Luka Doncic more and more Magic: 73 points
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The NBA night è was exceptional with eight games that will remain in history thanks to Luka Doncic’s outstanding performance. The Slovenian scored an incredible career high of 73 points, becoming the fourth player ever to reach this milestone after Wilt Chamberlain, David Thompson and Kobe Bryant. His dominant performance led the Dallas Mavericks to a 148-143 victory over the Atlanta Hawks, despite a remarkable performance by Trae Young, who scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.
On the same night, Devin Booker scored 62 points, but his team, the Phoenix Suns, saw their streak of seven consecutive wins halted against the Indiana Pacers, who won 133-131 in a thrilling finish. Pascal Siakam è was instrumental with 31 points and Obi Toppin sealed the decisive basket with seconds left, finishing with a double-double of 23 points and 11 rebounds.
The Oklahoma City Thunder earned their fifth consecutive victory and latched onto the Western Conference summit by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans by a score of 107-83. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and Chet Holmgren contributed 20 points and 13 rebounds.
James Harden scored a triple-double leading the Los Angeles Clippers on their first leg of the away tour, winning 127-107 against the Toronto Raptors. Harden scored 22 points, dished out 13 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds, with excellent contributions from Paul George (21 points) and Russell Westbrook (20 points off the bench).
In the back-to-back classic, the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks by a score of 112-100, led by Donovan Mitchell’s 32 points and Jarrett Allen’s double-double with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Bucks.
The Orlando Magic continued their rough patch, suffering their seventh loss in their last 10 games against the Memphis Grizzlies, who won narrowly 107-106 thanks to a 30-point, 8-rebound performance by Jaren Jackson Jr. Despite Paolo Banchero's 27 points, the Orlando Magic now find themselves in eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings.
In the showdown between the first and third picks of the last draft, the San Antonio Spurs pulled off a convincing victory over the Portland Trail Blazers by a score of 116-100. Victor Wembanyama scored 23 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, while Jeremy Sochan produced a double-double with 31 points and 14 rebounds for the Spurs. Despite Anfernee Simons’ 40 points, the Blazers were defeated.
The last game of the night saw a clear victory for the Houston Rockets against the Charlotte Hornets by a score of 138-104. Jalen Green è was the star player with 36 points and 10 rebounds, while rookie Cam Whitmore contributed 24 points and 11 rebounds off the bench.
