The Raptors continued to challenge the Lakers, at the beginning of the game, Anunoby jumper to help the Raptors take the lead, the Raptors took the lead, Russell and others played to help the Lakers bite the score, Achuwa and others later in the quarter helped the Raptors lead to end the first quarter, the first quarter ended, the Raptors 35-31 Lakers. Entering the second quarter, the play of Vanderbilt and others helped the Lakers chase and complete the comeback, the play of Barton and others helped the Raptors bite the score, Russell and Hachimura Takashi and others later in the quarter helped the Lakers lead into the locker room, and at halftime, the Lakers 70-62 Raptors.
Easy side battle, Poeltl throws a shot to open the second half, the Raptors play a 19-2 scoring climax to complete the comeback, Vanderbilt and others play to help the Lakers continue to pursue, VanVleet and others in the latter part of the quarter to help the Raptors lead into the final quarter, the end of the third quarter, the Raptors 90-85 Lakers. In the final quarter, the play of Russell and Schroder helped the Lakers rebound, the play of Barnes and others helped the Raptors chase closely, and the key moment was the play of Russell and others to help the Lakers maintain the lead, although the Raptors tried hard to chase the score but finally had to shoot, the Lakers won the game steadily, the game was over, the Lakers counterattacked the Raptors 122-112.
Raptors stats (32-36): OG-Anunoby 31 points and 5 steals; Scottie Barnes 32 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists; Jacob Poeltl 17 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals; Pascal Siakam 12 points and 4 rebounds; Fred VanVleet had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.
Lakers stats (33-34): Jared Vanderbilt 16 points and 4 rebounds; Dangelo Russell 28 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists; Dennis Schroeder 23 points, 7 assists and 4 steals; Hachimura 16 points and 3 rebounds; Anthony Davis 8 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks; Austin Reeves had 18 points and five assists.
The Heat host a rematch against the Cavaliers, in which Garland is sidelined due to injury. At the beginning of the game, the two teams fell into a tug-of-war early as they were on the field, and the point difference was always glued. Before the end of the first quarter, Stevens made two free throws for a basket, and the Cavaliers trailed by one point into the second quarter. In the second quarter, the Cavaliers suddenly came under the leadership of Mitchell, and in the middle and back of the quarter, Mitchell scored 25 points at the half, helping the Cavaliers end the first half with a 59-50 lead.
The Cavaliers continued to play steadily, and the gap widened to 14 points at one point in the middle of the quarter. The Heat stopped the bleeding by relying on Strus's three-point run and Butler's seven-point run at the end of the quarter, entering the final quarter with a seven-point deficit. In the final quarter, the Heat took the lead in a 13-2 rally, and the Cavaliers will return three consecutive points to keep the game in suspense. In the decisive moment, Mitchell hit one of two free throws, Butler fought for a rebound and the Cavaliers could only foul, Butler hit both free throws, and the Heat led by four points to kill the game. In the end, the Heat narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 119-115.
Heat stats (35-32): Jimmy Butler 33 points and 5 rebounds; Taylor Hiro 25 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists; Bam Adebayo 19 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals; Kevin Love 7 points and 7 rebounds; Max Strus 14 points; Gabe Vincent 6 points; Victor Oladipo 8 points and 3 steals; Caleb Martin had 5 points and 6 rebounds.
Cavaliers stats (42-26): Donovan Mitchell 42 points and 4 assists; Evan Mobley 12 points and 4 rebounds; Garrett Allen 6 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 blocks; Isaac Okoro 16 points and 2 steals; Caris LeVert 16 points and 4 assists; Chedi Osman 7 points; Lamar Stevens 8 points and 5 rebounds; Ricky Rubio had 8 points and 8 assists.
