Stephen Curry established a personal record that was not favorable. Detroit has the largest early disadvantage of any team this season. Golden State had the largest total deficit of any game this season.
LeBron James established a record, which was great. Stephen Curry established a personal record that was not favorable.
Detroit has the largest early disadvantage of any team this season. Golden State had the largest total deficit of any game this season.
And Victor Wembanyama demonstrated, once again, that the exceptional is his norm. A look back on a very exciting Thursday in the NBA:
When playoffs are taken into account, James has long held the record for most minutes. However, this is yet another addition to his impressive resume, which includes, among other things, passing Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time scoring leader.
“It’s a pretty cool honor,” James explained.
Steph goes 0-for-7.
Stephen Curry has never played more than 11 minutes in a game and failed to hit a single field goal. In a 144-93 loss to Memphis, the Golden State star shot 0 for 7 from the field and 0 for 6 from three-point range.
“Embarrassing,” Curry stated.
It was that type of night for the Warriors. The Warriors trail by 57 and lose by 51.As we mentioned, it was a tough night for Golden State. The Warriors trailed Memphis by 57 points in the fourth quarter and eventually lost by 51.
Both of those metrics — worst deficit and largest final margin — were the worst in the NBA this season.
“You lose by 51, that’s humbling,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr remarked.
On the plus side, there was a winning team in the 51-point game. This season, two games have seen a club win by 45 points or more.
Memphis defeated Golden State by 51 on Thursday. Memphis also defeated Portland by 45 on November 10.
The Detroit Pistons suffered a narrow 126-119 loss against Utah, leaving them in a significant deficit.
That implies the Pistons had a tremendously good last three quarters. Because the first quarter was terrible.
Detroit trailed 48-19 in the first quarter. The 29-point deficit in the first 12 minutes was the greatest by any team this season, and the most by any Detroit club since at least 1996.
In the same game, Utah’s Jordan Clarkson and Detroit’s Ron Holland were both disqualified for squaring up as if they intended to fight. There were no punches thrown.
Evidently, they made him feel right at home. Towns had 32 points, 20 rebounds, and six assists as the Knicks defeated the Timberwolves 133-107.
Gilgeous-Alexander has scored 25 or more points in 16 consecutive games, with the asterisk indicating that the NBA Cup final does not count, as he only had 21 in Tuesday’s loss to Milwaukee.
The 16-game stretch is the league’s longest this season.
Merry Christmas. Also, bah!
Celtics studs Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum received fourth-quarter technical fouls in Boston’s loss to Chicago on Thursday night, as the reigning NBA champions faltered down the line.
Another tech went to Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla, who had some heated words for the referee crew following the Bulls’ 117-108 victory.
“I just hadn’t seen them in a while, so just a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, I wasn’t sure I was going to see them before the holiday,” Mazzulla revealed afterward, keeping a straight smile. “I just can’t let a moment pass without wishing someone the best for themselves, their families, and their future.
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