Star’s mind-blowing assist frenzy; 28th straight loss for NBA’s worst-ever team — Wrap
All-Star Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton made historical past in a 120-104 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday (AEDT), racking up 20 assists with no single turnover in a exceptional efficiency.
The 23-year-old gave teammates open appears again and again, and so they rewarded his selfless play by draining buckets with ease.
The most turnovers by any participant this season was 18, shared by Luka Doncic and Nicola Jokic. But Doncic’s 18 got here with seven turnover’s and Jokic 4.
In truth, this season Haliburton has now had 4 video games with at the very least 15 assists with no turnover. Only Jokic, in an enormous win over Houston final month, has managed a 15-plus help sport with no turnover this season.
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Haliburton added 21 factors, three rebounds, two steals, a block and shot six pointers in an his record-breaking night time, turning into the fifth NBA participant in historical past to have 20 assists or extra with no turnover.
“I’m just happy I had no turnovers,” Haliburton mentioned. “I’ve been turning that ball over since the in-season tournament, so glad I figured out how to take care of the ball again.”
Speaking of Jokic, he had his eleventh triple-double of the season with 26 factors, 14 rebounds and 10 assists in a 142-105 Nuggets win over the Grizzlies, who have been with out Ja Morant.
Jokic linked on all 11 of his pictures and all three of his free-throws, and joined Wilt Chamberlain as the one gamers in NBA historical past to file a triple-double on one hundred pc taking pictures in a number of video games.
Desmond Bane had 23 factors to guide the Grizzlies, who have been blown away by the high-flying Nuggets.
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PISTONS EQUAL WORST-EVER RECORD WITH 28TH LOSS
Kristaps Porzingis had 35 factors and eight rebounds in a exceptional comeback win for the Celtics over the Pistons, who led by 19 factors at halftime earlier than shedding 128-122 in time beyond regulation.
The Pistons regarded set for a shocking upset over the NBA’s greatest workforce after they led by 21 within the first half, solely to stoop to a Twenty eighth-straight loss, equalling the Philadelphia 76ers (finish of the 2014-15 season to the beginning of the 2015-16 marketing campaign).
“I just told them that it takes a lot of character and integrity to do what they’re doing,” mentioned Pistons coach Monty Williams. “I’ve been in the league for a while, and I’ve seen teams give into circumstances that are less than what we’re dealing with. That was admirable; obviously, we had a tough third quarter, and the ability to fight back and have it even in the fourth was tremendous.
“I hurt for them; we feel like we’re just getting so close to not just winning one game but winning a lot of games if we play that way.”
Jayson Tatum added 31 for Boston.
WEMBANYAMA GOES OFF
In Portland, French prodigy Wembanyama scored 30 factors with six rebounds, six assists and 7 blocked pictures to win over the Portland Trail Blazers — and he did all of it in lower than 25 minutes on the ground.
Wembanyama joined former Spurs nice David Robinson as the one rookies to place up such a stat line.
The Spurs led by as many as 28 within the first quarter and by no means trailed as they notched their fifth win of the season 118-105.
The Miami Heat, lacking star Jimmy Butler in addition to Caleb Martin, Josh Richardson and Kyle Lowry, kicked off a five-game highway journey with a 114-102 victory over the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
Tyler Herro scored 26 factors, Jamal Cain added 18 off the bench and Bam Adebayo and rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 17 apiece for the Heat.
Warriors star Stephen Curry was held with no basket till late within the second quarter. He and Klay Thompson scored 13 factors every to guide Golden State.
In Los Angeles, Davis scored 26 factors to gasoline the Lakers’ 133-112 victory over the Charlotte Hornets. LeBron James, two days shy of his thirty ninth birthday, had 17 factors and 11 assists.
And Anthony Edwards ran wild for the Timberwolves with a season-high 44 factors together with six three-pointers, with the Western Conference leaders Minnesota coming away 118-110 winners over the Mavericks.
Dallas have been with out Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving, however fought again to erase an early 18-point deficit. But it was the Timberwolves who held on gamely, with Rudy Gobert including 20 factors and 11 rebounds within the win.
