Recap NBA 21/12/2018: I Bucks battono i Celtics, Lebron vince la sfida con Davis, Toronto ancora una W

Notte di emozioni e sorprese in NBA, con la vittoria dei Charlotte Hornets in casa contro i Pistons di Griffin (23p) e Drummond (17p e 16rim) che non bastano a fermare Walker (22p). Toronto continua la sua marcia battendo i derelitti Cavaliers (126-110) trascinata dal solito Leonard (37p), mentre i Pacers di Oladipo (26p) si liberano dei lanciatissimi Nets (114-106). Gli Hawks passano invece al Madison Square Garden contro i Knicks, travolti dai canestri di Bazemore (22p) e dagli assist di Young (15p e 10ast). In uno dei grandi match di serata i Bucks di Antetokounmpo (30p) hanno la meglio sui Celtics di Irving (15p) e Tatum (20p), nuovamente preda di un periodo di alti e bassi. Partita a basso punteggio tra Magic e Bulls (80-90), con i Tori guidati alla W da Markannen (32p), mentre gli Spurs passeggiano sui T-Wolves trascinati dall’inedita coppia Forbes (22p) – Belinelli (17p). Sempre a Ovest, i Jazz si impongono sui Blazers grazie ai 24 punti di Rubio e ai canestri dalla panchina di Korver (18p) e Crowder (16p), vincono anche i Kings in casa su Memphis che nulla può contro Hield (28p). L’altro big match della notte si conclude invece con la W dei Lakers ai danni dei Pelicans (112-104) di Davis (30p e 20rim) che non basta a battere King James (22p, 12rim e 14ast).

Detroit Pistons @ Charlotte Hornets 86-98

Pistons: Bullock (11p), Griffin (23p), Drummond (17p e 16rim), Kennard e Galloway (0p), Jackson (12p), Pachulia (2p), Calderon (6p), Johnson (3p), Leuer (5p), Brown (7p).

Hornets: Batum (2p), Zeller (3p), Williams (24p), Walker (22p), Hernangomez e Lamb (11p), Bridges (6p), Parker (7p), Kidd-Gilchrist (12p).

Cleveland Cavaliers @ Toronto Raptors 110-126

Cavaliers: Hood e Nwaba (6p), Osman (12p), Sexton (17p), Nance Jr. (16p e 12rim), Blossomgame (5p), Clarckson (20), Dellavedova (8p), Zizic (11p), Burks (9p).

Raptors: Leonard (37p), Anunoby (21p), Siakam (15p e 10rim), Wright (8p), VanVleet (14p), Monroe (9p), Powell (11p), Brown (7p), Miles e Boucher (2p) Richardson (0p).

Indiana Pacers @ Brooklyn Nets 114-106

Pacers: Bogdanovic (17p), Young (21p), Turner (15p e 12rim), Oladipo (26p), Collison (6p), Joseph (8p), Holiday e McDermott (2p), Sabonis (17p).

Nets: Kurucs (24p), Hollis Jefferson e Harris (13p), Allen (10p), Russell (3p), Dinwiddie (15p), Carroll (16p), Dudley (10p), Davis (2p e 10rim).

Atlanta Hawks @ New York Knicks 114-107

Hawks: Collins (17p e 16rim), Young (15p e 10ast), Bazemore (22p), Huerter (16p), Dedmon (9p), Bembry e Len (12p), Hamilton e Carter (0p), Lin (11p).

Knicks: Knox (24p), Vonleh (11p e 10rim), Kanter (10p), Mudiay (32p), Hardaway (15p), Lee e Ntilikina (0p), Dotson (2p), Thomas (6p), Kornet (7p).

Milwaukee Bucks @ Boston Celtics 120-107

Bucks: Middleton (21p), Antetokounmpo (30p), Lopez (3p), Brogdon (10p), Bledsoe (16p), Brown (2p), Wilson (4p), Snell (15p), Hill (7p), Maker (12p).

Celtics: Tatum (20p), Hayward (11p), Ojeleye (10p), Smart (8p), Irving (15p), Brown (21p), Theis (9p), Rozier e Williams (4p), Yabuisele (5p), Wanamaker (0p).

Orlando Magic @ Chicago Bulls 80-90

Magic: Isaac (5p), Gordon (14p e 12rim), Vucevic (19p e 19rim), Fournier (24p), Augustin (8p), Iwundu (3p), Martin (0p), Grant (4p), Bamba (1p), Ross (2p).

Bulls: Holiday (11p e 10rim), Markannen (32p), Carter Jr (10p), Dunn (12p), Arcidiacono e Harrison (4p), Hutchison (2p), Lopez (14p), Blakeney (1p).

Minnesota Timberwolves @ San Antonio Spurs 98-124

Timberwolves: Covington e Towns (13p), Wiggins (15p), Rose (4p), Gibson (9p), Dieng e Nunnally (6p), Okogie (8p), Saric e Bayless (7p), Jones (10p), Tolliver (0p).

Spurs: DeRozan (12p), Forbes (22p), Belinelli (17p), Gay (14p), Aldridge (10p), White (7p), Mills (6p), Bertans (15p), Poeltl (12p), Pondexter (5p), Cunnigham (3p), Eubank (1p).

Utah Jazz @ Portland Trail-Blazers 120-90

Jazz: Korver (18p), Rubio (24p), Crowder (16p), Ingles (15p), Favors (10p), Gobert (11p e 11rim), Mitchell (3p), Exum (8p), Sefolosha (5p), O’Neale (0p), Niang (6p), Neto e Udoh (2p).

Blazers: Harkless, Collins e Stauskas (4p), Baldwin e Aminu (5p), Nurkic (10p e 10rim) McCollum e Turner (12p), Lillard (19p), Leonard (9p), Curry e Layman (3p), Swanigan (0p).

Memphis Grizzlies @ Sacrmaneto Kings 99-102

Grizzlies: Anderson (10p), Gasol e Jackson (12p), Temple (17p), Conley (23p), Mack (11p), Green (8p), Carter e Brooks (0p), Selden (6p).

Kings: Hield (28p), Shumpert (11p), Cauley Stein (12p e 13rim), Koufos (4p), Fox e Bogdanovic (14p), Jackson (8p), Bjelica 11p), Ferrell (0p).

New Orleans Pelicans @ Los Angeles Lakers 104-112

Pelicans: Davis (30p e 20rim), Williams, Hill e Frazier (2p), Randle (21p), Holiday (18p e 10ast), Moore (10p), Okafor (8p), Harrison e Jakcosn (0p), Miller (11p).

Lakers: James (22p, 12rim e 14ast), Kuzma (23p), Zubac (16p e 11rim), Ingram (18p), Ball (12p), Hart (6p), Rondo (8p), Chandler (2p), Cladwell-Pope (5p).