Jalen Branson scored 41 points to help the Dallas Mavericks win their second game of the series 110-104 against the Utah Jazz on Monday.
This first round playoff match is now equivalent, a victory for all.
The Mavs achieved this feat, although they were once again left without the protagonist Luka Doncic, who is trying to recover from a strained left calf.
It has been eight days since Doncic was injured in the last game of the regular season.
Branson made six of 10 three-pointers (and 15 of 25 total), while adding eight rebounds and five assists to his impressive record.
In a defeat, Donovan Mitchell had 34 points and five assists for the Jazz. The latter shot 30 times in the match.
The Mavs lost 99-93 to open the playoffs on Saturday.
Doncic started going alone again and the 23-year-old star player even attempted a shot in the center of the field on Monday morning.
Mavericks coach Jason Kidd, however, has not said much about his level of progress, other than that he is “definitely moving in the right direction” and increasing his workload day by day.
“As I said from the beginning, he is in a good mental state. She is fine, she laughs. Sometimes, when you hurt yourself, you can lose your mood. But he is young and is doing his best to get back into the game soon. Only if he can not play, we have to deal with it. »
The third game in a row between the two teams will take place on Thursday in Utah.
The Warriors lead against the Nuggets
Later Monday, the Golden State Warriors recorded their second consecutive victory over the Denver Nuggets, winning 126-106.
As a result, the Warriors are heading for Denver with a two-game lead in this top seven game.
Golden State and the “splash brothers” hailed Denver in this second duel.
It’s already hard to deal with Warriors when Stephen Curry catches fire. But if Clay Thompson gets involved and if Jordan Poole has fun imitating his elders, it becomes impossible.
The Nuggets had the bitter experience and the “MVP” king Nikola Jokic (26 points, 11 rebounds), who must feel very alone, was helpless.
Because Golden State’s “Little Big 3” is still raging.
Substituting again, for his second game after a month away (ankle), Curry came out only stronger and calmer (34 points, on 17/12), Clay Thompson planted eight points in a row (21 in total), while Jordan Poole (29 points in 10/15, 8 assists) broke out in a Chase Center outburst.
Meanwhile, on the Denver bench, the uncorrected DeMarcus Cousins found nothing better than rubbing his shoulders with Will Burton and, very disappointed, after what he considered an unsolicited foul by Draymond Green, Jokic was sent off for six.
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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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