Harden was passionate about the Brooklyn victory, the Lakers were back on track

Detroit (32:12) – Brooklyn (15:31) 113: 111

The meeting of the edges in the East was more close than expected, but at the end of it, the Nets celebrated a third victory in four games and recovered from the defeat against Utah. The Pistons, on the other hand, sealed a third straight loss just before the meeting with Washington and Danny Abdia. As part of the trio’s power dispute, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were given a rest and James Harden was the one who led the visitors to the narrow victory. In the second quarter Brooklyn still opened a double-digit gap, but the locals knew how to come back and 2:19 to end the scoreboard still showed a 106: 106 tie.

At this point Harden squeezed a basket and an offense followed by a three by Jeff Green that closed out the story. The man and old man of course led the scoring list with 44 points and was not far from completing a triple double as he dropped 14 rebounds and handed out 8 assists.

Los Angeles Lakers (17:29) – Cleveland (28:17) 86: 100

With an unflattering streak of 4 losses and while still without LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the champion received a rival by invitation in the form of the weak team from Ohio and returned to the winning track. The City of Angels team failed to open a satisfying gap in the first half, but a great defensive third quarter that they finished with 10:28 actually closed out the story. Montreux Harle took command in the absence of the stars and finished with a double-double of 24 points and 10 rebounds, 17 points and 10 rebounds from Larry Nance Jr. did not help the visitors.

Montreux Harle hung on the ring (Reuters)Montreux Harle hung on the ring (Reuters)

Milwaukee (15:29) – Boston (23:22) 122: 114

After the drama between them in the previous game, the Celtics managed to avenge the Bucks, inflicting a loss on them that broke a streak of 8 wins and along the way recorded an important W for them in the battle for entry into the Eastern Playoffs. The visitors had already taken a 20-point lead towards the end of the third quarter, scoring 43 points, but in the final five minutes of the game scored one point, allowing Milwaukee to sweeten the pill a bit and narrow the gap to 8 until the end. Jason Taitum stood out in the winning ranks with 34 points, while Marcus Smart (23) and Kamba Walker (21) also crossed the 20-point mark. Yannis Antocompo finished with just 16 points on the other side.

New Orleans (25:19) – Denver (17:28) 113: 108

One of the most intriguing battles of the night took place in New Orleans between the Pelicans and Denver, or rather between Zion Williamson and Nikola Jukic. At the end of 48 close minutes the Serb was the one who came out with his hand on the top when he led the Nuggets back to the winning track, stopping the host who came back to lose after two consecutive victories of its own. The first half belonged to the host who already led by a two-digit advantage, but Denver made sure to stay close and with a rise to the decisive quarter was only 86:85 behind.

6:56 minutes to the last buzzer the Pelicans again ran to an 11-point lead (89: 100) but then the Nuggets pressed the pedal and set up a 102: 102 tie with a quick 2:13 run. At this point a personal battle began between Zion and Yukic and after the former raised the host to 107: 108, the Serb answered with 4 consecutive points that gave the visitors the victory. Jukic signed another big night with 37 points and 9 assists, Zayon Lahat with 39 of his own alongside 10 rebounds, but unfortunately that was not enough.

Utah (11:33) – Memphis (21:21) 114: 117

The Salt Lake City team survived a home thriller at the end of which completed a fourth straight win and continued to cultivate the best balance in the league and establish themselves at the top of the West. On the other hand, the guest did provide a fight, but lost the positive balance it reached after three consecutive victories. The Jazz started strong with 24:38 at the end of the first quarter and have already escaped to 20 points during the second quarter. The Grizzlies made comebacks in the third quarter, but the locals managed to get back to a very promising lead over the last 12 minutes and climbed to an 81:98 lead with 8:30 minutes left.

Memphis showed quite a bit of character and although the game looked perfect it had already shrunk to 117: 114 thanks to a three by Dillon Brooks 34 seconds to go, but here too the hopes for a comeback ended after the same Brooks missed an opportunity to force overtime when he missed a 5.5-second shot to the last buzzer. Donovan Mitchell led Utah with 35 points and my host who sniped 5 of 7 from outside the arc rose to 3rd place in the club’s all-time threes table, Rudy Gober added 25 and 9 rebounds. On the other hand, Ja Morant stood out with a double-double of 32 points and 11 assists.

Golden State (22:24) – Atlanta (22:23) 124: 108

The Warriors’ decline also continued in the home game against the Hawks in which they completed a fourth straight loss and allowed the opponent to record a 9-win victory in 11 games. The guest reached the 70-point mark already on the way down to the break, with the help of a great offensive ability that helped her lead by 18 points. In the next 24 minutes Atlanta did not let Golden State get close and it continued to establish its place within the opening eight in the East with the help of its impressive recovery trend. On the other hand, the group from Auckland is only in 10th place in the West. John Collins was on fire for the winner with 38 points and 12 rebounds, and Terra Young added his own double-double with 21 points and 15 assists. Andrew Wiggins’ 29 points were not enough for the locals who could not do without Steph Kerry again.

More results

Toronto (28:17) – Phoenix (14:30) 104: 100
Prominent in Phoenix: Diandra Eaton and Paul Kirs with 19 points each.
Ballet in Toronto: Pascal Siakam with 26 points and 11 rebounds.

Dallas (23:20) – Indiana (21:23) 109: 94
Ballet in Dallas: Christophe Prosingis with 31 points and 18 rebounds.
Ballet in Indiana: Domantas Savonis with 22 points and 15 rebounds.

Minnesota (34:11) – Houston (32:12) 101: 107
Ballet in Minnesota: Carl Anthony-Towns with 29 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists.

Orlando (30:15) – Portland (18:27) 112: 105
Ballet in Proteland: CJ McCollum with 22 points.

Charlotte (21:23) – Miami (24:22) 110: 105
Outstanding in Miami: Jimmy Butler and Kendrick Nan with 20 points each.
Ballet in Charlotte: Malik Monk with 32 points.

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