Croatian basketball player Ivica Zubac scored 33 points with only one missed field goal, but his Los Angeles Clippers were defeated on the road by the Houston Rockets, who won 115-113.
The best player of the match is Zubac with 33 baskets equaled the best performance of the seasonand in 34 and a half minutes he missed only one field goal (13/14). In addition, the Croatian center had seven rebounds, two blocks, one assist, one steal and one turnover.
The teams entered the final 37 seconds tied after a three-pointer James Harden for 110-110. The following proved to be key Rockets action featuring Alperen Sengun gathered as many as three attacking rebounds, and Amen Thompson finished it with a “volleyball” basket, where he was also fouled, so he got and hit an additional free throw for 113-110.
On the opposite side, Ivica Zubac hit one of two free throws, and in the remaining time, the Clippers had two turnovers that prevented them from a possible turnaround.
Turkish center Alperen Sengun led the Rockets to his sixth win in his last eight appearances with 22 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and four steals. Amen Thompson scored 12 of his 20 points in the last quarter, and had nine rebounds and eight assists.
Jabari Smith Jr. combined for 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Kevin Durant added 16 points for the winners.
Along with the Croatian national team player who was the best scorer in the game, it’s for the Clippers Kawhi Leonard scored 24 points and had nine rebounds and five steals, and James Harden finished the game with 22 points and seven assists.
The Clippers fell to a 6-19 performance with their third straight loss, as they have and Sacramento Kings who were defeated last night on their floor with 136-105 by Denver Nuggets.
As usual, he led the guests Nikola Jokic with 36 points, 23 of which he scored in the first half. The Serbian center added 12 rebounds and eight assists.
It was Denver’s 11th straight road win in which Peyton Watson scored 21 points. Cameron Johnson scored 16 and Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray had 11 points and nine assists.
Sagittarius Sacramento led by Malik Monk with 18 points, Russell Westbrook scored 17 points, and Keegan Murray, Devin Carter and Maxime Rayanaud, who replaced the injured Domantas Sabonis, added 15 each.
They only have a worse performance than the Clippers and Kings in the Western Conference New Orleans Pelicans (4-22), although they won last night Portland Trail Blazers with 143-120 and thereby ended the streak of seven defeats.
Trey Murphy III scored 24 points for the winners, and Bryce McGowens tied a personal best with 23 points. Jordan Poole added 22 points, and Jeremiah Fears had 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists.
Croatian national team player Karlo Matkovic got the final 87 seconds and in that time he managed to get two baskets, two rebounds, two blocks and one assist.
Shaedon Sharpe scored 21 points for the visitors and Sidy Cissoko finished with a career-high 20 points in Portland’s sixth loss in its last seven games.
Although they were without the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo, the basketball players Milwaukee Bucks defeated Boston 116-101 in front of their fans and ended their winning streak Celtics of five games.
Kyle Kuzma led the Bucks with 31 points, followed by Bobby Portis with 27 points and 10 rebounds and Kevin Porter Jr. with a ‘triple-double’ performance of 18 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds.
Jaylen Brown was the Celtics’ best scorer with 30 points, to which Jordan Walsh added 20 points.
Results of NBA games played on December 11:
Houston Rockets – LA Clippers 115-113
(Ivica Zubac, 34:32 min, 33 k, shot 13/14, 7 s, 1 a, 1 ol, 1 il, 2 bl)
New Orleans Pelicans – Portland Trail Blazers 143-120
(Karlo Matković, 1:27 min, 2 k, shot 1/2, 2 s, 1 a, 2 bl)
Sacramento Kings – Denver Nuggets 105-136
(Dario Šarić did not enter the game)
Milwaukee Bucks – Boston Celtics 116-101
(Hina | Photo: X)
