Philadelphia overwhelms Orlando, the Hawiks stop Minnesota. Nets success with 30 points from Irving, Chicago and Miami also win
All the teams at the top of the Eastern Conference win: Brooklyn defeats Washington with 30 points from Kyrie Irving, Chicago beats Cleveland with DeRozan and Vucevic, and Miami overtakes Portland thanks to its tough supporting cast. During the night there were also splendid individual performances: Joel Embiid signs 50 points in 27 minutes in the Philadelphia win over Orlando and Trae Young scores 37 in the Atlanta one over Minnesota.
Washington Wizards- Brooklyn Nets 118-119
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The Nets (28-16) traveling away in times of pandemic means being able to admire Kyrie Irving on the court. The Brooklyn point guard certainly did not disappoint, leaving the Washington public with 30 points and 7 assists in 38 ‘of pure talent. The Nets won it at the photo finish, risking to waste a +6 (117-111) in the last 2 ‘. Washington (23-22), in fact, first stitched up with two baskets signed by Beal and Kuzma and, subsequently, missed the game winner with a couple of errors from the bow of the same Kuzma and Dinwiddie. The team coached by Steve Nash was not brilliant in managing the advantage in the 2nd half, despite a more than comfortable +16, but remained with their hands on the wheel thanks to the attack (47/89 shooting, 52.8% ). Not only Kyrie: LaMarcus Aldridge with 27 points and 11/15 shooting, James Harden with 18 points (7/21), 8 rebounds and 9 assists (8 turnovers) and Patty Mills with 17 points and 5/7 of three. The Wizards were a bit unlucky in the final, as they had built a real chance to take her home.
Washington:Beal 23 (7/18, 3/7 of three, 6/8 tl), Kuzma 16, Hachimura / Harrell 14. Rebounds: Kuzma 6. Assists: Beal 9.
Brooklyn:Irving 30 (13/23, 2/8 da tre, 2/2 tl), Aldridge 27, Harden 18. Rimbalzi: Harden 8. Assist: Harden 9.
Chicago Bulls-Cleveland Cavaliers 117-104
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Chicago (28-15) returns to rejoice and pushes away the four defeats in a row that had somewhat intoxicated the enthusiasm of this splendid start to the season. The Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers at the United Center (27-19), among the hottest teams in the league, and did so despite a roster decimated by absences (but with the return of Alex Caruso) with a DeMar DeRozan from 30 points and Nikola Vucevic’s double double of 24 points and 12 rebounds. It took a 14-2 run in the last 4 ‘to overtake the Cavs and hit the 16th home win of the season. Vucevic decisive with two triples and a layup to push the acceleration of the Bulls. The contribution of Ayo Dosunmu was also excellent, finishing with 18 points (7/8 shooting and 3/4 from three), 8 assists and 2 steals in 39 ‘.
Chicago: DeRozan 30 (14/24, 2/5 tl), Vucevic 24, Dosunmu 18. Rimbalzi: Vucevic 12. Assist: Dosunmu 8.
Cleveland: Markkanen 28 (9/14, 5/9 of three, 5/6 tl), Garland 20, Mobley 18. Rebounds: Allen 10. Assists: Garland 12.
Atlanta Hawks-Minnesota Timberwolves 134-122
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The Hawks (19-25) struggle to fuel in the 1st half but then regain pace and energy to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves (22-23) at home and hit their second consecutive success, something that hadn’t happened to Nate McMillan’s team since almost two months. Trae Young was fundamental, who scored 23 of his 37 points in the 3rd quarter, a key moment for the hosts, protagonists of a 45-20 against Wolves that changed the technical destiny of the match. The red card of Anthony Edwards for two coaches (20 points), which took away from Minnesota quality and, above all, unpredictability from the dribble. Danilo Gallinari’s impact was positive with 15 points and 6 rebounds in 25 ‘. In the Timberwolves, however, 31 points from D’Angelo Russell and 17 points with 10 rebounds and 7 assists for Karl-Anthony Towns.
Atlanta:Young 37 (10/17, 6/10 and tre, 11/11 tl), Okongwu 17, Collins 17, GALLINARI 15 (5/10, 3/7 and tre, 2/2 tl). Rimbalzi: Collins 12. Assist: Young 14.
Minnesota: Russell 31 (10/18, 5/13 da tre, 6/9 tl), Edwards 20, Towns 17. Rimbalzi: Towns 10. Assist: Towns 7.
