Paolo Banchero to scream, Danilo Gallinari out
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Fourteen exciting games were played during an action-packed evening in the NBA. Paolo Banchero’s first career triple-double enabled the Orlando Magic to claim a surprising victory on the court of the defending champions Denver Nuggets. The final score è was 122-120 for the Magic, with Banchero playing an extraordinary game, putting up 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds. This performance è was particularly notable becauseé è it was achieved against Nikola Jokic, a triple-double specialist, who ended the game with 29 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds.
The leading teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences continued to dominate. In the East, the Boston Celtics defeated the Utah Jazz by a score of 126-97, thanks to an outstanding performance by Jayson Tatum, who scored 30 points. Meanwhile, Simone Fontecchio contributed 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 25 minutes of play. In the West, the Minnesota Timberwolves maintained their lead by defeating the Houston Rockets 122-95, led by Anthony Edwards’ 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns’ 22 points.
The Indiana Pacers currently hold the NBA’s best winning streak with six consecutive victories. They demolished the Atlanta Hawks by a score of 150-116, with Tyrese Haliburton who è was close to a triple double (10 points, 18 assists and 8 rebounds) and Myles Turner scoring 27 points. The Los Angeles Clippers picked up their fifth consecutive win, defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 111-95, with Paul George scoring 24 points and Kawhi Leonard 19.
While the Clippers triumph, the Los Angeles Lakers are going through a difficult time with their fourth consecutive loss and'eighth in the last ten games. Currently, they are in danger of not even qualifying for the Play-In. They lost to the Memphis Grizzlies 127-113, with Jaren Jackson Jr. scoring 31 points. Despite LeBron James’ 32 points and Anthony Davis’ 31, it wasn’t è enough for the Lakers.
Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings recorded his second consecutive triple-double (eighth of the season) with 24 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists in the 135-130 win over the Toronto Raptors. In addition, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Miami Heat 113-97, led by Grayson Allen with 31 points, while the Dallas Mavericks swept the Portland Trail Blazers 139-103, despite Luka Doncic's absence, with Kyrie Irving scoring 24 points.
The Philadelphia 76ers suffered an ugly defeat against the New York Knicks by a score of 128-92, despite a great performance by Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey. Other victories included that of the Brooklyn Nets, who defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 124-115, and the Washington Wizards’ 114-90 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers, where Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points.
Finally, the Golden State Warriors regained victory against the Detroit Pistons by a score of 113-109, thanks to Steph Curry’s 26 points, while the Chicago Bulls defeated the Charlotte Hornets 104-91, with a double-double by Coby White (22 points and 10 rebounds).
