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Los Angeles (AFP)
After two consecutive losses, the Brooklyn Nets returned to winning ways against the Miami Heat on Saturday’s NBA game, in which Stephen Curry (Warriors) surpassed Reggie Miller as the second-greatest tripler in history.
A day after their second straight loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the ‘Big Three’ Nets (Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden) edged the Heat by a tight 128-124 despite 41 points from center Bam Adebayo , career record.
Durant was the Nets’ leading scorer with 31 points while Irving had 28 points and Harden just 12 points with 11 assists.
The Heat, finalists from last season, added their ninth loss in 15 games in a disappointing start to the campaign in which they have barely been able to count on their star Jimmy Butler due to an ankle problem and then due to the coronavirus prevention protocols.
Adebayo, the other Heat figure, propelled his team to a tight finish Saturday, in which Durant and Irving decided in favor of the Nets with several decisive baskets. Adebayo finished with 41 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists, while backup guard Kendrick Nunn added 18 points.
In another of the games, Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry surpassed the 2,560 3-point mark of retired guard Reggie Miller and placed himself as the second player in history with the most shots of three made, behind only Ray Allen (2,973 ).
Curry, 32, a three-time NBA title winner, surpassed Miller early in the third quarter of the game against the Utah Jazz, when he made his fourth triple of the game.
– Minnesota wins without Towns and D’Angelo –
For their part, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Detroit Pistons 114-110 with 33 points and 14 rebounds from Cameroonian center Joel Embiid and 20 and 9 from Australian Ben Simmons.
With this victory, the 76ers remain in the first position of the Eastern conference while the Pistons, in which guard Wayne Ellington stood out (17 points), occupy the last place.
The first surprise of the day came with the victory of the Minnesota Timberwolves against the New Orleans Pelicans by 120-110.
The Timberwolves, last in the West, did not have their two big stars, Karl-Anthony Towns (injury) and D’Angelo Russell (rest), but several secondaries stepped forward, such as rookie Anthony Edwards (number one in the Draft) with 18 points and the pivot Naz Reid with 20.
The Spanish point guard Ricky Rubio was the conductor of Minnesota with 9 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists against Pelicans, in which Brandon Ingram (30 points), Eric Bledsoe (28 points) and Zion Williamson (19 points and 11) stood out. bounces).
Results of the NBA Saturday day:
Detroit Pistons – Philadelphia 76ers 110-114
Brooklyn Nets – Miami Heat 128-124
Minnesota Timberwolves – New Orleans Pelicans 120-110
Utah Jazz – Golden State Warriors
Chicago Bulls – Los Angeles Lakers
Dallas Mavericks – Houston Rockets
Phoenix Suns – Denver Nuggets
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