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John Wall (Reuters)
Sunday games in the NBA began with two early encounters, in which Indiana defeated Miami, and the disjointed Houston surrendered to Oklahoma.
Miami (21:22) – Indiana (22:19) 109: 106 (overtime)
The Pacers, who just two days ago defeated the Heat by 27 points, put in a lot more effort this time, but in the end recorded an impressive double over the runner-up, not before a great comeback from Miami that erased a 6-point deficit in the last minute and forced overtime, The story. Domantes Savonis provided a typical double-double of 17 points and 11 rebounds, Justin Holiday scored 15 points, and in general the Pacers presented a nice points distribution as no less than seven players scored in double figures. On the other hand, Bam Adbaio stood out with 29 and 10 rebounds.
Houston (30:11) – Oklahoma City (24:18) 114: 112
Note the following figure – the Rockets recorded their 20th consecutive loss tonight. 20. A historic low and of course the long losing streak in the franchise’s history, this time John Wall missed a three about 1.6 seconds to go that could have won the game for Houston and ended its nightmare. The record for consecutive losses, by the way, belongs to the Cleveland Cavaliers of the 2010/11 season and stands at 26, a record that Philadelphia of 2013/14 also holds with it.
Denver (16:25) – New Orleans (24:17) 113: 108
The duel between Zion Williamson and Nikola Jukic ended in the victory of the first, with the Pelicans recording a beautiful victory over Denver. The second-year player scored 30 points and added 6 rebounds, while the Joker’s typical triple-double (29 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds) did not help the Nuggets, who recorded a third straight loss, mainly because of a second quarter in which New Orleans won 21: 36 and fled on the way to victory.
Boston (21:21) – Orlando (28:14) 96: 112
The Celtics managed to break a streak of three consecutive losses and get back on the positive track after the precious victory over the visitors from the bottom and managed to achieve the 21st victory this season. The standout of the game was undoubtedly Jaylen Brown who shelled out 34 points. On the losing side, the Magic who surprised Brooklyn in the previous game, went back to Suram and recorded a 10 loss in the last 11 games as they are in 14th place with 28 such in total. Nikola Wojciech’s double was not enough (22 points and 13 rebounds).
