TORONTO – Jeremy Grant had 26 points as the Detroit Pistons beat the Toronto Raptors 108-106 on Thursday.
Saddiq Bey had 23 points, one more than Cade Cunningham in the No. 1 draft of 2021. Cunningham added 12 rebounds for the Pistons, who have won four of their last six games. He also had four three-pointers to beat the game. Ontario Corey Joseph led his team with six assists, including a steal and a block.
The Raptors did not hide their frustration with the work of the referees, and even this coach Nick Nurs was sent off in the third quarter.
Pistons coach Dwayne Casey had a smile on his face as he watched Ners leave the pitch.
Casey drove Toronto until 2017-18 before being fired. Since then, he has 9-3 against the Raptors, including six consecutive wins.
Pascal Shiakam led the Raptors with 28 points. Scottie Barnes gave 21, Precious Achiuwa 18 and Gary Trent 14.
Shiakam approached Toronto at 106-104 with one shot, with 56 seconds on the clock. In the 37th minute of the end, Achiuwa had a chance to equalize the score, but managed only one free kick. Bey followed with a basket and then the guests stayed on the course.
Fred VanVleet has been ruled out of action for the third time in a row with a broken right knee.
The Raptors were also without OG Anunoby’s services and will stay for another two weeks, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. ESPN.
The Raptors player suffered a fracture in his right arm and his condition will be assessed in just over two weeks.
The 24-year-old has averaged 17.5 per game this season, which is a personal high. The Raptors are scheduled to face the Detroit Pistons tonight.
The Raptors also played without Thad Young (illness without COVID-19). The reserve has scored 10, 11 and 11 points in his last three games.
Nick Nurse’s group is seventh in the East, two games behind the Cleveland Cavaliers in sixth place. The Raptors will play again on Friday night at home against the Orlando Magic.
KD is doing well on his return, but is still bowing
The return of Kevin Durand did not stop the Brooklyn Nets from slipping, losing 113-107 to the Miami Heat.
Durand scored 31 points in his first game since January 15, after losing 21 games.
KD inspired the Nets by taking a 16-point lead, but the Heat ended up tightening their defense in the second half to regain control. He missed a three-point shot that would give his team the lead 57 seconds from the end of the match.
Bam Adebayo had 30 points in the victory, along with 11 rebounds and 6 assists. Tyler Herro added 27 points for the top Easterners, who rebounded from the defeat by Milwaukee last night.
The Nets are left without two other important players, Kyrie Irving and Ben Simmons.
Elsewhere in the NBA
Bulls 124 – Hawks 130
CHI: DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine each had 22 points
ATL: Tray Young scored 39 points, including 7 long-distance baskets
Grizzlies 107 – Celtics 120
MEM: Ja Morand had 38 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists
BOS: Jason Tatum scored 21 of his 37 points in the 4th quarter
Kings 115 – Spurs 112
SAC: Harrison Barnes and De Aaron Fox had 27 and 26 points respectively
SAS: Lonnie Walker IV scored 30 points and Dejounte Murray 29
Warriors 113 – Mavericks 122
GSW: Stephen Curry was eliminated in the last ten minutes and finished with 21 points
DAL: Luka Doncic had 41 points and the Mavs won the Golden State for the second time in 5 days
Lakers 111 – Clippers 132
LAL: In the defeat, LeBron James had 26 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
LAC: Reggie Jackson was first with 36 points, 9 assists and 8 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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