Chicago (USA), 22 Jan. The Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers added some great comebacks this Sunday to win respectively in the field of the Golden State Warriors and the Portland Trail Blazers, in an NBA day in which the Los Angeles Clippers knocked down the Dallas Mavericks to the rhythm of Kawhi Leonard and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in the return of Chris Paul.
WARRIORS 116 – NETS 120
Kyrie Irving, with 38 points, led the triumph of the Nets in the field of the Warriors, who suffered their fourth consecutive defeat at the Chase Center in San Francisco.
A 26-9 run to close out the game allowed the Nets to come back from thirteen points behind in the fourth period and add their second victory in two games this year once morest the defending champions.
Without Kevin Durant, Irving led with 38 points, seven rebounds, nine assists and a brilliant five of seven 3-pointers, as well as a perfect nine of nine from the free line. Nic Claxton contributed 24 points and fifteen rebounds for the third-place Nets in the Eastern Conference (29-17).
MAVERICKS 98 – CLIPPERS 112
Kawhi Leonard signed 30 points and Paul George contributed 21 in the Clippers’ victory in the field of the Mavericks, for whom the double double of 29 points and ten rebounds from Luka Doncic was not enough.
The Mavericks lost the fourth of their last five games, while the Clippers continued their last win on the road once morest the San Antonio Spurs.
SUNS 112 – GRIZZLIES 110
Chris Paul returned following losing seven games with a double-double of 21 points and eleven assists to lead the Phoenix Suns to their third consecutive victory, following victories once morest the Nets and the Pacers.
The Grizzlies suffered their second loss in a row, following interrupting an eleven-game winning streak once morest the Lakers, despite close to an epic comeback, placing two points behind following trailing by 29 in the third period.
Ziaire Williams launched the comeback with a spectacular three-pointer at the buzzer in the third quarter shooting from the defensive paint and Ja Morant had 27 points, no final reward for the Grizzlies.
NUGGETS 99 – THUNDER 101
The Nuggets lost at home without Serbian Nikola Jokic once morest the Thunder in which Shaii Gilgeous Alexander capped off his 34-point game with the decisive basket with 11 seconds remaining.
Without Jokic, who missed his sixth game of the year, the Nuggets snapped their nine-game winning streak despite Jamal Murray’s 26 points.
BLAZERS 112 – LAKERS 121
The Lakers survived a second period finished 45-13 and came back from 25 points behind at halftime to beat the Portland Trail Blazers at home, with 37 points and eleven rebounds from LeBron James.
A 6-of-21 shooting from the field and 0-of-7 3-pointers in the second quarter sent the Lakers deep into the locker room in Portland, but their reaction was forceful following the break, with LeBron as the absolute leader supported by Thomas Bryant, with a double double of 31 points, fourteen rebounds and twelve of fifteen shooting.
LeBron, who continues to approach Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA all-time record for points (33,387), has averaged 35 game points since he turned 38 on December 30.
HEAT 100 – PELICANS 96
In a game marked by errors and irregularities, the Heat extended the losing streak of a Pelicans who miss Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram to four.
Tyler Herro was the best of the Heat with 26 points and four triples, while, in the Pelicans, the Spanish Willy Hernangómez did not have minutes in Willie Green’s rotation.
RAPTORS 125 – KNICKS 116
Three of the five Raptors starters finished above twenty points — Fred VanVleet (28 points), Pascal Siakam (24) and Gary Trent (24) — as the Raptors put a 24-hour loss to the Boston Celtics behind them.
The Knicks suffered their fourth straight loss despite thirty points from RJ Barrett and 23 points and 19 rebounds from Julius Randle, who also dished out eight assists.
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. Classifications:
– Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 35-12
.2. Philadelphia 76ers 30-16
.3. Milwaukee Bucks 29-17
.4. Brooklyn Nets 29-17
.5. Cleveland Cavaliers 29-19
.6. Miami Heat 26-22
.7. New York Knicks 25-23
.8. Atlanta Hawks 24-23
.9. Indiana Pacers 23-25
10. Chicago Bulls 21-24
11. Toronto Raptors 21-27
12. Washington Wizards 20-26
13. Orlando Magic 17-29
14. Charlotte Hornets 13-34
15. Detroit Pistons 12-36
. Western Conference:
.1. Denver Nuggets 33-14
.2. Memphis Grizzlies 31-15
.3. Sacramento Kings 26-19
.4. New Orleans Pelicans 26-21
.5. Dallas Mavericks 25-23
.6. LA Clippers 25-24
.7. Phoenix Suns 24-24
.8. Minnesota Timberwolves 24-24
.9. Utah Jazz 24-25
10. Golden State Warriors 23-24
11. Oklahoma City Thunder 23-24
12. LA Lakers 22-25
13. Portland Trail Blazers 21-25
14. San Antonio Spurs 14-32
15. Houston Rockets 10-36
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