The results of the night in the NBA
Spurs @ Heat : 115-111
Nets @ Pacers : 136-133
Clippers @ Wizards : 114-107
Thunder @ Cavs : 102-110
Mavs @ Bulls : 115-144
Celtics @ Warriors : 107-123
Jazz @ Nuggets : 110-123
Wolves @ Blazers : 118-123
Podcast #67: Should we believe in the Phoenix Suns?
– Nicolas Batum starting to make a habit of becoming a clutch for the Clippers, whether on defensive actions or breaking ties in the money time. When the Clippers moved to the Wizards, marked by the return of John Wall in Washington, the captain of the France team scored 3 points 23 seconds from the end of this hung match.
BATUM BATTALION ????????@nicolas88batum | @LAClippers | #ClipperNation pic.twitter.com/cxeYqvFdcZ
— Bally Sports West (@BallySportWest) December 11, 2022
Behind, Los Angeles was not taken back and can be satisfied with an away victory with a very good Paul George (36 pts) and Kawhi Leonard (13 pts, 8 rbds, 6 pds) in basketball uniform.
– The Warriors needed to get back on track following their crack once morest Utah this weekend. What might be better than a remake of the 2022 NBA Finals and a victory once morest the Celtics to perk up? Golden State picked up one of its most satisfying victories of the season by dominating Boston quite clearly, thanks to a vintage combined performance from the Splash Brothers in particular. Stephen Curry (32 pts, 7 pds, 6 rbds) and Klay Thompson (34 pts) feasted to guide the Dubs to success once morest the best team in the NBA this season, all in the absence of Andrew Wiggins.
– The Nets have managed a small feat on the floor of the Pacers: winning while Jacque Vaughn had put Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, Seth Curry, Nic Claxton and Joe Harris to rest. Indiana was probably thinking of winning quietly and it should probably have been the case. Tyrese Haliburtonstill huge (35 points, 9 assists) and his team led for 3 and a half quarters, before Cam Thomas et Patty Mills do not endorse the cape of KD and Kyrie.
Cam Thomas, who has been clamoring for more opportunities since the start of the season, signed his NBA points record (33), with Patty Mills adding 24 points as if wearing the Australia jersey. This very good finish allows Brooklyn to validate a third victory in a row and a 6th in 7 matches.
???? @24_camthomas took over in Q4, going off 21 of his career-high 33 PTS to lift the @BrooklynNets to the comeback win! #NetsWorld pic.twitter.com/gNC8NQL3Ga
— NBA (@NBA) December 11, 2022
– Dallas without Luka Doncic, it’s… complicated. The Mavs took a dip in Chicago as the league’s leading scorer huffed to heal his thigh. DeMar DeRozan (28 pts), Nikola Vucevic (20 points) and Ayo Dosunmu (17 pts) took charge of creating the gap, the Bulls shooting at 63.5%, which had obviously never happened to them this season.
– After the remake of the 2022 Finals, that of the 2013 and 2014 Finals. San Antonio went for an astonishing victory in Miami to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Gregg Popovich’s first game on the franchise bench. With a more efficient bench (47-20), better rebounding work (46-32) and the chance to see Tyler Herro et Caleb Martin Missing two three-pointers for the one-on-one win, Spurs recorded their second straight success as Miami continued to be erratic and miss opportunities.
– Even without Donovan Mitchell, still hampered by his leg, the Cavs picked up a serene victory at home once morest OKC. Cleveland is the best team in the league at home (12-2) and has proven it by consistently leading the scoreboard, thanks to Caris LeVert (22 pts) and doublet Evan Mobley (21 pts, 12 rbds) – Jarrett Allen (21 pts, 11 rebounds) in particular.
– The Jazz offered another great battle to an opponent, but it was not enough to take over Denver. The Nuggets are beginning to find their Jokic-Murray tandem at full power, like this night, when the two accomplices, assassins on pick and roll, both reached the 30-point mark. Right on for Jamal Murray and… with an 80th career triple-double for Nikola Jokic. The double MVP had 31 points, 14 assists, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in 35 minutes.
Proof of the incredible level of the Joker this season once more, he is only the second player to compile at least 30 points, 14 assists, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks in an NBA game since the blocks are counted (including 49 years). The other ? LeBron James in 2010.
We still had to fight once morest Utah despite the absence of four of the six best scorers of the team coached by Will Hardy.
???? 31 PTS | 12 REB | 14 AST | 4 BLK
Nikola Jokic became put on a masterful performance in the @nuggets W, becoming just the 6th player in NBA History with at least 80 triple-doubles! #MileHighBasketball pic.twitter.com/AFfc1ayak6
— NBA (@NBA) December 11, 2022
– Portland rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half to overthrow Minnesota, thanks in part to the doublet Damian Lillard (36 pts, 8 pds) – Anfernee Simons (31 pts). Rudy Gobert and his own, still deprived of KAT, nevertheless shot at 54%, but did not have sufficient resources to contain the finish of the Blazers.
Rudy struggled, with 24 points, 9 rebounds and 4 steals, but that was not enough to avoid this defeat which puts Wolves back in balance at the balance sheet level (13-13).
???? Damian Lillard & Anfernee Simons poured on the buckets, finishing with 67 points combined in the @trailblazers W! #RipCity @Dame_Lillard: 36 PTS, 8 AST, 2 STL@AnferneeSimons: 31 PTS, 5 3PM pic.twitter.com/FYZvYzFuxS
— NBA (@NBA) December 11, 2022
