The Thunder and the Pistons do not let up; the Knicks overwhelm the Nets
Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 114-100 this Sundaywhile Detroit Pistons defeated 111-108 Philadelphia 76ersconsolidating their respective leaderships in the Western and Eastern Conferences of the NBA.
The Thunder (10-1) had to come back from a game that Memphis (4-7) led by 19 in the second quarter. It was not until the final moments of the third quarter that Oklahoma City managed to take the lead, an advantage that they did not relinquish until the end.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the champions with 35 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 stealswhile Ajay Mitchell and Chet Holmgren scored 21 each. Isaiah Hartenstein had a double-double with 18 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Grizzlies, the top scorer was Jaren Jackson Jr. with 17 points, while Cedric Coward finished with 13 points and 10 rebounds. The Spanish Santi Aldama contributed 12 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 blocks and a steal.
The positive streak of the Detroit Pistons
Cade Cunningham and Jalen Duren were the figures of the Pistons (8-2) in a key duel for the leadership of the East. cUnningham had 26 points and 11 assists, while Duren had 23 points and 16 rebounds to give Detroit its sixth straight win..
Nick Nurse rested Joel Embiid for the 76ers (6-4), so the offensive responsibility fell to Tyrese Maxey, who finished with 33 points. Andre Drummond had a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds.
After a close game with constant alternations, Maxey brought the 76ers within one point with 31 seconds left. Cunningham scored to give Detroit a three-point lead with 17 seconds left. Maxey played the three-pointer at the buzzer to tie it, but missed.
The Sixers and Pistons will play again on Friday in Detroit, a duel that also counts for the NBA Cup.
The supremacy of the Knicks in the Garden
The classic between New York teams at Madison Square Garden ended with a comfortable victory for the New York Knicks (6-3) by 134-98 over the Brooklyn Nets (1-9)after dominating the game from the first to the last possession.
The Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns scored 28 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the Knickswhile Michael Porter Jr. added 25 for the Nets.
The Nets are one of the three teams that have only one victory after playing ten games at the beginning of the season along with Indiana Paces and Washington Wizards.
In San Francisco, Golden State Warriors beat Indiana Pacers 114-83NBA finalist a few months ago, which is going through a deep crisis without the injured Tyrese Haliburton.
Houston Rocketswith 31 points from Kevin Durant, came back in the final minutes to beat Milwaukee Bucks 122-115 which had a sensational Giannis Antetokounmpo with 37 points.
Besides, Boston Celtics defeated Orlando Magic 111-107with 27 points from Jaylen Brown, and Minnesota Timberwolves beat Sacramento Kings 144-117with 26 points from Anthony Edwards.
