For the der on the floor of this Staples Center, officially became Thursday night after the meeting at the Crypto.com Arena, the Lakers, beyond stopping a very pronounced hemorrhage again (four defeats in a row, series in progress), dreamed of to close the doors of the now ex-era of the legendary Los Angeles venue on a victory. Not only did they fail to do so, but they also suffered one of their heaviest humiliations (138-110) over the period, against San Antonio and Spurs carried by a levitating Keita Bates-Diop. The 25-year-old American winger who had never done better than 22 points since joining the league, smashed his record (30 points) without missing a shot of the whole evening (11 of 11, including 3 of 3 at three points) to allow the Texans to chain a second victory in a row at the expense of Californians LeBron James (36 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists) and Russell Westbrook (30 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists), which do not advance again.
30 PTS
11-for-11@spurs WA career-high and perfect shooting night from Keita Bates-Diop (@KBD_33) leads San Antonio to victory ???? pic.twitter.com/lEWoQrxhW4
– NBA (@NBA) December 24, 2021
Phoenix, Golden State et Utah enchaînent
Another night, another 40-PT performance from @StephenCurry30 ????
Take a look back at the BEST buckets from his NBA-leading FIVE 40+ PT games this season! pic.twitter.com/yrYriPuoPf
– NBA (@NBA) December 24, 2021
Nothing is stopping the Suns, however. Thanks in particular to a third quarter of very good quality, Thursday against OKC in Arizona (113-101), Phoenix and their leading scorer Devin Booker (30 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists) chained a fifth consecutive success and thus retain control in the West ahead of Golden State and Utah. The Warriors and their superstar Stephen Curry, still the author of a real festival (46 points to 13 of 22 on shots including 8 of 14 to three points), have also confirmed their good form of the moment too, against Memphis (113-104), while the Jazz and Rudy Gobert, monstrous defensively (20 points, 17 rebounds, 4 blocks), clearly took the above (128-116) on Wolves despite the efforts of Malik Beasley (33 points) in particular. Kemba Waker, back in business and especially in the foreground after being a sidelined time, also gave it his all, with the Knicks facing Washington at Madison Square Garden. Unfortunately for the former Charlotte player and the New Yorkers of Evan Fournier (8 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists), his 44 points (9 rebounds, 8 assists) were not enough to have the last word (loss 124-117) against the Wizards.
BASKET – NBA / REGULAR SEASON
Thursday 23 December 2021
Indiana Pacers – Houston Rockets : 118 – 106
Orlando Magic – New Orleans Pelicans : 104 – 110
Philadelphia 76ers – Atlanta Hawks : 96 – 98
Miami Heat – Detroit Pistons : 115 – 112
New York Knicks – Washington Wizards : 117 – 124
Dallas Mavericks – Milwaukee Bucks : 95 – 102
Denver Nuggets – Charlotte Hornets : 107 – 115
Phoenix Suns – Oklahoma City Thunder : 113 – 101
Utah Jazz – Minnesota Timberwolves : 128 – 116
Golden State Warriors – Memphis Grizzlies : 113 – 104
Los Angeles Lakers – San antonio spurs : 110 – 138
Postponed
Portland Trail Blazers – Brooklyn Nets
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