The New Orleans Pelicans lost 100-96 on the road Monday (always AEDT) to the Miami Heat, with Dyson Daniels suffering a brutal five-second violation as part of a crazy end to the game.
With 15 seconds left and the Pelicans down two, Daniels appeared to inbound the ball before calling referee Bill Kennedy a timeout late in the five-second count.
However, Kennedy decided Daniels was bidding too late and made the questionable decision to give the rookie the ball back to Miami in a turnover.
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Monday, January 23rd
Monday, January 23rd
But Daniels made up for it by stealing Miami’s next inbounds pass and forcing a jump ball, winning it and forcing Green to call a timeout with 12.2 seconds left in a crazy sequence.
Unfortunately, New Orleans couldn’t make the extra possession work. After CJ McCollum missed his 3-pointer, Victor Oladipo sealed the victory for Miami with his two free throws.
After the game, Daniels said he had not received an explanation from Kennedy as to why he did not receive a timeout.
“I walked up to him, talked to him and said, ‘Look in your eyes, I called a timeout,’ but he gave me nothing,” the Australian told reporters.
“I’m new, so I’m not going to talk. I have to move on, but I thought I called timeout. I didn’t answer the phone. That’s the reality.”
It was one of Daniels’ best performances with 11 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in 30 minutes as the Pelicans dealt with major injuries to Zion Williamson and Brandon Ingram. .
As with all seasons, the 19-year-old Daniels was given another big defensive assignment in his second matchup in three days against Heat star Jimmy Butler.
Daniels kept Butler straight and the gun forward scored 18 points as Tyler Herr’s 26 points led the way to the home team.
Daniels said of Butler, “He’s a great player, an All-Star…a very smart, physical guy.”
“Very strong, gets to his spots, finds open spots on defense…he has a really good basketball IQ. They’re hard to guard because you don’t know what they’re going to do.” But I try to keep him physically out of the paint, hit tough shots and make him tough.”
When asked about his poise on the court and his level of basketball instincts, such as slowing turnovers after five-second infractions, the young Gunn admitted he played in the professional leagues. teenage day.
“I think I grew up playing professional leagues since I was 15 or 16. I just played against bigger and stronger people and knew what my team had to do to win. ‘ he said. He said.
“I think I have a great basketball IQ and I know where to be at the right time. It was just a throw, and I had to deal with it physically.
“Whether or not we called timeouts, I feel like we did. I have to move on. Disappointed with the loss, but proud of the effort we put in.”
Trey Murphy’s 17 points led all other Pelicans starters in double figures, and Jonas Valanciunas added 14 points and 16 rebounds, but that wasn’t enough as the Pelicans slid to 26-21 on a four-game losing streak. There was not.
Meanwhile, the Heat won five of their last seven games to go 26-22 overall and move up to the sixth seed in the East.
‘Unbelievable’ Guiddy Continues to Surge
Josh Guiddy and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander made statements against the Denver Nuggets at the ball arena and were key to continuing their momentum as they led the OKC Thunder to a 101-99 win over Western Conference powerhouses. played a role.
Gilgeous-Alexander was particularly dominant, scoring 34 points, including a game-winning bucket. Giddy, on the other hand, tallied his 18 points, 9 rebounds, steals and 1 block.
OKC started hot, including 18 points from Giddy and Gilgeous-Alexander at the end of the first quarter, and rivaled the entire Nuggets team despite playing without superstar back-to-back MVP winner Nikola Jokic.
Giddy got off to a good start with six goals in five minutes, forcing a jump ball on Aaron Gordon on a crucial defensive play.
“Gidi will keep filling in and building up. As it continues, he’ll get more comfortable and be able to maneuver the defense with his big 6-foot-8 frame.
“That’s certainly something that[OKC coach]Mark DeNeaux mentioned a lot last year: the physical growth of this young Thunder team and the way they take their careers further.”
Despite the Thunder leading most of the contest, Denver had a hard run in the fourth quarter after a Kentavious Caldwell-Pope triple with 8:57 left to stay within three points.
But Giddy responded with two key buckets for OKC to extend their lead to 91-84.
The Nuggets tied the score at 99-99 with 30.2 seconds remaining.
But, as has happened so many times this season, Gilgeous-Alexander nailed the game-winning final shot with a shot just outside the key with 9.2 left.
Murray was the top scorer for the Nuggets, who also missed Michael Porter Jr. for personal reasons, and had 5 rebounds and 9 assists with 26 points remaining.
However, Denver shot wasted 17/33 (51.5%) as a team from the free-throw line to OKC’s 16-14 (87.5%) in the decisive part of the contest.
The West’s top-seeded Nuggets had a nine-game winning streak and slipped to 33-13, while OKC improved to 23-24 after winning five of their last six games.
all results
Clippers 112 Mavericks 98
Pelicans 96 heat 100
Knicks 116 Raptors 125
Thunder 101 Nugget 99
Grizzlies 110 Sands 112
nets 120 Warriors 116
Lakers – Trail Blazers
