Lakers and Heat stick out their chests

Lakers and Heat stick out their chests

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Los Angeles (USA), December 3 (EFE).- Neither the Los Angeles Lakers nor the Miami Heat had had much reason to smile this season, but this Friday they claimed responsibility with two fabulous road victories against the Milwaukee Bucks and Boston Celtics, respectively.

BUCK 129 – LAKERS 133

The seventh victory in the last nine games of these Lakers on the rise came against the powerful Bucks of a great Giannis Antetokounmpo (40 points and 7 rebounds) also in the season debut and after the injury of Khris Middleton (17 points and 7 assists).

Intense and focused from start to finish, the Angelenos defeated Milwaukee at the hands of extraordinary Anthony Davis (44 points and 10 rebounds), LeBron James (28 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists) and Russell Westbrook (15 points, 7 rebounds ) and 11 assists).

The night was especially special for LeBron, who surpassed Magic Johnson to become the sixth player in NBA history with the most assists.

CELTIC 116 – WARMTH 120

The Heat snapped the Celtics’ five-game hitting streak with an overtime victory after Jaylen Brown forced the hosts into overtime with a spectacular 3-pointer from center field.

Returning from the injury, Jimmy Butler (25 points and 15 rebounds) was fundamental as the Heat had four wins in five games while the best of the Celtics was Brown with 37 points and 14 rebounds.

Dominican Al Horford added 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 34 minutes for Boston.

RETI 114 – RAPTOR 105

With an unchallenged 41-17 first quarter lead, the Brooklyn Nets quickly set the stage for their comfortable win against the Toronto Raptors, chaining their fourth straight win.

Kyrie Irving (27 points) was the New Yorkers’ leading scorer and Pascal Siakam (24 points and 7 rebounds) led the Canadians.

Spaniard Juancho Hernangómez played 16 minutes for the Raptors and posted 3 points and 6 rebounds.

GRIZZLY 117 – SIX 109

Ja Morant (28 points and 8 rebounds) led the Memphis Grizzlies to beat the Philadelphia 76ers in which Joel Embiid still shone (35 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists).

In Memphis, the Spaniard Santi Aldama prevailed with 13 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in 22 minutes.

ONLY 121 – ROCKETS 122

The surprise of the day was the work of the Houston Rockets, the last team in the West (now the “honor” is of the San Antonio Spurs) and who eliminated the best team in their conference, the Phoenix Suns, at home.

Jalen Green (30 points) was the hero of the Rockets’ comeback (25-36 in the fourth quarter while the Suns, who went on a six-game winning streak, failed to score the game despite a recital by Devin Booker (41 points and 8 assists) while having an impressive four shots in the final thirty seconds to clinch the win.

Spaniard Usman Garuba played 11 minutes with the Rockets and had one point, one rebound and one assist.

WARRIORS 119 – BULLS 111

Jordan Poole (30 points) was the beacon for the Golden State Warriors, who added their fourth win in five games by beating the Chicago Bulls who have won just one of their last four duels.

Nikola Vucevic (23 points and 11 rebounds) was the Bulls’ best in a game in which Stephen Curry (19 points on 6-of-16 shooting, 11 rebounds and 6 assists) and DeMar DeRozan (16 assists) did not stand out in their shooting skills (4-of-15 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists).

JAZZ 139 – PACER 119

The Utah Jazz clearly defeated the Indiana Pacers in a matchup between two of the revelation teams of this course.

Lauri Markkanen (24 points and 13 rebounds) was the best of the six Jazz members above 10 points, while the Pacers also showed their collective spirit with Myles Turner (18 points) leading a group of seven annotated players at double digit.

HAWKS 117 – NUGGETS 109

The Denver Nuggets arrived in Atlanta after four consecutive victories but were defeated by the Hawks who, without the injured Trae Young, relied on Dejounte Murray (34 points and 8 assists).

Nikola Jokic came close to a triple-double for the Nuggets (24 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists).

KNIGHTS 107 – MAGIC 96

Logic prevailed in Cleveland, where the Cavaliers added their seventh win in their last nine games against the no-heads Orlando Magic and racked up a seven-game losing streak.

Donovan Mitchell (34 points) boosted the Cavaliers while the Magic were led by number one in the last draft, Paolo Banchero (22 points).

SPURS 99 – PELICANS 117

There is only one team with a sadder streak than the Orlando Magic, the San Antonio Spurs, who chained their 10th straight win losing to the New Orleans Pelicans of a superb Zion Williamson (30 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists).

Devin Vassell (25 points) has been the point of reference for some hopeless Spurs this season beyond the position they can reach in the draft to recruit the coveted Victor Wembanyama.

Puerto Rican José Alvarado had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists in 24 minutes for the Pelicans, while Spaniard Willy Hernangómez had no place in New Orleans’ rotation.

CALABRO 117 – WIZARD 116

The Charlotte Hornets won by 22 points in the third quarter but until the end they sweated to beat the Washington Wizards who had several chances but did not complete their comeback (neither team scored a single point in the last two and a half minutes ). .

Terry Rozier (25 points and 8 assists) and Bradley Beal (33 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists) led the Hornets and Wizards, respectively.

– Leaderboards

. Eastern Conference

.1. Boston Celtics 18-5

.2. Milwaukee Bucks 15-6

.3. Cleveland Cavaliers 15-8

.4. Atlanta Falcons 13-10

.5. Indiana Pacers 12-10

.6. Brooklyn nets 13-11

.7. Philadelphia 76ers 12-11

.8. Toronto Raptors 11-11

.9. Miami Heat 11-12

10. Wizards of Washington 11-12

11. New York Knicks 10-12

12. Chicago Bulls 9-13

13. Charlotte Hornets 7-15

14. Detroit Pistons 6-18

15.Magic Orlando 5-18

western conference

.1. Phoenix just 15-7

.2. Denver Nuggets 14-8

.3. New Orleans Pelicans 14-8

.4. Memphis Grizzlies 13-9

.5. Los Angeles Clippers 13-10

.6. Utah Jazz 14-11

.7. Sacramento Kings 11-9

.8. Golden State Warriors 12-11

.9. Minnesota Timberwolves 11-11

10. Portland Trail Blazers 11-11

11. Dallas Mavericks 10-11

12. Los Angeles Lakers 9-12

13. Oklahoma City Thunder 9-13

14.Houston Rockets 6-16

15.San Antonio Spurs 6-5pm

NEXT DAY (Saturday 3rd December)

New York Knicks-Dallas Mavericks

Los Angeles Clippers – Sacramento Kings

Charlotte Hornets versus Milwaukee Bucks

Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors

Minnesota Timberwolves – Oklahoma City Thunder

Golden State Warriors – Houston Rockets

Utah Jazz – Portland Trail Blazers.