On January 31, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to be in full swing. Title-winning favourites including the Lakers, Suns, Bucks, Bulls, Clippers, Jazz and other champions have all staged a duel with each other's opponents today.
4 upsets
The Timberwolves beat the Jazz 126-106. Prior to this campaign, the Timberwolves were ranked 8th in the West, while the Jazz were 4th in the West. The Jazz lead the Timberwolves by four positions and 5.5 wins.
The Timberwolves beat the Jazz
The Magic narrowly defeated the Lone Rangers 110-108. Prior to this game, the Lone Rangers were ranked 6th in the West, while the Magic were ranked 15th in the East. The Lone Rangers are far superior to the Magic in terms of lineup, strength and ranking.
The Pistons upset the Cavaliers 115-105. Prior to this game, the Cavaliers were 4th in the East, 10 places ahead of the Pistons, who were second-to-last in the East, with 18.5 wins.
The Pistons upset the Cavaliers
The Nuggets beat the Bucks 136-100. The Bucks are the defending champions and are still seen as title favourites this season. The Nuggets' jamal Murray and Michael Potter Jr.'s two cores were missing due to injury. With the lineup and strength not as good as Milwaukee, the Denver crowd staged a good play with a weak victory and a big upset.
The penultimate reversal of the strong
The Magic, ranked No. 1 in the league and No. 1 in the East, played against the Mighty Lone Rangers of the West. The Lone Rangers, under Doncic's outstanding performance, once achieved an 11-point lead. However, the Magic relied on a strong interior impact to try to chase points, and gradually eaten away at the point difference. In the final quarter, the Magic team achieved multi-point blossoming and gradually occupied the initiative of the game. The Lone Rangers couldn't make consecutive shots, and the balance of victory eventually fell to Orlando.
The Magic team beat the Lone Rangers
In that game, Lone Ranger star Luka Doncic blasted a super triple-double stat with 34 points, 12 boards, 11 assists and 1 steal, but also made 6 mistakes. The Magic, on the other hand, had seven players score in double figures. Relying on the whole people to fight, the Magic team staged a reversal and a good show. Doncic is alone and can only accept defeat.
The penultimate 2th toppling dark horse
The Pistons, ranked no. 2 in the league and no. 2 in the East, staged a wonderful showdown with the League's Dark Horse Cavaliers. The Cavaliers, led by Garland, Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Dean Wade, briefly took a 15-point lead, but the Pistons struggled to chase points under Cunningham's outburst.
Sadik Bay, Jackson and Stewart also gradually found a feel in the second half, and the Pistons played a good inside and outside offensive performance. The Cavaliers' offensive status declined, and Detroit became more and more courageous. The Pistons took advantage of the situation to extend the point difference to 11 points and sealed the victory.
Pistons vs Cavaliers
In that game, Cavaliers guard Garland contributed 24 points, 4 boards and 7 assists, and interior coach Mobley cut 18 points, 9 boards, 2 assists and 3 blocks. The Pistons' backcourt core Cunningham cut a triple-double stat of 19 points, 10 boards, 10 assists, 3 steals and 1 block, and had outstanding performances on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends in the final quarter. Sadikbe blasted a game-high 31 points, playing the role of a point-cutting maniac. Interior big player Stewart had a double-double of 14 points and 12 boards and grabbed the most seven rebounds in the game.
The defending champions collapsed
The Nuggets staged a strong dialogue with the defending champion Bucks, and the two teams fought in the first half, and after the half, the Bucks trailed by 8 points. In the second half, the Nuggets blossomed at many points, Jokic and Aaron Gordon played consecutive singles in the low position, Morris, Barton, Andbes scored consecutively on the outside, and Denver continued to exert power on the offensive end. The Bucks could only rely on alphabet brothers to chase points, but Milwaukee could not limit the opponent's multi-point blossoming on the defensive end, and the point difference once reached 36 points, and the game lost suspense.
The Nuggets beat the Bucks by 30 points
In that game, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo blasted a game-high 29 points, plus 9 boards and 2 assists. Facing the Nuggets' six-man score in double figures, Alphabet Brother was unable to turn the tide in the second half and could only accept a rout.
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic cut down 18 points, 9 boards, 15 assists, 3 steals and 1 block of quasi-triple-double data, is the hero of Denver's upset victory. Aaron Gordon cut 24 points and 7 boards to make a big splash on the offensive end.
Jokic defends Giannis Antetokounmpo
The Nets received 2 big gifts
The Nets, today, received a big gift from 2 major competitors.
First, the rout of the defending champion Bucks allowed Brooklyn to narrow the win gap with rival Milwaukee. The Bucks (31-21) are just 0.5 wins ahead of the Nets (29-20), and Brooklyn has a better chance of overtaking Milwaukee. The Nets, sixth in the East, trailed fifth-place Bucks by one win ahead of today. After the Bucks lost, the Nets led by James Harden, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving had a better chance of surpassing Milwaukee.
Nets 3 giants Irving, Durant, Harden
Second, the Dark Horse Cavaliers' loss gave the Nets a better chance of hitting the top four in the East. After losing the Game of cavaliers (30-20), the Cavaliers continued to rank fourth in the East. Cleveland, though, is only 0.5 wins ahead of Brooklyn. The win gap between the Nets and cavaliers has narrowed, and it has become more advantageous to hit the top 4 in the East.