On February 15, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued to be hot. There were 9 matches today, and 3 of the many games that just ended were upset. The Nets beat the Kings by 24 points.
3 upsets!
The Thunder defeated the Knicks 127-123 after overtime. Prior to this game, the Thunder were in second-to-last place in the West, and the Eastern Giants Knicks led OKC by 7.5 wins. The Thunder staged the upset on the following grams.
The Thunder upset the Knicks
The Trail Blazers beat the Bucks 122-107 before Portland, who ranked tenth in the West, was 12 wins behind the defending champions. Being able to overturn last season's championship winners, the Bucks, the Blazers will be able to stage a good play with a weak victory and a big upset.
The Pelicans beat the Raptors 120-90. Prior to that game, the 11th Pelicans in the West trailed the 7th-placed Raptors in the East by 8.5 wins. The Pelicans were able to defeat the Raptors, which can be described as a feat of upsetting.
The Pelicans beat the Raptors and achieved a blast
The penultimate 2th to top the big one!
The Thunder, ranked no. 2 in the West, staged a wonderful showdown with the giants Knicks. The Knicks relied on five players to score in double figures, taking an 11-point lead at one point. The young Thunder, led by Mann, Kiddy, Beziley and others, struggled to score points. In the final quarter, the two teams fell into a fierce battle, and the two sides fought a 112 draw to enter extra time hand in hand.
In overtime, the Thunder were full of impact, while Knicks interior lineman Julius Randle left the court 6 times. The balance of victory began to fall in favor of the Knicks. Relying on Mann's solid free throw hit, the Thunder took a six-point lead to seal the win. Although Burks hit a three-pointer, Quickley and Topping both missed long-range shooting opportunities after that, and the Knicks failed to complete the shootout and lost to their opponents with 4 points.
Bezley defends Randall
In this campaign, Knicks star Randle slashed 32 points, 13 boards and 10 assists, with 7 turnovers and 6 fouls. New York guard Fournier scored 29 points, 4 boards and 5 assists, Thunder point guard Keidy had a large triple-double of 28 points, 11 boards and 12 assists, thunder Bezley 23 points, 8 boards and 3 assists, and Mann slashed a game-high 30 points and hit a key free throw.
The defending champion is defeated!
Defending champion Bucks suffered a rout. Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo missed this game due to injury. However, the Bucks are still far above the Blazers. After all, the Trail Blazers are currently in a rebuild, and core Damian Lillard has also missed the game with an injury.
In this campaign, the Bucks could still bite the score in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, the Blazers fired inside and outside, scoring 40 points in a single quarter, quickly widening the point difference to double digits. In the second half, the Blazers became more and more courageous, at one point widening the point difference to 21 points. The Bucks were far behind, unable to close the score difference, and could only accept a fiasco.
The Bucks lost to the Trail Blazers
Bucks backcourt giant Juhollardi had 23 points, 6 assists and 2 steals, forward giant Chris Middleton shot 3-of-15 from the field, 1 of 8 from 3-point range, had 16 points, 11 rebounds and 9 assists for a triple-double, and Ibaka contributed 6 points and 7 rebounds on his debut.
For the Blazers, backcourt player Anfine Simmons blasted a game-high 31 points, plus 6 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal, Josh Hart had 27 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks, and interior player Nurkic scored 23 points, 16 rebounds and 4 assists.
Ibaka against Nurkic
The Nets also receive 2 big gifts to win!
The Nets beat the Kings 109-85 in the absence of Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons, ending an 11-game losing streak. In this game, Nets forward Bruce Brown slashed 19 points, 6 boards, 6 assists, 5 steals and 3 blocks, and his performance was amazing. Brooklyn new signing Cescurie had 23 points, seven boards and five assists, a strong performance. Interior big player Aldridge efficiently cut 19 points and 8 boards, and Zhuang Shen contributed 11 points, 9 boards, 4 assists and 2 steals.
The Nets beat the Kings to halt an 11-game losing streak
While winning, the Nets also received 2 big gifts from their opponents. First, the Raptors lost 30 points to the Pelicans, narrowing the win gap with the Nets. The Raptors, while continuing to rank 7th in the Eastern Conference, are only 1.5 wins ahead of the 8th-placed Nets. The Nets will have a better chance of overtaking their opponents' rankings.
Raptors vs Bucks
Second, the Nets' nemesis, the Bucks, have swallowed a 2-game losing streak after losing to the Blazers. The Bucks, currently in the rankings, have dropped from No. 4 to No. 5 in the East. The win gap between the Bucks and the Nets is narrowing. The losing streak of rival Bucks is something the Nets love. The Bucks' loss gave the Nets a better chance of closing the gap with Milwaukee.