The matches of the night in the NBA
Heat @ Magic : 115-105
Nuggets @ Hawks : 133-111
Warriors @ Celtics : 111-107
Bucks @ Pelicans : 112-116
Spurs @ Jazz : 128-126
Lakers @ Wolves : 92-110
Hornets @ Blazers : 116-125
Grizzlies @ Kings : 124-105
Kyrie Irving back: he will play away games with the Nets
– What a pleasure to see again Damian Lillard sharp and skilful! Portland is struggling in the standings and it took a wake-up call to end a 7-game losing streak. It was Charlotte who took the lightning and 43 points to 6/11 3 points from Lillard, whose skill helped break a franchise record for the Blazers in the first half with 16 award-winning baskets.
Season-high 43 for @Dame_Lillard lifts Portland! ???? pic.twitter.com/vEfBx1n0jV
– NBA (@NBA) December 18, 2021
This does not mean that the Blazers, who had a lead of up to 29 points, ended the game calmly. Chauncey Billups players let the Hornets return to 6 points in the last quarter.
Ben McLemore (28 pts) was of great help in containing the comeback of LaMelo Ball (27 pts) and his comrades.
– Jazz’s 8-game winning streak came to an end at home with the arrival of Spurs. Utah was up to 15 points ahead before completely crumbling in the second half.
Spurs overthrow Jazz
Lonnie Walker gave the victory to his people with a shoot 15 seconds from the end, while Donovan Mitchell (27 pts) had just scrambled to give the advantage to the Jazz on two consecutive actions.
Lonnie Walker IV with the TOUGH shot over the defense, for the lead! @spurs 128@utahjazz 126
2.1 left on League Pass. Jazz ball.https://t.co/wVIrg2Swvb pic.twitter.com/XaVIq4wdrj
– NBA (@NBA) December 18, 2021
Rudy Gobert had 16 points, 14 rebounds and 2 blocks. Dejounte murray (16 pts, 11 rebounds, 11 wt) became the first Spurs player since David Robinson in 1994 to achieve 5 triple-doubles in an NBA season.
The Lakers lose a game and AD …
– The Lakers had what we call a dirty night in Minnesota. The Californians were largely beaten by the Wolves and the impact of their player franchise Karl-Anthony Towns (28 pts, 10 rebounds) and in addition lost Anthony Davis on injury.
“AD” first hurt his right ankle in the 1st quarter, then his left knee in the 3rd. The All-Star interior will be having an MRI in the next few hours. This fact obviously did not help the Lakers to overcome the hecatomb of which they were victims. LeBron posted 18 points and 10 rebounds, while for his return to the NBA and the Lakers, Isaiah Thomas a inscrit 19 points.
The Wolves were ultra-domineering on the rebound: 61-36.
Strus the Process
– Miami continues to win matches with the means at hand. The Heat won the Florida derby in Orlando thanks in part to two players that no one else had bet on when they appeared in the NBA. Max Strus came off the bench to smash his career record (32 points including 23 in the first half with 8 3-point baskets), and Gabe Vincent confirmed his good form of the moment with, too, a career record (27 pts).
In the absence of Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo, the Heat lives by the 3-point shoot and the leadership of Kyle Lowry.
The Warriors rule in Boston
– Before putting all their executives to rest tomorrow in Toronto, the Warriors continued their good road trip by going to win in Boston. The Celtics tried to turn a compromised situation around late in the game, but Stephen Curry (30 pts) came to calm everyone on a small one-handed shoot in the money time, with the help of Andrew Wiggins (27 pts).
“Steph Curry with the biggest bucket of the night.”
30 for 30 to put the @warriors up 5 late pic.twitter.com/h4QabrQls2
– NBA (@NBA) December 18, 2021
Symbol of the seriousness with which the Warriors are able to defend, this sequence in the money time with Draymond Green, Gary Payton and Andre Iguodala Featured.
This @warriors defensive possession to seal the win..????
24-5 things pic.twitter.com/US1gEytNOS
– NBA (@NBA) December 18, 2021
Le festival only de Jrue Holiday
– In the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton, we almost saw Jrue Holiday almost single-handedly winning a match. The leader of the Milwaukee Bucks took his team in overtime against New Orleans with a new career point record (40), on the floor of his former team.
His efforts were not enough, since opposite Devonte’ Graham was excited like a flea coming out of his game winner at the buzzer two days earlier. The former Hornets player scored 8 3-point baskets and two big overtime shots to give the Pelicans the victory.
Atlanta no longer knows how to receive
– Atlanta continues to be very poor at home. The Hawks, tough on the road at the moment, suffered a 6th straight loss at home when Denver came. The Nuggets didn’t even need a colossal game of Nikola Jokic and relied on their collective effectiveness.
Jeff Green (20 pts), the rookie Bones Hyland (24 pts when leaving the bench) or Monte Morris (21 pts) all contributed to the war effort printed by the Joker (20 pts, 10 rebounds, 7 wt). The 34 points and 10 assists Bring young were not enough.
– Still deprived of Ja Morant, the Grizzlies are tough guys. Led by 15 points by the Kings in the first half, Taylor Jenkins’ players passed the second to put a 68-27 in Sacramento over 20 minutes. Desmond Bane (24 pts), Dillon Brooks (23 pts) et Years Jackson Jr (21 pts) sounded the charge for a 6th consecutive victory away.
The Kings were playing without De’Aaron Fox, who entered Covid protocol earlier.
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