The Utah Jazz were not discouraged by the return of Luka Doncic to the game. Utah tied the odds in their turn against the Dallas Mavericks, winning 100-99.
Rudy Gombert scored the winning basket in 11 seconds for the game. The pivot received a nice pass from Donovan Mitchell to complete the alley-oop and give his team a significant victory.
Gobert played well, scoring 17 points and 15 rebounds. Jordan Clarkson was the team’s top scorer. The sixth Jazz player was used for 36 minutes by his coach and had 25 points.
“We have an opportunity and we will make the most of it,” Gobert said. “We believe in each other. We must continue to move forward. »
Mitchell had the share of the games, as he made only two of his 10 attempts from the three-pointer.
In his first game since April 10 due to a calf injury, Doncic was shocking. The 23-year-old point guard scored 30 points, in addition to 10 rebounds.
“I was very happy,” said the Slovene. I’m just glad I’re back. I missed basketball. I had fun on the field. What better than the series? »
With 40 seconds to go, Doncic thought he had given the Mavericks victory with a big shot from downtown. This shot gave the Mavericks a four-point lead at that point in the game.
Mitchell decided to have his best moment in the match in the last moments, scoring three points and collecting the assist in Gobert’s winning basket.
Both teams will return to Dallas on Monday for the 5th game of the series.
The nets on the edge of the cliff
Jason Tatum scored 39 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-103 victory over the Brooklyn Nets, who are now close to 0-3 at the end of the first round.
Tatum made history in this game. He became the first Celtics player to have at least 35 points, five assists, five rebounds and five steals in a playoff game.
Jalen Brown continued to play Tatum’s perfect complement with 23 points, a third straight game of at least 22 points for the 25-year-old guard.
The duo of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving had a painful match. They combined to score just 32 points and Durant suffered five caps. For his part, Irving lost all seven attempts from the three-pointer.
Bruce Brown led the Nets with 26 points. Brooklyn will try to extend its season with a win in Game 4 on Monday night. Ben Simmons could finally make his Nets debut on this one night stand for Steve Nash’s men.
Karl-Anthony Towns goes up and the Wolves level the series
After a disappointing eight-pointer in Game 3, Carl Anthony Towns rebounded and scored 33 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 119-118 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. Minnesota’s victory allows them to tie the series 2-2.
Towns had two important free throws at the end of the last ten minutes to seal the victory for the Wolves. The pivot could also be based on the support of Anthony Edwards. The young star scored 24 points, second in the team.
Ja Morant had 15 assists, but could not put baskets firmly with 11 points. He made only four of his 13 shots.
The best player from Memphis’s side was Desmond Bain with 34 points, so 24 shots from the city center.
The two teams will repeat the necklace on Monday from the side of Memphis.
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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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