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Six games were played tonight (between Sunday and Monday) in the NBA, including that of the Washington Wizards and Danny Abadia against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets.
Washington (35:7) - Denver (14:30) 113:104
L.A.
Clippers (14:27) - Brooklyn (25:17) 114:125
Orlando (20:23) - Miami (19:24) 87:105
Houston (22:20) - Boston (10:33) 116:107
Phoenix ( 18:24) - Indiana (19:24) 110:117
L.A.
Lakers (22:21) - Portland (29:12)
When he gets down to business, Phoenix is a problem.
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Phoenix (6:24 p.m.) - Indiana (7:24 p.m.) 110:117
Kevin Durant scored 40 points, Kevin Booker scored 26 points, and Phoenix recorded its fifth consecutive victory and entered form.
Bradley Beal scored 25 points on 11-of-16 shooting as the Suns upset the visitors from Indiana.
Whenever the Pacers put up a few small runs, Durant was there to bury a killer jumper, with the 35-year-old forward going 5-for-5 in the final quarter to hand Indiana its fourth loss in its last five games.
Buddy Hield led the Pacers with 18 points, freshman Pascal Siakam had 15 and dished out seven assists, but Indiana struggled without Tyrese Halliburton, who sat out six of the last seven games with a muscle strain.
Indiana recorded another 0:11 run and took a 103:105 lead with 3:20 minutes remaining, but Durant (18 of 15 from the field, 4 of 7 from three) returned the advantage to Phoenix with a three-pointer, which did not lose it until the end.
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14 points in 5 minutes.
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No.
Clippers (14:27) - Brooklyn (25:17) 114:125
What a huge comeback for the Clippers.
After trailing and trailing for three quarters, Kawhi Leonard scored 14 of his 21 points in the final five minutes to lead his team to victory after trailing by 18, with the Clippers going on a 0:22 run.
After the Nets started the game with a 0:16 run, the Clippers had to fight all game to stay in it, until the turnaround in the last quarter.
"They gave us a blow in the face already in the opening, but in the last quarter we played Clippers basketball, with defensive stops, and the rest is history," said James Harden, who finished with 24 points and 10 assists.
Russell Westbrook scored 23 points, giving his teammates the energy they needed when he came off the bench, en route to the Clippers' 10th win in their last 12 games.
Paul George finished with 12 points, but he and Kawhi fumbled all night (combined 11-for-32 from the field), until Leonard's final surge, which ended with a 3-pointer from the corner that got the home crowd jumping and completed a 10:39 run.
Mikel Bridges scored 26 for Brooklyn, 20 of them in the first half.
6 of 11 from three for a 2.18m player is good?
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Houston (22:20) - Boston (10:33) 116:107
Kristaps Porzingis scored 32 points, helping the Celtics recover from their first home loss of the season on Friday night, shooting 11 of 20 from the field and 6 of 11 from three, and The road adds 5 blocks.
Derek White scored 21 and grabbed 12 rebounds, Jayson Tatum scored 18 but only 4 of 17 from the field, and Jaylen Brown finished with the third triple double of his career - 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the ranks of the team with the best balance in the league .
On the other hand, less than 24 hours after beating Utah in overtime, Houston entered the game without Fred VanVleet, Jabari Smith, Jeff Green and Reggie Bullock, and the Rockets and their coach Ima Oduka (ex-Boston) surrendered after trailing by double digits for most of the game .
Jaro Holliday missed the game against his brother, with Aaron Holliday finishing with 12. Dillon Brooks stood out in Houston with 25 (5-for-15! from three), Alfern Sangon scored 24 for the losers.
Orlando (20:23) - Miami (19:24) 87:105
Orlando started with its top five for the first time after two and a half months, all scored in double figures, and the Magic held Miami to a negative shooting record this season, with the Heat struggling with 37.5 percent from the field and -18 turnovers on the way to only 87 points, and two quarters of which they scored less than 20.
Paolo Bunkero scored 20 points, Markel Foltz started for the first time since the beginning of November and scored 12, Wendell Carter scored 17 and caught 9, Franz Wagner returned after eight games and scored 19. "It felt good to have everyone back, and it shows in our defense, which is what unites us as a unit ", Fultz said at the end.
Bam Adebayo scored 22 hits, recording a third consecutive loss.
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