Celtics e Spurs ok, 11^ tripla doppia e vittoria per Westbrook

In attesa del Natale, le partite giocate nella notte tra il 23 e il 24 non sono state di certo da meno. Vincono senza problemi i Raptors, ai danni dei Philadelphia 76ers, nella sfida disponibile in diretta su Sky Sport. Equilibri rotti già dal secondo quarto, con gli ospiti che non riescono più a mettersi in partita. I top scorer sono stati Saric e DeRozan. Fondamentale, invece, l’apporto di Dwight Howard nella vittoria dei suoi Charlotte Hornets sui Milwaukee Bucks, autore di una doppia doppia; la sfida si indirizza soltanto nell’ultimo quarto, con Middleton e compagni che incassano la 15° sconfitta stagionale. Gli Indiana Pacers superano all’overtime i Brooklyn Nets, mentre i Wizards vincono facile contro Orlando. Soltanto due punti per Marco Belinelli nel successo di Atlanta contro Dallas, mentre i Celtics trascinati da Kyrie Irving s’impongono nell’impegno interno contro i Chicago Bulls. Miami cade in casa contro New Orleans, mentre i Grizzlies fanno valere la legge del più forte contro i rimaneggiati Clippers. Westbrook firma l’11° tripla doppia stagionale e dà il successo ad OKC, mentre Minnesota espugna Phoenix. Successo esterno anche per Portland sui Lakers e di San Antonio su Sacramento.

Philadelphia 76ers @ Toronto Raptors 86-102
(27-27, 46-55; 63-81)
Philadelphia 76ers: Covington 6, Saric 17, Simmons 10, Bayless 6, Embiid 14, Luwawu-Cabarrot 9, McConnell 8, Johnson 12, Booker 2, Pullen 2, McAdoo, Holmes.
Toronto Raptors: DeRozan 29, Lowry 12, Ibaka 17, Valanciunas 12, Anunoby, Wright 14, Poeltl 6, Siakam 4, VanVleet, Powell 8, Miller.

Milwaukee Bucks @ Charlotte Hornets 106-111
(23-24, 54-53; 85-81)
Milwaukee Bucks: Middleton 31, Snell 11, Bledsoe 16, Henson 16, Dellavedova 4, Brogdon 10, Kilpatrick 11, Maker 7, Liggins, Brown, Wilson.
Charlotte Hornets: Batum 12, Walker 19, Howard 21 (16 reb), Kidd-Gilchrist 5, Williams 4, Graham 14, Kaminsky 14, Lamb 13, Carter-Williams 4, O’Bryant 5, Monk.

Brooklyn Nets @ Indiana Pacers 119-123 OT
(28-21, 57-41; 81-80, 111-111)
Brooklyn Nets: Dinwiddie 26, Hollis-Jefferson 18, Carroll 20 (13 reb), Crabbe 14, Zeller 6, LeVert 14, Harris 5, Allen 4, Stauskas 8, Acy 4.
Indiana Pacers: Oladipo 38, Bogdanovic 17, Turner 23, Collison 14, Young 3, Sabonis 9, Stephenson 11, Joseph 6, Leaf 2.

Orlando Magic @ Washington Wizards 103-130
(29-37, 48-72; 83-100)
Orlando Magic: Hezonja 16, Payton 30 (10 ast), Simmons 14, Iwundu 12, Vucevic 1, Biyombo 8, Augustin 9, Artis 3, Payne 7, Speights 3, Afflalo.
Washington Wizards: Wall 10 (13 ast), Beal 17, Morris 16, Porter Jr. 17, Gortat 5, Oubre Jr. 16, Mahinmi 9, Meeks 10, Satoransky 6, Scott 18, McCullough 4, Smith 2, Frazier.

Dallas Mavericks @ Atlanta Hawks 107-112
(25-25, 53-48; 80-79)
Dallas Mavericks: Barnes 22, Matthews 7, Nowitzki 18, Smith Jr. 6, Kleber 8, Barea 15 (12 ast), Ferrell 7, Powell 12, Harris 10, Mejri 2.
Atlanta Hawks: Schroder 33, Ilyasova 21, Prince 10, Bazemore 11, Plumlee 6, Delaney 7, Collins 13, Belinelli 2, Cavanaugh 7, Taylor 2.

