NBA: Sensation in Minnesota, lost to San Antonio, Boston won again

Five games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 19-20.

Minnesota hosted Oklahoma and earned a sensational victory.

The Thunder started the game better, winning the first quarter with a score of 33:23, but Minnesota managed to get back into the game. The Timberwolves gradually closed their deficit and entered the long break ahead -3-28:51. The third quarter was equal, the teams took the lead 11 times, but Oklahoma still maintained its 2-point advantage: 85:83. The fourth 12-minute period started with a 7:0 move by the home team, which gave them a 90:85 lead, but they could not maintain this advantage and by the middle of the quarter the Thunder were ahead 101:100. The decisive factor in the match was the final minute and Edwards’ three-pointer 39 seconds before the siren; This gave Minnesota a lead of 108:107, then, thanks to defense and free throws, they held on for the lead – 112:107.

Edwards not only made the key shot, but also became the most productive player on his team, scoring 26 points, grabbing 12 rebounds and scoring a double-double.

“San Antonio” did not encounter any resistance from “Atlanta” as a guest.

“Spurs” got away from their opponent by 24 points (68:44) in the first half and then calmly carried the match to victory 126:98, thus continuing to be in third place in the Western Conference.

The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who had a double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds in just 21 minutes on the field.

After two straight losses, Boston got back to winning ways against Miami.

During the three quarters, there was an even game on the field with no team leading by more than 8 points, and the lead changed 15 times. The fate of the meeting was decided at the beginning of the fourth quarter. The Celtics made a 9:3 move to take the lead by 10 points for the first time in the match, 104:94, then further increased their advantage and won with a score of 129:116.

Two Boston players scored more than 30 points at the same time: White – 33 and Brown – 30 and were close to a double-double but still lacked a rebound.

NBA. Regular season, December 20

Minnesota – Oklahoma City – 112:107 (23:33, 25:18, 35:34, 29:22)

Minnesota: Edwards (26 + 12 rebounds), Randle (19 + 8 rebounds), DiVincenzo (15), McDaniels (13), Gobert (9 + 14 rebounds) – start; Reed (15), Highland (13), Shannon (2), Dillingham (0).

Oklahoma City: Gilgeous-Alexander (35 + 7 assists), Jaylen Williams (17 + 7 rebounds), Holmgren (14), Dort (11), Hartenstein (1 + 10 rebounds) – start; Mitchell (14), Caruso (7+12 rebounds), Joe (6), Wallace (2), K. Williams (0).

Atlanta-San Antonio-98:126 (19:32, 25:36, 28:34, 26:24)

of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (23), Johnson (17 + 11 rebounds + 6 assists + 7 turnovers), Daniels (11), Risache (11), Okongwu (7 + 8 rebounds) – start; Kennard (10), Newell (9), Wallace (4), Gueye (4), Krejci (2).

San Antonio: Vassell (18 + 7 rebounds), Castle (17 + 7 assists), Fox (8 + 8 assists), Cornet (8 + 9 rebounds), Barnes (7) – start; Vembanyama (26 + 12 rebounds), K. Johnson (13), Waters (8), Shempeny (6), Harper (6), McLaughlin (4), Olynyk (4), Brian (1), Sohan (0).

Boston – Miami – 129:116 (30:29, 28:29, 34:31, 37:27)

Boston: White (33 + 6 assists + 4 blocks), Brown (30 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists + 5 turnovers), Keta (10), Pritchard (9), Walsh (6 + 7 rebounds) – start; Houser (15), Simons (14), Gonzalez (10+8 rebounds), Mynott (2), Scheierman (0).

Miami: Weir (24 + 14 rebounds), Powell (18), Yakucionis (17), Adebayo (16 + 10 rebounds), Jaques (14 + 8 rebounds) – start; Fontecchio (12), Smith (7), Gardner (5), Johnson (3), Goldin (0).

New York – Philadelphia – 107:116 (29:29, 30:28, 28:31, 20:28)

New York: Brunson (22 + 9 assists), Towns (22 + 11 rebounds), Bridges (21 + 7 rebounds), Hart (5 + 10 rebounds + 6 assists), Anunoby (2) – start; Robinson (21 + 16 rebounds), Clarkson (9), Yabusele (3), Kolek (2), Diawara (0).

Philadelphia: Maxey (30 + 9 assists), Edgecombe (23), Drummond (14 + 13 rebounds), Barlow (11), George (7) – start; McCain (12), Edwards (8), Grimes (5), Bona (3), Walker (3).

Cleveland – Chicago – 125:136 (32:32, 23:34, 44:35, 26:35)

cleveland: Garland (35 + 8 assists), Proctor (16), Allen (14 + 12 rebounds), Tyson (9 + 5 turnovers), Wade (2) – starts; Tomlin (15), Hunter (11), Bryant (11), Ball (8+8 assists), Travers (4).

Chicago: Buzelis (24), Vucevic (24 + 15 rebounds), Giddy (17 + 7 assists), White (13 + 9 assists), Okoro (3) – start; Jones (16+6 assists), Herter (14), Collins (13), Dosunmu (8), Smith (4), Williams (0).

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