Nuggets away to the Spurs, at the beginning of the game, Jokic hooked to win for the Nuggets, the Nuggets took the lead, Sohan and Collins and others played to help the Spurs bite the score, Jokic and Bryant and others later in the quarter helped the Nuggets lead by double digits to end the first quarter, the first quarter ended, the Nuggets 38-26 Spurs. Entering the second quarter, the play of Diop and others helped the Spurs close the point gap to a millimeter, the play of Bryant and others helped the Nuggets maintain the lead, Johnson and McDermott fired from the outside in the latter part of the quarter to help the Spurs rally into the locker room, and at halftime, the Spurs 68-67 Nuggets.
Easy side again, Jokic jumper to open the second half, the play of Sohan and others helped the Spurs maintain the lead, the play of Jokic and Murray helped the Nuggets continue to pursue, Collins and Porter clashed in the middle of the quarter and both were ejected, Jones and McDermott and others played later in the quarter to help the Spurs lead into the final quarter, the third quarter ended, the Spurs 98-93 Nuggets. In the final quarter, the play of Diop and others helped the Spurs open the point gap to double digits, the play of Brown and others helped the Nuggets bite the score, and at the key moment, Mamukelashvili scored consecutive points to help the Spurs stabilize the lead, and the play of Murray and others helped the Nuggets chase points wildly, Sohan and others helped the Spurs kill the game suspense, the Nuggets were unable to return to the sky and had to shoot, the game was over, the Spurs 128-120 force Nuggets sent to the opponent to lose consecutive losses.
Nuggets stats (46-21): Nikola Jokic 37 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists; Jamal Murray 24 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists; Kentavius Caldwell Pope 13 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists; Aaron Gordon 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists; Michael Porter Jr. 7 points.
Spurs stats (17-49): Keldon Johnson 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists; Doug McDermott 20 points and 5 rebounds; Jeremy Sohan 19 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists; Sandro Mamukelashvili 11 points and 4 rebounds; Trey Jones 14 points, 8 assists and 3 steals.
The Nets took on back-to-back against the Timberwolves, and all the Nets' main players who played extensively on the game returned. At the beginning of the game, the Timberwolves used their interior advantage to frequently score from the basket, and the Nets relied on Bridges' accurate shooting to support them. In the first quarter, the Timberwolves led by seven points at home. In the second quarter, both sides maintained an efficient offense, contributing nine three-pointers, and the difference was always hovering around 10 points. Before halftime, Edwards broke through for a layup to give the Timberwolves a 68-60 lead over the Nets.
Yibian fought again, the Nets suppressed the Timberwolves at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, Dinwiddie scored 13 points inside and outside, and the Timberwolves fell into the "wolf three-crash" circle, with a net loss of 17 points in a single quarter, and entered the final quarter with an 8-point disadvantage. In the final quarter, the play of Gobert and Edwards helped the Timberwolves keep the game suspense, and the scene fell into a white-hot stage. In the decisive moment, Bridges hit two free throws and Reid hit a three-point shot, and the two teams tied 114 and went into overtime.
In overtime, Edwards scored back-to-back points to give the Timberwolves the lead, and 3-pointers from Bridges and Finney Smith allowed the Nets to regain the initiative. In the final attack, Conley scored three points and was fanned by Dinwiddie's big hat, and the game was over. In the end, the Nets narrowly defeated the Timberwolves 124-123 in overtime.
Nets stats (38-29): Cameron Johnson 15 points and 8 rebounds; Royce O'Neal 12 points, 15 rebounds and 3 steals; Spencer Dinwiddie 29 points and 11 assists; Nicholas Claxton 11 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocks; Dorian Finney-Smith 11 points, 5 rebounds and 3 steals; Seth Curry 11 points; Mikal Bridges had 34 points and six rebounds.
Timberwolves stats (34-34): Anthony Edwards 32 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals and 3 blocks; Torrion Prince 8 points; Rudy Gobert 26 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 4 steals; Jayden McDaniels 15 points; Nikil Alexander Walker 10 points and 5 rebounds; Mike Conley 11 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals; Kyle Anderson had 15 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists.