Before the duel between Brooklyn and Memphis, Kevin Durant has ramped Morant in the highest tones of Grizzlies-Youngster. He compared the Point Guard with NBA legends like all Iverson or with Derrick Rose.
“If you have a future Hall of Famer as a head of the snake, it makes every better,” Durant made his assessment to the surprise team from the Western Conference before the Game against the Grizzlies. At the same time he told Morant a great career in the NBA.
“He is a combination of different players,” KD addressed the 22-year-old. “In my opinion, the best players can turn this game into every type of game in every situation. Yes is on the way.”
“If I see him, I see three, four different Hall of Famer in him,” says Durant. “For example, all Iverson, but then he also makes a Jordan-like Layup or he runs the court up and down as Russell Westbrook or Derrick Rose.”
Thus, Durant was not finished with his praise anthem: “There are no limits for him. He has a shiny future in front of him. He makes every better.”
However, it will not come to the direct duel between Morant and Durant during the night on Thursday. Due to knee problems, the Grizzlies Guard will suspend for the second time in a row.
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With his performances in the previous season, however, Morant has played in the All-NBA discussion. In his first third year in the Association, in average, it sets average 27.6 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists at 49.3 percent field thread quota and 34.0 percent from the distance. With a balance sheet of 49 victories to 23 defeats, Memphis is currently in second place in the West.
Spencer Dinwiddie has met the next Gamewinner and thus helped Dallas Mavericks to 113: 111 triumph against the Brooklyn Nets. Luka Doncic scratched at the Triple Double.
Against the Boston Celtics, Dinwiddie already secured the victory for Dallas, this time he even succeeded against his former team of five years! Playing with ten seconds and a point behind Doncic got the ball in the hand, was doubled and led the ball to Dinwiddie, who brought the litter of Downtown just in the air – Ballgame!
Doncic was the outstanding man of the game with 37 points at 14/26 FG and 5/12 threes and 9 rebounds and assists at 4 turnover in almost 39 minutes, but Dinwiddie adopted one with 22 meters at 6/14 from the field as well as 3 assists and 3 steads. The Mavericks went to the last quarter with 13 points, but fought quickly back for a final phase in which it went to blow.
In Defense, the tactics of MAVs against the opposing superstar quickly became clear: without the support of Kyrie Irving, the further injured Ben Simmons and Seth Curry Dallas wanted to take the ball from the hands of Kevin Durant. After a good first quarter of KD (9 points), the MAVs doubled Durant at almost every occasion. In the meantime, they kept him almost 21 minutes without a hit out of the field, then Durant and the Nets again found more frequent answers to the Doubles.
Thus, Durant was held at 23 points at 8/20 FG, but played 10 assists and made for the guidance of the Nets 10 seconds before the end with a deep threesome over two Mavericks. Goran Dragic took over mainly in Durants’s bad second quarter (2 points) the responsibility with 14 of its 21 meters (9/16 FG, 4 assists). Andre Drummond (14, 7/8 FG) prepared the MAV’s major problems in the first quarter when he fetched 5 of his 8 offensives bounds (17 in total) in less than 7 minutes.
Although Maxi Kleber remained as against Boston without much success from the field (4, 0/4 3P), but historically shone as a defender of Durant. The bank of Mavericks played hardly a role in the offense with just 15 points anyway, Brooklyn had an advantage there with 27 meters.
Maxi glue frustrated Kevin Durant
Dallas put on a starting five with the three Guards Doncic, Brunson and Dinwiddie next to Finney-Smith and Powell. Brooklyn came better into play and let the ball run very well, bringing the Nets the first two-digit lead (30:20) of the game. For the MAVs almost everything ran through Doncic, who booked twelve points in the first quarter.
For the next twelve points of the MAVs with Doncic on the bank, Brunson and Dinwiddie provided sharply and thus supplied a duel with Dragic, who held the openness of the opposite side with Durant on the bank very well. Doncic scored twelve MAV’s points in a row after his next replacement, but Durant was very different: he had hardly success in the second quarter (2 points) and showed himself frustrated as he moved the tight defending glue before the break Clear offensive foul.
