Jazz makes the java
We are currently having fun in Utah and everyone took advantage of the crushing victory at the expense of Cleveland (114-75) during which the 15 players in the workforce, a rare occurrence, played and, even rarer, 14 scored.
Among them, Donovan Mitchell (19 pts) and Rudy Gobert who had fun in the racket (18 pts, 17 rebounds, 4 blocks).
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The Jazz largely dominates in the West, ahead of the Clippers (3rd) who also won a 6th game in a row against Milwaukee (129-105), watering 19 three-point baskets including eight in the last quarter.
Kawhi Leonard was omnipresent (23 pts, 9 rebounds, 8 assists), Nicolas Batum brought (8 pts, 7 rebounds).
Westbrook invents the 35-20-10
Not content with being the only player in history to have finished three seasons in a row in triple-double, with being the record holder in this area in a single season (42) - which earned him the title MVP in 2017 - Russell Westbrook set an all-time high with 35 points, 21 assists and 14 rebounds, in the Wizards' victory over Indiana (132-124).
He is indeed the first to achieve a "TD" at least 35-20-10.
Before him, Oscar Robertson had approached (32-20-15) in 1961 with Milwaukee against Chicago, just like Magic Johnson (32-20-11) in 1988 with the Lakers in Philadelphia.
Russell Westbrook drops the FIRST 35+ point, 20+ assist triple-double in @NBAHistory, powering the @WashWizards!
35 PTS |
14 REB |
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In this match, as if that were not enough, it was he who knocked out the Pacers (9th), where Domantas Sabonis was very efficient (35 pts, 11 rebounds, 6 assists), by planting two banderillas behind the arc in the money-time.
With this second success in a row, Washington climbs to 12th place, just behind Toronto beaten for the third time in a row in Detroit (118-104).
Harden, Nets plus ultra
“He is our leader.
He hits another triple-double ... which shouldn't be taken for granted, but we tend to do it a bit, because he's able to pull them out of a hat almost every night ”: the Nets coach Steve Nash was still admiring James Harden after the victory against Minnesota (112-107).
"The Beard", who himself said last week feeling "like the MVP" he was in 2018, had 38 points, 13 assists, 11 rebounds, tying his new franchise record with a 12th triple-double in just 32 matches.
Jason Kidd had established this mark in two seasons (2006-2008).
12th @BrooklynNets triple-double for @ JHarden13 (38 PTS, 11 REB, 13 AST), tying Jason Kidd for the most in a season in franchise history!
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And he too made sure to be decisive in the final seconds, when the Timberwolves of Karl-Anthony Towns (31 pts, 12 rebounds) came back to a length with 58 seconds of the term after having counted 17, by scoring two. crucial free throws, followed by two last Kyrie Irving (27 pts).
The Nets, still deprived of Kevin Durant (hamstrings) are 18 wins in 21 games, now very close to the leader Philadelphia.
Fournier misses his debut
Difficult evening for Evan Fournier, who scored no points for his first match in the Boston jersey, flocked to the 94 like the Val-de-Marne where he was born (in Saint-Maurice), and lost to La New Orleans (115-109).
With a 0 out of 10 on shots off the bench, he has been a long way from nearly 20 points per game since the start of the season.
But he fought in defense (2 interceptions, 2 blocks, 2 rebounds).
Jayson Tatum was prolific (34 pts, 9 rebounds), but neither he nor the other C's resisted the current good form of the Pelicans, illustrated by Zion Williamson (28 pts, 8 rebounds, 4 interceptions).
"NOLA" is 12th in the West, ahead of Oklahoma City beaten by Dallas (127-106) in a match where Theo Maledon (14 pts, 6 rebounds) was not unworthy.
Boston now shares its 7th place in the East with Miami, winner (98-88) in New York (5th), thanks in particular to Jimmy Butler (27 pts, 6 assists) and Bam Adebayo (20 pts, 17 rebounds).
The results of the night:
Detroit
- Toronto 118 - 104
San Antonio -
Sacramento
115 - 132
Boston -
New Orleans
109 - 115
Brooklyn
- Minnesota 112 - 107
New York -
Miami
88 - 98
Golden State
- Chicago 116 - 102
LA Clippers
- Milwaukee 129 - 105
Utah
- Cleveland 114 - 75
Houston -
Memphis
110 - 120
Oklahoma City -
Dallas
106 - 127
Washington
- Indiana 132 - 124
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