:format(jpeg):focal(1070x200:1080x190)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/gfrmedia/Q66Z4MUP4RD7HA3NTRLNKGDC7A.jpg "Kevin Durant’s 31 points on his return to the game were in vain")
New York. Nor the return of Kevin Durant he was able to stop the Nets from falling.
Bam Adebayo had 30 points, 11 rebounds and six assists as the Miami Heat beat Brooklyn 113-107 on Thursday.
Tyler Herro added 27 points for the Eastern Conference-leading Heat, who bounced back from a stumble the night before in Milwaukee.
Miami had a good win this time, despite missing some of its main players.
That’s a 30-piece for @KDTrey5 pic.twitter.com/hrDT81alL8
— Brooklyn Nets (@BrooklynNets) March 4, 2022
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Durant scored 31 points in his first game since Jan. 15. His return after a 21-game absence inspired the Nets at times, who went on to take a 16-point lead.
However, Miami tightened its defensive efforts in the second half and limited a late-game reaction attempt by the Nets.
The Nets went 5-16 without Durant, dropping from second to eighth in the East. Only the Knicks (3-16) and Rockets (3-15) have had a worse performance since Jan. 16, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Doncic scored 41 and Dallas beat the Warriors again
Dallas. Luka Doncic had 41 points and the Dallas Mavericks dominated Golden State for the second time in five in a row, defeating them 122-113 on Thursday after a huge fourth-quarter rally for the victory in California.
Stephen Curry and the Warriors never dominated but tied for the first time since the first period when Moses Moody he had 13 straight points for Golden State.
Spencer Dinwiddie put the Mavericks ahead for good with a short jump midway through the fourth quarter that made it 106-104, and Dallas handed the Warriors their third straight loss to drop them to 7.5 games behind the leading Phoenix Suns. of the NBA.
LUKA DONCIC. 41 POINTS.
🤯 #NBATopShotThis pic.twitter.com/kIcgIBgoB5
— NBA Top Shot (@nbatopshot) March 4, 2022
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Doncic had 10 rebounds and nine assists, while Dorian Finney-Smith he hit 18 and Dinwiddie added 17 as the Mavericks led their series against the Warriors 3-1 with consecutive wins. On Sunday, Dallas overcame a 19-point fourth-quarter deficit with a 26-1 rally for a 107-101 win.
Curry failed to score in the fourth quarter and finished with 21 points as the Mavericks stifled him defensively at 3-point range as Moody hit back-to-back 3-pointers to tie Golden State to a 104-104 tie. Jordan Poole scored 23 points.
Golden State’s Klay Thompson finished with 16 points shooting 6-for-17, including a couple of wild shots, in his return to play after losing two challenges.
Tatum scores 37 points in Celtics’ win over Grizzlies
Boston. Jayson Tatum He scored 37 points, including 19 in the fourth quarter, and the Boston Celtics beat the Memphis Grizzlies 120-107 on Thursday.
the dominican Al Horford totaled 21 points and 15 rebounds, and Robert Williams He finished with 10 points and 12 turnovers off the boards for the Celtics, who shot 51.7% and won for the ninth time in 11 games.
Marcus Smart finished with 18 points and 12 assists, while Derrick White scored 12 and Grant Williams added 11.
.@jaytatum0 was unstoppable tonight on his way to earning @gatorade Player of the Game 🔥 pic.twitter.com/S3ffPAwnHl
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 4, 2022
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Ja Morantwho had set a career-high 52 points in a win over San Antonio on Monday, had 38 for Memphis after a lackluster first-quarter performance. Desmond Bane He finished with 17 points and seven assists.
Boston began to pull away on the scoreboard during the second half. He opened the third quarter with a 10-2 run. In the fourth quarter, he turned to Tatum, who was celebrating his 24th birthday.
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