{"id":496682,"date":"2026-01-04T09:30:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/nba-recap-towns-double-double-cant-prevent-knicks-fall-mavs-and-wolves-shine\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T09:30:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T13:30:10","slug":"nba-recap-towns-double-double-cant-prevent-knicks-fall-mavs-and-wolves-shine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/nba-recap-towns-double-double-cant-prevent-knicks-fall-mavs-and-wolves-shine\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Recap: Towns' double-double can't prevent Knicks' fall; Mavs and Wolves shine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<strong>NEW YORK, U.S. \u2013<\/strong> An intense Saturday in the NBA left painful defeats for the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat, while the Dallas Mavericks took control of the Texan derby against the Houston Rockets, on a night marked by great individual performances.\n\nIn the <strong>Madison Square Garden<\/strong>, the <strong>Philadelphia 76ers<\/strong> once again prevailed over the <strong>New York Knicks<\/strong>, this time with a convincing score, led by an offensive recital from <strong>Tyrese Maxey<\/strong>, who scored <strong>36 points<\/strong>, accompanied by <strong>Joel Embiid<\/strong> with <strong>26 units<\/strong> and <strong>VJ Edgecombe<\/strong>, who added another <strong>26<\/strong>.<br><strong>Paul George<\/strong> added 15 points for a Sixers team that achieved their <strong>third consecutive victory<\/strong>.\n\nThe Knicks, who are going through a difficult time, couldn't avoid their <strong>third straight loss<\/strong>, despite <strong>31 points from Jalen Brunson<\/strong> and the double-double from the Dominican <strong>Karl-Anthony Towns<\/strong>, who contributed <strong>23 points and 14 rebounds<\/strong>.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spurs and Rockets fall at home<\/h3>\n\n\nIn San Antonio, the <strong>Spurs<\/strong> fell again without the presence of the French <strong>Victor Wembanyama<\/strong>, absent due to a knee injury. The <strong>Portland Trail Blazers<\/strong> took the victory <strong>115-110<\/strong>, guided by the Israeli <strong>Deni Avdija<\/strong>, author of a <strong>triple-double<\/strong> with <strong>29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists<\/strong>.\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, in Dallas, the <strong>Mavericks<\/strong> defeated the <strong>Houston Rockets<\/strong> <strong>110-104<\/strong>, driven by a <strong>double-double from Anthony Davis<\/strong>, who recorded <strong>26 points and 12 rebounds<\/strong>. <strong>Max Christie<\/strong> contributed with <strong>24 points<\/strong>, while rookie <strong>Cooper Flagg<\/strong>, first pick of the last draft, finished with <strong>10 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\nBy Houston, <strong>Kevin Durant<\/strong> shined with <strong>34 points<\/strong>, although it was not enough to prevent the Rockets from seeing their four-game winning streak cut short. The setback came with additional concern after the early exit of center <strong>Alperen Sengun<\/strong>, who suffered a sprained ankle just after the start of the game.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Miami Slows Down<\/h3>\n\n\nIn Miami, the <strong>Heat<\/strong> saw their four-game winning streak interrupted by falling <strong>125-115<\/strong> against the <strong>Minnesota Timberwolves<\/strong>. <strong>Anthony Edwards<\/strong> led the attack with <strong>33 points<\/strong>, backed by <strong>Naz Reid<\/strong> (29) and <strong>Julius Randle<\/strong> (23), who combined for 85 units.\n\nFor the Heat, Mexican <strong>Jaime J\u00e1quez Jr.<\/strong> had to leave the game due to an ankle injury after scoring six points in less than ten minutes of action.\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other results<\/h3>\n\n\nIn other games of the day, the <strong>Charlotte Hornets<\/strong> defeated the <strong>Chicago Bulls<\/strong> <strong>112-99<\/strong>, with <strong>Miles Bridges<\/strong> recording <strong>26 points and 14 rebounds<\/strong>, while the <strong>Toronto Raptors<\/strong> surpassed the <strong>Atlanta Hawks<\/strong> <strong>134-117<\/strong>, supported by <strong>29 points<\/strong> from <strong>Brandon Ingram<\/strong> and <strong>RJ Barrett<\/strong>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW YORK, U.S. \u2013 An intense Saturday in the NBA left painful defeats for the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat, while the Dallas Mavericks took control of the Texan derby against the Houston Rockets, on a night marked by great individual performances. 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