Pelicans 124-136 Mavericks
Kyrie Irving had 35 points and seven assists and Luka Doncic had 30 points and nine assists to lead the Mavericks (8-2) offense, which beat the New Orleans Pelicans (4-6). Tied with the Denver Nuggets. Western Conference leadership.
Lithuania’s Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds) as the Pelicans caught up with Dallas in the first quarter.
Spurs 113-118 Heat
this The Miami Heat (6-4) took a long win from the San Antonio Spurs after a disastrous first quarter (26.1 percent shooting). (6 of 23 shots), including 0 of 8 three-pointers.
Bam Adebayo had a double-double (24 points and 11 rebounds) and was the Heat’s best player, with Duncan Robinson (26 points), the re-appearing Jimmy Butler (19 points) and the Mexican-American American Jamie Jaquez Jr. (11 points) also scored. ).
The Spurs (3-7) were led by Keldon Johnson with a double-double (20 points, 12 rebounds) and Victor Wembanyama also had a double-double. Scored a double-double (18 points and 11 rebounds), but they were condemned by the 17ers. Losses – 11 of them occurred in the last quarter.
Bulls 119-108 Pistons
DeMar DeRozan scored 29 points and Nikola Vucevic (21 points, 12 rebounds) and reserve Andre Drummond (11 points, 13 rebounds) led the Bulls with double-doubles. (4-6) to win.
inside Pistons (2-9), suffering eight straight losses, are the worst team in the Eastern ConferenceIsaiah Stewart had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Suns 99-111 Thunder
The Thunder’s starting five (6-4) scored 103 of the team’s 111 points in Phoenix, led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 35 points, Jalen Williams’ 31 points and Joe Biden’s 31 points. Shi Guidi had a double-double (10 points and 10 assists) and they dominated the game at the beginning and end.
The Suns (4-6) had a rebounding advantage (60 to 43) and the numbers of Frank Vogel’s best player on the team, Kevin Durant (28 points, 9 rebounds), were not enough.
Warriors 110-116 Timberwolves
this The Warriors (6-5) were again without a player on offense to accompany Stephen Curry, who scored 38 points.not enough to send San Francisco to its third straight loss.
In a close game, the Timberwolves (7-2) scored six games, led by a double-double from Anthony Edwards’ 33 points and Dominican-American Karl-Anthony Towns’ 21 points and 14 rebounds. winning streak.
The Warriors were on the verge of closing a 16-point deficit at the start of the fourth quarter, but Moses Moody missed a three-pointer with 16 seconds left, leaving them within one point of Minnesota.
Lakers 116-110 Trail Blazers
LeBron James is out with a left calf injury suffered against the Phoenix Suns on FridayAnthony Davis took over the Lakers (5-5) and had a double-double with 30 points and 13 rebounds, in addition to six assists.
As for the Trail Blazers (3 wins and 6 losses), they shot 50% from the field (45 of 90). The best performer was Skylar Mays, who scored 15 points and 12 assists.