Karl-Anthony Towns had a great night, scoring 60 points – the most points this season in the NBA – as the Minnesota Timerwolves beat the San Antonio Spurs 149-139 on Monday night.
Towns scored 19 of 31 and grabbed 17 rebounds, surpassing the 56 points he had in his career with Atlanta in March 2018.
The Hawks and Los Angeles Lakers stars Tray Young and LeBron James shared the honor for the highest total in 2021-2022 so far, at 56 points.
It is only the third time in league history that a player has contributed at least 60 points and at least 15 rebounds in a match. Only Shaquille O’Neal and James Harden had done it before.
The 7-foot giant T-Wolves put the finishing touches on his amazing performance, scoring a three-point shot with 1:39 in the end, just moments after the free throw to be at 57 points.
San Antonio has lost two games in a row since Greg Popovic scored his 1,336th NBA victory to reduce the all-time score.
The two clubs combined for 148 points in the first half, while 58 baskets were made.
On his own, Towns has collected 56 points after three quarters of the game and only in the third ten minutes he expands his harvest by 30 points.
Jokic has the upper hand against Embiid
Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets defeated Joel Ebid and the Philadelphia 76ers 114-110 in a duel between the top two favorites for the NBA MVP Award.
Jokic, the current MVP, had the best with 22 points, 13 rebounds, eight assists, two steals and two blocks.
Jokic was able to enjoy the support of rookie Bones Hyland, who had five shots from the city center on the way for 21 points.
The Nuggets fell by seven points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, which finally prevailed 33-22 to claim the victory.
Nevertheless, Embiid tried everything, leading the NBA with an average of close to 30 points per game. The Cameroon giant scored 34 points and added nine rebounds and four assists.
Embiid also fell heavily on the floor while trying to attack the basket during 4and fourth after a foul by JaMychal Green. Fortunately, Embiid was able to return to finish the match.
James Harden also played a strong game, approaching the hat-trick. He finished his game with 24 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists. Harden also caught the eye when he and DeMarcus Cousins exchanged a few words during a scrub during the 4and quarter.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
LA Clippers 111 – Cleveland 120
LAKE: Ivica Zubac had 24 points and snatched 14 rebounds KEY: Evan Mobley scored a total of 30 points in his career
Portland 113 – Atlanta 122
ORP: Josh Hart scored 31 points ATL: Tray Young was first with 46 points and 12 assists
Charlotte 134 – Oklahoma City 116
CHA: Terry Rosier had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists OKAY : Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 32 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists.
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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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