In the American Basketball League (NBA), Houston Rockets defeated the Denver Nuggets 114-106 on the road, in a match in which Alperen Şengün made a “double-double”.
The regular season in the NBA continued with 13 matches. In the fight between the Western Conference teams, who met for the fourth time in the last month, the Rockets made their claim this season by beating the last champion Nuggets on the road for the third time.
National player Alperen Şengün had a share in the victory for the Rockets, who won the league for the 10th time, with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, Fred VanVleet with 26 points and 4 rebounds, Jalen Green with 25 points, and Dillon Brooks with 16 points and 5 rebounds.
In the Nuggets, which lost for the 9th time in its 23rd game this season, all-star Nikola Jokic scored 23 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists, Jamal Murray 21 points and 5 rebounds, Michael Porter 20 points and 8 rebounds, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 14; Peyton Watson struggled with 13 points.
SIXERS WIN WITH THEIR STAR’S SCORING PLAY
In the match between the Eastern Conference teams, the Philadelphia 76ers won for the 14th time this season by beating the visiting Atlanta Hawks 125-114.
In the Sixers, all-star Joel Embiid scored 38 points and 14 rebounds, and Tyrese Maxey scored 30 points and 7 assists, leading the team to victory.
De’Andre Hunter had 24 points and 7 rebounds, Dejounte Murray had 20 points, 9 assists and 4 rebounds, and Bogdan Bogdanovic had 20 points and 9 rebounds for the Hawks, who lost for the 12th time this season.
CEDİ OSMAN’S 7 POINTS WERE NOT ENOUGH FOR THE WIN
Chicago Bulls beat San Antonio Spurs on the road with a score of 121-112 and achieved their 9th victory of the season and 4th victory in a row.
The players who brought the victory to the Bulls were Coby White with 24 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, Nikola Vucevic with 21 points and 16 rebounds, DeMar DeRozan with 20 points, 10 assists and 6 rebounds, and Patrick Williams with 20 points and 6 rebounds.
19-year-old Victor Wembanyama became the youngest NBA player to reach these statistics with 21 points and 20 rebounds in Spurs, who lost for the 16th time in a row and equaled the club record in this field. National player Cedi Osman, who played 10 minutes in the match, produced 7 points, 1 rebound, assist and block.
Results
Charlotte Hornets-Toronto Raptors: 119-116
Orlando Magic-Detroit Pistons: 123-91
Philadelphia 76ers-Atlanta Hawks: 125-114
Brooklyn Nets-Washington Wizards: 124-97
Boston Celtics-New York Knicks: 133-123
Oklahoma City Thunder-Golden State Warriors: 138-136 (overtime)
Miami Heat-Cleveland Cavaliers: 99-111
Memphis Grizzlies-Minnesota Timberwolves: 103-127
San Antonio Spurs-Chicago Bulls: 112-121
Denver Nuggets-Houston Rockets: 106-114
Phoenix Suns-Sacramento Kings: 106-114
Portland Trail Blazers-Dallas Mavericks: 112-125
Utah Jazz-Los Angeles Clippers: 103-117