Also, the Bulls surprised the Nets.
Los Chicago Bulls They ended the Brooklyn Nets’ streak of twelve consecutive wins this Wednesday, in an NBA day in which the Detroit Pistons beat the Golden State Warriors in San Francisco and in which the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo signed a forty-point, 21-rebound triple-double . and ten assists in the Milwaukee Bucks’ thrilling triumph in Toronto.
BULLS 121 – NETWORKS 112
The Nets slumped at the United Center despite a one-star 44 points Kevin Durant and interrupted, against the Bulls, the streak of twelve consecutive victories that had lasted since last December 4th.
Durant’s great performance and Seth Curry’s six-of-seven three-pointers weren’t enough to stop some Bulls who, led by DeMar DeRozan’s 22 points, added another illustrious win, after knocking down Boston twice this year Celtics previously the Miami Heat and once the Milwaukee Money.
Raptors 101 – Buck 104
Giannis Antetokounmpowith a thirty-point triple-double, 21 rebounds and ten assists, and Grayson Allen, with the decisive triple in overtime, put out the fire for the Milwaukee Bucks, who triumphed on the Toronto Raptors’ field after wasting a 16-point lead in the fourth period.
A Gary Trent triple with 1.5 seconds to play capped an epic comeback for the Raptors, but in overtime the Bucks managed to stave off an all-out debacle on a Grayson Allen triple, the second of their night after started with one of the four.
KNIGHTS 90 – ONLY 88
After the 71 points endorsed by Mitchell at the Bulls, this time it was Caris LeVert, with 21 points and a decisive basket with four seconds left, to extend the escape of the Cavs at the expense of the sunken Suns without Devin Booker.
Still without Spaniard Ricky Rubio, the Cavs celebrated a third straight victory and knocked down some Suns in which Chris Paul contributed 25 points and eight assists and DeAndre Ayton sealed fifteen points and 18 rebounds. The Arizonans led by eleven points in the third quarter, before breaking up in the final.
WARRIORS 119 – PISTONS 122
AND Saddiq Bey’s triple on the sirenafter Klay Thompson tied the game 114-114 with another 3-point shot, it allowed the Pistons to kick off the game and topple the Warriors in San Francisco.
With one second on the clock, Saddiq Bey caught and made the three-pointer that silenced the home crowd and gave the Pistons the victory, second to last in the Eastern Conference. For the Warriors, who had a six-game home winning streak and still hold the league-best home record (17-3), Thompson scored thirty points, while Jordan Poole had 24.
LAKERS 112 – HEAT 109
LeBron James missed the game with a non-coronavirus health issue and his loss added to that of Anthony Davis, who is still recovering from a stress foot injury, but the Lakers managed to prevail over the led Heat for the 32 points of Dennis Schroder.
Russell Westbrook contributed 19, with eight rebounds, nine assists and three steals, for seven turnovers, off the bench. The Heat surrendered despite thirty points and thirteen rebounds from Bam Adebayo and 27 points behind Jimmy Butler.
76ERS 129 – PACER 126
There’s life without Embiid for the 76ers. With the pivot absent due to foot discomfort, he was James Harden to lead Doc Rivers’ men with 26 points and eight assists, while De’Anthony Melton hit the game-winning 3-pointer in overtime.
The Pacers trailed by 11 points in the fourth quarter, but had a margin of four with 57 seconds left before the 76ers forced overtime and extended their home hitting streak to eleven.
PELICANS 119 – ROCKETS 108
Without Zion Williamson, out for three weeks with a hamstring injury, or Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum led the win against the Rockets, bottom team in the West, with 28 points.
The Spanish Willy Hernangomez he signed fourteen points, shooting five-of-six, grabbed seven rebounds and provided one assist and one steal in 16.16 minutes on the field. In the Rockets, his compatriot Usman Garuba he finished with two points, five rebounds, two assists and one steal in 10:25 minutes.
CALABRI 107 – GRIZZLY 131
I Morante He led a spectacular Grizzlies team performance with 23 points and eight assists, in which Desmond Bane sealed a double-double of 19 points and ten assists and Steven Adams had fifteen rebounds, as well as scoring ten points.
The Grizzlies, in which Spaniard Santi Aldama contributed eight points, three rebounds and two assists in 20.11 minutes on the track, tied for the Nuggets in the West lead (24-13).
RE 117 – HAWKS 120
Four of the Hawks’ five starters finished above twenty points, and the Hawks survived a 12-2 fourth quarter upset by the Kings to prevail in Sacramento and end their four-game losing streak.
De’Andre Hunter and John Collins each had 22 points, while Trae Young and Dejounte Murray each had 21; Bogdan Bogdanovic contributed 17 points off the bench to the win.
TIMBERWOLVES 113 – TRAIL BLAZER 106
The Wolves defeated the Blazers at home led, one more night, by Anthony Edwards. His 32 points, with seven rebounds, together with the double-double of the Frenchman Rudy Gobert, 17 points and twelve rebounds, allowed the Minnesota team to celebrate its second consecutive victory.
The Blazers, in which Damian Lillard contributed 27 points, paid for their low shooting percentages of just 44%.
KNICKS 117 – SPURS 114
The Knicks defeated the Spurs with a career best performance of Jalen Brunsonprotagonist with 38 points, seven rebounds and six assists.
He was backed up by Julius Randle’s usual double-double, with 25 points and thirteen rebounds. The Dallas native has 21 this season.
MAGIC 126 – THUNDER 115
The Italian Paolo Bancaro, first pick in the last draft, had 25 points, with eight rebounds and seven assists, and the Magic knocked down a few Thunders despite 33 points, on 17 of 18 free throws, from Shai Gilgeous Alexander.
