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Cleveland’s train continues undaunted, after beating the Bulls 144-126 and reaching 14-0. The Knicks took the New York derby, wins for the Heat, Pelicans, Rockets, Pistons and Hawks.
The Cavaliers were without Evan Mobley (injury) against the Bulls. But that didn’t matter to the NBA’s hottest team, as Cleveland crushed Chicago 144-126 for the NBA Cup and improved its record to 14-0, remaining the only undefeated team in the NBA.
Donovan Mitchell led the way with 37 points, Darius Garland added 29 points and nine assists and Jarrett Allen had 24 points and 10 rebounds as Cleveland broke its team-record 13-game winning streak. since LeBron James was on the team.
For the Bulls, Kobe White had 29 points on 6/11 three-pointers, Nikola Vucevic had 25 points and Patrick Williams had 17 points and 9 assists.
THE DODECALEPTA: 49-34, 77-73, 107-102, 144-126
Knicks – Nets 124-122
The – without Karl-Anthony Towns – Knicks… saw it all against the Nets. They lost a 21-point deficit and suddenly found themselves back in the score with 121-122 thanks to a 3-pointer by Dennis Schroeder. But Jalen Brunson with his own three-pointer with 6 seconds left made it 124-122, Michael Bridges cut Schroeder in the last attack and, just like that, the Knicks went 2-0 in the NBA Cup and have an overall record of 6- 6.
Brunson with 37 points and 7 assists led the way for the winners, with Ouji Anunoby adding 25 points and Bridges 22 points, while Josh Hart had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists.
For the Nets, Cam Thomas had 43 points, Kamn Johnson added 17 points (but 3/10 shooting) and Dorian Feeney-Smith 15 points, while Schroeder had 14 points on 4/17 shooting (2/10 three-pointers) and 8 assists.
THE DODECALEPTA: 37-32, 68-59, 100-82, 124-122
Pacers – Heat 111-124
Beans, beans fill the … bag for the Heat without Jimmy Butler, as Miami beat the Pacers 111-124 to improve its record to 1-1 in the NBA Cup and 5-6 overall.
Bam Adebayo with 30 points (17 of them in the 4th period), 11 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals led the way for the winners, with Tyler Hero adding 20 points (but 6/16 shooting) and Kevin Love 15 points (in 12 minutes).
For the Pacers, who with a record of 5-7 continue to disappoint, Obie Taupin had 21 points and Tyrese Halliburton 18 points and 8 assists, with Pascal Siakam and TJ McConnell adding 14 points each.
THE DODECALEPTA: 29-26, 55-61, 85-98, 111-124
Pelicans – Nuggets 101-94
The Pelicans found the Nuggets without Jokic and Gordon. However, since they lined up without Williamson, Murray, McCollum, Hawkins and Alvarado, they did not feel sorry for them and won 101-94.
Brandon Ingram with 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists led the way for the winners, with Brandon Boston adding 19 points and Trey Murphy 17 points.
For the Nuggets, Michael Porter had 24 points, Peyton Watson 18 points and Jamal Murray 16 points (but 6/16 shooting) and 8 assists, while Christian Brown added 15 points.
THE DODECALEPTA: 32-22, 59-54, 78-72, 101-94
Rockets – Clippers 125-104
The Rockets confirmed their continued rise, threw a party against the Clippers, winning 125-104 and reaching the 4-game winning streak, bringing their record to 9-4.
Jabari Parker with 28 points (season high) and 11 rebounds led the winners, with Fred VanVleet adding 18 points, Tarry Eason 17 points and Alperen Sengun 16 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists.
For the Clippers, James Harden had 21 points on 3/9 three-pointers, Kevin Porter had 15 points and Kris Dunn had 13 points.
THE DODECALEPTA: 29-21, 66-46, 94-75, 125-104
Hawks – Wizards 129-117
Dyson Daniels continues to drive people crazy and the Hawks easily prevailed over the Wizards 129-116, improving their record to 6-7/
The Australian guard was for another incredible game, finishing with 25 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 steals, with DeAndre Hunter adding 22 points, Jaylen Johnson 18 points and 13 rebounds, Trae Young 18 points ( but 5/18 shot) and 9 assists and Onyeka Okongu 13 points and 13 rebounds.
For the Wizards, Kyle Kuzma had 24 points (but 11/28 shooting) and 9 rebounds, Jordan Poole 22 points and Alexander Sarr (No. 2 in the 2024 NBA Draft) 20 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals and 3 blocks.
THE DODECALEPTA: 29-39, 59-50, 94-75, 129-117
Raptors – Pistons 95-99
Something has changed for the Pistons this year. Detroit showed that against the disappointing – in the absence of Barnes and Quickley – Raptors as well, beating Toronto 95-99 to make it 2-0 in the NBA Cup and 6-8 overall.
Malik Beasley led the way with 20 points, Cade Cunningham added 15 points (but 6/21 shooting) and 10 assists and Jaden Ivey 14 points (but 4/13 shooting).
For the Raptors – now 2-11 – Jakob Peltl had 25 points and 18 rebounds, RJ Barrett 22 points (but 6/18 shooting) and Grady Dick 16 points (but 4/17 shooting, 1/ 10 of which three-pointers).
THE DODECALEPTA: 27-32, 52-55, 78-73, 95-99
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