MADRID, 29 Dic. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Memphis Grizzlies put an end this Thursday to their good dynamic of four consecutive victories in the 2023-2024 NBA Regular Phase after falling forcefully 142-105 on the court of the current champions, Denver Nuggets, in a game where the Spanish Santi Aldama nor Ja Morant were there.
The Grizzlies seemed to have been 'resurrected' after Morant's return after serving his suspension and with their star guard they had won their last four games, but the franchise reported that he would miss the game due to 'illness', as would the power forward. grancanario.
Without both, Memphis did not have many options against the Nuggets, who dominated with great authority each of the four quarters led by a sensational Nikola Jokic, author of a 'triple-double' with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, and without miss none of his eleven field goals.
On the other hand, Detroit Pistons continued with their terrible dynamics and added their twenty-eighth consecutive defeat by losing 128-122 and after an overtime against the Boston Celtics. In this way, the Michigan franchise, already with the worst streak in a single season, equals the worst streak in history that was held by the Philadelphia 76ers between the end of the 2014-2015 season and the beginning of the 2015-2016 season.