No four passes for the Raptors. They had a very favorable schedule to the Canadiens (especially the two games against Charlotte) and a loss against the Hawks. It’s Atlanta’s third win in four games.
Minnesota is also on the right track right now with its sixth win over the Cavaliers in seven games. The “road trip” for Cleveland ends with the third defeat in five games.
Portland is finally catching a breather, as after a five-game losing streak, the Blazers beat Dallas and a far-from-best Luka Doncic.
Miami-Milwaukee Charlotte – Boston Indiana – Memphis Utah – Philadelphia
Toronto-Atlanta: 103-114
The lack of direction returned to Toronto, and at the same time, as the opposite level increased, the Raptors no longer found a solution. Nick Nurse’s men miss twelve of the first thirteen shots and the Falcons go 20-3.
Toronto will certainly have some reaction in the second quarter before Trae Young and Dejounte Murray become masters. Fred VanVleet and Gary Trent Jr. How do you bounce back when you finish with a terrible 3/16 in the shootout? At the end of the game, Chris Boucher reduced his team to just 7 points, but Pascal Siakam committed his sixth foul on Trae Young. The latter makes free throws and Atlanta wins.
Toronto / 103
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
P. Siakam
34
5/16
0/4
5/7
1
6
7
6
6
0
3
1
-13
15
13
OG Anunoby
35
5/13
2/7
2/4
2
2
4
2
2
0
3
0
-8
14
7
S. Barnes
37
9/16
0/1
9/10
3
9
12
2
1
3
3
1
-10
27
34
F. VanVleet
26
1/9
1/6
0/0
0
6
6
4
2
0
1
0
-16
3
4
G. Trent Jr.
20
2/7
0/2
3/3
0
1
1
1
1
3
0
1
-17
7
8
C. Boucher
18
5/8
2/3
1/1
2
3
5
0
0
2
0
0
+5
13
17
J. Hernangomez
16
1/3
1/2
0/0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
+5
3
1
P. Achiuwa
28
5/9
0/1
4/5
3
1
4
1
4
1
2
0
-4
14
13
C. Koloko
7
0/1
0/1
0/0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
+1
0
1
Mr. Flynn
19
3/5
1/2
0/0
0
2
2
3
1
0
0
0
+2
7
10
36/87
7/29
24/30
11
32
43
19
19
9
12
3
103
108
Atlanta / 114
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
J. Collins
28
5/9
0/3
1/1
1
3
4
1
6
0
2
0
+4
11
10
O. Okongwu
37
5/10
0/0
0/0
2
11
13
0
3
1
0
2
+14
10
21
D. Hunter
37
4/10
3/5
0/0
0
5
5
0
4
0
1
0
+16
11
9
T. Young
38
9/17
2/5
9/9
0
0
0
9
2
2
3
1
+15
29
30
D. Murray
39
10/17
2/5
5/6
0
8
8
6
2
2
4
0
+13
27
31
F. Kaminsky
3
0/1
0/0
0/0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
+1
0
0
A. Griffin
23
5/7
3/5
0/0
0
4
4
0
3
0
0
0
+1
13
15
J. Johnson
19
3/6
1/2
2/2
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
-4
9
11
Holiday
19
2/7
0/2
0/0
2
1
3
1
0
1
1
0
-5
4
3
43/84
11/27
17/18
5
35
40
19
22
6
11
4
114
130
Minnesota-Cleveland: 110-102
After a balanced first half, the Cavaliers went on an 11-2 run early in the second half. The Wolves responded with a 10-0 run with game-winning baskets from Austin Rivers and Anthony Edwards.
With Rudy Gobert (groin injury) only playing in the first half and Jaden McDaniels picking up his fifth foul too early in the second, Minnesota is relying on its bench and especially Naz Reid inside. He does damage with a few punches. Conversely, Donovan Mitchell (sick) isn’t at his plate and the Cavaliers are down in the final quarter.
Minnesota / 110
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
J. McDaniels
28
4/7
1/3
0/0
0
0
0
2
5
4
2
1
+5
9
11
K. Anderson
28
2/2
0/0
0/3
1
4
5
4
2
2
3
3
+3
4
12
R. Gobert
13
2/3
0/0
2/2
0
4
4
0
1
1
0
0
-1
6
10
D. Russell
21
4/8
1/3
0/0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
-6
9
5
A. Edwards
35
10/18
3/6
3/3
0
6
6
7
1
1
4
0
+7
26
28
T. Shahzade
26
2/6
1/3
2/2
0
3
3
2
4
0
1
0
+12
7
7
L. Garza
10
4/5
1/2
0/0
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
0
+11
9
10
N. Reid
28
8/16
1/7
0/0
2
5
7
0
4
0
1
1
-5
17
16
A. Rivers
25
3/6
1/3
0/0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
+3
7
7
J. Nowell
26
6/9
0/1
4/5
0
4
4
2
1
2
0
0
+11
16
20
45/80
9/28
11/15
4
27
31
22
21
10
13
5
110
126
Cleveland / 102
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
E. Mobley
32
6/11
0/2
7/8
2
6
8
1
3
0
3
0
-24
19
19
I. Okoro
15
3/4
2/3
0/0
0
3
3
1
0
3
1
0
-2
8
13
J. Allen
34
8/10
0/0
3/3
2
6
8
2
3
0
3
2
-4
19
26
D. Garland
35
6/11
1/3
2/2
0
3
3
4
2
0
4
0
-4
15
13
D. Mitchell
37
5/16
2/9
2/4
1
2
3
6
1
0
2
0
-5
14
8
K. Love
20
2/7
2/4
0/0
2
6
8
2
2
0
2
0
+1
6
9
L Stevens
8
0/1
0/0
0/0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
+5
0
2
J. Osman
16
2/4
0/2
2/2
0
0
0
1
3
1
1
0
-5
6
5
R. Rubio
13
1/4
1/3
0/0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
-6
3
4
J. LeVert
31
4/8
0/2
4/4
0
4
4
3
1
1
2
0
+4
12
14
37/76
8/28
20/23
8
32
40
24
17
5
18
2
102
113
Portland-Dallas: 136-119
A double overtime win in Los Angeles left its mark on Dallas. Christian Wood package, Luka Doncic (15 points) in poor form, Mavericks held quarter in Portland. In the first, Damian Lillard starts strong with 11 points, and Dallas responds with award-winning shots. When Luka Doncic goes to rest, Portland’s players take advantage of the opportunity to make the difference.
Damian Lillard, the author of 24 points in the first act, drives the point home with a 3-pointer and the gap is fifteen points at halftime. Nothing changed in the second half, and Jason Kidd pulled his Slovenian star early in the final quarter with the Blazers leading by more than twenty points. After five consecutive defeats, a quiet but above all precious victory for “Lady” (36 points) and her group.
