: sportschau.de
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