Aside from the loss of Washington and Danny Abdia to Sacramento, ten more games were played tonight (Saturday through Sunday) in the NBA, in the final week before the All-Star break.
Clay Thompson and Steph Kerry spoiled LeBron James a historic milestone, Phoenix abused Orlando, the Clippers retaliated against Dallas, Brooklyn lost for the 11th time in a row and Ambide provided a play in Philadelphia's win over Cleveland.
Golden State (15:42) - LA Lakers (31:26) 115: 117
Clay Thompson scored 16 points out of his 33 in a game (season record) in the final quarter, Steph Kerry scored an important basket clutch 46 seconds to end the game, and so Golden State defeated the Lakers and ruined another LeBron James landmark.
Kerry finished with 24 points, while Andrew Wiggins added 19 points and helped the Warriors stop a streak of two losses.
Klay caught fire in the 4th 👀 @ KlayThompson drops 16 PTS in the quarter and 33 PTS for the game in the @warriors win!
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- NBA (@NBA) February 13, 2022
LeBron finished with 26 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists but missed the first shot from the line after Kerry fouled him with a three-pointer with 2.4 seconds left.
The second he scored, but the third he has already deliberately missed to try to take a rebound and send the game into overtime, but without success.
LeBron James has surpassed @ kaj33 for the most points in NBA history, regular season and postseason COMBINED 👑 @KingJames pic.twitter.com/0MhJlaVANR
- Whistle (@WhistleSports) February 13, 2022
Earlier in the game James extended his 25-point streak to 22 games, overtaking Karim Abdul Jabbar with the highest number of points in the NBA in the regular season and playoffs along with 44,157 points.
In the first half James equaled the record of Abdul Jabbar, and at the beginning of the third quarter passed it with a three.
Steph puts the @warriors up 3!
Final seconds NOW on ABC!
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- NBA (@NBA) February 13, 2022
Phoenix (10:46) - Orlando (45:13) 105: 132
Phoenix's run continues and big time.
Devin Booker scored 26 points tonight, Diandra Eyton added 17 points and 10 rebounds and the Suns recorded their fifth straight win.
Chris Paul recorded his 30th double-double of the season with 10 points and 15 assists, with nine Phoenix players scoring double figures en route to winning 16 of the last 17 games and with the best balance in the league - 10:46.
Rookie Jaylen Sags led the Magic with 20 points, but a season-high 40 assists from Phoenix just left no chance.
Dallas (24:33) - LA Clippers (30:28) 99:97
Luka Doncic was unstoppable in the final quarter with 23 points from his 45 in the game, just two days after scoring 28 points in the first quarter (out of 51 in the game) in a win over the Clippers.
But this time it was not enough and Reggie Jackson's 24 points were worth quick revenge for the team from City of Angels.
The Mavericks received just 4 points from the bench.
51 PTS last game, 45 PTS tonight 😱 @ luka7doncic is on a scoring tear for the @dallasmavs 🔥 pic.twitter.com/gUx0R3NzFR
- NBA (@NBA) February 13, 2022
Miami (20:37) - Brooklyn (27:29) 111: 115
The Nets continue to deteriorate with an 11th straight loss despite a comeback in the final quarter led by Kyrie Irving (20 points in the final quarter out of 29 in the game).
Am Adbayo led Miami with 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Duncan Robinson added 17 points (6 of 10 from outside the arc).
Jimmy Butler and Tyler Hiro scored 13 each.
THIS TEAM IS SO FUN pic.twitter.com/YmKRBGNkHP
- Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) February 13, 2022
Brooklyn came back from a 21-point deficit and in the final quarter a three by Cam Thomas reduced the lead to just one point - 109: 110.
Brooklyn had a chance to equalize or take the lead in a 111: 113 hit, but Kyle Laurie managed to snatch the ball and PJ Tucker scored twice from the line and arranged a fifth straight win for Miami, which continues to lead the East table.
Philadelphia (22:34) - Cleveland (22:35) 93: 103
Still without James Harden coming on a trade from Brooklyn and yet to make his debut, the Sixers got a play from Joel Ambide with a triple-double of 40 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists - and one monstrous dunk - en route to a home win over the Cavaliers.
A MONSTER performance from @JoelEmbiid 🤯
The 25+ PT scoring streak rolls on as he puts up 40 PTS, 14 REB, 10 AST in the @sixers win!
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- NBA (@NBA) February 13, 2022
Tyrese Maxi assisted Ambide with 16 points and Philly counts a second straight win since the trade that sent Ben Simmons to Brooklyn for Harden.
Ambide extended his streak to 31 games with 25 points or more.
On the other hand, Darius Garland's 27 points were not enough.
😱 JOEL EMBIID 😱
An absolute HAMMER on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/L8Rrlv9ZoR pic.twitter.com/TleTO9bFvj
- NBA (@NBA) February 13, 2022
The rest of the night's games
Chicago (21:36) - Oklahoma City (39:17) 101: 106
Toronto (24:31) - Denver (25:31) 110: 109
Nikola Jokic posts 28 PTS, 15 REB, 6 AST and gets the game-clinching block to lift the @nuggets to the dub 🃏 pic.twitter.com/DghCruJDUX
- NBA (@NBA) February 13, 2022
New Orleans (34:22) - San Antonio (35:22) 124: 114
Charlotte (29:29) - Memphis (18:40) 125: 118
Portland (34:23) - New York (32:25) 103: 112
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