- The youngest of the Hernangómez played 12 minutes with 7 rebounds and 2 assists
- The Slovenian touched the triple-double, but the Serbian put the decisive basket
- Willy saw from the bench the seventh consecutive double-double of Ibaka
The NBA day ended with the triumphs of Denver Nuggets, in the return to the minutes of Juancho Hernangómez, on Dallas Mavericks and Toronto Raptors, with a seventh consecutive double-double Serge Ibaka, against Charlotte Hornets, where he continued without Play Willy Hernangómez.
Nikola Jokic scored 33 points as the leading scorer for the Nuggets, which beat the Mavericks 106-107. Jokic scored 26 of his 33 points in the second half of the game, including the winning basket with eight seconds left of regulation time. All to win the game against a Luka Doncic who touched the triple-double with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists, again the best of Dallas.
In addition, in Denver, Jerami Grant contributed 15 points and Jamal Murray scored 14 while the youngest of the Hernagómez, Juancho, played 12 minutes and did not get any points but had seven rebounds and delivered two assists.
The Mavericks played for the fifth consecutive game without Kristaps Porzingis, second in the team in scoring and rebounding, and I can't participate in this match because of a pain in the right knee.
Ibaka continues to lead the champions
The Spanish power forward of Congolese origin Serge Ibaka maintained his status as the new leader of the Raptors by getting another double-double, the seventh consecutive, that helped them take the victory. 110-112 against the Hornets. With 23 points and 11 rebounds, including seven defenders, Ibaka was on the 39-minute track and scored 10 of 19 field shots, including the only triple attempt he made, in addition to scoring 2 of 5 personnel pitches.
Ibaka reached the eleventh game in which he achieved a double-double and his work has become decisive after the Raptors lost their two best men in the starting five, the Cameroonian power forward Pascal Siakam and the Spanish center Marc Gasol, Both leave due to injury.
While Ibaka triumphed as a key player for the Raptors, with the Hornets, the Spanish pivot Willy Hernangómez had to settle for watching the actions from the bench after, one more encounter, the Hispanic coach of the team of Charlotte James Borrego gave him no minute of action