NBA summary: Nuggets beat Clippers without Jokic, Murray

This Monday, LeBron James outplayed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the toughest game of his sports career, a 134-94 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on the field of the Philadelphia 76ers. He became the player with the most minutes played in NBA history.

NBA day was also marked by the loss of the impressive Big Four Los Angeles Clippers at home to the Denver Nuggets, who were without Serbian Nikola Jokic or Jamal Murray. The current champion boasts depth and resources and promises to defend it tooth and nail.

Philadelphia 76ers 138 – 94 Los Angeles Lakers

joel embiid He achieved his first triple-double of the season in just three quarters, recording 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists, leading the 76ers to a blowout victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.

Embiid came up one assist short of a triple-double in recent games against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Brooklyn Nets, but he did it in the third quarter this Monday.

LeBron was the Lakers’ leading scorer with 18 points and surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time court record with 66,319 points. Abdul-Jabbar retired with a total score of 66.297 points.

This is a new record for LeBron, who turns 39 in December. Last season, “King James” stole the NBA’s all-time scoring record from Abdul-Jabbar.

But this feat came on a night where LeBron suffered the biggest loss of his career in terms of point differential.

Los Angeles Clippers 104-113 Denver Nuggets

victim of Nikola Jokicabsent due to back problems, and jamal murraydidn’t prevent the Nuggets from coming back and ending the fourth quarter up 36-16 to win on the field for the Clippers.

Former Clippers Reggie Jackson He beat the Angelenos with a double-double of 35 points and 13 assists, and supported another double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds. deandre jordan.

“Tonight was special. It was the second night of back-to-back games and Jamal and Nicola were out as well. It’s very important to come here and play like we played…this “It speaks to our depth and our trust in each other.” “Along with the other players,” Denver coach Michael Malone said.

The Clippers blew a 10-point lead early in the fourth quarter and succumbed despite scoring 31 points and grabbing eight rebounds. Kawhi Leonard. Ivica Zubac contributed to a double-double with 23 points and 14 rebounds.

russell westbrook He had 14 points and 11 rebounds off the bench, but james harden They never scored more than 11 points in 36 minutes. “It’s a disappointing loss. We were there, but a lot of what happened could have been prevented. not enough energy to compete” analyzed Paul George, who only scored 6 points.

Utah Jazz 114-112 New Orleans Pelicans

Rookie Keyontae George scored in double figures with 19 points to lead a group of seven players, and the Jazz beat the Pelicans with 17 triples, but only connected on seven shots from the arc.

Zion Williamson was the Pelicans’ leading scorer with 26 points, and Brandon Ingram contributed with 24 points. The Jazz have won their second straight game, but the Pelicans have lost their second straight game.

Indiana Pacers 110-114 Portland Trail Blazers

Jerami Grant led the way with 34 points, and Deandre Ayton supported him with a double-double of 22 points and 13 rebounds as the Blazers won against the Pacers.

Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 33 points and nine assists.

Detroit Pistons 107-126 Washington Wizards

In a duel between teams that were in the East Division, the Wizards ended their losing streak in Detroit with eight points, thanks to the pace of Kyle Kuzma (32 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists).

The Pistons are in freefall, losing 14 straight this Monday. This season, they only won two games against the Charlotte Hornets and Chicago Bulls.

Cade Cunningham was Detroit’s leading scorer with 26 points.