THE + HIGHLIGHTS
Important NBA day, with fourteen games up for grabs and with Solobasket present at the game that was played at Madison Square Garden between the Knicks receiving a visit from the Blazers. A game full of emotions, between two teams in difficulty and that ended over timebut which would ultimately take direct visitors from Billiups, with a Jerami Grant spectacular, adding 44 points, personal best, very well supported by Anfernee Simons’ 38. An overtime that saw the Blazers as great rulers, with an interesting match also from the Bosnian Nurkic, on the edge of the triple double, and with brunsonin a Madison packed with fans, hoping for a win for his team, after more than a week on the road, starting at 32.
Not far from the Big Apple, two states away, Boston continues its winning streak and defeats a rising team, the Kings. “I felt like we had too many turnovers, mindless turnovers. Being 18 on the road against the best team in the NBA is hard to beat“commented Mike Brown, head coach of the California team. Tatum and Brown have been the leader, as is the usual Trefoil team trend, between two all-winning teams in the last four weeks, also being the two most offensive in the entire league, the Kings enter the game averaging 120 a game and the Celtics 119.7.
In one of the day’s games, between two big contenders for a future in the conference, Bucks outscore Cavs at Wisconsin by fifteen points. Antetokounmpo continues to do his part and scores 38 points, given how the third quarter was capital with a streak of 23-2 that it was time to break the game and not walk away from the Celtics. The Bucks trailed 52-63 at halftime, changing pace and game plan after the restart, with big contributions from Bobby Portis and Jevon Carter. Donovan Mitchell joined LeBron James as the second player to score 500 points in his first 17 games. The King did it in the 2007-2008 season.
From north to south and landing in Florida, with the victory, important, of the Heat against the Wizards. Adebayo was the differential with 38 points, while Caleb Martin helped with 20, winning the back to back against the capital once again, combining last Wednesday’s victory, before Thanksgiving 113-105, in a new game without Jimmy Butler and there are already five, plus Strus or Duncan Robinson.
LeBron James is back on track after a five-game absence, assisting the Lakers to win in San Antonio. James scored 21 points, looking like Anthony Davis continues at a great pace and has 25 points plus fifteen rebounds. “It was pretty cool to get out on the field with my teammates, make plays and help them win.“, commented James at the end of the game. The Spurs continue in free fall and have added their seventh consecutive loss. Both teams will meet again on Saturday in the same scenario in the Texas city.
IT + VIRAL
Indiana Pacers continues to climb positionsthis time beating the Nets at home, to occupy a strong fourth position, as four players of the Carlisle team finished with 20 or more points: Hield led with 26, Turner had 23, Haliburton 21 and the rookie Bennedict Mathurin added 20.”I think we have a mature group. We may be young, but we stick to the details of the game. We don’t let ourselves be shaken. We have back Tyrese, the head of the snake. It seems like he always has his composure at key moments and keeps us calm.Myles Turner commented.
Kelly Oubre and her 28 points They were key to breaking the Timberwolves’ hitting streak (five). “It is definitely a great mood booster. We must continue to learn from our defeats and mistakes and learn to win. The more you win, the more you can do the same things you did in the previous game“Oubre said of the important victory of the Hornets, who occupy the penultimate position in the East.
The Spanish performance left the non-attendance due to illness of Saints Aldama on the Grizzlies, just like Serge Ibaka en Dollars; Usman Garubain the Rockets’ win over the Hawks, he was on track for 19 minutes and scored 9 points, grabbed five rebounds and dished out three assists. Willy Hernangomez he was able to play twelve minutes with the Pelicans, with six points and five rebounds.
MVP – BASKETBALL ONLY
The NBA night in the United States (Toronto Raptors did not play a game), left interesting outstanding performances such as Adebayo, Dejounte Murray, Giannis Antetokounmpo, CJ McCollum, but we kept the 44 points of Straw grant at Madison Square Garden. It’s about the peak of his career, in a perfect setting like the New York arena, taking on the role of star, since Lillard hasn’t played.
Grant was instrumental alongside Simons and Nurkic, scoring 44 goals, going 21 of 28 from free throws. (Oregon franchise record for free throws made and attempted) and 25 before halftime. Grant & Simons had 82 points at MSG, with seven 3-pointers and wins in the over time. The Blazers have three players averaging over 20 points per game: Lillard, 22 from Simons, and 21 from Grant.
