Houston (USA), Feb 24 (EFE) .- The guard James Harden continues to show signs of his quality in all facets of the game as does the Slovenian point guard Luka Doncic, which allowed them to be decisive again in the wins achieved by their respective teams the Brooklyn Nets and Dallas Mavericks.
Harden had a triple-double (29 points, 14 assists and 11 rebounds) with the Nets, who beat the Sacramento Kings 127-118 and extended their winning streak to seven consecutive wins and a 21-12 aggregate mark, the second best of the Eastern Conference.
For Harden it was his sixth triple-double with the Nets and he already ranks second in franchise history, one behind former point guard Jason Kidd.
Doncic approached the triple-double leading the Mavericks, who defeated the Boston Celtics 110-107, thanks to the 31 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists he contributed at the end of the game.
The former Real Madrid player scored a tiebreaker triple with 0.1 seconds remaining, his second triple from the lead in the final minute.
Forward Kawhi Leonard had 32 points and led the Los Angeles Clippers’ attack that beat the Washington Wizards 135-116 in a 135-116 victory, who saw the end of their best streak of five straight wins.
With their victory, the sixth in the last 10 disputed, the Clippers remained as new leaders of the Pacific Division and second in the Western Conference.
Point guard Russell Westbrook, who was close to triple-double with 20 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, was the best of the Wizards.
Forward Tobías Harris emerged as the Philadelphia Sixers’ surprise winning player, scoring 22 points that gave the Toronto Raptors a 102-109 road win and avenged their loss to the team last week. Canadian.
Harris also had seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks.
With their victory, the Sixers went 21-11 and were able to stay ahead of the Atlantic Division and the Eastern Conference.
Greek power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo was left on the verge of a triple-double with 37 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, which helped the Milwaukee Bucks crush the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-112, which they had on the bench. his new coach Chris Finch, who took over from the fired Ryan Saunders.
Dominican American center Karl Anthony Towns led the Timberwolves attack with a double-double of 26 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, but his team continues with the worst record in the NBA (7-25) after having lost nine of the last 10 games played.
Serbian center Nikola Jokic scored 41 points in 38 minutes of play and the Denver Nuggets beat the Portland Trail Blazers 111-106, in a duel between teams fighting for second place in the Northwest Division.
Point guard Jamal Murray celebrated his 24th birthday with 24 points, including 19 points in the fourth quarter, and power forward Michael Porter posted a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds as the leader in the Nuggets’ inside game.
The guard Stephen Curry had 37 points in the attack of the Golden State Warriors, who beat the New York Knicks 106-114 at home.
Curry welcomed the fans back to Madison Square Garden, becoming the leader of the attack.
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo allowed stadiums to be open to fans at 10 percent capacity, which meant approximately 2,000 people at Madison Square Garden.
Curry, who has a 50-point game and a triple-double at that field, came back from a one-game absence to triple the tiebreaker with 3:38 left. He scored 26 points in the second half and had six rebounds and six assists.
His performance came in the first NBA game at Madison Square Garden with fans since the Knicks beat the Detroit Pistons on March 8, days before the season was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Rookie power forward Lamar Stevens, who added eight points, scored with 4.1 seconds left and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who defeated the Atlanta Hawks 112-111 and ended a 10-game losing streak, in what was their first win since February 1.
The reserve point guard, rookie Saben Lee, had 21 points, the best score of his career, and was in charge of leading the attack of the Detroit Pistons that beat the Orlando Magic 93-105 at home and ended their streak. of three defeats in a row.
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