Chicago (USA), 31 Dec. The Dallas Mavericks of a stellar Luka Doncic, who signed his third game in December with over fifty points, and the Brooklyn Nets, who celebrated their eleventh consecutive victory, closed their 2022 season in the best way this Saturday with victories against San Antonio Spurs and the Charlotte Hornets, respectively.
SPURS 125 – MAVERICKS 126
Doncic sealed his third game with at least fifty points in December, scoring 51 points, with six rebounds, nine assists and four steals, in the hard-fought victory of the Dallas Mavericks in the Texas derby against the San Antonio Spurs (125-126). .
Doncic became the first player in NBA history with more than 225 points, fifty rebounds and fifty assists in the space of five games, according to data from the American league. The Slovenian continues to break records and is already the Mavericks player with the most forty-point games.
HORNETS 106 – NETS 123
At the pace of Kyrie Irving, with 28 points, and Kevin Durant, with 23, the Nets closed the year with their eleventh consecutive victory to place second in the East (24-12).
Jacque Vaughn’s team does not stop stepping on the accelerator and beat some Hornets in which LaMelo Ball sealed 23 points, seven rebounds and eleven assists.
BULLS 102 – CAVALIERS 103
With 23 points from Caris LeVert and 20 from Kevin Love, with five triples, the Cavaliers ended their three-game losing streak and triumphed in the field of some in-form Bulls, who had five wins in their last six games.
The Cavs confirmed fourth in the East and were saved at the buzzer, with DeMar DeRozan (21 points) having the ball for a possible victory for the Bulls.
PACERS 131 – CLIPPERS 130
George, who played from 2010 to 2017 for the Pacers, signed the best performance of his season and finished with 45 points, nine rebounds, four assists and three steals, but he had no prize. He supported a Leonard of 24 points, five rebounds and seven assists.
Miles Turner had 34 points and Tyrese Haliburton shone with a double-double of 24 points and ten assists, to which he added seven rebounds.
George scored 18 points in the final quarter, but Haliburton was no exception and responded with another 18 points and 5 of 6 shooting. Turner contributed ten and allowed the Pacers to close the year with a vibrant victory.
THUNDER 96 – 76ERS 115
Without James Harden, Joel Embiid sealed the first triple double of his season, scoring 16 points, thirteen rebounds and ten assists in the Sixers’ comfortable victory against the Thunder.
For the Thunder, Josh Giddey had 20 points and nine rebounds.
WOLVES 104 – PISTONS 116
The Pistons put Friday’s loss to the Bulls behind them with a big win at Wolves, with Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic leading a group of seven players in double figures with 28 points.
At Wolves, still without Karl Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards achieved another game of thirty points, but without a prize.
GRIZZLIES 116 – PELICANS 101
Ja Morant led with 32 points and eight assists in the Grizzlies’ victory over the Pelicans, co-leaders in the West, who fell after five consecutive victories.
Zion Williamson signed twenty points for the Pelicans, in which the Spanish Willy Hernangómez scored eleven points, with seven rebounds.
JAZZ 123 – HEAT 126
Tyler Herro hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to tie it at 123 and give the Heat a thrilling win at Jazz home field on a night in which he had 29 points and nine rebounds.
For the Heat, Bam Adebayo had 32 points, eight rebounds and five assists. Erik Spoelstra’s team is eighth in the East, with a record of 19-18.
ROCKETS 88 – KNICKS 108
Julius Randle had a double-double of 35 points and twelve rebounds and Immanuel Quickley added 27 points as the Knicks ended their five-game losing streak at the cost of the Rockets sinking to last place in the West.
The Spanish Usman Garuba had five points and eight rebounds in 19.31 minutes on the court for the Rockets.
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. Classifications:
. Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 26-10
.2. Brooklyn Nets 24-12
.3. Milwaukee Bucks 23-12
.4. Cleveland Cavaliers 23-14
.5. Philadelphia 76ers 21-14
.6. Indiana Pacers 20-17
.7. Miami Heat 19-18
.8. New York Knicks 19-18
.9. Atlanta Hawks 17-19
10. Chicago Bulls 16-20
11. Toronto Raptors 16-20
12. Washington Wizards 16-21
13. Orlando Magic 13-24
14. Charlotte Hornets 10-27
15. Detroit Pistons 10-29
. Western Conference:
.1. Denver Nuggets 23-12
.2. New Orleans Pelicans 23-12
.3. Memphis Grizzlies 22-13
.4. Dallas Mavericks 21-16
.5. Sacramento Kings 19-15
.6. LA Clippers 21-17
.7. Phoenix Suns 20-17
.8. Portland Trail Blazers 18-17
.9. Golden State Warriors 19-18
10. Utah Jazz 19-20
11. Minnesota Timberwolves 16-21
12. Oklahoma City Thunder 15-21
13. LA Lakers 15-21
14. San Antonio Spurs 12-24
15. Houston Rockets 10-26. EFE
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