Los Denver Nuggets They beat this Monday the Houston Rockets 128-125 in a battled duel in which Nikola Jokic signed his twelfth triple-double of the season, while in Utah los Dallas Mavericks they fell 140-133 against the Jazz even though Cooper Flagg He became the youngest player to score 40 points in the NBA.
Jokic He had 39 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists before being sent off in the final minutes of overtime for personal fouls. Alperen Sengunwith another triple-double (33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists), had the tie in his hands, but his triple remained an attempt.
It was a duel with 17 alternations on the scoreboard and 16 ties, in which Jamal Murray contributed 35 points for Denver y Kevin Durant 26 for the Rockets. Nuggets (19-6) y Rockets (16-7) are at the top of the West.
Flagg History
El ‘rookie’ Cooper Flagg He became the youngest player to score 40 points (there were 42) in a game of NBA. Nobody else has achieved it at the age of 18, which is Flagg.
Despite the record, the Mavericks (10-17) fell in overtime in Salt Lake City in front of some Jazz (10-15) who had Keyonte George with 37 points already Lauri Markkanen with 33 points and 16 rebounds.
Los Mavericks They dominated the game from the second quarter until, just over a minute from the end, the Jazz They regained the advantage. dallas tied 'in extremis', but the Jazz They were relentless in extra time.
