Los Angeles (USA), 31 Jan. Luka Doncic, with 53 points, was the great protagonist of the NBA this Monday in which the Los Angeles Lakers fell to the Brooklyn Nets and the Orlando Magic surprised the Philadelphia 76ers who had seven consecutive victories.
MAVERICKS 111 – PISTONS 105
In his first game since spraining an ankle last week, Doncic put up a whopping 53-point display (17-of-24 shooting from the field, 14-of-18 from the foul line, 8 rebounds and 5 assists).
The Slovenian, who already had 24 points in the first quarter, has reached 50 points four times this season.
Bojan Bogdanovic (29 points) was the best of some Pistons who fought the match until the end.
NETS 121 – LAKERS 104
Without LeBron James or Anthony Davis, the Lakers, with a very irregular performance, fell to the Nets without Kevin Durant but with Kyrie Irving in front (26 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists).
In the Lakers, Russell Westbrook (17 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists) overtook Gary Payton to become the tenth player with the most assists in history.
The Mexican Juan Toscano-Anderson contributed 2 rebounds and an assist in 8 minutes with the Angelenos.
SIXERS 109 – MAGIC 119
The Magic, who were trailing by 21 points in the second quarter, made a great comeback at home once morest the Sixers who came up fast and fell apart in the second half (47-67).
Paolo Banchero (29 points and 9 rebounds) and Joel Embiid (30 points and 11 rebounds) were the most outstanding for Orlando and Philadelphia, respectively.
THUNDER 120 – WARRIORS 128
With a sensational Stephen Curry (38 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists), the Golden State Warriors chained their fourth victory in the last five games.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (31 points and 7 assists) led the Thunder.
SPURS 106 – WIZARDS 127
Seven Wizards players surpassed 10 points as the Washington team extended its terrific streak to six straight wins.
Deni Avdija (25 points and 9 rebounds) was the top scorer for the Wizards while the Spurs, sunk with six consecutive losses, Keldon Johnson led the attack (26 points).
SUNS 114 – RAPTORS 106
Mikal Bridges (29 points and 6 assists) took the lead for the Phoenix Suns in their victory once morest the Toronto Raptors who failed to straighten the course.
Fred VanVleet (24 points and 9 assists) captained the Canadian team in which the Spanish Juancho Hernangómez added a steal in 7 minutes on the track.
TIMBERWOLVES 111 – KINGS 118
After losing on Saturday to the Timberwolves, the Sacramento Kings took revenge on the Minnesota team with an overtime victory led by De’Aaron Fox (32 points).
Anthony Edwards (33 points and 8 rebounds) was the beacon for the Wolves.
BLAZERS 129 – HAWKS 125
Damian Lillard (42 points and 6 assists) was measured in a great face-to-face with Dejounte Murray (40 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists) that ended in victory for the Portland Trail Blazers.
Trae Young was absent from the Atlanta Hawks.
– Classifications:
. Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 36-15
.2. Milwaukee Bucks 33-17
.3. Philadelphia 76ers 32-17
.4. Brooklyn Nets 31-19
.5. Cleveland Cavaliers 31-21
.6. Miami Heat 28-23
.7. New York Knicks 27-24
.8. Atlanta Hawks 25-26
.9. Washington Wizards 24-26
10. Chicago Bulls 23-26
11. Indiana Pacers 24-28
12. Toronto Raptors 23-29
13. Orlando Magic 20-31
14. Charlotte Hornets 15-36
15. Detroit Pistons 13-39
. Western Conference:
.1. Denver Nuggets 34-16
.2. Memphis Grizzlies 32-18
.3. Sacramento Kings 28-21
.4. Los Angeles Clippers 28-25
.5. Golden State Warriors 26-24
.6. Dallas Mavericks 27-25
.7. Phoenix Suns 27-25
.8. New Orleans Pelicans 26-25
.9. Minnesota Timberwolves 27-26
10. Utah Jazz 26-26
11. Oklahoma City Thunder 24-26
12. Portland Trail Blazers 24-26
13. Los Angeles Lakers 23-28
14. San Antonio Spurs 14-37
15. Houston Rockets 12-38.
NEXT DAY (Tuesday, January 31)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Miami Heat
New York Knicks – Los Angeles Lakers
Chicago Bulls – Los Angeles Clippers
Milwaukee Bucks – Charlotte Hornets
Denver Nuggets – New Orleans Pelicans. EFE
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