Dyson Daniels’ Atlanta Hawks suffered a second straight loss at the hands of a San Antonio team who lost Victor Wembanyama 126-135 on Friday (all time AEDT).
While Daniels’ three hits allowed the Australian to extend his streak of consecutive games with a steal (68), he was again passive offensively, despite the continued absence of his injured partner Trae Young.
Daniels scored eight points on 4-of-8 shooting with six rebounds, five assists and five turnovers.
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He’s averaging fewer than nine points per game on eight field goal attempts per game – down from his career-best 14.1 points on 12.1 attempts last season.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker left for Atlanta with a career-high 38 points and eight 3-pointers and Jalen Johnson added 26 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to lead the visitors, who welcomed back center Kristaps Porzingis from a right knee injury and forward Zaccharie Risacher from a bruised left hip.
But Atlanta, after a promising streak throughout November that included five straight wins, fell to 9-7 overall.
For San Antonio, De’Aaron Fox scored 26 points and Keldon Johnson added 25 off the bench to spark the Spurs.
Spurs, meanwhile, improved to 11-4 overall and 3-0 since losing star Wembanyama to a calf injury thanks to a group effort replacing the French big man.
Fox added nine assists and Johnson had seven assists along with a season-high in points – 18 of them in the first half.
“My teammates expect me to score in basketball,” Johnson said.
“They believe in me even if I have trouble believing in myself. »
Julian Champagnie scored 20 points, including eight during a crucial 16-2 Spurs run in the fourth quarter to give San Antonio a 116-103 lead.
AUSSIE scores season high off bench, star bursts for 54 in overtime thriller.
Spanish forward Santi Aldama scored 29 points and Australian center Jock Landale added 21 in just 15 minutes to power Memphis past the Sacramento Kings 137-96 as each player scored for the host Grizzlies.
It was a season-high return for Landale, who added six rebounds and shot an ultra-efficient 8 of 9 from the field and 4 of 4 from the free throw line.
This is a new role for the Australian second-unit big man as a backup to Grizzlies center Zach Edey.
Domantas Sabonis will be out for the Kings for the next three to four weeks with a left knee injury, the team announced.
Tyrese Maxey scored 54 points to spark the Philadelphia 76ers to a 123-114 overtime NBA victory in Milwaukee.
In 47 minutes, star guard Maxey made 18 of 30 shots from the floor, 6 of 15 from three-point range and 12 of 14 free throws while dishing out nine assists and grabbing five rebounds.
Milwaukee’s Myles Turner made a three-pointer with 15 seconds left to give the Bucks a 106-104 lead, but Maxey hit two free throws with seven seconds left in regulation to force an overtime period.
Maxey scored six points in overtime and the Sixers dominated for the victory. Paul George added 21 points for the 76ers while Ryan Rollins had 32 to lead Milwaukee, which was without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo, just as the Sixers were missing Cameroonian big man Joel Embiid.
Orlando won for the fifth time in six games as Jalen Suggs scored 23 points and Franz Wagner added 20 to defeat the Los Angeles Clippers 129-101.
The Magic were without Paolo Banchero due to a groin injury, but dominated despite a season-high 31 points from James Harden for the Clippers.
This saw the 4-11 Clippers fall to 1-9 in their final games in what has been a disastrous start to the season.
ALL RESULTS
Clippers 101 Magic 129
Kings 96 Grizzlies 137
76ers 123 Bucks 114 (OT)
Falcons 126 Spurs 135
