The Golden State Warriors crushed Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday in a day in which the Los Angeles Lakers, with Anthony Davis back, smiled by beating the Brooklyn Nets, and the Los Angeles Clippers amazed by matching the second-biggest comeback in the history of the NBA.
WARRIORS 130 – MAVERICKS 92
The Golden State Warriors, with a very balanced and collective attack, shredded the Dallas Mavericks in a game that ended in the last quarter and in which, despite the heavy defeat, the worst news for the Texans was Tim Hardaway’s injury Jr., who fractured the fifth metatarsal in his left foot.
Luka Doncic was the game’s top scorer (25 points and 8 rebounds), Jonathan Kuminga (22 points and 5 rebounds) shone for the Warriors, and Stephen Curry continued to have trouble on the triple (2 of 10 for a total of 18 points) .
NETS 96 – LAKERS 106
Stuck in a very worrying crisis, the Los Angeles Lakers pulled off a robust road win against the Brooklyn Nets on a night that also saw Anthony Davis return after a month and a half absence due to injury.
LeBron James (33 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists) led the Lakers while James Harden (33 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists) led a Nets that missed Kevin Durant due to injury and Kyrie Irving for not having been vaccinated against coronavirus.
WIZARDS 115 – CLIPPERS 116
One of the most amazing and surprising games of the season so far took place today in Washington, where the Wizards, who were leading by 35 points in the second quarter, ended up losing to the Los Angeles Clippers, thus equaling the second-biggest comeback in the NBA history (the record is held by the Utah Jazz with a 36-point comeback against the Denver Nuggets in 1996).
Luke Kennard was the Clippers’ hero with two 3-pointers (the second an additional free throw) in the final 8 seconds of the game.
The Spanish Serge Ibaka played four minutes in which he missed his only shot to the basket while the Brazilian Raul Neto did not have minutes in the Wizards.
SIXERS 117 – PELICANS 107
Spanish center Willy Hernangómez, who has not had opportunities with the New Orleans Pelicans in recent weeks, vindicated himself in a big way and signed his best performance in the NBA with 29 points (11 of 15 shooting), 10 rebounds, one assist and a stopper
Hernangómez’s fantastic numbers have even more merit if you take into account that the imposing Joel Embiid was measured in the paint, who in the end imposed his power (42 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks) for the Sixers to beat some quarrelsome Pelicans without Brandon Ingram or Jonas Valanciunas.
CELTICS 128 – KINGS 75
The Boston Celtics humiliated the Sacramento Kings in a match that they were winning by 60 points in the last quarter and in which the Californian team gave a terrible image with only one player, Buddy Hield (11 points), over ten points. so many.
Jayson Tatum (36 points and 6 assists) and Jaylen Brown (30 points and 10 rebounds) sponsored the feast of the Celtics, who scored 49.5% of their shots (30.5% of the Kings), shone in the triple (44.4% vs. 18.2%) and swept the rebound (67 for 45).
PISTONS 105 – NUGGETS 110
The Denver Nuggets, with Nikola Jokic driving the car (28 points, 21 rebounds and 9 assists), sweated a lot to bag a tight victory against the Detroit Pistons.
Cade Cunningham shone for Detroit (34 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists) while the Argentine Facundo Campazzo played 19 minutes for the Nuggets in which he contributed 4 points (1 of 3 shooting), 2 assists and a steal.
ROCKETS 104 – SPURS 134
The San Antonio Spurs brought out the steamroller for Houston with an unassailable victory over the Rockets in which eight players from Gregg Popovich’s team scored more than 10 points.
The best of the Rockets was Kevin Porter Jr with 16 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, while Dejounte Murray stood out for the Spurs with a double-double of 19 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Spanish Juancho Hernangómez played 10 minutes in the last quarter, when the game was already decided, and got 3 rebounds for the Spurs, while his compatriot Usman Garuba did not play for the Rockets due to a left wrist injury that will keep him out of action. the field for an indefinite period of time.
RAPTORS 125 – HORNETS 113
Gary Trent Jr. (32 points) and Pascal Siakam (24 points, 9 rebounds and 12 assists) were the main references for the Toronto Raptors in their easy victory against the Charlotte Hornets.
LaMelo Ball (25 points and 7 assists) was the best for the Hornets.
BLAZERS 107 – TIMBERWOLVES 109
A huge Anthony Edwards (40 points and 9 rebounds) guided the Minnesota Timberwolves to a narrow win away from the Portland Trail Blazers.
D’Angelo Russell hit the winning basket against a Jusuf Nurkic-led Blazers (20 points and 14 rebounds).
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1.- Miami Heat (30-17)
2.- Chicago Bulls (29-17)
3.- Brooklyn Nets (29-18)
4.- Milwaukee Bucks (30-19)
5.- Cleveland Cavaliers (29-19)
6.- Philadelphia 76ers (28-19)
7.- Charlotte Hornets (26-22)
8.- Toronto Raptors (23-22)
9.- Boston Celtics (25-24)
10.- Washington Wizards (23-25)
11.- New York Knicks (23-25)
12.- Atlanta Hawks (21-25)
13.- Indiana Pacers (17-31)
14.- Detroit Pistons (11-36)
15.- Orlando Magic (9-39)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1.- Phoenix Suns (37-9)
2.- Golden State Warriors (35-13)
3.- Memphis Grizzlies (32-17)
4.- Utah Jazz (30-18)
5.- Dallas Mavericks (27-21)
6.- Denver Nuggets (25-21)
7.- Minnesota Timberwolves (24-23)
8.- Los Angeles Lakers (24-24)
9.- Los Angeles Clippers (24-25)
10.- Portland Trail Blazers (20-27)
11.- New Orleans Pelicans (18-29)
12.- San Antonio Spurs (18-30)
13.- Sacramento Kings (18-31)
14.- Oklahoma City Thunder (14-33)
15.- Houston Rockets (14-34)
NEXT DAY (Wednesday, January 26)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Milwaukee Bucks
Indiana Pacers – Charlotte Hornets
Orlando Magic – Los Angeles Clippers
Atlanta Hawks – Sacramento Kings
Miami Heat – New York Knicks
Brooklyn Nets – Denver Nuggets
Chicago Bulls – Toronto Raptors
San Antonio Spurs – Memphis Grizzlies
Utah Jazz – Phoenix Suns
Portland Trail Blazers – Dallas Mavericks.
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