The Phoenix Suns came from behind and beat the Utah Jazz 115-109 on Monday night.
Devin Booker scored 33 points in the victory.
Chris Paul, for his part, scored 15 of his 27 points (which is a higher season for him) in the fourth quarter. He almost tripled with 14 assists and 9 rebounds.
The Suns improved to the best record of the league with 37-9. This is equivalent to the best start in their history that took place in 2006-2007.
The Jazz were 13 points behind in the first half, but led 87-85 at the end of the third quarter. The club then led 95-91 before the Suns came together with a 14-2 lead.
The Jazz, who lost for the eighth time in 11 games, were left without their protagonists Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Mike Conley.
The Suns, the undisputed leaders of the league, could still count on a great night by Chris Paul at crucial moments to beat the Jazz on Monday in the NBA, while the Bulls and Cavaliers survived the Thunder and Nick returns fiercely. . .
Mr. Clutch, the man who takes responsibility and decides the fate of a game in the last quarter, a rare example in basketball, is named Chris Paul in Phoenix. And the captain made a new brilliant display of his talent, offering his team the seventh consecutive victory (115-109).
While Utah (4th) still had hopes of achieving an achievement without its five – Rudy Gobert (calf), Donovan Mitchell (concussion), Mike Conley (rest), Bojan Bogdanovic (knee), Jojo (T) previous 95-91 nine minutes from the end, “CP3” changed everything.
He participated in the next twenty points scored by the Suns, scoring 20 alone and giving two assists. The score reached 111-100 in six minutes, an outburst of 20-5 granted by the Jazz, K.-O. standing up.
Recalling that he is very human, the 36-year-old leader then lost one last attempt behind the bow, scoring a hat-trick (27 points, 14 assists, 9 rebounds). No consequences for the fate of the match, despite the start of Jordan Clarkson (22 points), author of two shots from a distance that were not used for long.
Until then, it was Devin Booker who had shown the way to the Suns more than ever in the first place in the West, in front of the Golden State.
Chicago dolphin of heat
In Oklahoma City, the thunderbolt almost fell to Chicago, which had a 28-point lead, before suffering an irresistible return, which was limited to free throws in the last ten seconds by Zach LaVine (23 points).
The backs, who returned with a knee injury while DeMar DeRozan (back) and Alex Caruso (wrist) were absent, secured the victory (111-110) for the Bulls, Miami’s new dolphins in the East, shortly after Brooklyn . .
Nikola Vucevic (26 points, 15 rebounds) also contributed.
For OKC, still worn by Shai Gildeous-Alexander (31 points, 10 assists), times are tough with this sixth consecutive defeat, synonymous with last place in the West.
Lugenz Dort had 16 points in the defeat.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
New York 93 – Cleveland 95
New York: RJ Barrett scored 24 points KEY: Kevin Love was the author of 20 points
Indiana 113 – New Orleans 117
IND: Dowan Washington Jr. had 21 points NO: Devode Graham had 25 points
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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