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NBA, the night’s results: The amazing Knicks broke up the Clippers, a shock loss for the Grizzlies
The Knicks left Los Angeles with a great double, beating the Clippers 116-93 while the Grizzlies suffered a shock loss to the Rockets 123-112. Victories for the Cavaliers and Wizards.
The Knicks ended the Clippers’ winning streak, who went 116-93 through Los Angeles and improved their record to 26-38. The Clippers failed to claim their sixth straight win, watching the New York team take their home and go into the fourth period on a 10-0 streak, dropping their record to 34-32.
Top scorer for the Knicks was Barrett with 24 points while Quickley had 21-10 rebounds. At the Clippers, Coffey stood out with 16 points while Hartenstein had 14.
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 22-25, 40-59, 68-80, 93-116
CUTTER: Batumi 7 (1), Morris 4, Zubats 4, Man 11 (1), Jackson 10 (0/8 3-pointers), Hartenstein 14 (1), Kenard 10 (3), Covington 6 (2), Coffey 16 (2), Boston 4, Ozelege 4, Hood 3 (1).
ΝΙΚΣ: Barrett 24 (1), Randle 10 (8 rebounds), Robinson 12 (11 rebounds), Fournier 7 (1), Burkes 15 (4), Quickley 21 (3/5 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), Sims 4, Redis 17 (2), McBride 3 (1), Archidiacono 3 (1), Gibson 3 (1).
Rockets – Grizzlies 123-112
The Grizzlies suffered an unexpected loss in Houston, with the Rockets winning 123-112. The hosts ended a 12-loss streak in a emphatic manner when they damaged Ja Morand and his side with an unplanned win.
Leading the winners were Porter and Wood with 29 and 28 points, respectively, with the latter accumulating 13 rebounds. Green was also positive with 24 points. For the Grizzlies, Bain finished the game with 28 points while Morand added 22 and Adams 23 with 12 rebounds.
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 27-34, 52-62, 92-92, 123-112
MISSILES: Gordon 12 (1), Tate 4, Wood 28 (4/7 3-pointers, 13 rebounds), Porter 29 (4/10 3-pointers), Green 24 (2), Matthew 10 (2), Sengun 6, Christopher 8, Martin 2.
GRAY: Williams 2, Jackson 8, Adame 23 (12 rebounds), Bane 28 (4), Morand 22 (7/17 two points), Anderson 3, Melton 5, Jones 9 (1), Clark 8, Conchar 4
Cavaliers – Birds of Prey 104-96
The Cavaliers continued on their course with a win that went 104-96 in Cleveland of the Raptors and went up to 37-27. The night left a bittersweet aftertaste for the hosts as, despite the win, they saw Allen leave with a broken finger and be out indefinitely.
His teammates filled the gap, however, and with two youngsters Mobley (20 points, 17 rebounds) and Garland (17 points, 10 assists) coming forward and hitting double-doubles, the Cavaliers clinched the win. The Raptors’ first scorer was Shiakam with 24 points.
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 30-29, 59-46, 73-62, 104-96
Cavaliers: Markanen 22 (3/12 3-pointers, 12 rebounds), Mobley 20 (1 3-pointers, 17 rebounds), Allen 6, Okoro 2, Garland 17 (10 assists), Love 15 (3), Osman 17 (3 ), Wade 2 , Goodwin, Davis 3
RAPTORS: Bucher 21 (3), Shiakam 24 (1), Birch 5 (8 rebounds), Trent 19 (2), Barnes 19 (12 rebounds), Akihua 8, Young, Badon, Watanabe, Michaliuk, Brooks.
Wizards – Pacers 133-123
After Kuzma was out for another game and Porzingis made an impressive debut for the Washington team, the Wizards earned a valuable 133-123 win over the Pacers and moved up to 29-34 that season. The Indiana side failed to squash the hosts’ cards as much as they wanted, suffering their 44th loss (22:44 on their tally).
Leading the winners was Porzingis with 25 points while Kuzma added 23 points. For the Pacers, Brogdon made a good game with 27 points for the second straight game, but it wasn’t enough.
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 30-26, 57-61, 96-87, 133-123
WIZARD: Caldwell-Pope 19 (3), Kuzma 23 (2), Porzingis 25 (3), Kispert 9 (3), Neto 5 (1), Avdiya 10 (7 rebounds), Gaford 10, Smith 13 (1), Hatsimura 3 (1), Satoranski 10 (1), Gill 6 (2)
ΠΕΙΣΕΡΣ: Hild 19 (2), Bristet 8, Jackson 6, Brogdon 27 (8/13 two points, 11/13 shooting), Halliburton 15 (1 three points, 11 assists), Smith 15 (1), Taylor 2, Washington 11 (3), Bitage 20 (3), Sykes
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