The Brooklyn Nets, with a historic Kevin Durant, and the Los Angeles Clippers, with an impossible comeback, shone on a new NBA night.
Kevin Durantwho surpassed Tim Duncan and moved to fifteenth on the list of all-time leading scorers in the NBA in the Brooklyn Nets’ ninth straight win, and Los Angeles Clipperswith a miraculous comeback in the field of the Detroit Pistons, illuminated the day of American basketball on Monday.
CAVALIERS 117 – NETS 125
With 32 points, Durant made history by beating Tim Duncan’s 26,496 points and by placing fifteenth in the table of top scorers in the NBA, on a night in which the Nets They increased their winning streak to nine.
Kyrie Irving supported Durant with another 32 points and the Nets left Darius Garland, author of 46 points for the Nets, without a prize. Cavaliersdefeated for the second time in a row at home.
PISTONS 131 – CLIPPERS 142
Los Clippers they came back from 14 points behind with three minutes to play in the fourth period and forced overtime, in which they punished the Detroit Pistons with a resounding 14-3 that raised the total partial between the end of the fourth period and the extra time to 30-5.
Without Kawhi Leonard, Paul George shined with 32 points and eleven rebounds, while Ivica Zubac contributed a double double of twelve points and fifteen rebounds for the Angels.
Down 14 with 3 minutes left… relive the @LAClippers improbable comeback win! pic.twitter.com/qYwMdNsXlc
— NBA (@NBA) December 27, 2022
HEAT 113 – WOLVES 110
Los Miami Heat they survived the losses of Jimmy Butler and Bam Adebayo and triumphed 113-110 once morest the Wolvesguided by 19 points and five triples from Max Strus and 18 points from Kyle Lowry.
At Wolves, still without the injured Karl Anthony Towns, the best was Anthony Edwards, with 31 points.
BLAZERS – HORNETS
At 40-28 in the third quarter, the Blazers imposed logic once morest Charlotte Hornetspenultimate in the East, and recovered following three consecutive losses.
Jerami Grant signed 30 points and Jusuf Nurkic contributed a double double of 28 points and fifteen rebounds, with five of seven in triples, in a night in which Damian Lillard had 17 points and distributed nine assists.
☔️ @bosnianbeast27 was raining triples in the @trailblazers win!
28 PTS
15 REB
6 AST
2 STL
2 BLK
5 3PM (career high) pic.twitter.com/T9jAl6zybB— NBA (@NBA) December 27, 2022
BULLS 118 – ROCKETS 133
Los Houston Rockets they connected 17 triples in Chicago and ended their streak of five consecutive losses, launched by Kevin Porter’s 36 points, with six triples, and Jalen Green’s 24, also with six baskets from the arc.
Los Bullswho were coming off three consecutive victories, returned to their old ways despite 31 points and nine assists from DeMar DeRozan.
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36 PTS (season high)
7 REB
9 AST
6 3PM (season high)
14-22 FGM@HoustonRockets W pic.twitter.com/CIcztuSZvr— NBA (@NBA) December 27, 2022
PACERS 93 – PELICANS 113
Naji Marshall sealed the best performance of his career, with 22 points, six rebounds and four assists and guided the victory of the New Orleans Pelicans, without Zion Williamson or Brandon Ingram, in the field of the Indiana Pacers.
It was the third consecutive victory for the Pelicans, third in the West (22-13), once morest some Pacers in which the Dominican Chris Duarte contributed four points, two rebounds and three assists.
This is how the clubs in the NBA fare:
The NBA standings following 12/26 action!
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— NBA (@NBA) December 27, 2022
