Ivica Zubac and his Los Angeles Clippers suffered a heavy defeat on the road last night. The Miami Heat beat them 140-123, and the Croatian basketball player recorded another “double-double” performance with 16 points and 13 rebounds in his team’s defeat.
He led the home team Norman Powell with 30 points, during which he made six three-pointers. Bam Adebayo he set a personal record with five three-pointers, and recorded 27 points and 14 rebounds. For the Heat, this was the seventh victory in the last eight games.
Andrew Wiggins and Tyler Herro they added 22 points each for Miami, and Davion Mitchell he scored 16 points, shooting 4 of 4 three-pointers and dishing out 12 assists. Herro also hit four 3-pointers.
The best scorer of the Clippers and the game was Kawhi Leonard with 36 points, 19 of which he scored in the last quarter. Zubac spent 30 minutes on the field and, in addition to 16 baskets (7/13 field goal) and 13 rebounds, he recorded two more assists, one block and one turnover.
The Clippers suffered fifth defeat in a row and lost for the eighth time in nine games.
Washington Wizards won 129-126 at home Milwaukee Bucks and after a reversal. CJ McCollum scored 28 points and Marvin Bagley III added 22 points and eight rebounds for the Wizards, who have won two of their last three games after a 14-game losing streak.
Milwaukee led by 16 points midway through the third quarter, but the Wizards got closer before going on a 10-1 run in the final 90 seconds of the game. McCollum’s 3-pointer with 15 seconds left and Bilal Coulibaly’s dunk with 5.4 seconds left sealed the victory. A last-second 3-pointer by the Bucks only narrowed the gap.
Kevin Porter Jr.who left the game with lower back spasms midway through the fourth quarter, led Milwaukee with 30 points and Giannis Antetokounmpo had 26 points and seven rebounds.
Milwaukee lost for the eighth time in nine games.
Detroit Pistons on their field, they outplayed them narrowly 99-98 Atlanta Hawks. Jalen Duren scored 21 points with 11 rebounds, and Cade Cunningham added 18 points, eight rebounds, eight assists, six steals and three blocks.
He was the best at the Hawks Jalen Johnson who finished the game with 29 interceptions, 13 rebounds and seven assists. Nickeil Alexander-Walker scored 26 points, and Onyeka Okongwu scored 20.
Booker is the third youngest player with 17,000 points and 3,600 assists
Phoenix Suns they ended their seven-game winning streak Los Angeles Lakers defeating them away from home with 125-108. Dillon Brooks led the winning team with 33 points, and Collin Gillespie scored 28 points, hitting eight of 14 three-pointers. Devin Booker scored 11 points for the Suns in 10 minutes of the first quarter before leaving the court with a groin injury.
Before leaving the game, Booker reached 17,000 points in 11 NBA seasons and became the third youngest player with 17,000 points and 3,600 assists at the age of 29 years and 32 days. LeBron James and Oscar Robertson were younger.
At the Lakers Luka Dončić scored 38 points with 11 reboundswhile Austin Reaves added 16 points. After missing Sunday’s game with a foot injury, James returned to score 10 points, extending his double-digit scoring streak to 1,297.
Basketball players Utah Jazz won 133-125 in Salt Lake City Washington Wizards and until the celebration they were led by Lauri Markkanen with 29 points. Keyonte George scored 28 points, Jusuf Nurkic added 18 and nine rebounds for the Jazz, who won for the second time in three games.
Kevin Durant led the way Rockets with 32 points and nine rebounds. Alperen Sengun added 31 points and 14 assists, while Amen Thompson scored 23 points.
Cleveland Cavaliers won with a high score of 135-119 in Indianapolis Indiana Pacers mostly thanks to Donovan Mitchell who finished the game with 43 points. Jaylon Tyson added 27 for Cleveland, who snapped a three-game losing streak with this win. Pascal Siakam collected 26 points and seven rebounds for the Pacers, and Andrew Nembhard scored 21 points.
Dallas Mavericks for the first time this season, they recorded two victories in a row, defeating the home team 131-121 Denver Nuggets. Ryan Nembhard finished the game with 28 points and 10 assists, and Anthony Davis scored 32 points with 13 rebounds for Dallas.
Nikola Jokić recorded a “triple-double” performance of 29 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists for the Nuggets, who lost their fourth straight home game.
Orlando Magic registered its third consecutive victory after beating at home 125-120 Chicago Bulls. Desmond Bane scored 37 points and Anthony Black 22 for Orlando, while Franz Wagner added 25 points.
Josh Giddey led Chicago with 22 points. He was joined by Matas Buzelis with 21 points and Nikola Vucevic and Tre Jones with 20 points each.
They are in New York Brooklyn Nets ended a nine-game losing streak at home by celebrating with a 116-103 vs Charlotte Hornets. Michael Porter Jr. led them to victory. with 35 points, which is the most in the season.
Brooklyn snapped a nine-game home losing streak to start the season. “Rookie” Kon Knueppel was the best scorer among the Hornets with 18 goals, and LaMelo Ball collected 12 points and 14 assists.
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