Lhe NBA day experienced two outstanding individual performances with Domantas Sabonis (42 points) and Giannis Antetokounmpo (43, although loss), but nothing, not another loss of the Knicks nor the triumph of the Heat in Phoenix could be compared to the announcement of the return of Klay Thompson.
Because after 941 days without playing basketball, Klay’s return Makes us all a bit of the Golden State Warriors this morning when his player officially returns to the Cavs. It was his own Thompson the one who was in charge of announcing it to the world that he had been waiting for this moment for a long time: “I hate using the phrase ‘can’t wait’ because I love being present in my life. But I can’t wait to play for our fans again. I really love being a ‘warrior’.
Thompson, who has not played since June 13, 2019 when he broke his knee and suffered another serious Achilles tendon injury, He participated in a last test with his team this past Saturday before officially announcing that he will be in front of the Cavs at dawn from Sunday to Monday (2.30 Spanish time).
“It’s a very special moment“said his partner Draymond Green.” Just sharing training has already generated tremendous electricity in the team. To see him play again two and a half years later is something very big. “
What culminates in a few hours against the Cavs, their return, is something that the Warrios have been planning for months. And for the NBA, the return of one of its best shooters of all time will also be one of the news this season.
Results of the day
- Clippers 108-123 Grizzlies
- Hornets 114-106 Bucks
- Pistons 97-92 Magic
- Pacers 125-113 Jazz
- Celtics 99-75 Knicks
- Suns 100-123 Heat
The season of Pacers ruin threatens. Little by little they are sinking in the East and what was not long ago something common, seeing them fighting for a place in the Playoffs, has disappeared from the landscape of the League. However, they still have Domantas Sabonis to take a joy from time to time.
The Lithuanian made a stellar performance with 42 points, six rebounds and three assists to win for the second time at the Utah Jazz this season. It is the best scoring match in the career of Sabonis in the NBA and it is also a triumph of some merit due to the level of the rival, although with a 15-25 and thirteenth in the East, this is too sporadic a joy. In any case, one of the best performances of the night in the NBA is the signature of Sabonis.
How horrible it must be to score 43 points and not be able to win. So it ended Giannis Antetokounmpo against the Hornets, 114-106- The Greek finished with 43 points, 12 rebounds and three assists and yet his Bucks They failed to beat us Hornets in which Terry Rozier shone, 28 points.
This is the twenty-fourth time Antetokounmpo reaches 40 points in the NBA, and the fifth this season. Against the Hornets, between Giannis, Middleton and Portis they achieved 89 of their team’s 106 points.
The Heat took the most deserving victory of the day, 100-123, by winning at Phoenix under a shooting recital of Tyler Herro. In his best performance of the season, Herro went up to 33 points on an extraordinary night in which, coming off the bench, he achieved 3 of 4 triples and 12 of 20 in field goals. The Heat, with 11 players on the disabled list, matched the franchise top with 22 3-pointers against the Suns.