DENVER – Playing their second game in two nights against Western powers, the Toronto Raptors shone again on Saturday, beating the Denver Nuggets 127-115.
Pascal Shiakam had 33 points, seven assists, five rebounds and two steals. The Cameroonian averages 27 points in six games.
Scotty Barnes gave a proud helping hand with 25 points, 10 assists, eight rebounds and two steals.
Montrealer wit Chris Boucher added 21 points, 13 rebounds and four blocks.
Precious Achiuwa went there with 15 points, including great long-distance damage (four to six for a three-point shot). Lately he has been playing with a lot of bites.
Thaddeus Young had nine points and three steals for the Raptors, who deserved their third straight win.
Fred VanVleet took a break the day after the victory in Phoenix. He recently lost five games with bruises on his right knee. Meanwhile, OG Anunoby lost a 10th consecutive game after a broken right finger. Malachi Flynn has been ruled out of action for the fourth time in a row with a hamstring injury.
The Raptors’ trip to five cities and six games will conclude with two meetings in Los Angeles on Monday and Wednesday (Lakers and Clippers).
Seventh in the East, the Raptors (37-30) came into a game with the Cavaliers who were in sixth place.
Nikola Jokic had 26 points for the Nuggets (40-28), whose next three games will be away.
In the West, the fight is tight for the 4th to 6th places between the Nuggets, Jazz and Mavericks.
Slow Curry, but not Klay Thompson
Despite just eight points from Stephen Curry, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 122-109.
While Curry was limited to eight points and eight assists, teammate Clay Thompson shone for the Warriors with 38 points. Specifically, he made eight baskets from the city center in 14 attempts. Jordan Poole had 30 points to win.
Unsurprisingly, Giannis Antitokoumbo was the most productive for the Bucks with 31 points and eight rebounds. No other Bucks player reached the milestone of 20 points in defeat.
Elsewhere in the NBA
Cavaliers 91 – Bulls 101
CLE: Darius Garland scored 25 points
CHI: DeMar DeRozan also finished the game with 25 points
Pacers 119 – Spurs 108
IND: Tyrese Haliburton had 19 points and 10 assists
SAS: Tre Jones narrowly missed the hat-trick with 9 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists
Timberwolves 113 – Heat 104
MIN: Carl Anthony Towns offered 15 points and 10 rebounds
MIA: 30 point game for Tyler Herro
Kings 125 – Jazz 134
SAC: De’Aaron Fox had 41 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists
UTA: Jordan Clarkson was dominant with 45 points
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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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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