The negative streak of the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA continued, on the night from Wednesday to Thursday, Denver beat the Clippers 130-116 away from home with a great performance by Nikola Jokić.
In 34 minutes on the floor Jokić scored as many as 55 points with 18-23 field goal shooting, and he hit five of six three-point attempts. He also added 12 rebounds and six assists.
In the first quarter Jokic has already scored 25 pointsand he was mostly on the bench for the last part. The interesting thing is that after four losses, Denver won for the first time in a game in which Jokić scored 50 or more points.
The Clippers have already registered with that sixth defeat in a row. They are near the very bottom of the Western Conference standings and have only three wins with eight losses.
Even the Croatian center could not do anything against Jokić Ivica Zubac who spent 32 minutes on the floor and scored 18 points with a very good shot from the field 9-14. To that he added nine rebounds, two blocks, one assist and two turnovers.
For the home team James Harden scored 23 points with eight rebounds and five assists, while in Denver’s team Jokić was followed best by Jamal Murray with 15 points, five rebounds and four assists.
West derby a one-way street, Dončić’s modest performance
Portland was better than away from home New Orleans with 125-117, the Croatian center played 14 minutes in the defeated team Karlo Matkovic. He scored five points on 2-4 shooting and 1-2 from the free throw line. He made three rebounds and one assist.
With New Orleans, Derik Queen was the best with 26 points and seven rebounds. At Portland, Shaedon Sharp scored 35 points with five rebounds and three assists, and Deni Avdija was excellent again with 32 points.
Croatian national team player Dario Saric he didn’t play for Sacramento who was convincingly defeated on home turf by Atlantait was 133-100 for a team led by Jalen Johnson with 24 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.
The Western Conference derby was a one-way street from the start, and the reigning champion Oklahoma City won in front of his fans Los Angeles Lakers 121-92. After the opening 12 minutes, it was 30-18 for Oklahoma City, and even 70-38 at halftime.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 30 points for the home team, adding nine assists and five rebounds. From the bench, Isaiah Joe scored 21 points for Oklahoma City and added five assists, and Ajay Mitchell scored 14 points with three rebounds and assists each.
He disappointed on the opposite side Luka Doncic who ended the match with only 19 points. The Slovenian basketball player shot 7-20 from the field with only one 3-pointer hit in seven attempts. He also had four turnovers.
Miami and Cleveland in Florida they played an extremely exciting game in which Miami won in overtime, in a shocking ending. This time there was no drama at the same venue as Cleveland won 130-116. The guests broke the game in the last quarter, winning 37-19.
Cleveland won despite playing without Mitchell and Garland, and the first scorer was Jarrett Allen with 30 points and 10 rebounds. Miami was again led by Norman Powell, who scored 27 points with five assists.
He registered his third defeat of the season San Antonioin Texas he celebrated Golden State 125-120 with a great performance Stephen Curry, who scored 46 points. He also had five rebounds and five assists, as well as an excellent companion in Jimmy Butler. He finished the match with 28 points, six rebounds and eight assists.
First name San Antonio it was Victor Wembanyama who recorded a ‘triple-double’ performance. He scored 31 points with 15 rebounds and 10 assists, but also had eight turnovers.
From the very beginning Orlando was in Madison Square Garden dominated against New York and in the end deservedly celebrated 124-107. In addition to the excellent defense, Orlando’s best player Franz Wagner managed to do a lot in the attack, scoring 28 points with nine rebounds and four assists. First player Orlando Banchero scored only four points, and at the beginning of the second half he left the floor due to a groin injury.
It is still the leader in the East Detroit which he overcame on the domestic floor Chicago 124-113. Paul Reed had an excellent game for Detroit, who recorded 28 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, four steals and one block.
(Hina | Photo: Denver Nuggets)
