Today, NBA has 10 sets of duels, and many players performed well. 76ers' Embiid is one of them. In the 76ers' vs. Warriors' game, Curry was absent. Embiid made 11 of 23 (2 of 3 points, 3 free throws), 10 of 12 free throws, scoring 34 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks, plus or negative value +7, leading the 76ers to defeat the Warriors with a 12-point advantage.
Kings' Sabonis performed well. In the Kings vs Pistons game, Sabonis made 9 of 11 and 5 of 7 free throws, scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, with a plus or negative value +11, leading the Kings to defeat the Pistons with a 9-point advantage.
Mavericks 's Doncic and Wood performed well. In the match between Mavericks vs Trail Blazers , Doncic made 11 of 18 (5 of 9 three-pointers), 6 of 7 free throws, scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists, plus or negative value +16, Wood made 11 of 17 (2 of 7 three-pointers), 8 of 10 free throws, scored 32 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks, plus or negative value +19, the two brothers led the Mavericks to beat the Trail Blazers by 20 points.
Cavaliers 's Mitchell performed well. In the game of Cavaliers vs Pacers , Mitchell made 14 of 24 (8 of 15 three-pointers), made 5 free throws, scored 41 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists and 1 steal, with plus or negative value +7, leading the Cavaliers to defeat the Pacers with a 6-point advantage.
Lakers 's Westbrook performed well. In the Lakers vs Nuggets 's game, Westbrook made 5 of 13 and 5 of 8 free throws, scoring 15 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists and 2 steals, plus and minus value +25, leading the Lakers to beat the Nuggets by 18 points together with James .
Embiid, Sa Xiao, Doncic, Wood, Mitchell, and Westbrook all performed well today, but today's best teammate James belongs to Westbrook, because he performed well and created a historical feat.
In the Lakers vs. Nuggets, Thick Eyebrow stopped playing due to a leg injury after the first half (17 minutes). After the Thick Eyebrow, everyone thought that the Lakers were unable to compete with the Nuggets with Jokic. The Nuggets were once led by 12 points in the third quarter. Unexpectedly, the situation suddenly changed. James, Westbrook, and Bryant got angry. After the Lakers overtook 5 points after the third quarter. In the fourth quarter, James, Westbrook and Bryant continued to work hard and finally defeated the Nuggets by 18 points. James made 7 of 9 shots in the second half and scored 14 points and 5 rebounds. He was efficient in the offensive end and successfully defended Jokic many times. James made 13 of 20 shots (1 of 4 three-pointers), 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 30 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, plus or negative value +26.
After this battle, James scored 30+ in three consecutive games in 37 years and 351 days, becoming the oldest person who scored 30+ in three consecutive games since Jordan (38 years and 346 days) in 2002.
