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NBA. Denver loss, 50 points from Embiid
On the night of December 7, 11 games of the National Basketball Association regular season were played.
Defending league champion Denver lost to the Clippers and Philadelphia beat Washington thanks to Joel Embiid’s 50 points.
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Washington – Philadelphia – 126:131 (29:25, 33:35, 33:39, 31:32)
Washington: Poole (23), Jones (20 + 8 assists), Gafford (18), Kuzma (16 + 7 assists), Avdija (8 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists) – start; Kispert (16), Coulibaly (14), Gallinari (7), Muscala (4), Butler (0).
Philadelphia: Embiid (50 + 13 rebounds + 7 assists + 6 turnovers), Maxey (26 + 7 assists), Melton (19), Batum (9), Harris (6) – starts; Oubre (12), Beverly (5), Mrs. Morris (4), Reed (0), Covington (0).
Detroit – Memphis – 102:116 (29:31, 27:21, 28:30, 18:34)
Detroit: Bogdanovich (22 + 7 assists), Düren (17 + 11 rebounds), Cunningham (16 + 10 assists + 5 turnovers), Hayes (12), Stewart (9 + 7 rebounds) – start; Ivey (9), Livers (5), Thompson (5), Wiseman (4), Burks (3), Sasser (0).
Memphis: Bane (49 + 8 assists), Jaren Jackson (24), Rose (4 + 5 turnovers), Roddy (4), Biyombo (2 + 11 rebounds) – start; Nowell (12), Konchar (9 + 7 rebounds), Aldama (7), V. Williams (3), Tillman (2), Gilyard (0), Z. Williams (0), Lofton (0).
Cleveland – Orlando – 121:111 (37:20, 28:32, 34:34, 22:25)
Cleveland: Mitchell (35 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Garland (26 + 9 assists), Strus (17 + 6 assists), E. Mobley (16), Allen (8 + 11 rebounds) – start; Niang (10), Wade (8), Thompson (1), Okoro (0).
Orlando: Banchero (42), F. Wagner (14 + 9 assists), Black (11), Bitadze (6), Suggs (0) – start; Anthony (19 + 7 rebounds), M. Wagner (11), G. Harris (8), Ingles (0), Hustan (0).
Minnesota – San Antonio – 102:94 (25:22, 21:31, 25:18, 31:23)
Minnesota: Conley (18), Edwards (17 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Gobert (16 + 20 rebounds), Towns (14 + 10 rebounds + 6 turnovers), Alexander-Walker (7) – start; Reed (15 + 9 rebounds), Brown (8), Anderson (7 + 4 blocked shots), Milton (0).
San Antonio: Vassell (22), K. Johnson (21 + 10 rebounds), Vembanyama (12 + 10 rebounds), Collins (12 + 8 rebounds), Osman (6 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists) – starter; McDermott (11), Sohan (6), Jones (4), Champeny (0), Branham (0).
Toronto – Miami – 103:112 (32:37, 34:27, 18:23, 19:25)
Toronto: Siakam (30 + 6 assists), Anunoby (23 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Barnes (12 + 11 rebounds), Schröder (9), Poeltl (2 + 4 blocked shots) – start; Trent (15), Achiuwa (9), Flynn (3), Boucher (0), Porter (0).
Miami: Caleb Martin (24 + 12 rebounds), D. Robinson (21 + 7 assists), Butler (19 + 8 assists), O. Robinson (15 + 12 rebounds), Lowry (3) – start; Jaques (15), Love (8), Richardson (7), Jovic (0).
Atlanta – Brooklyn – 113:114 (33:31, 23:22, 26:28, 31:33)
Atlanta: Young (30 + 9 assists + 5 turnovers), Bey (21 + 7 rebounds), Hunter (14), Murray (13 + 10 rebounds + 9 assists), Capela (9 + 12 rebounds) – start; Bogdanovic (20), Matthews (4), Okongwu (2 + 9 rebounds), Matthews (0).
Brooklyn: Bridges (32 + 6 assists), K. Johnson (17), Dinwiddie (13), Thomas (6 + 5 turnovers), Claxton (4 + 10 rebounds) – start; Finney-Smith (15), Smith (13), Sharp (8 + 10 rebounds), O’Neill (6).
Chicago – Charlotte – 111:100 (27:24, 21:20, 35:20, 28:36)
Chicago: DeRozan (29), Vucevic (20 + 12 rebounds), White (19 + 9 rebounds), Caruso (12), Williams (8 + 9 rebounds) – start; Dosunmu (8), Drummond (7 + 9 rebounds), Craig (6), Phillips (2), Carter (0), Terry (0).
Charlotte: Hayward (27 + 5 turnovers), Rozier (25 + 7 assists), Bridges (16 + 8 rebounds), Miller (12), Richards (6 + 11 rebounds) – start; Washington (9), McGowens (5), Smith (0).
Houston – Oklahoma City – 110:101 (32:22, 23:28, 25:24, 30:27)
Houston: Brooks (23), Shengyun (21 + 7 assists), Green (15 + 7 rebounds), VanVleet (11 + 9 assists), Smith (6 + 18 rebounds) – start; A. Holiday (22), Eason (9 + 8 rebounds), Bullock (3), Tate (0).
Oklahoma City: Gilgeous-Alexander (33 + 6 assists + 6 steals), Jaylen Williams (13), Giddy (8 + 6 assists), Dort (4), Holmgren (4 + 6 blocked shots) – starter; Wiggins (11), Mann (10), K. Williams (8), Wallace (5), Joe (3), Jaylin Williams (2).
Dallas – Utah – 147:97 (40:29, 34:22, 35:23, 38:23)
Dallas: Doncic (40 + 10 rebounds + 11 assists), Irving (26), D. Jones (12), Lively (10), Exum (5 + 7 assists) – starter; Hardaway (17), Seth Curry (10), Hardy (8), Prosper (6), Powell (4), Lawson (4), M. Morris (3), Holmes (2).
Utah: Agbaji (21), Collins (10 + 8 rebounds), Yurtseven (8 + 9 rebounds), George (7 + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Fontecchio (7) – start; Horton-Tucker (11), Hendricks (10), Dunn (8), Sexton (7), Kessler (6 + 8 rebounds), Shamanich (2).
Golden State – Portland – 110:106 (22:26, 26:29, 34:31, 28:20)
Golden State: Curry (31), Thompson (11), Dr. Green (10 + 10 rebounds + 9 assists), Wiggins (9), Looney (6 + 8 rebounds) – start; Saric (13), Kuminga (13), Moody (12), Podzemski (3), Paul (2 + 6 assists).
Portland: Simons (28), Sharpe (26), Rieth (10), Kamara (6 + 13 rebounds), Brogdon (0) – start; Walker (12), Thybulle (9), Henderson (9), Murray (6).
Clippers – Denver – 111:102 (21:36, 40:21, 18:25, 32:20)
Clippers: George (25 + 8 rebounds), Harden (20 + 11 assists), Lenard (17), Zubac (10 + 9 rebounds), Mann (2) – start; Powell (17), Westbrook (9 + 8 rebounds), Theis (8 + 11 rebounds), Brown (3).
Denver: J. Murray (23 + 6 assists), Jokic (22 + 15 rebounds + 10 assists), Porter (18 + 9 rebounds), Gordon (8), Caldwell-Pope (3) – start; Jackson (14), K. Brown (8), Jordan (4), Watson (2), Strother (0).
Source: Sport UA
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