Lakers fall to defending champion Jerami Grant at home, Stephen Curry makes 11 tripples

The Los Angeles Lakers were no match for the Denver Nuggets on their home floor. It was Stephen Curry who also gave a great performance, namely he recorded 11 converted tripples.

The Lakers couldn’t keep up with the Nuggets

In the game Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets (106:114), the upstart Lakers couldn’t handle the defending champions. The home team was traditionally led by Anthony Davis, the game’s top scorer with 32 points, and the ageless Lebron James, who scored 25 points. Denver, however, had a 10-point lead at halftime, which they would not let go.

Denver was carried to its 36th win of the season by the trio of Nikola Jokic, who missed his 16th triple-double of the season by a single assist and scored 24 points in the game, Michael Porter Jr., who added 27 points, and Jamal Murray, who boasted 29 points and 11 assists.

Dallas took advantage of the hesitation of the Los Angeles team, which won on the Knicks’ court, where Luka Doncic was on a rampage, and holds a 29-23 record against the Lakers’ 27-26 record.

Even Grant’s 49 points weren’t enough for a weak Detroit

The game Portland Trail Blazers vs Detroit Pistons (122:128), which was decided in overtime, was surprisingly won by the worst team of this season. Even Jerami Grant’s night of his life didn’t mean anything to the home team. He scored 49 points in 45 minutes on the floor.

But in overtime, Portland scored the only basket, Grant was the successful scorer, and that was the key moment that Detroit got only its 8th win of the season. Jalen Duren did a great job on the rebounding end, dominating with 22 rebounds and adding 27 points on top of that.

Curry made up for it

In the game Indiana Pacers vs Golden State Warriors (109:131), the words of Warriors coach Steve Kerr that the team would ride a winning streak came true. Stephen Curry in particular excelled in the game, scoring 42 points, helped by 11 threes! He made up for it after his last game in Philadelphia, where he scored only 9 points.

The Pacers were virtually unopposed, losing from the very beginning and at times it was like the Warriors were playing at home. Curry scored his fifth 40-point performance of the season and needed only 16 shot attempts to make 11 made threes. Golden State is already 24-25 and starting to get to where a club of its quality should be.

The trades are starting to pick up steam

Denis Schroder, captain of last year’s world champions and tournament MVP, is changing clubs after six months. He and Thaddeus Young are leaving the Toronto Raptors for the Brooklyn Nets. Spencer Dinwiddie is going the other way.

The worst team of the season, Detroit, is leaving one of their best players, Bojan Bogdanovic. Alec Burks is moving with him. Both are getting a boost when they go to the New York Knicks. A quartet of players are going in the opposite direction – Quentin Grimes, Evan Fournier, Malachi Flynn and Ryan Arcidiacono.

Source: NBA