NBA – The New York Knicks in demonstration against the Denver Nuggets, a card for nothing for Lamelo Ball

What an offensive display. Both from OG Anunoby, who scored his career best by scoring 40 points, and from his team. The Knicks scored 145 points on the Nuggets floor to win a large victory (118-145). They went on offense, rotating the ball wonderfully until they found an easy basket. As a result, they showed insolent skill: 60% success on shots and 52% on three-pointers.

Anunoby was particularly skilled with 16 baskets converted in 23 attempts and notably 5 of 7 behind the arc. Karl-Anthony Towns added 30 points and 15 rebounds. Jalen Brunson offered 17 caviars, a new personal best for the All-Star point guard. New York quickly took the lead and was 23 points ahead at the break after having scored 76 points. Despite the significant lead over the Nuggets, the Knicks starters still spent many minutes on the court. This is the tenth victory for the Manhattan team this season. It is in fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

The Thunder won against the Kings (119-130) thanks to 37 points and 11 assists from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Canadian was supported by Jalen Williams’ 28 points and Isaiah Hartenstein’s 17 points and 10 rebounds. Oklahoma City regained first place in the Western Conference following last night’s loss to Golden State. The two teams face each other on Wednesday evening.

Absent since the NBA finals last June, Kristaps Porzingis returned to the court Monday evening. Starting starter, the Latvian contributed to the Celtics’ great victory against the Clippers (126-94). He scored 16 points on 6 of 12 shots in 23 minutes. Jayson Tatum and Payton Pritchard led the way by scoring 20 points each. Boston notably scored 51 points in the second quarter, with 12 winning baskets in 12 minutes (an NBA record equaled).

Author of 50 points against the Bucks last weekend, LaMelo Ball followed up with a 44-unit match against the Magic. Again taking a lot of shots (30). The All-Star leader of the Hornets scored more than half of the points for his team, which lost again (84-95).

Like the number of assists distributed by Elfrid Payton last night. The 30-year-old leader, who had not played in the NBA since the 2021-2022 season, was recruited a few days ago and has since distinguished himself within a New Orleans team in distress. Even if the Pelicans lost against the Pacers (114-110), his passing performance in this match remains impressive.

The young Pistons fullback finished off the Raptors closely at the siren (102-100) to offer his franchise its eighth victory of the season. He finished with 25 points and 8 assists.

Although Portland lost, Rayan Rupert was still able to shine by scoring 9 points against Memphis. Small offensive match from the French of Charlotte. Holder, Tidjane Salaün only scored one point but he grabbed 7 rebounds. His teammate Moussa Diabaté finished with 2 points and 8 rebounds. A little less used since the returns of De’Andre Hunter and Bogdan Bogdanovic, Zaccharie Risacher played 17 minutes, time to compile 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists during the Hawks’ defeat against the Mavericks.

Hornets – Magic : 84-95
Pistons – Raptors : 102-100
Pacers – Pelicans : 114-110
Hawks – Mavericks : 119-129
Celtics – Clippers : 126-94
Grizzlies – Trail Blazers : 123-98
Nuggets – Knicks : 118-145
Kings – Thunder : 109-130
Warriors – Nets : 120-128