Utah Jazz (33-11) achieved the fourth consecutive victory last night and remains a solid leader in the Western Conference after beating Memphis Grizzlies (21-21) by 117 to 114, in a new round of the NBA regular season.
The match was played at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, and Utah had Donovan Mitchell as the leading scorer with 35 points, followed by Rudy Gobert with 25 and Serbian Bojan Bogdanovic with 17; While in the loser Ja Morant contributed 32 points and Dillon Brooks 22.
For his part, Argentine guard Facundo Campazzo completed a discreet task in the triumph of Denver Nuggets (27-18) over New Orleans Pelicans (19-25), by 113-108 away at the Smoothie King Center with a progression of 26- 33, 54-63, 85-86 and 113-108
The 30-year-old former Peñarol de Mar del Plata and Real Madrid player played 12 minutes and 10 seconds. In that period he did not add points (he missed two pitches for doubles) and took 3 defensive rebounds and committed two infractions.
The best value of the Nuggest, who won the match in the fourth quarter, was Serbian pivot Nikola Jokic, who scored 37 points (14-25 in doubles and 3-5 in triples), 9 assists and 6 rebounds, while in Pelicans forward Zion Williamson had 39 points and 10 rebounds.
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+ Resultados de anoche: Detroit Pistons 111-Brooklyn Nets 113, Toronto Raptors 100-Phoenix Suns 104; Milwaukee Bucks 114-Boston Celtics 122; Charlotte Hornets 110-Miami Heat 105, Orlando Magic 105-Portland Trail Blazers 112.
Minnesota Timberwolves 107-Houston Rockets 101, Dallas Mavericks 94-Indiana Pacers 109, Golden State Warriors 108-Atlanta Hawks 124 y Los Angeles Lakers 100-Cleveland Cavaliers 86.
+ Partidos para hoy: Washington Wizards-Detroit Pistons, Milwaukee Bucks-New York Knicks, Minnesota Timberwolves-Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs-Chicago Bulls, New Orleans Pelicans-Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma City Thunder-Boston Celtics, Utah Jazz-Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Clippers-Philadelphia Sixers y Sacramento Kings-Cleveland Cavaliers.
In the East the leader is the Philadelphia Sixers with 32-13, followed by the Brooklyn Nets 31-15, the Milwaukee Bucks 29-15 and the Charlotte Hornets 23-21, while in the West the Utah Jazz is the leader with 33-11, followed by Phoenix Suns at 30-13, LA Clippers 30-16 and LA Lakers 29-17.
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