The Toronto Raptors returned from the 24-point deficit to beat the Houston Rockets 117-115 on Friday night at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.
After a comeback started as they were 24 points behind in the second half, Toronto went into the fourth quarter with ten points remaining before dominating at the end of the game with 32-20 thanks especially to the nine points in the fourth quarter of Gary Trent Jr. Trent finished the night with 26 points, three less than Pascal Shiakam. ” Spicy P. added 12 rebounds for his team’s only double.
Scotty Barnes with 16 points and Thaddeus Young with 14 also did well for the Raptors.
“We got the result we wanted, but it was a difficult game,” said Raptors coach Nick Nurse.
As for the Rockets, Kevin Porter Jr. closed the night with the other double of the game thanks to 35 points and 10 rebounds. Josh Christopher had 20 points. It is the third consecutive victory for the Torotonians and the eighth in their last nine games.
The Raptors were slow to start, losing even 24 points. They missed 10 shots in a row late in the first frame.
After three ten minutes, Houston was in control 95-85.
A three-pointer by Trent equalized 105-105 and then the Raptors ended up having the upper hand.
A sweeping shot from Porter created the deadlock 115-115, with 29 seconds to go. Barnes calmly led the next occupation. He ended up handing it over to Trent, who cut it in the basket for a six-foot pass.
There were then 4.8 seconds left. Houston had one last chance, through Alperen Shengun, but their close shot was short.
With Toronto confident of finishing in the top-6 in the East, Fred VanVleet took a break for the second consecutive game after recent problems in his right knee.
OG Anunoby lost his fourth consecutive bout as a result of a bruise on the back of his right thigh.
The victory also brings the Chicago Bulls to fifth place with two wins ahead of the Eastern Conference. The Raptors will complete the regular season on Sunday night in New York against the Knicks.
Elsewhere in the NBA:
Milwaukee 131 – Detroit 101
MIL: Giannis Antetokounbo got 30 points TED: Rodney McGruder scored a total of 26 points
New York 114 – Washington 92
New York: Obi Topin scored 35 points IT WAS: Rui Hachimura was the author of 21 points
Cleveland 107 – Brooklyn 118
KEY : Darius Garland had 31 points BROTHER: Kevin Durand scored 36 points
Atlanta 109 – Miami 113
ATL: Trae Young had 35 points and eight assists PURPOSE: Bam Adebayo was the author of 24 Bridges and Six Rebounds
Charlotte 133 – Chicago 117
CHA: LaMelo Ball had 24 points and nine assists CHI: Zach LaVine had 23 points and seven assists
Portland 78-Dallas 128
ORP: Drew Eubanks finished the night with 18 points LAD: Luka Doncic led by points, rebounds and assists with 39, 11 and 7 respectively.
Phoenix 111 – Utah 105
PHO: Devin Booker did well with 33 points UTA: Rudy Gobert had 16 points and 12 assists
Oklahoma City 101 – Los Angeles Lakers 120
OKAY : Jalen Howard finished with a spectacular double of 27 points and 17 rebounds ALL: Stanley Johnson finished his night with 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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