TORONO – Dominant from the second half, the Toronto Raptors achieved their fourth consecutive victory on Wednesday, defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 125-102.
Gary Trent had 29 points for the Raptors (44-32), who have won 10 of their last 12 games.
Trent scored six of eight shots on goal.
OG Anunoby scored 22 points including 18 in the first half, where he was 4-for-4 on three-pointers.
Pascal Shiakam scored a top career with 13 assists, while collecting 12 points and 10 rebounds to complete his hat-trick.
In 14 games since March 3, the Cameroonian averaged 27.5 points before Wednesday.
“Sometimes you score a lot, sometimes it’s more to be a versatile player,” said Shiakam. When I rushed to the basket, I was immediately surrounded by several players. On the other hand, it meant that many of our children were in the countryside. »
Fred VanVleet added 12 points, eight assists and five steals.
He finished the first half with a three-pointer at the last second, giving the Raptors a 62-60 lead.
Earlier Wednesday, VanVleet was named one of the 12 finalists for the NBA Teammate of the Year (the Twyman Stokes Trophy).
The trophy highlights the concepts of team loyalty, selfless play and leadership, on and off the field.
Scotty Barnes scored 17 points, 13 of them in the second half.
Precious Achiuwa went there with 13 points, three more than Thad Young.
Six-point writer Chris Boucher had eight rebounds, including five on offense.
The Raptors will play their next game on Friday in Orlando.
Chicago and Toronto have the same record, but the Bulls have the tiebreak in their favor, giving them fifth place in the East.
Nick Nurse’s team has a cushion of two games ahead of the Cavaliers in seventh place.
First in the draft in 2020, Anthony Edwards had 24 points for the T-Wolves.
Karl-Anthony Towns scored 16 points and D’Angelo Russell 13.
Minnesota was without fourth and fifth pointers Malik Beasley and Jaden McDaniels. They injured their left ankle.
Seventh in the West, Minnesota is trying to get out of the qualifying tournament, but Utah has a cushion of two and a half games.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
Dallas 120 – Cleveland 112
LAD: Luka Doncic had 35 points, nine rebounds and 13 assists KEY: Caris LeVert scored a total of 32 points
Denver 125 – Indiana 118
NEST: Nikola Jokic had 37 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists IND: Buddy Hild got 20 points
Orlando 110 – Washington 127
ENT: Franz Wagner got 28 points IT WAS: Christaps Porzingis scored 35 points
Miami 106 – Boston 98
PURPOSE: Jimmy Butler was the author of 24 points BOS: Jalen Brown had 28 points
Charlotte 125 – New York 114
CHA: Night of 20 points and 15 assists for LaMelo Ball New York: Evan Fournier scored 30 points
Sacramento 121-Houston 118
BAG: Davion Mitchell had 24 points and nine assists HOO: Jalen Green had 32 points
Atlanta 136 – Oklahoma City 118
ATL: Tray Young had 41 points and eight assists OC: Lindy Waters III scored a total of 25 points
Memphis 112 – San Antonio 111
SAME: Tyus Jones had 25 points and six assists THIS: Dejud Murray had 33 points and 13 rebounds
Phoenix 107 – Golden State 103
PHO: Mikal Bridges had 22 points GS: Jordan Poole had 38 points and seven assists
New Orleans 117 – Portland 107
NO: CJ McCollum scored 25 points ORP: Drew Eubanks had 21 points
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Denver Nuggets announced Nikola Jokic He will miss at least four weeks due to a left knee injury.
Star center was diagnosed with left knee hyperextension. At the same time, tests confirmed that the three-time NBA MVP’s knee ligaments remained intact.
Jokic was injured in the final seconds of the first half of the 123-147 loss to the Miami Heat and limped heavily on his way to the locker room. He did not return to the site after a long time.
Before his injury, Nikola managed to produce 21 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in just 19 minutes on the field.
Losing Jokic could be a big blow for Denver, as starters Christian Braun (ankle injury), Aaron Gordon (hip issue) and Cam Johnson (knee injury) remain sidelined.
Jokic averaged 29.9 points, 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game this season.
Injury Update: Nikola Jokić suffered a Hyperextension injury in his Left Knee in last night’s match against Miami Heat. Nikola will be re-evaluated in four weeks. pic.twitter.com/NIDmlKAN81
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11 games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 29-30.
Miami hosted Denver and earned a landslide victory.
The home team was ahead by 12 points with 41:29 to play in the first quarter, but the Nuggets were able to slowly win back in the second quarter. The teams entered a long break with the score tied at 63:63. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Heat made an 11:0 move and led by 15 points at 84:69. After that the home team completely controlled the course of the game and only increased their advantage, achieving a crushing victory – 147:123.
The most productive player of the match was Powell, who brought 25 points to Miami, while Jaques (20 points + 11 assists) and Adebayo had double-doubles with 13 points + 10 rebounds.
San Antonio hosted Cleveland and suffered a sensational defeat.
Three-quarters of the meeting was fought evenly, with the teams responding to each other’s pushes with their own pushes and often staying within a shot or two of each other. That changed in the fourth quarter, as the Cavaliers went on a 15-2 run to take a 10-point lead, 94-84. They then maintained their advantage and won with a score of 113:101.
Cleveland’s main hero in this game was Allen, who had a double-double with 27 points and 10 rebounds. Garland can achieve the same success with 15 points and 11 assists.
Toronto beat Orlando at home.
Magic started the match better and made a 14:2 move at the start. Afterwards, they took control of the course of the game and increased the advantage completely to +21 – 51:30 in the second 12 minutes. After that, the home team slowly started to close the gap and entered the long break with a score of 11-11 at 54:65. The third quarter was tied, so Orlando still had a double-digit advantage ahead of the final: 94:84. At the beginning of the match the play followed the same scenario but in the middle Toronto made a move with 15:0 and not only won it back but also took the lead with 105:102. The fate of the game was decided by Barnes’ free throws, which set the score at 107:106 with 1 minute and 27 seconds left in the quarter.
Barnes could not make a triple-double this time, but he did a double-double and got 13 points and 11 rebounds, while the most productive name in the victory was Shead with 19 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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