Los Boston Celtics, current champions of the NBA, they saw how the Memphis Grizzlies beat them at home and see how Cleveland Cavaliers, who beat the Hornets, put ground in the middle for first place. The night also left the Nikola Jokic’s points record (56)which was not enough for the Denver Nuggets to avoid defeat against the Washington Wizardsthe weakest team in the League at the moment and which with this result avoided one of the worst starts in history.
The Memphis point guard Ja Morant scored 32 points with 9 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 127-121 victory. Next to him, the center Jaren Jackson Jr. He contributed 27 points and 9 rebounds for the visitors, who stopped the Celtics’ comeback attempt in the fourth quarter.
The locals, with their local star Jayson Tatum, in the leadthey did not have their day and they did not know how to prevail. The power forward bordered on the triple double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists, but with a weak statistic of 6-21 in field goals.
Bittersweet night for Jokic
Jokic, winner of three NBA MVP awards, surpassed both his previous best mark in the regular season (50 points against Sacramento in 2021) as his playoff record (53 ante Phoenix in 2023).
The Serbian center He added 16 rebounds and 8 assists to his tally. in a titanic effort to save his Nuggets from a debacle against the Wizards, the worst team of the season, who thus managed to break a streak of 16 consecutive defeats. The capital franchise achieved its third victory, and first since October 30, in the 21 games of the course driven by Jordan Poole, who reached 39 points
He shooting guard scored 9 of Washington’s 16 triplesthe best mark of his career, while the Nuggets connected on only 5 of their 24 attempts from beyond the three-point line. “Hearing some ‘MVP’ chants was great when the ‘MVP’ (Jokic) was on the court,” Poole said of the cheers from his fans.
Justin Champagnie scored 23 points and Jonas Valanciunas added another 20 and 12 rebounds against the Nuggets in which Jokic had to multiply due to the losses of Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon. Denver, winner of the ring in 2023, has a worrying balance of 11-10 which leaves him in ninth place in the Western Conference, out of the direct access spots to the playoffs.
Doncic shines in the victory of the Mavericks
Another star of the league, Luka Doncic, he did achieve the triple double in the victory of his Dallas Mavericks 125-118 against the Toronto Raptors. ANDThe Slovenian added 30 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists and he was well assisted by Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson, with 29 and 20 points respectively.
In New York there was also another triple double by Cade Cunningham for the Detroit Pistons to surprise the New York Knicks 120-111. The point guard finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists (career record) for his fifth triple double of the campaign, only surpassed in that statistic by Jokic (9) and LeBron James (7).
The Cavaliers have two wins from the Celtics
The leaders of the table, the Cleveland Cavaliers, took advantage of another stratospheric performance by Evan Mobley to beat the Charlotte Hornets 116-102 at the start of the day. Mobley was the absolute figure in Charlotte with 41 points, 6 triples (both career highs), 10 rebounds and 3 blocksan account that only three players had reached an NBA game.
The 23-year-old power forward wassupported by guard Donovan Mitchell and point guard Darius Garland, both with 18 points. The Hornets, who have the loss of its star LaMelo Ball, They were overwhelmed from the first quarter that ended with the visitors leading 41-18.
The Cavaliers lead the East with a record of 21-3 and are now two wins ahead of the Celtics.
Saturday’s NBA results:
Charlotte Hornets – Cleveland Cavaliers 102-116
Washington Wizards – Denver Nuggets 122-113
New Orleans Pelicans – Oklahoma City Thunder 109-119
NY Knicks – Detroit Pistons 111-120
Toronto Raptors – Dallas Mavericks 118-125
Boston Celtics – Memphis Grizzlies 121-127
Miami Heat – Phoenix Suns 121-111
2024-12-08 23:03:00