Danny Avdia at Washington Wizards practice/WashWizards X account
Milwaukee and Phoenix are two star-studded teams that are contenders for the championship but suffer from instability.
Last night (Sunday) they met when the Bucks were without Giannis Antetokounmpo, and as expected, the unexpected happened, and the host won convincingly.
Immediately after came the sweet dessert: Bam Adebayo and Kyrie Irving scored huge winning baskets at the buzzer, giving their teams victory.
Later in the night we got a tremendous performance from Victor Wombanayama and another easy victory for Boston.
Night games
Milwaukee (24:44) - Phoenix (29:39) 140:129
Detroit (55:12) - Miami (30:37) 104:101
Dallas (29:39) - Denver (21:47) 105:107
Orlando (28:40) - Toronto (45:23) 96:111
Washington (57:11) - Boston (14:53) 130:104
San Antonio (53:15) - Brooklyn (42:26) 115:122 ( After overtime)
LA Clippers (25:42) - Atlanta (37:30) 110:93
Kyrie Irving celebrates with Dallas players after scoring a winning basket/Reuters
Dallas (29:39) - Denver (21:47) 105:107
What a great finish: Kyrie Irving took a left-handed shot (his weakness) at the buzzer, and completed a chaotic final 26 seconds to give Dallas a victory over the champion.
The Nuggets erased a 13-point deficit they had in the middle of the fourth quarter, and Jamal Murray's 3-pointer 26 seconds in gave them a 102:105 lead and a turnaround.
Luka Doncic answered after a timeout, when he received a ball and immediately threw it in, of course, when he was well beyond the three-point line to tie the game at 105:105.
Murray missed in the final seconds, Dallas called a timeout, and Irving - normally a righty - took the ball, went unexpectedly left, and in motion, over Nikola Jokic, threaded a great floater (which halted Denver's five-game winning streak).
Doncic scored 37 points and Irving had 24 as the Mavericks won for the fifth time in six games.
Murray finished with 23 for the Nuggets, Jokic was quiet with 16, 11 and 7.
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Milwaukee (24:44) - Phoenix (29:39) 140:129
Damian Lillard scored 31 points and handed out 16 assists, Bobby Portis scored 31 and grabbed 10 rebounds, and Milwaukee wins without Giannis Antetokounmpo, the man who every night contributes 31 points and 11 rebounds And today he missed only the fourth game of the season.
"He's not injured," Doc Rivers said in an attempt to reassure, but the good news for Bucks fans is the contribution of Giannis' friends: Khris Middleton scored 22 in his first game after missing 16 games, and the Bucks finished 24-for-41 from beyond the arc, with Portis and Malik Beasley Score 5 threes each.
Phoenix trailed 109:94 at the beginning of the last quarter, managed to jump to 122:115, but Lillard (the first in Bucks history with 30 points and at least 15 assists) closed the story.
Kevin Durant was content with 11 points, Bradley Beal scored 28 points (11 of 15), and a not bad evening by Devin Booker (23) and Grayson Allen (25 points, 6 of 11 from three) was not enough, despite the Suns shooting 58.6 percent from the field .
1 of 1 of the three.
Adebayo/GettyImages, Gregory Shamus
Detroit (55:12) - Miami (30:37) 104:101
What a painful miss for the Pistons, what a tremendous winning basket for Bam Adebayo: Miami already led by 17 in the third quarter, Detroit responded with a 0:10 run and a comeback, 42 seconds to go Cade Cunningham equalized 101:101, then he had a chance for a winning three-pointer but missed with 9 seconds left, Miami went on a last attack, the ball reached Adebayo, and the big man buried a very long three-pointer to give the Heat the sweet victory.
Adebayo finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds, and of course 1-for-1 from three.
Duncan Robinson scored 30 hits, including 7-for-12 from three, and Miami won only three times in its last seven games - all three times against Detroit!
Evan Fournier scored a season-high 18 points for the Pistons, who honored the 2004 champion team at halftime.
10 triples (!).
Sam Hauser/GettyImages, Patrick Smith
Washington (57:11) - Boston (14:53) 130:104
Danny Avdia missed the second game in a row due to the injury he suffered against Miami, and he was joined by three other five players who were absent.
Boston, for its part, appeared without three top five players, but that did not prevent it from overcoming the hurdle very easily, after finishing the first quarter with a plus 18, and did not lag behind even for a single moment in the game.
Sam Hauser was the star of the evening with a career-high 30 points and no less than 10 three-pointers, Jayson Tatum scored him several points, and in total the Celtics shot 24 times from beyond the arc, using bench players who do not stop the momentum.
Jordan Paul scored 31 for the Wizards, who retain the dubious title of worst team in the NBA.
San Antonio (53:15) - Brooklyn (42:26) 115:122 (after overtime)
Welcome to the world of Victor Wambanyama: The Spurs' fearsome rookie continues to look simply great in the latter part of the season, delivering one of his NBA record games In that game, San Antonio again hosted in Austin, Texas, away from the regular home court.
Wombi finished with 33 points, 15 rebounds, 7 blocks and 7 assists, and was the signature of many clutch moves as he led the host to a comeback from minus 10 deep in the last quarter.
Among other things, Wombanyama recorded a dunk that gave the Spurs the advantage in overtime and a block on Denise Schroeder that secured the victory with 25 seconds remaining.
Wombanyama, who scored 13 points in the last quarter and overtime, became only the fourth player in NBA history to record at least 30 points, 15 rebounds, 7 blocks and 7 assists in a game (the previous ones were Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Charles Barkley and Joel Embiid) .
Devin Vassell added 25 for the winner, Dennis Schroeder finished with 19 for the loser.
Careful, monster.
Wombanayama celebrates/GettyImages, Ronald Cortes
L.A. Clippers (25:42) - Atlanta (37:30) 110:93
The Clippers have been losing ground in recent weeks, recording their fourth loss in five games.
The Hawks, on the other hand, break a streak of three losses and celebrate an unexpected victory thanks to 21 points from Dejonta Murray, 20 from DeAndre Hunter and 18 and 12 rebounds from Jaylen Johnson.
On the other side, Kawhi Leonard scored 28 and Paul George added 26, but the Clippers trailed by 17 at the half and were unable to come back.
Orlando (28:40) - Toronto (45:23) 96:111
Two teams with opposite trends met in Florida, and the result surprised no one: the Magic with their eighth win in their last ten games, while the Raptors count their seventh consecutive loss.
Paolo Bunkero starred as usual in the ranks of Orlando with 29 points, Franz Wagner finished with 22, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and his brother Moritz added 14. The bruised Toronto was led by Jordan Navara with 18.
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