Blinksportsnews247On February 10, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns 113–112, setting up an exciting rematch between Draymond Green and Jusuf Nurkic. Stephen Curry made the game-winning three-pointer.
Curry finished with 30 points after making nine three-pointers, but the 35-year-old superstar kept his best for last.
With 3.3 seconds left in a back-and-forth game that saw 22 lead changes, Curry stole an uncomfortable inbounds pass from Brandin Podziemski, pivoted, and drained a deep three-point shot to give Golden State the lead with seven tenths of a second left. The Warriors were down 112-110 at that point.
“Just a shot that I think he would take,” Podziemski stated. A typical individual would most likely accept a dribble or something like.
“He’s the best to ever shoot it,” said three-time All-Star Bradley Beal, who had tried a steal to prevent the ball from reaching Curry. You are aware of the outcome thereafter.
Curry, a four-time champion and two-time NBA Most Valuable Player with the Warriors, who are fighting this season to stay in the Western Conference, saw it as simply another unforgettable event.
With 35.6 seconds remaining in the game, Devin Booker’s turnaround jump jumper gave Phoenix a 112-110 lead. Booker finished with 32 points to lead the Suns. In the last seconds of the Suns’ inbounds play, former Warrior Kevin Durant scored 24 points but was unable to get a jumper off.
In addition, there was the drama on the side with Nurkic and Green.
After throwing a swipe at Suns center Nurkic’s head in December, Green received a 12-game suspension. In November of last year, he had received a five-game suspension for headlocking Minnesota Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert.
After Green was penalized for a foul after only four minutes of play in the first quarter, the two got into an argument. In the third quarter, Green was made fun of by Nurkic for being “too small,” and two minutes after the Bosnian’s goal, Green responded in kind.
In order to get out of his first, indefinite suspension, Green had to get counseling and persuade the NBA that he had developed self-control.
Not that Nurkic believes it. It’s depressing, he remarked. He gained no new knowledge. Only a question of time. He’s going to strike someone else once again.
“Remove anything I stated. He is not worthy of a chance.
“I thought I was great tonight,” Green retorted. He attempted to enter my thoughts, but was unsuccessful. I would never stroll around silently like him if that is what he wants.
“Silent men don’t prevail. He can continue to rock on the same horse he arrived on. He can take the same horse and ride his ass right out of here. It isn’t functioning.
In another game, the Dallas Mavericks defeated the highly skilled Oklahoma City Thunder 146-111, matching their longest winning streak of the NBA season with 32 points from Luka Doncic and 25 from Kyrie Irving.
Along with P.J. Washington, both players were acquired at the trade deadline. Daniel Gafford made his Mavs debut, contributing nine rebounds and 19 points.
In the first quarter, Doncic assisted both rookies on alley-oop dunks as Dallas jumped out to a 47-30 lead.
The two best scorers in the league, Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, both Canadians, were superior. NBA scoring leader Nikola Jokić added eight rebounds and nine assists while getting a quarter of rest.
Despite Gilgeous-Alexander’s 25 points, six rebounds, and five assists, the Thunder, who entered the game behind Minnesota by just a half-game in the Western Conference lead, fell behind by as many as 41 points and lost their second straight game.
In the second quarter, Irving recorded his 4,000th assist of the game with eight more.
Gafford and Washington get along well with their new colleagues, which is exactly what Dallas needs as they want to move up from ninth place in the West, as Mavs coach Jason Kidd was happy to witness.
Kidd remarked, “I felt Gafford was great on both ends.” “P.J. simply allowed the game to come to him.” There was a lot of movement, and nobody’s minutes needed to be rushed. Simply put, a ton of wonderful things
The Los Angeles Clippers, who defeated the Detroit Pistons, who were the weakest team in the NBA, 112-106, moved into second place in the Western Conference while the Thunder struggled.
The Clippers overcame a 13-point hole early in the third quarter, with Paul George scoring 15 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter.
The Clippers, who had taken an early 12-2 lead in front of their home crowd, saw the Pistons respond with 24 points from Kawhi Leonard.
At the end of the game, Detroit had a five-point lead, but the Pistons were unable to hold off the Clippers.
The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Toronto Raptors 119-95 to extend their winning run to nine games.
In addition to his 18 points and 15 rebounds, Jarrett Allen led the Cavaliers with eight players scoring in double digits.
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Washington Wizards 119-113 to snap a four-game losing run. The team was hoping to maintain its play-off hopes despite Joel Embiid’s injury absence.
In his second game back with the Sixers following their trade acquisition, Buddy Hield scored 23 points and Tyrese Maxey scored 28.
With 36 points from Franz Wagner, the Orlando Magic overcame a late deficit to defeat the Chicago Bulls 114-108 in overtime.
The Hornets defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 115-106 in Charlotte to end a 10-game losing run.
Vasilije Micic, a recent addition, added 18 points and nine assists, while Miles Bridges scored 25 points. AFP
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