On January 6, Beijing time, today the NBA has a total of 12 games, Irving returned to the debut, helping the Nets 19 points to reverse. Curry continued to slump, the worst performance of his career, the Warriors suffered a fiasco, and the Lone Ranger celebrated the retirement of the Nowitzki jersey with victory. Porter Jr. killed, Oubre hit 8 three-pointers in the final quarter, narrowly breaking the all-time record, and the Heat Blazers were expelled in a game of 3.
Irving made his debut
The Nets 129-121 Pacers, the Nets Big Three scored 58 points (84 percent) of the team's 69 points in the second half, more than the Pacers' total scores in the second half (48 points).
Irving returned to his debut, played 32 minutes, shot 9-of-17, 4-of-4 from the free throw line, contributed 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, plus or minus +16, and he scored 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting in the fourth quarter. Durant played 40 minutes, shooting 15-of-24, 2-of-6 three-pointers, 7 free throws, and 39 points, 8 boards, 7 assists and 1 break.
Harden played 40 minutes, shooting 5-of-12, 0-of-4 from three-point range, 8 of 10 free throws, contributing 18 points, 5 boards, 6 assists and 1 steal. Bemburi did not play in the first half, played 20 minutes in the second half, and had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist on 5-of-5 shooting, with a team-high +24 plus-minus.
On the Pacers side, Stephenson returned to the Pacers to make his home debut, shooting 12 of 19, 4 of 8 from three points, and cutting 30 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, including 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting in the first quarter, becoming the first player in league history to substitute for 20+ in a single quarter. Moreover, this is the second time in Stevenson's career that he has scored a 30+, the last time was on March 11, 2016, when Stephenson, who played for the Grizzlies, scored 33 points against the Pelicans.
Sabonis Jr. shot 10-of-14 and scored 32 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. It was Sabonis Jr.'s 14th career triple-double, 13th in active duty and 43rd in NBA history.
Curry's worst performance of his career
Warriors 82-99 Lone Rangers, Curry played 36 minutes, 5 of 24 shooting, 9 of 3 three-pointers, 3 of 4 from the free throw line, only 14 points, and 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Curry shot just 8-of-41 in the past two games, shooting less than 20 percent from the field and 2-of-19 from three-point range, setting a record for the worst shooting percentage in two consecutive games of his career (including the playoffs).
Doncic played 34 minutes, shooting 7-of-18, 2-of-8 from three-point range, 10-of-12 from the free throw line, and had 26 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals.
The Lone Ranger celebrated the retirement of the Nowitzki jersey with a victory. After the game, the Lone Ranger held a ceremony for more than an hour, and Nowitzki's No. 41 jersey took off.
Little Potter kills
The Rockets 114-111 Wizards ended an eight-game losing streak. With 23.2 seconds left in the game, the two sides drew 111, and Porter Jr. singled out three-pointers at 45 degrees on the left side to suppress the whistle. Previously, he was banned by the team in the locker room, and he completed the first game of the return from the ban. He had 9 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals.
Rockets leader Jaylen Green played 33 minutes and 46 seconds, shooting 8-of-17, 2-of-7 from three-point range and 4-of-5 from the free throw line, with 22 points, six rebounds and one assist. 4 times in the last 6 games have cut 20+.
In one case, 3 people were expelled
The Heat 115-109 Trail Blazers, Lowry 7 points and nine assists, in the second quarter, when he passed the ball to the referee, the latter failed to catch the ball. Subsequently, the referee blew Lowry's second technical foul of the game and expelled him.
In the final moments of the match, Hiro clashed with Nurkic, who knocked down Hiro on cover, who was dissatisfied and rushed over to push Nurkic behind. Nurkic was furious in an instant, slapping Hiro in the face and then both were expelled.
Oubre ended the quarter with 8 three-pointers
The Hornets 140-111 Pistons, Oubre shot 10-of-16 from the field, 9-of-14 from three-point range, 3-of-3 from the free throw line, cut 32 points and six rebounds, and in the fourth quarter he scored 24 points on 8-of-9 three-point shooting in the fourth quarter. Eight three-pointers in a single quarter also tied Joe Johnson, Kevin Love and Michael Reed, second only to Klay Thompson's nine three-pointers in a single quarter. Oubre tied Kemba Walker 's all-time scoring record of 24 points in the quarter (12/29/18 against the Washington Wizards).
League away king
Philadelphia 116-106 Magic, giving opponents a seven-game losing streak. Embiid played 33 minutes, shooting 12-of-22 with 31 points, five rebounds and four assists, and blocked key moments. Seth Curry played 41 minutes and 40 seconds, shooting 8-of-13 from the field, 3-of-5 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free throw line, with 20 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists. Green played 24 minutes and scored 0 points, 0 boards, 0 assists, 0 blocks and 0 blocks on 2-of-2 shooting.
Embiid has scored 30+ in five consecutive games, and he has become the first 76ers to cut 30+ in five consecutive games since Iverson in 2006. Philadelphia's away record so far this season is 14 wins and 9 losses, with the league's best away wins.
Jokic super triple-double
The Nuggets, 109-115 Jazz, played 37 minutes, shooting 10-of-17, with 26 points, 21 rebounds, 11 assists and two blocks. Jokic is the first player since the three-point era in 1980 to have at least 25 points, 20 rebounds and 11 assists in a single game on multiple occasions. He scored a triple-double for the seventh time this season and the 64th time in his career. In the second game of his career, he had at least 20 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists, a team record.
In other games, the Hawks 108-102 Kings, Fox scored 30 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists. Raptors 117-111 Bucks, Siakam 33 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 breaks and 1 cap. Cousins had 15 points, 10 rebounds, 3 breaks and 1 cap, and was reported to be cut by the Bucks after the game. Timberwolves 98-90 Thunder, Towns 17 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, Anthony Edwards 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 steals and 2 assists, Beverley 20 points, 6 assists, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block. Spurs narrowly won 99-97, and Popovich became the first coach in NBA history to coach the same team for 2,000 games, only 10 wins away from the NBA coaching record held by the elder Nelson (1335 games)!