Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points after making 18 of 24 successful shots, and Philadelphia ended its nine-game losing streak in the NBA championship with a 126:119 victory over Golden State at home, BTA reported.
Gershon Yabusele made five three-pointers for Philadelphia and finished with 18 points in total. This was also the team's first meeting since it became clear that their star Joel Embiid is out for the rest of the season due to a knee injury.
Kelly Oubre Jr. added 20 points for the 76ers, Paul George added 17, while Tyrese Maxey recorded only five points but made 11 assists. Philadelphia, however, is in 11th place in the overall standings of the Eastern Conference with a balance of 21/38.
For the Warriors, Steph Curry recorded 29 points and 13 assists, the team could not rely on new signing Jimmy Butler, who came from Miami, but has a back injury.
The San Antonio Spurs beat the leader in the Southwest Division, Memphis, with 130:128, with De’Aaron Fox finishing the game with a precise shot from 13-14 meters, which decided the game with 2.6 seconds left in the match. Otherwise, Fox finished the game with 20 points, but the most productive were Devine Vassell and Stephen Castle, although from the bench, who scored 24 each.
For the Grizzlies, Darren Jackson Jr. with 42 points was number 1 in the match, and Santi Aldama finished with a double-double - 15 points and 11 assists.
The Sacramento Kings defeated the Houston Rockets with 113:103, with DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine combining for 41 points for the Kings. But not only them, the team's attack in general proved to be quite balanced, as six players finished the game with double-digit personal assets.
Their center Domantas Sabonis left the field early in the game due to a left hip injury, but the rest replaced him. Another Lithuanian - Jonas Valanciunas - came in for Sabonis and finished the game with 15 points, 14 rebounds and 6 steals.
Alperen Shengun collected 30 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists for Houston, which is 5th in the entire Western Conference. Jaylen Green had 24 points, and guard Fred van Fleet returned to the court after an 11-game absence due to an ankle injury, but in 35 minutes on the court he made just one three-pointer.
The Milwaukee Bucks defeated Dallas 132-117 with 29 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo, which makes this team 4th in the Eastern Conference standings at the moment with 34 wins from 59 games. The Greek center came very close to a triple-double, also grabbing 9 rebounds and making 9 assists.
Damian Lillard finished the game with 28 points and 6 rebounds and 6 assists, while reserve Gary Trent Jr. finished with 20. Kyrie Irving led Dallas with 31 points, but their team was without stars Anthony Davis, Derrick Lively II and Daniel Gafford - all injured. Moses Brown played his final game of his 10-day contract with Dallas and scored 18 points.