For his big comeback, Anthony Davis did not shine in the defeat of his own against the Mavericks (115/110). Holder, he brings his energy to match the rebound alongsideAndre Drummond while Dennis Schroder asserts his vista to deliver good passes to his teammates. The Lakers get the best start before the men’s response Rick Carlisle. Dallas sets up its game around Luka Doncic. Jalen Brunson and Kristaps Porzingis are the finish. The advantage is for the Mavs at the end of the first quarter. They take advantage of the opposing defensive mistakes to break away in the second quarter. Anthony Davis is particularly clumsy despite an obvious urge. The gap exceeds ten points with a Doncic in maestro mode. At halftime, the score is 62/51 for Dallas. The Lakers return immediately after returning from the locker room thanks to the impact of Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. They equalize 62/62 before Josh Richardson does not wear his for a 10/0. New return of the Lakers thanks to Dennis Schroder. They take the advantage during the third quarter in a crazy game. The two teams give in blow for blow. In the light of the last quarter, Dallas has the advantage (94/90) but loses Kristaps Porzingis. Dallas retains the advantage thanks to its second unit. Luka Doncic returns to the field and takes the game into account in the important moments. Slovenian is ruthless during this money time and don’t give the Lakers a chance. Despite the efforts of the men of Frank Vogel, Dallas holds an important victory over the combative Lakers.
New game and new victory for the Bucks against the Sixers (124/117). After their loss to the Suns, it was no gift to play against Milwaukee. Men from Mike Budenholzer dominate the start of the game in the face of a lax defense. Ruthless, they miss nothing in a one-sided encounter. The Milwaukee attack is in place, between the passes of Jrue Holiday and the success of Kris Middleton and of Brook Lopez. They take 20 points in advance in this first quarter-time archi-dominated by these Bucks. Thanks to the entrance of Shake Milton, the gap is reduced somewhat but the Sixers are still dominated by the physical impact of their opponents. Despite the awakening of Joel Embiid, the men of Doc Rivers are still dominated by fifteen points, the fault a porous defense. Unable to limit Brook Lopez and Bobby Portis 3-points, they are 17 points at half-time. Finally in rhythm when returning from the locker room, the Philadelphia players come out of their boxes. They return a few prims shots with a Seth Curry that looks better. Sadly, Philly’s defensive choice got the better of this comeback. Giannis Antetokounmpo scores 10 consecutive points and the score is 93/73. The heart of the Sixers has a hope of victory. Joel Embiid dominates in the racket. He is paul by Tobias Harris and the gap finally goes under ten points. Bobby Portis then comes into play. On his own, the interior explodes in the opposing defense. Served in the best possible conditions, he scored several award-winning shots while the Milwaukee defense left no space for the shots from Philadelphia. Unable to register a single basket, the Sixers are new mens by twenty points. The fourth quarter is the opportunity to assist a long garbage time during which the replacements of the Sixers are illustrated, and in particular Tyrese Maxey et Shake Milton.
The C’s gave the tired Suns no chance and won 99/86. By dominating the beginning of the meeting through Kemba Walker, they get a better start than their opponents. They are coming back thanks to the impact of their second unit. They equalize (21/21) before Boston takes another advantage, drawing on the talent of Jayson Tatum (however in a bad evening in terms of address) and the aggressiveness of Marcus Smart. Again, the men of Monty Williams ragissent. Devin Booker is well defended by Marcus Smart, so it is Chris Paul which exploits the loopholes in Boston’s defense to limit damage. Unfortunately, faced with the Suns who seem tired, Kemba Walker is untouchable. He plays with precision and seems to find his legs from his best hours. On his own, he allows Boston to take a fifteen point lead at the break without any opposing defender being able to stop him. While a reaction of pride is hoped upon returning from the locker room, it is not. Devin Booker passes by his meeting. DeAndre Ayton is dominated in the racket and Kemba Walker continues his one-man-show. Little hope arises for Arizona players when Chris Paul takes the game in hand, bien paul par Mikal Bridges. Between them, they pass their opponents a 14/2 to put pressure on the C’s. They don’t worry. Despite the coaching of Monty Williams (who puts his best shooters on the field), they validate a promising victory and confirm their current good pass while they are deprived of Jaylen Brown and D’Evan Fournier.
The Bulls clinched an important victory (108/91) against the Hornets to stay in the play-in race. The Spurs came after valiant Pistons but had to give way in the last quarter, the fault a Derrick White clutch. Finally, New Orleans made only one mouth of the Magic (132/100) through the intermediary of the duo Brandon Ingram/Zion Williamson.
Boston Celtics 99 – 86 Phoenix Suns
Orlando Magic 100 – 135 New Orleans Pelicans
Milwaukee Bucks 124 – 117 Philadelphie Sixers
San Antonio Spurs 106 – 91 Detroit Pistons
Chicago Bulls 108 – 91 Charlotte Hornets
Dallas Mavericks 115 – 110 Los Angeles Lakers
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