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In the Big 3 premiere: Brooklyn lost to Cleveland, Colin Sexton stole the show
Irving returned to star alongside Durant, Harden reached a triple-double, but the Cubs guard sniped 20 straight points and set up a mighty 135: 147 after two overtimes.
Doncic's triple double put the Mavericks back on the winning track, Ambide's 42 points subdued Boston without Jason Taitum
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Everyone was talking about three stars, in the end the rising star of the opponent won.
Sexton vs. Irving and Harden (Photo: Reuters)
A nine-game NBA game tonight (Wednesday through Thursday) showcased for the first time the star trio that the entire league is talking about - and showed that they still have quite a bit of work to do.
Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and James Harden played together for the first time, but the Nets were surprisingly defeated by Cleveland after two overtimes.
In other games Dallas defeated Indiana, Philadelphia defeated Boston, Miami defeated Toronto and at this time the Clippers host Sacramento.
Tonight:
Cleveland (7: 7) - Brooklyn (7: 9) 135: 147 (two overtimes)
Indiana (6: 8) - Dallas (7: 7) 124: 112
Philadelphia (5:10) - Boston (5: 8) 109: 117
Toronto (9: 5) - Miami (7: 6) 111: 102
Atlanta (7: 7) - Detroit (11: 3) 115: 123 (overtime)
Minnesota (10: 3) - Orlando (8) 7) 97:96
Houston (8: 4) - Phoenix (5: 7) has not yet ended
Golden State (6: 7) - San Antonio (6: 8) has not been completed
L.a Clippers (4:10) - Sacramento ( 9: 5) Not yet finished
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Durant, Harden and Irving (Photo: GettyImages, Jason Miller)
Cleveland (7: 7) - Brooklyn (7: 9) 135: 147 (Two Overtime)
The entire NBA was expecting the first Big 3 game to dominate the league, but in the end the one who stole the show was another rising star, from a different team .
A career-high 42 points including 20 consecutive points in overtime, made Colin Sexton who is in the midst of a breakout season, the true hero of the evening, despite a handsome offensive output from the Hunts star trio.
Kyrie Irving returning after the mysterious disappearance, passion with 37 points, Kevin Durant was even better with 38, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 blocks and also James Harden who suffered from a lukewarm shooting day (21 points) reached the triple double with 12 assists and -10 rebounds.
Somehow, it was not enough for the Nets who did open the game with 10 of 10 from the field with the Big 3 juggling, but failed to dominate the game even though they got the last shots of legal time and the first overtime.
The wonderful Sexton took advantage of this to force a second overtime with a 1.2 second three to the end of the first overtime and complete a surprise win for the Cubs with a great basket chain, including another three that closed out an interest.
In addition to Sexton, the winner was Jedi Osman with 25, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, which proved to the new Brooklyn that despite her erupting talent, she has a long way to go before she can meet expectations.
Turns out there are some who will cover up for his weak day.
Doncic (Photo: GettyImages, Andy Lyons)
Indiana (6: 8) - Dallas (7: 7) 124: 112
Good news for Luka Doncic: It looks like Kristaps Forzingis is finally starting to come back to himself, and can win games on his own.
This is more or less what happened tonight, when the Latvian chin set seasonal records in points (27) and rebounds (13) and prevailed on the evening of his Slovenian friend's lukewarm offensive on the way to an impressive away victory against a tough opponent.
Doncic scored just 13 points (5 of 15 from the field) and although he reached a triple-double with 12 rebounds and 12 assists, the key to victory was Forzingis' ability and Trey Barak's rise that added 22 from the bench.
The Pacers received 26 from Malcolm Brogdon and 25 and 10 rebounds from Domantas Savonis but did not prevent the Mavericks from recording a win after three straight losses.
Philadelphia (5:10) - Boston (5: 8) 109: 117
In the absence of Jason Taitum who is still included in the Corona Protocol, Jaylen Brown (26 points), Marcus Smart (25) and Daniel Theis (23 and 10 rebounds) Ascended, but could not to the dominance of Joel Ambide under the baskets.
Center Philly starred with 42 points, 17 of which from the free throws he threw 21 times - more than all of Boston’s shots combined.
Tobias Harris added 22 for the winner.
Threw from the penalty spot more than any Boston puter.
Ambide (Photo: GettyImages, Mitchell Leff)
Atlanta (7: 7) - Detroit (11: 3) 115: 123 (overtime) The
Hawks came out on top with a loss to the team with the worst balance in the league.
Clint Capella forced an overtime with a 5.4-second tie to finish, and with the time remaining Trey Young (38 points and 10 assists) and John Collins (31 and 11 rebounds) made sure to keep the win in Atlanta.
Capella added 27 and no less than 26 rebounds (career record), while Jeremy Grant provided his own career record with 32 points but failed to prevent the Pistons from losing a fourth in the last five games.
Toronto (9: 5) - Miami (7: 6) 111: 102
Even without Jimmy Butler, Tyler Hiro and Avery Bradley, the hit was big on the disappointing Raptors.
Kendrick Nan led the winner with 28 points, while Edbayo added 14, 13 rebounds and 7 assists, which was too much for Fred VanValit who recorded 24 for the loser, who was also 30 percent poor from the field in the second half.
Minnesota (10: 3) - Orlando (8: 7) 97:96
After six straight losses, the Magic achieved a dramatic victory.
Surprising rookie Cole Anthony (13 points) was signed on the three-pointer victory over the buzzer, and also completed a win in the personal duel against 1st-round pick Anthony Edwards, who suffered a weak day and finished with 8 points on 3 of 14 from the field.
As usual, Nikola Wojciech led Orlando with 28 and 8 rebounds.
Owen Fournier added 24.
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