Kevin Durant became the NBA’s seventh-leading scorer on Friday, surpassing the 31,419 points of the legendary Wilt Chamberlain, on a night when Luka Doncic, ejected for six fouls, lost the duel between European stars to Giannis Antetokounmpo.
In addition, James Harden returned to Brooklyn with 31 points to inflict another defeat on Spanish coach Jordi Fernández’s Nets, who are sinking in the Eastern Conference.
Beats Chamberlain and goes for more
At 37 years old, Durant added a new record to his list by bettering Chamberlain’s scoring mark.
This thanks to his 30 points scored with the Houston Rockets at the Portland Trail Blazers.
The two-time NBA champion is now targeting the 31,560 points of Germany’s Dirk Nowitzki, the sixth all-time leading scorer in NBA history.
The leader of this ranking is LeBron James.
KD also grabbed twelve rebounds, but could not prevent his team’s 111-105 loss to the Blazers, in which Toumani Camara scored 25 points.
Giannis stops Doncic
At Crypto.com Arena, Luka Doncic’s Lakers lost their second consecutive game.
This time against Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks.
Doncic, who had scored 38 points in Wednesday’s loss at San Antonio, finished the contest with 24 points (8-of-25 shooting from the field), nine rebounds and nine assists.
His game ended with a foul against Kevin Porter Jr. that sent him to shoot three free throws, decisive for the Bucks’ victory.
It was the third ejection for six fouls in Doncic’s NBA career.
LeBron James made his comeback after leaving San Antonio with 26 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists, to no avail for the Lakers.
Antetokounmpo had 21 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Bucks, who are 11th in the East (17-21).
OKC overshadows Aldama’s 15-point effort
PHOTO: Oklahoma City Thunder InstagramThe losses of Shai Gilgeous Alexander, Chet Holmgren and Isaiah Hartenstein did not stop the Thunder from coming back from 21 points down.
In their visit to the Memphis Grizzlies, who squandered fifteen points, seven rebounds and seven assists from Santi Aldama.
The Canary Islander connected on six of his nine shots from the field in 28 minutes on the court for Memphis.
Jalen Williams led OKC by the hand with a double-double of 26 points and ten assists, supported by Ajay Mitchell’s 23.
OKC leads the NBA West with a 32-7 record.
Further down the table, the Golden State Warriors feasted at the Chase Center against a sinking Sacramento Kings, who lost their sixth consecutive game.
Steph Curry led the Warriors with 27 points and six three-pointers, to which he added ten assists in 31 minutes on the court.
Victory for Hugo González, defeat for Jordi Fernández
Durant added a new record to his list
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Hugo Gonzalez, selected with the 28th overall pick in the last NBA draft, added another quality minutes with the Boston Celtics.
And he contributed five points, four rebounds and a block in his team’s 125-117 win over the Toronto Raptors.
Gonzalez connected on two of the three field goals taken in the 18 minutes on the court coming off the bench that coach Joe Mazzulla gave him.
The Celtics were led by Payton Pritchard’s 27 points and eight assists.
Jaylen Brown contributed 25 points, seven rebounds and eight assists to move second in the East (24-13) behind the Detroit Pistons (28-9).
Boston is alone in second place after the New York Knicks lost to the Phoenix Suns.
The New Yorkers are going through a difficult time in the NBA season and have lost five of their last six games.
It was another tough night for Jordi Fernandez’s Brooklyn Nets, who fell 105-121 at home to the Los Angeles Clippers in front of 31 points from former player James Harden and 26 from Kawhi Leonard.
The Nets are second to last in the East and have won only five of 20 home games.
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