20-year-old’s dunk of the season contender robbed; Dame explosion spoiled in wild finish: NBA Wrap
Houston centre Alperen Sengun had one of the vital insane poster dunks of the season … solely it technically wasn’t.
Sengun raced down the courtroom through the third quarter of the Houston Rockets’ 118-109 loss to the San Antonio Spurs and slammed the ball within the hoop over Zach Collins, earlier than the referee referred to as it an offensive cost.
The Turkish large man referred to as for a problem as he ran again – and Rockets coach Stephen Silas did simply that in contesting the decision.
In a matchup of the 2 worst groups within the Western Conference, Keldon Johnson scored a game-high 32 factors to guide the host San Antonio Spurs over the Houston Rockets 118-109.
Commentators went wild, roaring: “Oh my goodness! No he didn’t! No he didn’t!”
Collins was left dazed on the ground and was helped to his toes earlier than being taken to the locker room, however was in a position to return to the courtroom in the beginning of the fourth courter.
“That is a horrible call,” they added.
In a matchup of the 2 worst groups within the Western Conference, Keldon Johnson scored a game-high 32 factors to guide the host Spurs over the Rockets.
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BAM GOES BIG
Bam Adebayo delivered game-highs of 31 factors and 10 rebounds whereas Jimmy Butler added 26 factors to spark the Miami Heat over the Los Angeles Clippers 115-110 on Thursday.
Adebayo made 14-of-21 pictures from the ground and contributed 4 assists whereas six-time NBA All-Star Butler added eight rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals whereas scoring the Heat’s final eight factors.
“We gave Jimmy the ball,” Adebayo mentioned. “He’s our closer so we let him do his thing down the stretch.”
Adebayo, a 25-year-old centre and member of final yr’s US Olympic gold medal crew, was a serious motive Miami outscored the Clippers within the paint 58-32.
“Teammates want me to be assertive,” Adebayo mentioned. “They want me to look for my shots. The biggest thing I can do is keep shooting.”
The Heat snapped a two-game dropping streak and improved to 12-14 total, tenth within the Eastern Conference.
“Trying to dig ourselves out of a hole,” Adebayo mentioned. “The biggest thing is we stand connected, stand together and keep waking up trying. We wake up and try to find solutions every day.”
Paul George led the Clippers with 29 factors, eight rebounds and 7 assists however LA fell to 14-13, ninth within the Western Conference.
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NUGGETS PIP PORTLAND DESPITE DAME’S 40
In a thriller at Portland, Jamal Murray sank a 3-pointer with 0.9 of a second remaining to present Denver a 121-120 victory over the host Trail Blazers.
The Nuggets, who snapped a three-game dropping streak, have been led by Nikola Jokic with 33 factors, 10 rebounds and 9 assists whereas Murray added 21 factors.
Denver opened the fourth quarter with a 14-5 run to erase a 10-point deficit and the sport held on a knife’s edge to the end.
Portland’s Damian Lillard scored 40 factors, hitting 9-of-17 pictures from 3-point vary, and added 12 assists in a dropping trigger.
