LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Serbian Nikola Jokic scored 32 points, added 16 rebounds and nine assists and his team, the defending champion Denver Nuggets, suffered their sixth straight loss in the NBA with a 111-108 loss to the visiting Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday. Competitions.
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In the new “in-season” competition, the 30 clubs are divided into six groups of five, and each team will play a total of four matches this month, with two teams joining to decide the six leaders. quarter final. All matches of this new trophy will count in the NBA league and regular season standings, except for the final on December 9 in Las Vegas.
In the second round of the Western Conference, defending champion Denver overcame a seven-point deficit midway through the fourth quarter against the Clippers to win and keep its undefeated streak at home.
The loss was another major blow to the Clippers, who have lost six games since signing James Harden last month.
The Clippers appeared to be on track to end the losing streak after a terrific performance by Paul George, who finished with 35 points and Harden added 21 points.
But Denver eventually imposed its superiority, scoring 19 points compared to 9 for the Clippers in the final minutes of the final quarter to secure the win.
“They lost five in a row, so we knew they were going to play really hard,” Jokic said after the match.
The Serbian continued, “But we are undefeated this season and we wanted to keep it that way.”
Jokic was assisted by Aaron Gordon with 20 points, while Reggie Jackson added 18 points.
The Golden State Warriors and the visiting Minnesota Timberwolves rallied from a 12-point deficit in the third quarter for a 104-101 win at Chase Center Stadium in San Francisco.
However, the result was overshadowed by a first-quarter scuffle in which Golden State stars Klay Thompson and Draymond Green were ejected with Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels.
In an on-court confrontation with McDaniels, Thompson ordered the Warriors player off the court after his shirt was torn. Green was ejected for his role in the confrontation when he grabbed Minnesota star Rudy Gobert by the neck.
Warriors coach Steve Kerr expressed his anger at the decision to fire Thompson, insisting Green was only protecting his teammate.
“It was never okay to take Klay out of the game,” Kerr said, “and he was running down the field and the guy grabbed his shirt and Klay pulled him…it was ridiculous.”
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