Los Angeles (United States), December 2, 2025 – After two games in which his court usage was significantly reduced (he was even benched for 48 minutes in the loss to the Pistons a few days ago), Simone Fontecchio has started to carve out important spaces again in the rotations of her Miami Heat, who found the path to success by beating the Los Angeles Clippers with a peremptory 140-123his fourth consecutive defeat: the Italian, despite his shooting performance far from impeccable (1 out of 7 shooting and 1 out of 6 from three), played 21 minutes coming off the bench and recorded 7 points, 4 rebounds and two assists. The Florida franchise, led by veterans Norman Powell (30 points) and Bam Adebayo (27 with 14 rebounds), put the game away in the first 20 minutes, closing in on a 76-56 lead thanks in part to a 30-2 shock in the second quarter, then went into autopilot, peaking at +38. Besides Adebayo and Powell, Hierro and Wiggins also stood out for the Heat with 22 points each, while Kawhi Leonard’s 36 points weren’t enough for the Clippers. Success also for the Detroit Pistons, first in the Eastern Conferencewho got the better of the Atlanta Hawks by 99-98: the 8 points scored in the last 3’21” by Cade Cunningham (he finished with 18) and the 21 with 11 rebounds by Jalen Duren were decisive. Still in the East, The Cleveland Cavaliers, led by a devastating Donovan Mitchell, also found their way to victory after three consecutive defeats. (43 points at 16/27 on the field, 9 rebounds and 6 assists), who won 135-119 against the Indiana Pacers, while The Washington Wizards earned their second straight victory by defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 129-126 at home. after having recovered a deficit which reached up to 16 points: CJ McCollum stood out with 28 points and the former player of the evening Middleton, author of the triple which with 52″ from the end was worth the definitive overtaking of the Capitoline team, while on the Bucks side the 30 points were not enough,
In the Western Conference, the missteps of the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets stand out.The Purple and Yellow, who were on a seven-game winning streak, were defeated at home by the Phoenix Suns with a clear 125-108 victory, thanks to contributions from Dillon Brooks (33 points) and Collin Gillespie, who in the fourth quarter carried the attack of the Arizona franchise on his shoulders, scoring 16 of his total of 28 points (a career high). The Nuggets instead fell for the fourth straight time at home, ultimately losing 131-121 to the Dallas Mavericks.Anthony Davis (32 points and 13 rebounds) and rookies Ryan Nembhard (28 points and 10 assists) and Cooper Flagg (24 points) were the stars, while Spencer Jones’ 28 points and Nikola Jokic’s eleventh triple-double of the season (28 points, 20 rebounds and 13 assists) were not enough for the Nuggets. Instead, we find the signature of the duo formed by “the usual” Lauri Markkanen (29 points) and Keyonte George (28) on the Utah Jazz, who beat the Houston Rockets 133-125 (32 points for Kevin Durant and 31 with 14 assists and 8 rebounds for Alperen Sengun for the Texans). Finally, there were also victories for the Brooklyn Nets (116-103 against the Charlotte Hornets), Orlando Magic (125-120 against the Chicago Bulls with a Desmond Bane 37 points including 18 scored in the fourth quarter).
