NBA: San Antonio makes comeback with New York, Denver beats Toronto

Nine games of the NBA regular season took place on the night between December 31st and January 1st.

“San Antonio” defeated “New York” at home with a spectacular comeback.

The Knicks, who took the initiative from the beginning of the meeting, were ahead by 12 points with 43:31 remaining in the first quarter. They increased the difference to 19 points in the second 12 minutes and made a significant improvement of 14:0. “San Antonio” responded with a move at 9:0 and went into the break with a 10-point lead at 63:73. In the third quarter, Spurs made a move at 14:0 and equalized the score: 86:86. However, they could not stay close to the opponent and at the end of the quarter they were already losing -9 – 93:102 as they missed the 0:11 breakthrough. The fourth quarter started with an even game, but in the middle San Antonio made a decisive move with 13:2 to take the lead 122:118. After that, Spurs did not allow their opponents to take the lead again and maintained the winning score until the final siren, 134:132.

The most productive name of the home team was Shempeni with 36 points, while Vembanyama also had a double-double with 31 points + 13 rebounds.

Toronto lost at home to an injured Denver team.

Nuggets started the match better, winning the first quarter by 9 points at 32:23. Maintaining its superiority in the second 12 minutes, the guest team entered the long half with the same score of +9 – 63:54. At the beginning of the third quarter, Toronto made a 14:1 move to take a 68:64 lead. After that, the game was balanced and neither team allowed their opponent to take the lead. Therefore, the fate of the winner was decided in the last minute of the meeting. 15 seconds before the buzzer, Ingram hit a two-pointer to cut the Raptors’ lead to 1 point, which Murray immediately responded with a two-pointer that the home team failed to convert into a three-pointer to tie the score. The result is 106:103 in favor of Denver.

Barnes recorded a triple-double with 20 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for Toronto. The most productive name in Denver’s eight-man rotation was Watson, who scored 24 points.

NBA. Regular season, January 1

San Antonio – New York – 134:132 (36:45, 27:28, 30:29, 41:30)

San Antonio: Shempeni (36), Vembanyama (31 + 13 rebounds), Fox (26 + 7 assists), Barnes (7), Castle (5 + 7 assists) – start; K. Johnson (19 + 8 rebounds), Cornet (7 + 9 rebounds), Harper (2), Olynyk (1), Bryan (0).

New York: Brunson (29 + 8 assists), Towns (20 + 7 rebounds), Bridges (13), Anunoby (9), Diawara (6) – start; McBride (21), Clarkson (20), Hookporty (6), McCullar (3), Kolek (3+6 assists), Yabusele (2).

Toronto – Denver – 103:106 (23:32, 31:31, 25:22, 24:21)

toronto: Ingram (30 + 8 rebounds), Quickley (22), Barnes (20 + 14 rebounds + 10 assists), Barrett (17), Agbaji (2) – start; Murray-Boyles (6+9 rebounds), Walter (2), Shead (2), Bettle (2), Dick (0), Mamukelashvili (0).

Denver: Watson (24 + 8 rebounds), J. Murray (21 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Valanciunas (17 + 9 rebounds), Pickett (10), Jones (6 + 7 rebounds) – start; Holmes (11), Hardaway (9), B. Brown (8+7 ​​rebounds).

Charlotte – Golden State – 125:132 (30:30, 34:39, 36:29, 25:34)

Charlotte: Miller (33), Ball (27 + 5 turnovers), Knippel (20 + 8 assists), Sexton (16 + 8 assists), Diabati (0 + 8 rebounds) – start; Hall (9 + 7 rebounds), James (9), Hall (6), Green (5), McNealy (0).

Golden State: Curry (26+5 turnovers), Butler (19+7 assists), Dr. Green (10 + 8 rebounds + 12 assists), Post (9), Moody (7) – start; Podziemski (19), Santos (13), Payton II (9), Horford (8), Melton (7), Richard (5), Spencer (0), Jackson-Davis (0).

