The Jazz, without their star guard Donovan Mitchell, – did not play for the second consecutive game under concussion protocol – had Croatian forward Bojan Bogdanovic as their outstanding leader with 32 points to beat the Dallas Mavericks 120-101, who they suffered their fourth defeat in a row.
The Utah team, with its 11th straight win, went 15-4, the best in the NBA, while they have 319 3-pointers this season, more than any other team in NBA history at 19 matches. The victory marked the fifth time the Jazz made 20 triples in a single game.
Australian forward Joe Ingles, with consecutive 3s in the first quarter from almost the same spot, made history by beating legendary Hall of Famer former point guard John Stockton, who held the mark at 845, and becoming the new leader of the franchise in triples.
Clippers and Sixers strong in the West
The Clippers, who recovered their stars, forwards Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, who contributed 50 points, take the same triumphant path in the game they easily won on the road 116-90 to the Orlando Magic.
George contributed 26 points, nine rebounds and five assists, while Leonard reached 24 goals without being affected at all by the absence of two games that were lost due to being subject to the NBA’s covid-19 health and safety protocols.
The Clippers, now 15-5, defeated the Magic for the 14th time in a row, a streak dating back to November 6, 2013. The Los Angeles team is the new leader of the Pacific Division, unseating their neighbors of the Lakers (14-6), who rested, and have the second best record in the Western Conference and the league.
They are followed by the Sixers with their triumphant march in the Eastern Conference, where they are outstanding leaders with a 14-6 record after easily beating the Minnesota Timberwolves (4-14) on the road 118-94, the team with the second worst league brand.
Again, Cameroonian center Joel Embiid had a double-double of 37 points and 11 rebounds as the winning leader of the Sixers, who defeated the Timberwolves for the seventh time.
The Nets won and the Bucks lost
The expected resurgent winner of the Nets once again had guard James Harden as the linchpin, contributing a triple-double of 25 points, 10 rebounds – all defensive – and 11 assists that helped the Brooklyn win 147-125 on his visit. to Oklahoma City Thunder.
Although the Nets (13-8) played without star forward Kevin Durant, who rested, they were unstoppable with their attack, with a 57% shooting from the field that gave them the best scoring so far this season and his fourth win in a row.
The same did not happen with the Milwaukee Bucks, who lost 131-126 in their visit to the Pelicans. The New Orleans team featured power forward Brandon Ingram with 28 points and their second consecutive win.
Once again, the brilliant individual performance of Greek power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo, who posted a double-double of 38 points and 11 rebounds, was not enough to avoid the defeat of the Bucks, who now have a positive 11- record. 7 and placed third in the East behind the Sixers (14-6) and the Nets (13-8).
More matches
The San Antonio Spurs, along the lines of the Jazz, confirmed that they are once again a winning team and with guard DeMar DeRozan, who contributed a double-double of 30 points and 10 assists, they beat the Denver Nuggets 119-109, so they are 11-8.
Power forward PJ Washington could not win the individual duel against Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis, but contributed 19 points and nine rebounds as the leader of the Charlotte Hornets attack, which beat the Indiana Pacers 108-105 to divide the series.
Rookie point guard Immanuel Quickley came off the bench and scored 25 points as the leading scorer for the New York Knicks, who defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 102-81 and snapped a three-game losing streak.
Something that the Washington Wizards could not do, who saw point guard Trae Young score 41 points in the Atlanta Hawks’ 116-100 road win, in what was the fourth consecutive loss and 3-12 aggregate mark, the worst in the league.
Nor can the Toronto Raptors (7-12) find the winning path in their provisional headquarters at Amelie Arena, Tampa (Florida), where they lost 126-124 to the Sacramento Kings (8-10), who won the third game in a row. led by forward Harrison Barnes, who contributed 26 points.
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