This NBA morning left us with five very interesting games where we have seen many things, great performances, records that have come and others that have gone and teams that are achieving a very good streak of victories when they needed it most.
Boston Celtics 114-97 Orlando Magic
Victory for the Celtics in the first game of the morning. With this victory they add 14 home wins and zero defeats, keeping undefeated. At the beginning, the contest was led by those from Orlando thanks to an excellent Paolo Banchero, who in the first quarter scored 19 of the team’s 31 pointsthe Magic star would finish the game with 36 points and 10 reboundsbeing the most outstanding player.
From the second quarter onwards, Boston took control of the game from the hands of Jayson Tatum (23 points and 8 rebounds) and Kristaps Porzingis, who had a double-double (15, 10). In the last quarter there was an outstanding Jaylen Brown, who scored 17 points in the last 12 minuteswas the one who maintained the victory and remained undefeated at home, Jaylen finished the game with 31 points and 6 assists.
San Antonio Spurs 110-146 New Orleans Pelicans
Overwhelming victory for the Pelicans in San Antonio, in a game that was celebrated Tony Parker’s entry into the Hall of Fame and he wore his jersey with the number 9. This was the first confrontation between Wembanyama and Zion Williamsonthe latter leaving a discreet performance (15 points and 8 rebounds), while The French star was the most outstanding of his team with a double-double (17, 13) and four blocks.
Tony Parker t-shirt. Photo: Ronald Cortes/Getty Images
The Pelicans, who after the defeat in the In-Season Tournament, have won four in a row since then. This game was marked by success from the three-point line, the 22 of 42 triples were key in the victory of the New Orleans team. Key figures stood out such as Mccollum with 29 points, Brandon Ingram with 26 and Valanciunas with a double-double (15, 15).
Milwaukee Bucks 128-119 Houston Rockets
The Bucks manage to win a very close game to remain second in the Eastern conference. The match stood out for the 65 points that Lillard and Antetokounmpo combined, 39 points, 11 assists and 26 points, 17 rebounds respectively. Khris Middleton’s 20 points were of great help. On the part of the Rockets, the performance of Fred VanVleet, who with 22 points and 6 rebounds He was the most differential player of the Houston team.
In this match, Giannis Antetokounmpo surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and becomes the player with the most rebounds in Bucks history, with 7,162 rebounds and adding game after game.
Giannis’ 14th rebound tonight gave him 7,162 career REB for the Bucks, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in franchise history.
He now has the most PTS, REB, and AST in Bucks history, making him 1 of 4 players to lead a franchise in all 3 individual categories. He joins:… pic.twitter.com/xhKbQUKGzx
— NBA History (@NBAHistory) December 18, 2023
Phoenix Suns 112-108 Washington Wizards
Los Suns attacked this party without Bradley Bealwho after his recent injury it is speculated that he will not play again in the remainder of 2023. A match that was decided in the last quarter, where those from the capital arrived with an eight-point advantage (81-89), but The 19 points in the last quarter made victory escape them. Daniel Gafford was Washington’s best with 26 points and 17 rebounds. In the Suns, the 28 and 27 points from Durant and Booker respectively, keys to the victory of Frank Vogel’s team.
Portland Trail Blazers 114-118 Golden State Warriors
Golden State gets its second consecutive victory, after a streak of three straight losses. The news of the match was that Stephen Curry finished his historic mark of 268 consecutive games scoring at least one triple, after his 0/8 from the line of three in this morning’s game. Given Curry’s bad game, Klay Thompson (28 points) and Andrew Wiggins (25 points, 7 rebounds and 75% shooting) led the Bay team to a new victory. On Portland’s part, Jerami Grant was the standout with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
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