Atlanta-Minnesota-126:102 (33:26, 37:23, 28:24, 28:29)

of Atlanta: Johnson (34 + 10 rebounds + 6 assists), Okongwu (17 + 8 rebounds), Daniels (11 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists), Alexander-Walker (11), Risache (9) – start; Porzingis (16), Kennard (15), Newell (7+9 rebounds), Krejci (6), Wallace (0), Gueye (0).

Minnesota: Edwards (30), Randle (19 + 7 rebounds), McDaniels (8), DiVincenzo (6 + 7 assists), Gobert (6 + 11 rebounds) – start; Juzeng (10), Miller (7), Reed (6 + 7 rebounds), Dillingham (5), Clark (3), Conley (2), Hyland (0), Ingles (0), Beranger (0).

Indiana-Orlando-110:112 (28:31, 38:37, 29:26, 15:18)

indiana: Siakam (26), Maturin (23 + 5 losses), Nembhard (19 + 7 assists), Huff (0), Furphy (0) – start; Sheppard (12), Nesmith (9 + 10 rebounds), Walker (9), Potter (8), McConnell (4 + 8 assists), Bradley (0).

orlando: Banchero (29 + 10 rebounds + 5 losses), Bane (18 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Black (15), Suggs (11), Carter (6 + 11 rebounds) – start; Bitadze (14 + 9 rebounds), Kane (11), Penda (4), Jones (4), Richardson (0), da Silva (0).

Cleveland – Phoenix – 129:113 (37:21, 30:33, 29:35, 33:24)

cleveland: Mitchell (34 + 10 rebounds + 7 assists), Garland (19 + 6 assists), E. Mobley (16 + 10 rebounds + 5 blocks), Allen (16 + 11 rebounds), Wade (5) – start; Tyson (18), Merrill (16), Bryant (3), Porter (2+9 rebounds), Tomlin (0), Proctor (0).

Phoenix: Booker (32), Brooks (20), Gillespie (17), O’Neal (9), Williams (2 + 9 rebounds) – starter; Buey (18), Dunn (6), Hayes-Davis (5), Goodwin (4+15 rebounds), Livers (0), Ighodaro (0), Fleming (0), Maluach (0).

Chicago – New Orleans – 134:118 (36:32, 31:30, 30:28, 37:28)

Chicago: Okoro (24), Jones (20 + 12 assists), Buzelis (19), Vucevic (17 + 8 rebounds), Smith (14 + 14 rebounds) – start; Herter (13), Dosunmu (12+6 assists), Williams (12), Carter (3), Terry (0).

new orleans: Williamson (31 + 7 rebounds), Bay (16), Murphy (15), Queen (9 + 7 rebounds + 5 blocked shots), Fiers (5) – start; Poole (26), Peavey (6), Hawkins (5), Missy (3), Looney (2 + 10 rebounds).

Milwaukee – Washington – 113:114 (32:30, 30:35, 26:21, 25:28)

Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (33 + 15 rebounds + 6 losses), Porter (19), Rollins (16 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Turner (13 + 7 rebounds + 5 blocks), Green (9) – start; Portis (13), G. Harris (5), Kuzma (5), Trent (0).

washington: Sarr (20 + 11 rebounds + 4 blocks), McCollum (18), Johnson (14), Coulibaly (10), Middleton (0 + 6 assists) – start; Carrington (20), Shempeny (12 + 9 rebounds), Bagley (9), Johnson (8), Riley (3).

Oklahoma – Portland – 124:95 (38:30, 35:25, 26:21, 25:19)

Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (30 + 6 assists), Jaylen Williams (13 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Holmgren (12 + 10 rebounds + 6 blocks), Dort (12), Wallace (5) – start; Mitchell (17), Joe (15), Carlson (12+7 rebounds), Caruso (3), K. Williams (3), Wiggins (2), Youngblood (0).

Portland: Sissoko (19), Avdija (17 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists + 7 losses), Sharpe (14), Kamara (6 + 7 rebounds + 5 losses), Clingan (6) – start; Love (10), Murray (10), R. Williams (8+8 rebounds), Jan Hansen (3), Ruper (2), Rieth (0).

tournament tables

Western Conference

Eastern Conference