NBA
Booker and Durant clean up against the Grizzlies, Davis dominates against the Rockets, 17th loss in a row for the Pistons
The Devin Booker – Kevin Durant duo played for the Suns in the game against the Grizzlies. Anthony Davis shined in the Lakers’ win over the Rockets. The Pacers ran for 144 against the Heat despite Halliburton’s absence. The decline of the Pistons, who have now recorded 17 defeats in a row, continued. All results of the evening in the NBA.
Devin Booker flirted with a triple-double in the Suns’ 116-109 win over the Grizzlies as he posted 34 points (3/8 threes), 10 rebounds and 7 assists, while Kevin Durant added 27 points and 5 assists.
This duo kept Phoenix going with 37 and 27 points, respectively, against the equally impressive Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond Bane.
THE DODECALEPTA: 27-27, 50-51, 84-72, 116-109
Lakers-Rockets 107-97
The Lakers won 107-97 at home against the Rockets, with Anthony Davis as the star, who scored a double-double with 27 points (10/22 2-pointers, 7/9 shots) and 14 rebounds while also dishing out 3 assists for his teammates and 5 international matches for opponents. LeBron James, who scored 16 points (0/4 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 errors, moved in the shallow water.
On Houston’s side, Alperen Sengun stood out with 21 points (3/8 three-pointers), 13 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks. Fred VanVleet scored 22 points with 5 rebounds and 7 assists.
THE DODECALEPTA: 25-30, 60-44, 86-72, 107-97
Heat – Pacers 129-144
No Tyrese Halliburton, no problem for the Indiana Pacers, who won a big double over the Heat 144-129 in Miami. Bruce Brown led the way with 30 points, followed by Obie Toppin with 22 and Aaron Nesmith-TJ McConnell with 20 each. The latter also added 11 assists. On the other hand, Jimmy Butler scored 33 points, who also grabbed 5 rebounds and the same number of final passes in 37 minutes.
THE DODECALEPTA: 31-25, 65-65, 98-106, 129-144
Jazz – Blazer 118-113 (106-106 ff.)
In overtime, the Jazz and Blazers settled their differences and the home team ultimately won 118-113 (106-106 vs.). Collin Sexton scored a season-high 25 points, Keyode George scored a career-high 20 points and Omer Yurtseven also grabbed 15 rebounds Season high.
THE DODECALEPTA: 21-24, 56-44, 84-74, 106-106 (ff), 118-113
Bulls – Pelicans 124-118
Kobe White’s season-high 31 points and DeMar DeRozan’s double-double of 24 points and 10 assists contributed the most to the Bulls’ 124-118 victory over the Pelicans in Chicago.
THE DODECALEPTA: 32-29, 53-61, 89-82, 124-118
Hornets – Wolves 117-123
The Minnesota Timberwolves outrebounded the Charlotte Hornets 123-117 with Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gober doing most of the work. KAT had 28 points (4/8 3-pointers), 7 rebounds and 5 assists, while the French center contributed 26 points and 12 rebounds. Naz Reed followed them with 23 points.
For the hosts, who were without LaMelo Ball, Terry Rozier scored 23 points and Miles Bridges 22.
THE DODECALEPTA: 23-30, 59-62, 87-88, 117-123
Pistons – Cavaliers 101-110
The Pistons suffered their 17th (!) consecutive loss, losing 110-101 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Detroit, and remain in freefall. Max Struss and Darius Garland each had 22 points for the winners, while Donovan Mitchell added 20. The Pistons’ lone survivor was Kane Cunningham, who finished the game with 23 points (3/6 three-pointers), 8 rebounds and 11 assists.
THE DODECALEPTA: 30-25, 48-54, 82-85, 101-110
Nets – Magic 129-101
With Michael Bridges scoring 42 points (9/14 2-pointers, 3/6 3-pointers, 15/18 shooting), the Nets defeated the Magic 129-101 and ended the Orlando team’s winning streak of nine games in front of 17,966 spectators at the Barclays Center.
THE DODECALEPTA: 43-22, 73-51, 98-75, 129-101
Source: sport 24
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