2023-12-23 08:04:00
Denver and Philadelphia scored another victory, which allows them to occupy third place in their Conference. Sacramento, for its part, crushed Phoenix, now tenth in the West.
Traveling to Brooklyn (9th in the East), which had lost its last four matches, the defending champion Denver (3rd in the West) signed its third victory in a row, winning 117-122. In this balanced meeting, where neither team was more than eleven points ahead, everyone had their period. Denver started well (+11 in the middle of the first quarter), then Brooklyn led for a quarter and a half (60-58, mt), then the Nuggets got back in front straddling the last two quarters, before the Nets take a four-point lead with 4’50 remaining (105-101). But Nikola Jokic (31pts, 11rbds, 7pds) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope put Denver back in front (105-109), and the reigning champions managed the money-time free throws well, starting with Jamal Murray (32pts, 9 pds). Cam Thomas’ 23 points were not enough for the Nets, who will host Detroit on Saturday. A golden opportunity to stop the negative spiral…
Just behind Denver, we find Sacramento, which won 120-105 once morest Phoenix (deprived of Bradley Beal and Yusuf Nurkic), which only occupies tenth place in the standings. Disappointing on Wednesday once morest Boston (144 points conceded), the Kings took revenge on the Suns, leading the match from the third to the last minute, with a lead that climbed to +29 in the middle of the third quarter. Domantas Sabonis reigned on the floor and finished with 28 points, 11 rebounds, and 12 assists. His friend De’Aron Fox added 23 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. The Suns duo Kevin Durant (28pts, 7rbds) – Devin Booker (24pts, 7rbds) did what they might, but it’s still not enough.
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76ers trio tames Raptors
In the East, Philadelphia comes within a victory of the first two Boston and Milwaukee, following its 121-111 success over Toronto (12th). If the Raptors dominated the first half (+15 in the first quarter) in the wake of Pascal Siakam who finished with 31 points, the 76ers dominated the entire second, with a lead of up to sixteen points. . Philadelphia was carried by its incredible trio Tyrese Maxey (33pts, 10pds) – Tobias Harris (33pts, 8rbds, 7pds) – Joel Embiid (31pts, 10rbds, 9pds). The reigning MVP, despite twisting his ankle at the start of the match, continues his series of games with at least 30 points and 10 rebounds. It is now 13 in a row, unheard of since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 16 in 1971-72.
Also note the victory of Miami (6th) over Atlanta (11th): 122-113 following leading the entire match except for six minutes of the third quarter. Duncan Robinson greatly contributed to this victory for the Heat (deprived of Jimmy Butler) by scoring 21 of his 27 points in the last quarter. Tyler Herro added 30 points and 7 rebounds (30 points also for Trae Young on the Hawks side).
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Friday December 22, 2023
Philadelphia 76ers – Toronto Raptors : 121-111
Nicolas Batum (PHI) was not in the group
Golden State Warriors – Washington Wizards : 129-118
Stats for Bilal Coulibaly (WAS): 32 minutes of play, 7 points (3/8 on shots including 1/2 at 3pts, 0 free throws attempted), 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 interception, 1 block, 2 lost balls , 1 fault
Sacramento Kings – Phoenix Suns : 120-105
Théo Maledon (PHO) was not in the group
Brooklyn Nets – Denver Nuggets : 117-122
Houston Rockets – Dallas Mavericks : 122-96
Miami Heat – Atlanta Hawks : 122-113
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