2023-12-07 12:34:50
“NBA”: 50 points for Embiid’s Wizards…and Doncic surpasses Larry Bird
Cameroonian Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid overcame the effects of the illness that afflicted him in recent days and shined on the floor of the Washington Wizards to lead his team to a 131-126 victory, by scoring 50 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists.
According to Agence France-Presse, Embiid, the best player in the NBA last season, missed the last two games due to illness, but he returned and hit hard.
Embiid revealed that he had not completely recovered from the chest pains, saying: “I did not feel good. My chest was very painful. “I started to feel better in the second half, but I struggled.”
Philadelphia, to which Tyrese Maxey and De-Anthony Melton added 26 and 19 points respectively, raised its score to 13 victories versus 7 defeats this season, to remain fourth in the Eastern Conference. The best scorer for Washington was Jordan Ball with 23 points.
On the other hand, Serbian champion Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic continued his favorite hobby of scoring a “double-double,” but it did not prevent his team from losing, which fell to the Los Angeles Clippers 102-111.
Jokic scored 22 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, while Canadian Jamal Murray added 23 for the Nuggets. As for the Clippers’ best scorer, Paul George scored 25 points, including 5 three-pointers, and James Harden added 20.
The Nuggets led by 15 points at the beginning of the first quarter, but the Clippers responded strongly by scoring 40 points in the second, then outperformed their opponent in the final quarter, scoring 32 points to 20 to decide the match in their favor.
Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks to victory (Archyde.com)
“Doncic’s achievement”
The Dallas Mavericks achieved a landslide victory over the Utah Jazz 147-97 thanks to the “Triple Double” (10 or more in 3 statistical categories) by its Slovenian star Luka Doncic, who scored 40 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
The Mavericks raised their tally to 12 wins versus 8 defeats.
Doncic succeeded in recording the 60th triple-double in his career, advancing to ninth place in this category, surpassing Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird.
The Slovenian expressed his astonishment at achieving this achievement after journalists informed him of this, saying, “Did you really do that? It is amazing.” “I don’t know what to say, frankly. Everyone knows who Larry Bird is, and therefore what has been achieved is special.”
The Golden State Warriors defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 110-106, thanks to 31 points by veteran distributor Stephen Curry.
Desmond Payne scored 49 points, leading the Memphis Grizzlies to victory over the Detroit Pistons, the worst team in the league, with a score of 116-102.
The Pistons suffered their eighteenth loss in a row and their 19th this season, compared to only two wins.
The San Antonio Spurs and their young French star, Viknor Wembanyama, lost for the fifteenth time in a row, falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves, leaders of the Western Conference, 94-102.
Wembanyama only scored 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Famous Spurs coach Gregg Popovich expressed his disappointment with his team’s performance and inability to score points from three-pointers, saying, “We held out for a long time against the opposing team, but when you score 8 three-pointers out of 36, you will have a difficult night.”
Spurs remained at the bottom of the Western Conference with 17 losses and only 3 wins.
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