CJ McCollum scored 19 points and added 10 rebounds as the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Toronto Raptors 114-105 on Sunday night.
Anfernee Simmons and Nassir Little each scored 19 points for Portland, who were never far behind.
Pascal Shiakam led the Raptors with 28 points and Fred VanVlit had 19.
After 34 points in the first half, Toronto came close to returning, closing the gap to 105-111 with 1:24 playing.
The Trail Blazers started the match with a 25-4 lead in the first ten minutes. The difference of 21 points widened to 34 points at the end of the second quarter.
The biggest comeback in the history of the Raptors was 30 points in a 110-107 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on December 22, 2019.
But Simmons immediately blocked VanVleet’s three-pointer.
Gary Trent Jr. and Chris Boucher scored a total of 13 and 11 points, respectively.
The Raptors returned to the Scotiabank Arena after a five-game road trip. They took 2-3 on the trip, including a 109-105 victory over the Washington Wizards on Friday.
The Raptors coach admitted that his team showed “very little energy” in this game that is played at home, but behind closed doors.
Toronto made almost as many overturns (10) as they made baskets (11) in the first half of the match.
“We can not just blame the lack of fans for our poor performance,” Nurse insisted.
Elsewhere in the NBA :
Clippers 102 – Knicks 110
LAC: Reggie Jackson was the best of his team with 26 points
NYK: Great game for Canadian RJ Barrett, who finishes with 28 points and 14 rebounds
Celtics 116 – Wizards 87
BOS: monstrous performance by Jayson Tatum, who scored 51 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists
IT WAS: Bradley Bill scored 19 points in the loss
Bulls 95 – Magic 114
CHI: DeMar DeRozan had 41 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
ENT: Jalen Saggs had 15 points, 7 assists and 2 steals
Lakers 107 – Heat 113
LAL: LeBron James led the attack with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
MIA: Jim Butler scored a hat-trick with 20 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds.
76ers 115 – Spurs 109
PHI: Joel Embiid was at the top of the opponents with 38 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists
SAS: Dejude Murray came close to hat-trick with 19 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds
Hawks 113 – Hornets 91
ATL: Tray Young had 30 points, 4 assists and 4 rebounds
CHA: LaMelo Ball had 19 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists
Grizzlies 91 – Mavericks 104
MEM: Ja Morant had 35 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in defeat
DAL: Luka Doncic was very close to the hat-trick with 37 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists
Nets 125 – Timberwolves 136
BKN: Kyrie Irving had 30 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists.
MIN: 23 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for D’Angelo Russell
Pistons 111 – Nuggets 117
DET: Taking advantage of a rare start, Canadian Cory Joseph took the opportunity to score 18 points
DEN: Jokic continues his dream season with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists
Jazz 92 – Warriors 94
UTA: Rudy Gombert dominates under the basket with 18 rebounds and 12 points
GSW: very difficult game for Stephen Curry (20 points) to win. loses 12 of his 13 attempts from downtown
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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On the evening of December 25 and the night of December 26, five Christmas games were traditionally held as part of the NBA regular season.
The most important match of the match day was played in Oklahoma, where the Thunder hosted San Antonio.
The home team started the game better and were ahead for most of the first quarter, but they missed a move 0:11 into the quarter, allowing Spurs to take the lead 41:36. Oklahoma was unable to take the lead after that, but San Antonio maintained its lead by keeping the game under control and eventually won 117-102.
The Spurs have won all three games against the Thunder this season, while Oklahoma has lost just two of the other 28 games.
The most productive player of the match was Fox, who brought 29 points to San Antonio, while Vembanyama also scored a double-double with 19 points and 11 rebounds.
The Lakers played Houston at home and suffered a crushing defeat.
The fate of the match was decided in the first quarter, when the Rockets won by 12 points (25:37). Afterwards, they increased their advantage by completely controlling the course of the match and eventually won with a score of 119:96.
For Houston, Thompson scored 26 points and Shengyun had a double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Denver and Minnesota closed out game day.
The first half of the match ended in a draw. Neither team managed to take a lead of more than 9 points, and Denver entered the big break with a 2-point lead at 57:55. In the third quarter, the Nuggets made an attack of 6:0 at the beginning and 10:2 in the middle, reaching a 16-point lead, and at the end of the quarter they were ahead +15 – 90:78. The Timberwolves did not give up and made a 16:2 move midway through the fourth quarter, reaching a lead of 107:108. This gave fans a tense ending; Edwards hit a three-pointer 2 seconds before the siren, sending the game into overtime at 115:115. And there Jokic played a decisive role and scored 18 points in 5 minutes, allowing the Nuggets to win 142:138.
Jokic scored 56 points in the NBA on Christmas Day, falling just four shy of Bernard King’s record. Nikola also recorded a triple-double with 16 rebounds and 15 assists. Murray had a double-double with 35 points and 10 assists.
NBA. Regular season. Christmas Day, 25-26 December
New York – Cleveland – 126:124 (23:38, 37:20, 24:38, 42:28)
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14 games of the NBA regular season were played on the night of December 23-24.
“Utah” hosted “Memphis” and in the middle of the second quarter they were ahead by 15 points at 50:65, but then they made a move at 17:4 and returned to the match 67:69. In the third quarter, the Jazz managed to take the lead with 71:69 and the game was leveled, but the Grizzlies added points at the end of the quarter and took the lead again with 109:101 and then calmly maintained the advantage with 137:128.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk The player, who was in Utah’s top 5 and played 22 minutes, recorded 9 points (4/4 free throws, 1/4 two-pointers, 1/5 three-pointers), 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 steals, 1 turnover and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Aldama, who scored 37 points for Memphis, while Spencer also recorded a double-double, adding 11 points and 13 assists.
In the main match of game day, San Antonio unexpectedly defeated Oklahoma.
During the three quarters, there was an even contest in which no team could gain a lead of more than 8 points, and the leader changed 16 times. The fate of the match winner was decided in the fourth quarter, and the 9:0 attack of the home team was effective in this, and then the advantage reached 12 points (98:86). San Antonio then controlled the course of the game and confidently cruised to victory, gaining an advantage of 130:110.
The top scorer of the winning team was Johnson, who scored 25 points, while Castle scored 24 points for Spurs.
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