Philadelphia 76ers-Orlando Magic 123-110
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Joel Embiid equals his career high by scoring 50 points in just 27 minutes and Philadelphia (28-18) wins against Orlando (8-38), thanks not only to the stellar performance of the Cameroonian center but also to a 3rd quarter of 47 points who split the race in two. But let’s go back to Embiid for a second: 50 points (23 in the 3rd quarter) with 7/23 shooting, 15/17 from the line, as well as 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. All by playing only 58 seconds of the 4th period. On the other hand, Mo Bamba tried to emulate him with 32 points and 7 triples scored but the Magic were wiped out after the interval, partly obscuring his excellent individual performance as well.
Philadelphia:Embiid 50 (17/23, 1/4 da tre, 15/17 tl), Harris 21, Maxey 14. Rimbalzi: Embiid 12. Assist: Korkmaz 5.
Orlando:Hold 32 (12/15, 7/8 da tre, 1/2 tl), Okeke 18, Suggs 14. Rimbalzi: F. Wagner 11. Assist: Anthony 8.
Miami Heat-Portland Trail Blazers 104-92
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Without Tyler Herro, entered shortly before the match in the Covid protocol, Kyle Lowry, out for personal reasons, and with Jimmy Butler on the field just 15 ‘, sent off in the final of the 2nd quarter, Miami (29-16) still wins against Portland Trail Blazers (18-26) and does so with the contribution of his very solid supporting cast. We are talking about Caleb Martin, decisive in defense but also in attack with 26 points and 8 rebounds, and Max Strus, decisive with 15 points and the triple of +10 2 ‘from the siren. But also of Dewayne Dedmon (12 points and 8 rebounds) and Gabe Vincent (11 points, 7 assists and 3 steals). Now that that Bam Adebayo phenomenon is back (20 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks), the Heat have further strengthened their defense, capable of keeping Portland with only 12 points scored in the 4th period and 5 out of 26 shooting (19%) in the final game.
Miami: Martin 26 (8/12, 3/5 from three, 7/7 tl), Adebayo 20, Strus 15. Rebounds: Adebayo 11. Assist: Vincent 7.
Portland:Simons 27 (9/18, 6/14 da tre, 3/4 tl), McCollum 24, Nurkic 18. Rimbalzi: Nurkic 14. Assist: Simons 7.
Boston Celtics-Charlotte Hornets 102-111
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Ninth success in the last 12 games for the Hornets (25-20), who win at the TD Garden in Boston led by the triple double of 15 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists by LaMelo Ball. The match was decided in the 4th period with the hosts good at mending a disadvantage of 12 points and appearing at -4 (88-84) at 8:40 from the siren, only to be rejected again by Charlotte, who managed to curb the bleeding by scoring 10 of the next 14 points. In addition to Ball, decisive with a couple of triples in the final, Charlotte also had 28 points and 10 assists from former Terry Rozier, 22 points from Miles Bridges and 18 with 7/14 shooting from Kelly Oubre Jr. outgoing from the bench. Difficult evening, however, at Celtics (23-23) for Jayson Tatum, limited by fouls throughout the game, who scored just 12 points with 5/19 shooting and 0/7 from three.
Boston: Schroder 24 (9/16, 5/8 da tre, 1/1 tl), Brown 21, Horford 13. Rimbalzi: Horford 10. Assist: Brown 6.
Charlotte:Rozier 28 (10/18, 6/11 of three, 2/2 tl), Bridges 22, Oubre Jr. 18. Rebounds: Ball 10. Assists: Ball / Rozier 10.
San Antonio Spurs-Oklahoma City Thunder 118-96
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Agile victory of the Spurs (17-28) signed by Dejounte Murray, author of a triple double of 23 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists, the eighth of his excellent season, against the Oklahoma City Thunder (14-30) at the AT&T Center . San Antonio ahead of 16 points in the 2nd quarter and even 34 in the 4th, shooting with 49% from the field (47/96), with 37.5% from three (15/40) and producing 32 team assists. A success, that of the boys trained by Gregg Popovich, clear and indisputable.
Saint Anthony:Murray 23 (11/20, 1/6 of three), McDermott 20, Vassell 19. Rebounds: Murray 10. Assists: Murray 14.
OKC:Wiggins 19 (8/11, 1/4 da tre, 2/3 tl), Dort 15, Gilgeous-Alexander 13. Rimbalzi: Giddey 11. Assist: Giddey 8.
January 20, 2022 (change January 20, 2022 | 11:08)
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