On January 6, Beijing time, the NBA game continued, and today, the league arranged 11 groups of games, such as the Nets, Lone Rangers, Rockets and other popular teams, all won the game. In the nets and pacers showdown, Irving made a comeback, helping the team reverse the Pacers 129-121, trailing by up to 19 points, and finally reversing the win, Irving was indispensable. Philadelphia easily beat the Magic 116-106, embiid continued to erupt, into the All-Star start, should not be much suspense. The showdown between the Raptors and the Bucks, the absence of the alphabet brother, the Raptors' Siakam blasted out 33 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists of outstanding statistics, and finally led the team to win.
Let's take a look at the nets and pacers showdown, this game, Durant finally led the team to win, he came back in 4 games, the Nets 1 win and 3 losses, too not easy. The Nets were beaten by the Pacers in the second quarter, trailing 28-36 in the single quarter, and in the third quarter, the point difference was getting bigger and bigger, once reaching 19 points, I thought the Nets would suffer another fiasco, unexpectedly, at the critical moment, Irving stood up and carried the team forward, and played a beautiful counterattack many times. In the final quarter, the Nets fought back, blasting a 35-20 attack wave in the single quarter to lock in the win.
The Nets' Durant became the Grim Reaper, shooting 14-of-24 from the field, 2-of-6 from three-point range, 7-of-7 from the free throw line, and 39 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists. Irving's performance is also outstanding, 22 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists on 9-of-17 shooting, although he has not played in two months, But Irving is in good shape, especially on the counter-attack, really sharp, he is the best star in the league to play. Harden had 18 points, five rebounds and six assists, 0 of 4 from three-point range, Claxton 12 points and five rebounds, and Bemburi scored 12 points and five rebounds on 5-of-5 shooting, making him one of the team's heroes in winning.
The Raptors and Bucks showdown, this time, the Raptors, led by Siakam, overturned the defending champion. In the first quarter, the Bucks exploded, leading 42-25 and unstoppable on the offensive end. But the lack of letter brother, the Bucks followed weakly, only scored 11 points in the third quarter, while the Raptors scored 24 points in a single quarter, and in the last quarter, the Raptors played steadily, and finally won the Bucks 117-111 and won a valuable victory. The Raptors also won four straight, finishing seventh in the East with an 18-17 record.
With the Raptors' Siakam cutting 33 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, Sika finally proved himself, and he was one of the best forwards in the East. VanVleet had 19 points, three rebounds and five assists, hitting five three-pointers. Trent had 22 points and five rebounds, Anunoby had 22 points and six rebounds, and the Raptors scored at least 19 points for a team victory. Middleton of the Bucks had 25 points, six rebounds and four assists, Holliday had 15 points, eight rebounds and 12 assists, and cousins on the bench had 15 points and 10 rebounds. Still, the Bucks have decided to lay off Cousins, who will become a free agent.
Philadelphia took on the Magic away and the suspense wasn't great. In the first three quarters, the Magic even led, but Philadelphia's strength was much stronger than the Magic after all, under the leadership of Embiid, Philadelphia played a 28-17 score in the final quarter, and finally locked in the victory. Philadelphia are at their best, finishing fifth in the East with 21 wins and 16 losses after a five-game winning streak, and look like they are still one of the favourites to compete for the title.
Philadelphia's Embiid scored 31 points, five rebounds and four assists on 12-of-22 shooting. Harris had 22 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Curry Jr. had 20 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists, Kolkmaz had 20 points and 5 rebounds, and the team scored 20+ with 4 players, full of offensive firepower. The Magic's Cole Anthony had 26 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, Bamba 19 points and 8 rebounds, Carter Jr. 12 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, Wagner 15 points and 6 rebounds, and substitute Terence Rose scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.
The Nuggets played at home against the Jazz, and in the first half, the two teams played hard to score, and the Jazz only led by one point. In the second half, the Jazz began to exert their strength, and the third quarter played a 31-22 score in the single quarter, completely opening up the point difference. In the final quarter, the Nuggets performed well, but they could not close the gap, Jokic cut a triple-double early, but his teammates did not provide much help. In the end, the Nuggets lost to the Jazz 109-115.
The Nuggets' Jokic scored a super triple-double of 26 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists, and the individual performance was too good. Aaron Gordon had 17 points and 4 rebounds, Barton had 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and substitute Morris had 20 points. The Jazz's Mitchell had 17 points and three assists, a more average performance, with Pogdanovic having 36 points and 13 rebounds, and substitute Clarkson with 13 points and two assists. After beating the Nuggets, the Jazz won two straight and continued to settle for third place in the West. The Nuggets, on the other hand, suffered two straight losses and could fall out of the playoffs at any time.
Speaking of today's best players, Embiid 31+5+4, Sika 33+5+6, Bogdan 36+13, Jokic 26+21+11. They all had a chance to compete for the best of the day, but Durant was too good, and he almost scored another 40 points after the game bombarded the luxury data of 39+8+7. KD completely ran amok, did not want to suffer 4 consecutive defeats, he showed his strength, was elected the best player of the day, deservedly. Moreover, Durant and James are competing for the top scorer, KD averages 30 points per game, 1.4 points ahead of James, and it seems that it is difficult for the old Jan to catch up with Durant.