2023-11-28 07:14:46
The counter-performance: the Clippers beaten by Denver without its stars
The James Harden era continues to skate by with the Los Angeles Clippers. For their 11th game since the exchange that brought the bearded leader to California, Tyronn Lue’s players conceded perhaps their worst defeat of the season once morest Denver (113-104). Because the reigning champions headed to the Crypto.com Arena without their three best players: Nikola Jokic (back), Jamal Murray (hamstring) and Aaron Gordon (foot). Leading for three quarters, the Clippers collapsed in the final minutes.
Reggie Jackson, the replacement leader of the Nuggets and ex-player of the Californians (February 2020-February 2023), gave his team the advantage by making a winning basket and three free throws (102-96, 46th), on the road to an exceptional match (35 points, 13 assists). The young Peyton Watson (21 years old) took over with an important basket on the head of Russell Westbrook before the blow, signed Michael Porter Jr at three points (109-102, 47th).
Meanwhile, James Harden had lost a crucial ball while dribbling through the middle of four defenders to conclude a catastrophic possession. Only Kawhi Leonard survived (31 points, 8 rebounds), just like Ivica Zubac (23 points, 14 rebounds), left on the bench at the end of the match. The Clippers are 11th in the Western Conference with a negative record (7 wins – 9 losses) while Denver is third (12-6).
The player: Jerami Grant carries Portland to Indianapolis
In reconstruction following the departure of Damian Lillard to Milwaukee, Portland has chosen to keep Jerami Grant as an experienced player among its young shoots. The former Detroit winger led them to a victory in Indianapolis on Monday evening (114-110) with a very clean copy: 34 points (12 of 18 shooting, 3 of 3 at three points, 7 of 7 on free throws) , 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. His two crucial baskets – three-point (105-101, 45th) and penetration (111-106, 47th) – sealed the success of the Blazers despite the efforts of Tyrese Haliburton (33 points, 9 assists).
The action: Keyonte George offers the dunk of the evening
At the helm of the Utah Jazz for a season, Will Hardy (35) had two promising rookies in his squad at the start of the season. If Taylor Hendricks (9th choice in the 2023 draft) only played two minutes, Keyonte George (16th choice) is already a starter for the Salt Lake franchise. The point guard trained at Baylor (1.93m, 20 years old) beat his best mark in the NBA with 19 points (6 of 14 shooting plus 5 rebounds and 3 assists) in his team’s victory over New Orleans on Monday evening (114 -112). He especially signed the action of the evening with a fierce dunk over the head of Dyson Daniels. Six other Jazz players finished at 10 points or more, in the absence of Lauri Markkanen (hamstring).
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