Glue was also allowed to start in the second half, MAVS coach Jason Kidd brought Dinwiddie from the bank. The Mavs quickly grabbed their first lead since the initial minutes, but Durant came into play again. With good passports against the constant doubles of the MAVs, he always launched a successful 4-counter-3 situation for his team, often offered Bruce Brown at the freezer or at Cuts. Brooklyn won the third quarter with 30:21.
Dallas, however, answered immediately and started with a fast 15: 4-run in the fourth quarter. The Nets pulled something away again, but then they stayed for three minutes without points until Dragic had just under three minutes before the end. The teams exchanged baskets down to the final minute, when Doncic from the middle distance with his first third litter in the last quarter 23 seconds before the end set to +2. Durant brought the lead back, then Dinwiddie finished the game.
The Nets lose their winning streak after four games, Dallas at least briefly passes Utah past the fourth place of Western Conference.
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Toronto Raptors (2-2) – Houston Rockets (1-2) 107: 92 (Boxscore)
The first half-time belonged to O.G. Anunoby, after the side change, Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn the command and Toronto assured a careful victory. Anunoby put 17 points in 17 minutes and led the Raptors in half one at a meantime 23-point leadership.
Afterwards he had worked, for that, Flynn maintained the comfortable guidance with 15 points in the second half as well as a buzzer-beater at the end of the third quarter of the midline. Achiuwa contributed 17 meters, SVI Mykhailiuk came to 10 points.
The two Germans delivered in direct duel unobtrusive to solid benefits. Daniel Theis came in 16 minutes to 4 meters (1/5 FG) and 3 Rebounds, Isaac Bonga put 2 points in 11 minutes, 3 rebounds and 3 assists. The Rockets was Armoni Brook s diligent point collector (15, 5/10 threesome), Nr.2-Pick Jalen Green caught with 5 points (2/6 FG), 4 assists and 7 turnover no good evening.
Miami Heat (4-0) – Charlotte Hornets (1-2) 104: 103 (Boxscore)
Wild finish in Miami. The heat saw a good four minutes before the end and with 13 counters in the backwards already like the safe loser, but then the households started a furious comeback. Javont s smart used the final point, which in the final seconds only a loose ball behind and shortly afterwards a and-one sinked to victory.
At the Heat, Jimmy Butler got a break, Bam Adebayo made himself earned with 18 points and 5 rebounds. Kyle Lowry shredded 15 meters and 5 assists, also Duncan Robinson (12) and Markeff Morris (11) also came to a double-digit point yield. In the fourth quarter, the starters were no longer used.
Miles Bridges (22, 10 Rebounds and 6 Assists at 4/8 threesome) and Lamelo Ball (19, 9 Assists and 8 Rebounds) brought the hornets apparently to the winning road. Also Cody Martin or Rookie James Bouknight (14) delivered good support, but the outpointed lead should not be enough.
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Philadelphia 76ers (2-1) – Brooklyn Nets (2-1) 115: 104 (Boxscore)
The Sixers have a turbulent evening behind them, starting with the surprising return of Ben Simmons. He was purely sporty for Philadelphia but a great success, behind the strong duo Furkan Korkmaz and Isaiah Joe sat down the Sixers against the star duo on the other side.
Kyrie Irving was not used for Brooklyn, instead, Kevin Durant (23 and 7 Rebounds, 9/13 FG) and James Harden (21 and 4 Assists, 8/14 FG) for the guests kept the flag high. From the bank Javon Carter was still on 16 meters, Rookie Cameron Thomas contributed 10 points (4/4 FG).
That was not enough. Although Joel Embid ran only in the first quarter, but he dominated with 14 points in 8 minutes. Also Korkmaz was immediately on the spot and Philly secured an early double-digit lead, which was no longer released. For this work, especially the Turk (27, 11/19 FG) and Joe, which marked 20 meters in 5/7 threes. Andre Drummond continued the dominance in the zone (56:36 for Philly) with 16 points and 6 rebounds in 22 minutes.
