Detroit and Toronto, unstoppable; Jokic and Curry, dominant in the NBA
Detroit Pistons this Monday he got his thirteenth consecutive victory and Toronto Raptorshis eighth win in a rowin an NBA day illuminated by the great personal performances of the Serbian Nikola Jokicwith his tenth triple-double of the seasonand of Stephen Curryprotagonist with 31 points in the victory of the Golden State Warriors.
The streaks of the Pistons, Raptors, Heat and Rockets
Two years ago, the Pistons only won 14 games out of 82. Now, they lead the East with a record of 15-2 and have thirteen consecutive victories after beat Indiana Pacers 122-117 as visitors.
Cade Cunningham led a group of six Pistons players with double figures in scoring with 24 points. Among them, Jalen Duren had a double-double of 17 points and 12 rebounds and Caris LeVert scored 19 points.
In the East, below the Pistons, appears Toronto Raptors (13-5)which sealed its eighth consecutive victory: 110-99 to Cleveland Cavalierswith 37 points from Brandon Ingram.
In third place is Miami Heatwho have five wins in a row. Erik Spoelstra’s team beat the Dallas Mavericks 106-102with 24 points from Tyler Herro in his debut this campaign.
Herro missed the first month of the season as he continued his recovery process after surgery on his left ankle. Kel’el Ware contributed to Miami’s victory with 20 points and 18 rebounds, while Mexican Jaime Jáquez contributed thirteen points, six rebounds and five assists.
Furthermore, in the West, Houston Rockets recorded their sixth win in the last seven games thanks to a 114-92 against Phoenix Sunsa team that had won eight of its previous ten games. Kevin Durant missed the match with his former team for personal reasons.
Jokic and Curry, unstoppable
Triple MVP Nikola Jokic achieved his tenth triple-double of the season, with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists in the 125-115 victory achieved by the Denver Nuggets against the Memphis Grizzlies as a visitor.
Jokic had ten triple-doubles in 17 games this year with the Nuggets, who have a record of 13-4, the second best in the West after the 17-1 Oklahoma City Thunder.
Curry revived the Bay team with 12 of 24 field goals and six triples to reach 31 points in the Warriors’ 134-117 success against the Utah Jazzto end his team’s three-game losing streak.
Knicks dominance in New York
Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns dominated with 37 points in the New York derby won 113-100 by the Knicks against Brooklyn Netswhich still has no wins at home.
Towns sealed a double-double of 37 points and 12 rebounds, with 3 assists, 1 steal and 2 blocks in 33 minutes on the court in the comfortable victory for the Knicks.
The Dominican connected on 14 of his 20 field goals, made 3 of 4 triples and was a perfect 6 of 6 from the free throw line for the Knicks, who have a 10-6 record.
New Orleans Pelicans beat Chicago Bulls 143-130 with a solid performance by Puerto Rican José Alvarado (16 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists) and the outstanding contribution of Zion Williamson with 29 points.
Portland Trail Blazers beat Milwaukee Bucks 115-103with 35 points from Jerami Grant and 22 from Deni Advija. Thus, the team led by Tiago Splitter won 2 of the 3 games on a visiting tour.
And at the close of the day, Sacramento Kings beat Minnesota Timberwolves 117-112 in overtime, with 33 points from DeMar DeRozan and 26 from Keegan Murray, while Anthony Edwards scored 43 points for the loser.
