On December 28, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the West ushered in a number of key matchups, with the Thunder facing the Knicks, the Suns challenging the Rockets, and the Mavericks facing the Cavaliers.
Thunder Knicks
The Thunder, who started the home game, were on fire, with Jaewe and Joe scoring three-pointers in quick succession to help the team quickly establish a double-digit advantage. Entering the second quarter, the Knicks gradually regained their touch, and also used the outside line to chase points frantically, temporarily trailing by 9 points at halftime 60-69.
Yibian fought Randle again on the inside, teamed up with Brunson to continue to narrow the gap, and the Thunder's outside feel continued to decline, but fortunately, Alexander's stable performance kept the lead, and Jawi and Holmgren took over the game in the final quarter, and the Thunder defeated the Knicks 129-120 at the end of the game.
Jay Wei shot 13 of 17, including 36 points on 5-of-5 three-point shooting, Alexander got a quasi-triple-double of 36+8+7, Holmgren scored 22 points and 5 rebounds with a steady performance, belonging to the youth storm of the Thunder's three less, and the team's 20-9 temporarily rose to the second place in the West.
Sun-rocket
At the beginning of the game, Durant played as a team, frequently creating scoring opportunities for his teammates, Gordon felt hot and rained three-pointers, scoring 17 points in a single quarter, and the Suns' offense was very fluid and maintained a solid advantage. The Rockets' scoring was more limited, mainly relying on Green and Shin Jing to one outside and one inside, temporarily trailing by 18 points at 55-73 at halftime.
Entering the second half, the Rockets stubbornly chased points but never shrank to single digits, and the head coach tactically gave up the full bench in the final quarter, which also caused trouble for the opponent, but Durant stood up to stabilize the rhythm and cut a triple-double of 27+16+10 in the whole game, and finally the Suns defeated the Rockets 129-113, and the 15-15 record temporarily overtook the Warriors to return to 10th in the West.
Lone Ranger - Knight
In the first quarter, Doncic turned on his personal scoring mode, shooting 8 of 13 and scoring 20 points, which was unstoppable, and Curry Jr. played the role of a substitute god soldier and hit three points in a row, and the two of them took on most of the team's firepower. The Cavaliers Mitchell, Mobley and Garland were absent, and the rest of their teammates stepped up and kept in hot pursuit, trailing by 15 points at 54-69 into the halfcourt.
Back to the second half of the Mavericks' efficiency decreased, Doncic's magical hand seemed to be no longer there, and the Cavaliers took the opportunity to continue to narrow the gap, LeVert broke out strongly in the final quarter, three-point shooting led the team to finally achieve a comeback, and finally the Mavericks lost to the Cavaliers 110-113 at the end of the game and suffered a big reversal, Doncic scored 39 points, and the team's record came to 18-13 and temporarily fell to 6th in the West.
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