Chicago Bulls @ Boston Celtics 92-117
(31-33, 58-60; 76-98)
Chicago Bulls: Markkanen 12, Valentine 5, Holiday 12, Dunn 2, Lopez 8, Nwaba 11, Grant 10, Mirotic 9, Portis 17, Zipser 5, Felicio 1, Pondexter.
Boston Celtics: Tatum 13, Irving 25, Horford 10, Brown 20, Baynes 10, Rozier 8, Smart 11, Theis 10 (15 reb), Nader 2, Ojeleye 6, Yabusele, Allen 2.

New Orleans Pelicans @ Miami Heat 109-94
(27-28, 56-53; 83-69)
New Orleans Pelicans: Davis 17, Holiday 13, Cousins 16, Moore 15, Rondo 5, Cunningham 5, Clark 19, Miller 12, Nelson 7, Diallo, Cooke.
Miami Heat: Richardson 12, Adebayo 9, Dragic 13, Johnson 20, Olynyk 10, Ellington 13, Mickey 7, Haslem, Walton Jr. 3, Johnson 7, Williams Jr.

Los Angeles Clippers @ Memphis Grizzlies 112-115
(33-30, 59-63; 81-90)
Los Angeles Clippers: Jordan 4 (18 reb), Rivers 38, Teodosic 9, C. Williams 7, Wilson 3, L. Williams 36, Dekker 8, Harrell 5, Reed, Evans 2.
Memphis Grizzlies: Evans 30 (11 ast), Gasol 17 (15 reb), Harrison 15, Parsons 3, Brooks 11, Ennis 14, Simmons 6, Martin 9, Wright 6, Davis 4.

Oklahoma City Thunder @ Utah Jazz 103-89
(28-22, 47-43; 76-64)
Oklahoma City Thunder: Westbrook 27 (10 reb, 10 ast), George 26, Anthony 16, Adams 12, Roberson, Grant 2, Abrines 3, Huestis 2, Felton 6, Patterson 9.
Utah Jazz: Mitchell 29, Favors 11, Ingles 7, Rubio 6, Jerebko 2, Hood 9, Johnson 8, Sefolosha 11, Udoh 2, Burks 4, O’Neale.

Minnesota Timberwolves @ Phoenix Suns 115-106
(33-24, 64-43; 86-80)
Minnesota Timberwolves: Towns 16 (14 reb), Butler 32, Gibson 9, Teague 12, Wiggins 17, Dieng 10, Crawford 11, Jones 7, Hunt 1.
Phoenix Suns: Warren 24, Chandler 4 (15 reb), Chriss 12, Jackson 11, Ulis 4, Canaan 15, Daniels 18, Bender 7, Len 8, House 3.

Portland Trail Blazers @ Los Angeles Lakers 95-92
(17-24, 44-49; 70-70)
Portland Trail Blazers: McCollum 17, Napier 21, Aminu 5 (10 reb), Turner 7, Nurkic 4, Collins 11, Davis 2, Connaughton 6, Harkless 22.
Los Angeles Lakers: Ball 10, Kuzma 18, Hart 11, Caldwell-Pope 11, Bogut 2, Randle 16, Clarkson 18, Brewer 3, Nance 2, Bryant 1.

San Antonio Spurs @ Sacramento Kings 108-99
(33-33, 62-49; 84-76)
San Antonio Spurs: Aldridge 29 (10 reb), Gasol 14 (11 reb, 10 ast), Anderson 6, Forbes 6, Parker 10, Murray 13, Mills 8, Ginobili 15, Gay 7.
Sacramento Kings: Hill 7, Hield 24, Cauley-Stein 22 (11 reb), Randolph 13, Temple 11, Bogdanovic 15, Koufos 6, Mason 3.