ONE System | 13/02/2021 05:57
Luka Doncic vs. Zion Williamson (Reuters)
11 games were played tonight (Friday-Saturday) in the NBA, with the biggest show we got from the two stars of the future, and some will already say the league’s present, Luca Doncic and Vazion Williamson, when Dallas defeated New Orleans 130: 143.
Dallas (14:13) – New Orleans (14:11) 130: 143
Both teams have experienced a very disappointing season so far, but tonight the head-to-head battle between Luka Doncic and Zion Williamson provided the goods, and by and large. In the first half it would have looked more like a duel chin, with Forzingis on the one hand and the Pelicans star on the other scoring 23 points each, in the half that ended with a small advantage for Dallas, but the second half belonged to Luca.
The Serbian was passionate with 29 points en route to a career-high 46 points (including 62 percent from three), added 8 rebounds and 12 assists, leading the Mavericks to a fourth straight win. Zion, on the other hand, also recorded a career-high 36 points with an incredible percentage from the field (14 of 15), but did not prevent his team from further loss.
Luka Doncic, Kristaps Porzingis, Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram all scored 30+ points Friday.
According to @EliasSports it’s the first time in NBA history that 4 players, all age 25 or younger, scored 30+ points in a regulation game. pic.twitter.com/lE2A8G8XDg– ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 13, 2021
Utah (5:21) – Milwaukee (9:16) 115: 129
A sixth consecutive victory and especially impressive for the best team in the league this season, at least as of this stage, which this time also stood a particularly difficult test against the Bucks and Yannis Antocompo. The Jazz actually took control from the very first moment and ran away with a double-digit lead in the half-time drop, giving Milwaukee no chance of getting close to them in the second half. The Greek freak did his part with 29 points and 15 rebounds, but Utah presented as usual another amazing team shooting evening, with 27 points each by Robbie Gover and Joe Ingles, 26 by Donovan Mitchell and 25 by G. Varden Clarkson.
Los Angeles Lakers (6:21) – Memphis (11:10) 105: 115
A seventh straight win for the champion, who started very badly, lost 31:16 the first quarter and was already 20 points behind in the second quarter, but made a great comeback with a tremendous third quarter of 23:41 and closed the story in the final minutes. Anthony Davis led the Yellows-Purples with 35 points and nine rebounds, LeBron James added 28 points, nine rebounds and eight assists.
Denver (11:14) – Oklahoma (15:10) 95:97
A fourth straight win for the Nuggets, who continue to improve positions in the West, and one that was achieved very narrowly and thanks to an excellent last quarter in which they kept the Thunder on just 16 points compared to 27, erasing lag and under pressure at the last minute from the line. Nikola Jukic led the winner with a typical game of 22 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists.
Portland (10:15) – Cleveland (17:10) 110: 129
Carmelo Anthony continued his excellent form and scored 23 points, en route to a third straight win for Portland that continues to climb to the top of the West, in a game in which it escaped a 21-point lead already on the halfway path to an easy victory. Damien Lillard settled for 20 points, Gary Trent Jr. scored 26.
Chicago (15:10) – Los Angeles Clippers (8:19) 125: 106
A second straight win for the visitors and another impressive performance by Kwai Leonard who did great without Paul George and scored 33 points in the Clippers’ unequivocal victory. After a relatively close first half, the visitors tightened their defense in the third quarter and ran away on the way to W. Marcus Morris added 20 points and Lou Williams 17.
Boston (12:13) – Detroit (19: 7) 108: 102
So how did the weakest team in the East come back with a win from an away game against the Celtics? You’ll find the answer at Sadick Bay, the rookie who was selected 19th in the last draft and just exploded tonight with 30 points and 7 threes without a miss, the first rookie ever to put such a statistic, including a clutch three about 40 seconds to go that sealed the win, and swarmed Boston has one of its most embarrassing losses this season.
Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 30 points off the bench in the Pistons win over the Celtics.
Bey became the first rookie in NBA history to make at least 7 3-pt FG in a game without a miss. pic.twitter.com/GsDMyyR8GM– ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) February 13, 2021
Charlotte (14:13) – Minnesota (20: 6) 114: 120
The battle between first-round pick Anthony Edwards and third-choice Amalo Ball ended in a personal victory of the first (21 points vs. 20), but Bull and the Hornets celebrated the victory at the end and continue their excellent period as they enjoyed another great game of Devonta Graham Who sniped 41 points.
Atlanta (14:11) – San Antonio (11:15) 125: 114
Loss 5 in the last 6 games for the Hawks, in a battle already decided in the first half in which the Spurs simply trampled the hosts with 48:77, including a second quarter of an incredible 19:41, but down gear mostly in the last quarter where they were defeated 42:15, but it was late Too crossing Atlanta. Damar Druzen led the winner with 23 points, Trey Young scored 25 from the other side.
