The Golden State Warriors could not celebrate the Jimmy Butler signing and they lost to the Utah Jazz. The Jazz, led by Spanish coach Kenny Atkinson, won thanks to a triple from Darius Garland’s logo. De’aaron Fox premiered with the Spurs with 24 points and 13 assists, and Shai-Gilgeous Alexander presented another night of candidacy for MVP with 50 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder.
This was the last day of the NBA before the transfer deadline, which will be Thursday at 3 pm on the east coast of the US. The Warriors seemed to have the game against the Jazz, who are penultimate in the west and had only won one of their last ten meetings. However, Utah suddenly woke up and placed ahead with a triple of Keyonte George with 25 seconds to play. After a duel of free throws, the Warriors had possession with 9.2 seconds to force the extension with a triple, but Stephen Curry and Draymond Green did not understand each other, and the victory stayed in Utah.
Curry and Jordan Clarkson were the best in Warriors and Jazz, respectively, with 32 points and 7 assists for Curry, and 31 points for Clarkson. In another game, Shai-Gilgeous Alexander punished the Suns without Kevin Durant, with 50 points, 8 rebounds, and 5 assists. The Oklahoma City Thunder is the leader of the West with the best balance of the League. Bradley Beal led the Suns with 25 points and 6 assists.
A spectacular triple from Darius Garland at the horn and from the logo of the court gave the Cleveland Cavaliers the victory against the Detroit Pistons. With the marker tied, Garland took out a triple that broke Detroit’s heart. Without Donovan Mitchell, the Cavaliers had 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists from Evan Mobley, and 25 points from Darius Garland. Cleveland remains as the east leader, while the Pistons had 38 points, 7 rebounds, and 9 assists from Cade Cunningham.
The Grizzlies registered their tenth victory in their last eleven meetings, with 32 points from Jaren Jackson Jr. and 26 points from Ja Morant. The Spanish Santi Aldama contributed 6 points, 4 rebounds, and 2 assists. No Raptors player reached 15 points in their private account. De’aaron Fox premiered with the Spurs and Victor Wembanyama scored the decisive free kick in the outcome for San Antonio to impose on the Hawks. Fox debuted with 24 points and 13 assists, and ‘Wemby’ had 24 points and 12 rebounds.
The Nuggets gave no option to the Pelicans, with 39 points and 12 rebounds from Michael Porter Jr., and 38 points, 8 rebounds, and 10 Nikola Jokic assists. Zion Williamson was the best of the Pelicans with 28 points and 6 rebounds. In other games, Anthony Edwards wore 49 points and 9 rebounds in the triumph of the Minnesota Timberwolves, and Tyler Herro achieved 30 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists in the Miami Heat. The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Charlotte Hornets, the Washington Wizards bent to the Brooklyn Nets, and the Orlando Magic bitter to the Sacramento Kings the debut of Zach Lavine.