NBA: Murray’s 52 points, Detroit’s sensational defeat, Houston’s victory

Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 3-4.

Detroit, the leader of the East, suffered an unexpected defeat on the road in Milwaukee. The Pistons started the game with a 27:9 lead, but then the Bucks gradually closed their deficit and took the lead 56:55 into the third quarter. Then they let the opponent fall to 10 points again (73:83) and came back again, and the fate of the match was decided in the clutch, where Green and van Sims’ three-pointers were decisive. As a result, Milwaukee won with a score of 113:109.

The most productive players of the Bucks were Porter with 26 points and Rollins with 22 points, while Sims also recorded a double-double (15 points + 14 rebounds).

“Indiana” hosted “Denver” and lost the first half with a score of 48:72, then they tried to win back and close the gap in the second half, but failed to fully attempt a comeback. As a result, the Nuggets earned a quiet victory: 135:120.

Murray scored 52 points for his team in this game, especially making 10 of 11 three-pointers, and Jokic also had a double-double (24 points + 13 assists).

Houston, another representative of the West’s top 4, achieved a crushing victory. Rockets hosted Sacramento and won all quarters of the match, leaving their opponent no chance of success – 121:95.

Three Houston players scored 20+ points: Shengyun (28), Durent (24) and Thompson (20). Alperen and Amen recorded a double-double by collecting 10 and 12 rebounds, respectively.

NBA. Regular season, December 4

Milwaukee-Detroit-113:109 (21:30, 28:22, 29:33, 35:24)

Milwaukee: Porter (26 + 7 assists + 7 losses), Rollins (22 + 8 assists), Green (19), Turner (9), J. Antetokounmpo (2) – starts; Sims (15 + 14 rebounds), Portis (13 + 9 rebounds), Kuzma (4), Trent (3).

of Detroit: Harris (20), Cunningham (17 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Thompson (10), Düren (8), Jenkins (7) – start; Ivey (15), Green (9), Reid (9), Stewart (5), Holland (5), Lever (4).

Indiana – Denver – 120:135 (28:33, 20:39, 31:30, 41:33)

indiana: Siakam (23), Nembhard (16 + 7 assists), Mathurin (15 + 7 rebounds), Sheppard (14), Huff (3) – start; McConnell (14+6 assists), Walker (11), Matthews (9), Bradley (7), Jackson (6), Robinson-Earl (2), Furphy (0), Thompson (0), Peter (0).

Denver: J. Murray (52), Jokic (24 + 8 rebounds + 13 assists), Watson (11 + 7 rebounds), K. Johnson (9), Jones (1) – start; B. Brown (14), Hardaway (11), Valanciunas (9), Nnaji (2), Jones (2), Pickett (1), Tyson (0).

Houston-Sacramento-121:95 (28:26, 23:26, 36:19, 34:24)

Houston: Shengyun (28 + 10 rebounds), Durent (24 + 8 assists), Thompson (20 + 12 rebounds + 7 assists + 5 losses), Smith (14 + 8 rebounds), Okogie (3) – start; Adams (11+8 rebounds), A. Holiday (7), Sheppard (5), Capela (4), Green (3), Tate (2), Davison (0).

sacramento: Westbrook (12 + 9 assists), DeRozan (12), Murray (5 + 11 rebounds), LaVine (2), Eubanks (2) – start; Reynaud (25), Monk (25), Achiuwa (10), Clifford (2), Ellis (0).

Cleveland – Portland – 110:122 (33:36, 25:32, 27:31, 25:23)

cleveland: Mitchell (33), E. Mobley (23 + 10 rebounds + 5 blocks), Tyson (14 + 7 rebounds), Hunter (10), Garland (6) – start; Bryant (14), Tomlin (7), Ball (3+7 rebounds), Wade (0), Porter (0).

Portland: Avdija (27 + 8 rebounds + 7 assists), Kamara (17), Grant (16 + 6 assists), Sissoko (11), Clingan (5 + 13 rebounds) – start; Love (20), Sharpe (20 + 9 rebounds), Reed (4), Yang Hansen (2), Ruper (0).

Orlando-San Antonio-112:114 (29:31, 20:27, 30:28, 33:28)

orlando: F. Wagner (25 + 6 assists), Suggs (24), Bain (14 + 6 assists), da Silva (12), Carter (5 + 9 rebounds) – start; Bitadze (8), Richardson (8), Black (7+7 rebounds), Jones (5), Isaac (4), Pend (0).

San Antonio: Fox (31 + 7 losses), Vassell (15), Shempeni (14), Barnes (11), Cornet (5 + 7 rebounds) – start; Harper (16+5 turnovers), K. Johnson (13), Sohan (4+7 rebounds), Bryant (3), Waters (2), Jones-Garcia (0).

Atlanta – Clippers – 92:115 (21:27, 20:28, 32:39, 19:21)

of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (21), Daniels (15), Risache (11), Okongwu (7 + 9 rebounds), Gue (0) – start; Kennard (11), Newell (11), Wallace (8), Krejci (5), Hustan (3).

cutting machines: Harden (27 + 9 assists), Leonard (21), Collins (15 + 9 rebounds), Zubac (14 + 17 rebounds), Dunn (8) – start; Sanders (17), Batum (6), Christie (4), Brown (3), Telfort (0), Niederheuser (0).

New York – Charlotte – 119:104 (27:12, 26:35, 37:28, 29:29)

New York: Towns (35 + 18 rebounds), Brunson (26), Bridges (16), McBride (15), Hart (15 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists) – start; Clarkson (6), Kolek (6), Hookporti (0), Yabusele (0), Diawara (0), Dadier (0), Jamison (0).

Charlotte: Ball (34 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists), Knippel (13), James (11), Bridges (8), Diabate (2 + 8 rebounds) – start; Hall (13), McNealy (10), Kolkbrenner (8+9 rebounds), Sexton (4), Simpson (1), Reeves (0).

Chicago – Brooklyn – 103:113 (24:29, 20:25, 31:29, 28:30)

Chicago: Giddy (28 + 11 rebounds + 11 assists), Dosunmu (16), Vucevic (16 + 11 rebounds + 6 losses), Buzelis (14), Phillips (5) – start; Williams (10), Carter (6), Terry (6), Miller (2), Olbrich (0), Flowers (0).

Brooklyn: Porter (33 + 10 rebounds), Clowney (20 + 7 rebounds), Clexton (14 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists), Demin (10), Martin (4) – start; Wolf (8+6 losses), Z. Williams (8), Saraf (6), Pavel (5), Sharp (5+7 rebounds).

Dallas – Miami – 118:108 (28:33, 36:21, 29:26, 25:28)

dallas: Flagg (22), Marshall (18), Davis (17 + 17 rebounds), Nembhard (15 + 13 assists), Christie (10) – start; Thompson (17), Russell (10), Williams (7), Gafford (2), Pavel (0), Caleb Martin (0).

Miami: Adebayo (21 + 7 rebounds), Hirro (20), Wiggins (11), Mitchell (4 + 9 assists), Larsson (4) – start; Weir (22 + 10 rebounds), Jaques (10), Smith (8), Fontecchio (8), Jovic (0).

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