On the last night of matches also valid for the group phase of the Emirates Nba Cupthe Dallas Mavericks win in a sprint 121-116 against the Memphis Grizzlies and snatch the last place for the quarterfinals in the West.
On the evening in which, in addition to the balance of power in the rankings of Western Conferencethe potential wild card to access the quarter-finals of the Emirates NBA Cup is up for grabs, Dallas demonstrates why it is NBA runner-up.
Down by 15 points at the start of the 4th quarter, the Mavs come back and close the game with a run of 39-21 in the last quarter which is worth the victory and passage to the cup round. PJ Washington (18 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists) scores a decisive triple to give the Mavs the necessary advantage in the points difference in Group C, while Dallas also gets 16 points coming off the bench from Spencer Dinwiddie
Ai Phoenix Suns the clear 104-93 victory over the San Antonio Spurs is not enough, because the points difference rewards the Mavs.
I New York Knicks beat Orlando Magicbut both teams go to the quarterfinals and the East, the Milwaukee Bucks pass in Detroit over the Pistons and with their 7th consecutive victory they become the seed for the cup in the Eastern Conference.
Easy successes for OKC Thunder over the Utah Jazz and for the Cleveland Cavaliers over the Washington Wizardswhile the Toronto Raptors beat the Indiana Pacers. The Denver Nuggets win the match against the Golden State Warriors thanks to the usual Nikola Jokic.
The quarter-finals will be played Tuesday 10th and Wednesday 11th Decemberthe four winning teams will play for the title in Final Four scheduled in Las Vegas between December 14th and 17th
Emirates NBA Cup, results for December 4th
- Charlotte Hornets-Philadelfia 76ers 104-100
- Detroit Pistons-Milwaukee Bucks 107-128
- Cleveland Cavaliers-Toronto Raptors 111-87
- New York Knicks-Orlando Magic 121-106
- Toronto Raptors-Indiana Pacers 122-111
- OKC Thunder-Utah Jazz 133-106
- Dallas Mavericks-Memphis Grizzlies 121-116
- Phoenix Suns-San Antonio Spurs 104-93
- Sacramento Kings-Houston Rockets 120-111
- Denver Nuggets-Golden State Warriors 119-115
- Los Angeles Clippers-Portland Trail Blazers 127-105
NBA Cup, the quarterfinals
- Milwaukee Bucks-Orlando Magic
- OKC Thunder-Dallas Mavericks
- New York Knicks-Atlanta Hawks
- Houston Rockets-Golden State Warriors
