SAN ANTONIO – Led by star Fred Van Wlit on his return to action, the Toronto Raptors won a much-needed victory on Wednesday, defeating the Spurs 119-104 in San Antonio.
VanVleet had 26 points, including 21 in the first half. With six rebounds and two steals, the playmaker was three in eight for three-pointers and nine for 10 in free throws. He had lost five games with bruises on his right knee.
Pascal Shiakam and Scotty Barnes each scored 20 points each, while Gary Trent had 17.
A number of reserves did well, including Precious Achiuwa. The latter had three long shots, on the way for a night of 13 points. One of his three rebounds was purely spectacular, a reflection of his intensity.
The Raptors cut a three-game losing streak as they try to stay in seventh place in the East. The pillow is two and a half toys in front of Brooklyn. On the horizon, Nick Nurse’s club will play Phoenix on Friday and Denver on Saturday.
At Spurs, Keldon Johnson had 27 points, two more than Dejounte Murray.
Coach Greg Popovic will have to wait before writing history. he and Don Nelson remain tied at the top with 1,335 wins in regular time.
It will be given away, just like the Coyote mascots that were to be given to the first 10,000 supporters. It did not happen, as a result of delayed delivery.
The presence of VanVleet gave the Raptors a lot of energy. gave the tone by taking six points in the opening 3:38. He averaged 38.2 minutes per game this season, a high NBA. He spent 34 minutes on the field on Wednesday. VanVleet is third in the league with 211 three-pointers.
OG Anunoby lost the eighth consecutive match, after a broken right finger.
Malachi Flynn is also sidelined with an injury to his left thigh.
Almost 100 points in two games for Tatum
Jason Tatum scored 16 of 44 points in the fourth quarter to help the Boston Celtics beat the Charlotte Hornets 115-101.
Boston won its fourth consecutive victory.
Tatum had 54 points against Brooklyn on Sunday, for a total of 98 points in just two games. Tonight, he made six of his nine long-range goal attempts and had six free throws.
Jalen Brown added 15 points.
Miles Bridges and PJ Washington, on the other hand, had 17 points each for Charlotte, who are 1-12 in the second game of a two-night, two-game series.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
Bulls 114 – Pistons 108
CHI: DeMar DeRozan scored 16 of his 36 points in the last quarter
DET: Cade Cunningham has 22 points for Detroit, whose winning streak ends in three
Suns 111 – Heat 98
PHO: Devin Booker is back after losing 4 games and having 23 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds
MIA: Duncan Robinson scored 22 points for the Heat, who lost just for the third time in 15 appearances
Hawks 115 – Bucks 124
CHI: 27 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists for Trae Young
MIL: 43 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for Giannis Antetokounbo
Lakers 130 – Rockets 139 (overtime)
LAC: This is the 9th consecutive defeat for the Lakers on the road. LeBron James had 23 points, Russell Westbrook 30
HOU: rookie Jalen Green had 32 points, including 10 in overtime
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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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