TORONO – A great night for the Raptors and their fans: this is how we summed up Thursday night, when Fred VanVleet made his name in the All-Star Game, before Toronto signed its fourth straight win over the Chicago Bulls by 127 -120, in extension.
VanVleet had 21 points shortly after learning he would go to the All-Star Game on February 20 in Cleveland.
“I’m just proud,” VanVleet said of his candidacy. I treat it with humility, but it honors me a lot. It reflects in some way the confidence in me and in my game that has been built over time.
“Recognition in this way is a very special moment for me and my family. I’m thankful I can go through all this. »
The Raptors have only lost once in six games.
“It’s a victory that builds characters,” said Raptors coach Nick Nurse.
“As for Fred (and the All-Star Game), I’m very happy for him. It is really worth it for this season, but also for everything it represents for the team.
“It’s a huge achievement. It’s an amazing story that is constantly improving. »
Pascal Shiakam scored 25 points. VanVleet, OG Anunoby and Scottie Barnes added 21 points each.
Chris Boucher added 16 points as a reserve, apart from the fact that he continued to do well in defense.
The score after 48 minutes was 114-114. Barnes equalized the game with an offensive rebound that came very close to passing the hoop, with seven tenths of a second on the clock.
In overtime, the rookie added a short basket for 122-120, with 1:44 for the end. Then, just after Javonte Green stole a pass from VanVleet, Gary Trent played the same trick on Ayo Dosunmu and scored a three-point shot after a pass from VanVleet.
There are 15.3 seconds left. The Raptors then stayed on track, as Zach LaVine missed an opportunity.
VanVleet had nine assists and finished the game 6 to 6 from the free throw line.
Shiakam also had 13 rebounds, Presius Atsiova 11 and Bautcher 10.
Khem Birch is back after 10 minutes away. He broke his nose in Detroit on January 14th.
The Raptors (27-23) drove the Charlotte Hornets from seventh place in the East.
Toronto will play again tomorrow at home with the Atlanta Hawks.
Nikola Vucevic had 30 points for the Bulls (32-19), while DeMar DeRozan gave 28.
Trae Young is doing a show
Trae Young’s 43 points helped the Atlanta Hawks end the Phoenix Suns’ 11-game winning streak with a 124-115 victory.
The Hawks made 20 of 41 three-point attempts, including 6 from Yang, who will be the Hawks’ only representative in the NBA All-Star Game. His last long basket raised the score to 122-113 with 37 seconds remaining.
Kevin Huerter had five, for a total of 19 points.
The Hawks have won eight of their last nine games, losing to Toronto while Young was absent.
Phoenix had not lost since January 8 and now has 41-10.
Devin Booker had 32 points in the defeat.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
Miami 112 – San Antonio 95
PURPOSE: Tyler Herro had 24 points and five assists THIS: Derrick White was the author of 22 points
Minnesota 128 – Detroit 117
MIN: Anthony Edwards scored 25 points TED: Frank Jackson scored a total of 25 points
Sacramento 114 – Golden State 126
BAG: Davion Mitchell and Harrison Barnes had 26 and 25 points respectively GS: 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists for Clay Thompson
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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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