{"id":495262,"date":"2025-12-21T12:01:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/aldama-sets-a-personal-record-with-37-points-but-grizzlies-squander-lead-and-fall-to-wizards\/"},"modified":"2025-12-21T12:01:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T16:01:03","slug":"aldama-sets-a-personal-record-with-37-points-but-grizzlies-squander-lead-and-fall-to-wizards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/sports\/basketball\/aldama-sets-a-personal-record-with-37-points-but-grizzlies-squander-lead-and-fall-to-wizards\/","title":{"rendered":"Aldama sets a personal record with 37 points, but Grizzlies squander lead and fall to Wizards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n<strong>WASHINGTON.\u2013<\/strong> Spanish <strong>Santi Aldama<\/strong> signed the best offensive performance of his NBA career by scoring <strong>37 points<\/strong>, but his brilliant night was not enough to prevent the defeat of the <strong>Memphis Grizzlies<\/strong>, who squandered a lead of <strong>20 points<\/strong> and fell <strong>130-122<\/strong> against the <strong>Washington Wizards<\/strong>, the team with the worst record in the league.\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>You may be interested in:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ab.deultimominuto.net\/enlaces\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"491852\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Clippers exhibit the Lakers; Durant leads Rockets&#8217; revenge and Aldama shines on NBA night<\/a><\/p>\n\n\nAldama, who returned to the bench after having been a starter in the previous three games, surpassed his previous personal best of <strong>29 units<\/strong>, achieved on two occasions during the season. The Canary Islands power forward showed remarkable efficiency by shooting <strong>15 of 23 from the field (65.2 %)<\/strong>, including <strong>5 of 9 in three-pointers (55.6 %)<\/strong>.\n\nIn addition to his scoring explosion, the Spaniard completed a <strong>double-double<\/strong> with <strong>10 rebounds<\/strong>, also adding <strong>two assists, one steal and one block<\/strong>, in one of the most complete individual performances of the day.\n\nDespite Aldama&#8217;s performance, the <strong>Grizzlies (13-15)<\/strong> failed to hold onto the lead built in the second quarter and were overtaken in the final stretch by the <strong>Wizards (5-21)<\/strong> who, even with the victory, remain at the bottom of the overall standings.\n\nWashington reacted with a combination of youth and experience. Guard <strong>Kyshawn George<\/strong> led the offense with <strong>28 points, seven rebounds and seven assists<\/strong>, while <strong>CJ McCollum<\/strong> contributed <strong>28 units<\/strong>, in addition to <strong>five rebounds and six assists<\/strong>. Frenchman <strong>Alex Sarr<\/strong> contributed <strong>18 points and 11 rebounds<\/strong>, and <strong>Marvin Bagley III<\/strong> added <strong>16 points<\/strong>, with <strong>Bub Carrington<\/strong> adding <strong>14<\/strong>.\n\nBy Memphis, in addition to Aldama&#8217;s record, <strong>Jaren Jackson Jr.<\/strong> finished with <strong>22 points and eight rebounds<\/strong>, and <strong>Cam Spencer<\/strong> stood out with <strong>19 points and 11 assists<\/strong>, in a defeat that left a bitter taste after a game that seemed on track.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON.\u2013 Spanish Santi Aldama signed the best offensive performance of his NBA career by scoring 37 points, but his brilliant night was not enough to prevent the defeat of the Memphis Grizzlies, who squandered a lead of 20 points and fell 130-122 against the Washington Wizards, the team with the worst record in the league. 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