Ja Morant had 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists as the Memphis Grizzlies retreated in the fourth quarter to beat the Utah Jazz 119-109 on Friday.
It was the fourth triple-double in the career of Morant, Memphis’ third year point guard named a key player in Thursday’s All-Star Game.
Brandon Clark added 22 points for Memphis, while Jaren Jackson Jr. finished with 18 points and tied with six blocks. Desmond Bain added 17 for the Grizzlies.
Danuel House Jr. was the Jazz leader with 21 points, while Mike Conley finished with 15 points and six assists. Bojan Bogdanovic and Jordan Clarkson had 13 points each for Utah, which lost its fourth straight game and its 10th in 12 games.
The Grizzlies maintained third place in the West.
Utah was without Donovan Mitchell (concussion) and Rudy Gobert (left calf injury).
Elsewhere in the NBA
Plungers 103 – Magic 119
DET: Trey Lyles was the best of his team with 18 points
ORL: Mo Baba finishes the game with a double of 18 points and 11 rebounds
Lakers 114 – Hornets 116
LAL: Russell Westbrook scored 35 points and 5 assists
CHA: Miles Bridges had 26 points and six assists
Celtics 92 – Hawks 108
BOS: Jalen Brown had 26 points, 12 rebounds and four assists
ATL: Tray Young had 21 points, nine rebounds and six assists
Nuggets 116 – Pelicans 105
NO: Hat trick for Nikola Jokic with 29 points, 13 rebounds and ten assists
NOP: Herbert Jones got 19 points
Trail Blazers 125 – Rockets 110
POR: Anfernee Simons scored a total of 27 points
HOU: Garrison Mathews was the author of 21 points
Clippers 114 – Heat 121
LAC: Danuel House Jr. got 23 points
MIA: Jimmy Butler had 26 points and nine assists
Pacers 113 – Thunder 110 (OT)
IND: Domantas Samponis scored a hat-trick with 24 points, 18 rebounds and ten assists.
OKC: Montreal Lugenz Dort scored 27 points
Bulls 122 – Spurs 131
CHI: On his return to San Antonio, Demar DeRozan scored 32 points
SAS: Dejude Murray just misses the hat-trick, with 29 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds
Timberwolves 126 – Suns 134
MIN: Steady performance in defeat by Anthony Edwards, with 27 points and ten assists
PHO: hat-trick for veteran Chris Paul, with 21 points, 14 assists and ten rebounds
Knicks 108 – Bucks 123
NYK: Canadian RJ Barrett scores 23 points
MIL: Giannis Antitokoumbo stays true to himself with 38 points and 13 rebounds
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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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