With 36 points from rookie Anthony Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves took the lead in their turn against the Memphis Grizzlies, winning 130-117 on Saturday afternoon.
Edwards surpassed Ja Morand, who had 32 points and eight assists in the defeat. Morand had some spectacular games, including a pass between his legs and some acrobatic shots to the basket.
Carl-Anthony Towns also played a strong game with 29 points and 13 rebounds. Malik Beasley contributed 23 points, while D’Angelo Russell was reduced to 10 points.
The Timberwolves, who defeated the Clippers to secure the 7thand ranking in the East, won the first game of a series for the first time since 2004.
The 2nd race will take place on Tuesday night in Memphis.
For the Grizzlies, Morand was backed by Canadian Dillon Brooks, who scored 24 points, and Brandon Clark, who scored twice with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
Memphis equaled a team record by winning 56 regular season games and earning the highest ranking in team history. The Grizzlies ran out of FedExForum, but found it difficult to continue after a week off and were only twice ahead of two in a row, the last time in the middle of the second quarter.
In this game between the best attack in the NBA and two of the youngest teams in the league this season, the Timberwolves set a first-half score and a game record.
The Timberwolves started 9-2, before leading 41-33 after just 12 minutes. He is the most productive attacking general in the history of the NBA playoffs.
Minnesota led 65-62 at halftime, then beat Memphis 32-30 in the third quarter and led 97-92 in the fourth quarter.
The Jazz took advantage of the absence of Luka Doncic
He ousted Luka Doncic with a calf injury, the Dallas Mavericks were defeated 99-93 by Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz on Saturday as the first round in the West began.
Mitchell was eliminated in the first half, but responded with 19 points in the third quarter. Utah finished the quarter with 73-65.
Dallas came close to 92-91, before a three-pointer by Roy O’Neill. He then scored his first points in the match, after four missed shots. The Jazz remained under control afterwards.
The second match will be presented on Monday afternoon.
Bojan Bogdanovic helped Mitchell with 26 points, while Rudy Gombert grabbed 17 rebounds and made three blocks.
For the Mavericks, Jalen Brunson had 24 points, two more than Spencer Dinwiddie.
Doncic suffered a left leg injury on April 10 against the Spurs in the last game of the Mavericks’ regular season.
His case will be evaluated on a daily basis, said coach Jason Kidd.
The 23-year-old Slovene finished third in the NBA with an average of 28.4 points per game this season.
Doncic was the only player in the league to average at least 28 points, eight rebounds and eight assists this season.
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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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