Dyson Daniels has backed up his impressive performance yesterday with another monster game, helping the Atlanta Hawks secure a thrilling 124-121 victory over the Brooklyn Nets.
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The Australian guard fell just short of another triple-double, finishing with nine points, 10 rebounds, seven assists and an incredible six steals as the Hawks improved to 7-4 on the season.
Daniels was everywhere for Atlanta, continuing his impressive run of form after recording 13 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in yesterday’s victory.
Jalen Johnson led the way offensively for the Hawks, finishing with 30 points, seven rebounds and six assists, whilst Nickeil Alexander-Walker added 20 points, three rebounds and an assist.
For Brooklyn, Michael Porter Jr. finished with 25 points and nine rebounds, whilst Day’Ron Sharpe produced a triple-double of his own with 12 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds.
But it was another standout performance from Daniels, who has now put together back-to-back impressive displays as the Hawks secured consecutive victories.
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KNICKS CONTINUE STUNNING TURNAROUND AS STAR DUO DOMINATES
The defending champions have continued their impressive turnaround after a nightmare start to the season, winning five of their past six games following three straight losses to open their campaign.
Coming up against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks once again turned to their star duo of Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns, who both delivered monster performances.
Towns finished with 29 points, 13 rebounds and three assists, whilst Brunson added 31 points, nine assists and six rebounds in another impressive display.
After a tight opening quarter, the Knicks took control in the second, building a 10-point lead heading into halftime that proved too much for the Cavaliers to overcome.
Cleveland entered the contest coming off a strong victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, but were unable to back it up against a Knicks side that has found its form in recent games.
Donovan Mitchell was one of the few bright spots for the Cavaliers, finishing with 37 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
The victory sees the Knicks climb to fifth in the Eastern Conference after their slow start, whilst the Cavaliers fall to 5-5 on the season and drop to seventh in the standings.
NUGGETS OVERCOME FURIOUS PACERS RALLY
Denver star Nikola Jokic scored 19 points and grabbed 13 rebounds as the Nuggets held off Indiana’s second-half surge to triumph 114-102 in the NBA’s Mexico City game.
Three-time NBA Most Valuable Player Jokic added eight assists, coming up just shy of a triple-double.
Cameron Johnson added 18 points and Jamal Murray chipped in 16 for the Nuggets, who saw a 27-point lead sliced to seven midway through the fourth quarter but held on for the victory before a sellout crowd of more than 20,000 at Mexico City’s Arena CDMX.
Indiana’s Pascal Siakam led all scorers with 23 points.
The league headed south of the border for its 16th regular-season contest in Mexico.
Along with 19 pre-season games, the country has hosted the most NBA games outside of the United States and Canada.
The Pacers, again playing without injured Tyrese Haliburton, jumped to a quick 5-0 lead and were up 7-4 when the Nuggets produced a 10-0 scoring run to seize a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.
Denver pushed the advantage to as many as 27 on the way to a 64-41 halftime edge.
The Pacers hit back with a 37-point third quarter and pulled within 102-95 on a Jarace Walker running basket with 7:27 remaining.
The Nuggets responded with a quick basket from Spencer Jones and a thunderous Aaron Gordon dunk as they kept the Pacers at bay.
— with AFP
Originally published as Aussie star’s monster run continues as NBA champs’ stunning turnaround gathers pace – Wrap