The Philadelphia 76ers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 113-103 although they could not count on their figures Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris.
Chicago Bulls they beat the Boston Celtics and have the best winning balance of the NBA season, while the Philadelphia 76ers they subdued the Portland Trail Blazers despite the absences of Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris.
The bulls They prevailed 128-114 on the Celtics court and added their sixth win in seven games to lead the Eastern Conference alone.
Veteran DeMar DeRozan commanded the triumph of the surprising Bulls with 37 points, well supported by the guard Zach Lavine, with 26 others.
The celtics they broke down with a 39-11 run in the fourth quarter, which they had started with a 14-point lead.
“It was very gratifying to see that we kept up the fight,” DeRozan said. “We were very down, in a difficult position, but we did not get nervous”.
Boston, which accumulates three consecutive defeats, was weighed down by another disastrous night in the shooting of its star Jayson Tatum, who finished with 20 points and 8/22 in field goals.
“We got too comfortable, we went too smart thinking that the game was over in the third quarter,” lamented the rookie Celtics coach, Ime Udoka. “We started celebrating it ahead of time. It is a good lesson learned ”.
On their turn, the Philadelphia 76ers they beat 113-103 Portland Trail Blazers although they could not count on their figures Joel Embiid and Tobias Harris.
On a bad night in shooting, Damian Lillard added 20 points and 10 assists and CJ McCollum 20 and 3 for Blazers.
Listen to him Seth Curry led the offensive of the Sixers with 23 points while the pivot Andre Drummond, a substitute for Embiid, was the defensive pillar with 14 points, 15 rebounds, 5 steals and 1 block.
The Blazers were unable to take advantage of the losses of Embiid (21 points and 8.7 rebounds on average), reserved for his knee problems, and Tobias Harris (19.8 and 9), drop due to coronavirus prevention protocols.
The third sword of the Sixers, the australian Ben Simmons, remains without making his debut this season after he challenged the franchise leadership by requesting a transfer to another team.
The Sixers move up to fifth place in the Eastern Conference, with five wins and two losses, and the Blazers fall to the ninth in the West (3-4).
Knicks caen en el Madison –
In New York, Knicks suffered their second defeat of the season 113-104 against Toronto Raptors al raises.
The Canadian team, which adds its fourth consecutive victory, had the best scoring night of OG Anunoby in its career, adding 36 points.
In the Knicks, the ala-pívot Julius Randle finished with 22 points and 9 rebounds and guard RJ Barrett with 27 and 6 but the rest of the players, especially the substitutes, were very subdued.
In Charlotte, the mighty Cleveland Cavaliers defeated by a tight 113-110 the Hornets with an exhibition of the pivot Jarrett Allen, who had 24 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks.
Two other tall men from Cavaliers they also had dominant performances: the rookie Evan Mobley (15 points and 10 rebounds) and the Finn Lauri Markkanen (21 and 8).
Cleveland, one of the worst teams in the NBA last season, is showing great improvement in this start with four wins and four losses.
The Hornets, for their part, they find a positive balance of 5-3 led by their talented point guard LaMelo Ball, who on Monday shone with 30 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
In the last game of the day, Los Angeles Clippers they beat 99-94 Oklahoma City Thunder with a comeback in the last quarter starring Paul George.
The forward finished with 32 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists for the Los Angeles team, which fell 74-66 at the start of the last quarter.
The young leader of the Thunder Shai Gilgeous-Alexander he had wowed his former fans in a frenzied third quarter in which he scored 15 of his 28 points.
Results of the day:
Charlotte Hornets – Cleveland Cavaliers 110-113
Indiana Pacers – San Antonio Spurs 131-118
Philadelphia 76ers – Portland Trail Blazers 113-103
Atlanta Hawks – Washington Wizards 118-111
Boston Celtics – Chicago Bulls 114-128
New York Knicks – Toronto Raptors 104-113
Memphis Grizzlies – Denver Nuggets 106-97
Minnesota Timberwolves – Orlando Magic 97-106
LA Clippers – Oklahoma City Thunder 99-94
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