A double-double of Ibaka is not enough for the Raptors on the nth night with weak appearances of the Hernangómez

The Toronto Raptors, nonetheless with out Marc Gasol however with Serge Ibaka, fell of their penultimate match of 2019 in opposition to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder by 97-98. Regardless of the good assembly of the Hispanic-Congolese, with a double-double of 12 factors and 14 rebounds, the present NBA champions are left with a file of 22-11 exceeded, amongst others, by the Denver Nuggets of an nearly disappeared Juancho Hernangómez Like his older brother, his efficiency was once more minimal though in the case of Juancho with victory (120-115) over the Sacramento Kings. In the meantime, the Charlotte Hornets of Willy fell once more (117-104) to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Canadian escort Gilgeous-Alexander returned to his homeland to grow to be the nice determine of the Metropolis Thunder who beat guests to the present league champions, the Raptors. Gilgeous-Alexander, who day by day develops extra in a key participant in the reconstruction of the Oklahoma, tied his finest mark as an expert by getting 32 factors, together with the profitable basket with 36 seconds left to conclude the match.

Then the Raptors had the alternative to have received with the triple try of baseman Fred VanVleet, who failed, and Gilgeous-Alexander captured the rebound to safe the victory of the Thunder (17-15), who received the sixth recreation in The final seven disputed.

Along with the Toronto native, reserve heart Nerlens Noel reached 13 factors and rookie ahead Darius Bazley scored 11 factors with the Thunder who received for the fifth time in a row in his go to to Canada. Present champions the place baseman Kyle Lowry and VanVleet contributed 20 factors every and the guard Patrick McCaw received one other 13 factors, whereas reserve Terence Davis completed 11 and accomplished the checklist of the 5 4 Raptors gamers who had numbers of two digits.

Amongst them was the Spanish energy ahead of Congolese origin Serge Ibaka who returned to be the finest in the paint at the finish of the recreation with a double-double of 12 factors and 14 rebounds, together with 12 defenders. Ibaka performed 34 minutes and scored 5 of 11 area photographs, together with two triples of 4 makes an attempt, and did not go to the personnel line.

Juancho and Willy, testimonials

The ahead Will Barton with 19 factors, together with two achieved from the personnel line in the absence of eight seconds of the finish of the regulation time, led the balanced assault and winner of the Nuggets, which have been imposed by the Kings 120-115.

As well as, rookie energy ahead Michael Porter Jr., who made his first begin as a starter in the NBA, additionally received his finest mark of the season by contributing 19 factors and 6 rebounds. Porter performed his final beginning recreation on November 10, 2017 when he was with the College of Missouri staff.

Whereas the Serbian heart Nikola Jokic with 17 factors and eight rebounds was additionally decisive in the victory of the Nuggets, the ninth in the final 10 video games performed, which consolidates them as leaders of the Northwest Division with a 23-9 mark, together with the 15-Four in his Pepsi Middle area.

The Spanish energy ahead Juancho Hernangómez got here out once more as a reserve for the Nuggets and in the 20 minutes he disputed he once more had an absence of inspiring inspiration after failing the 5 area photographs he made, which have been all triple makes an attempt. The one level he made was from the personnel line in two makes an attempt, however he had a presence in the inside and defensive recreation by capturing 5 rebounds and distributed an help.

A small participation that his older brother, Willy Hernangómez, had when taking part in two minutes with the Hornets and contributing 4 factors after scoring 1-1 of area photographs and 2-Four from the personnel line, capturing an offensive rebound and committing a private lack

All this in the assembly the place the forward-guard Dillon Brooks scored 20 factors and returned to be the excellent chief of the assault of the Grizzlies, who defeated the devalued Hornets by 117-104. Brooks, who scored for the eighth recreation 20 or extra factors up to now this season, saved Memphis undefeated in these video games with an ideal 8-Zero mark.