Alperen-less Rockets win again
The excitement in the NBA continued with the games played last night. Houston Rockets hosted Cleveland Cavaliers on their home court. National star Alperen Sengun did not play due to injury and Rockets won the game 117-100.
In Houston, Kevin Durant led his team to victory with 30 points and 7 assists. In the NBA, Russell Westbrook surpassed Magic Johnson in assists. Sacramento Kings defeated Dallas Mavericks 113-107 in the American Basketball League (NBA).
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Hosting the Mavericks at Golden 1 Center, the Kings got their 8th win of the season with Russell Westbrook's 21 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 steal.
Westbrook, who reached 10,149 assists in his regular season career, surpassed Magic Johnson (10,141) for 7th place on the list of players with the most assists in NBA history.
Westbrook also reached 2,000 steals in regular seasons and ranked 14th in this field.
Keon Ellis scored 21 points and Maxime Raynaud 19 for the Kings. Cooper Flagg scored 23 points and PJ Washington 17 for the Mavericks, who suffered their 21st loss of the season.
Magic win despite Jokic's triple-double
The Orlando Magic defeated the Denver Nuggets 127-126 at the Kia Center despite Nikola Jokic's triple-double performance.
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Anthony Black scored 38 points and Desmond Bane 24 for the Magic, 4th in the Eastern Conference, in their 18th win of the season.
Jokic's triple-double performance of 34 points, 21 rebounds and 12 assists couldn't prevent the Western Conference third-place Nuggets from their 9th loss. Jamal Murray and Tim Hardaway Jr scored 24 and 20 points, respectively.
