- utah jazz 118 – 114 phoenix suns
This night the Jazz players were moving on the floor of the Footprint Center of Phoenix to challenge the Suns there. The men of Quin Snyder did the job and left Arizona with the victory after having delivered a particularly disputed meeting. Indeed, it will have been necessary to wait the very last minutes for the Jazz not to tip the outcome of the game in its favor. And again, the teammates of Donovan Mitchell scared each other… While they were leading by 10 points less than two minutes from the end of the game, Mitchell & his gang let the Suns come back at gunpoint. It will have taken all the cold blood of a Mike Conley on the throw line to allow Utah to sign its 38th victory of the season but above all to inflict a second consecutive defeat on Phoenix. The players of Monty Williams had not lost two games in a row since the end of December (two defeats against Golden State and Memphis)! Phoenix therefore remains stuck at 49 wins and 12 losses, but still has the best record in the League as well as the throne of the Western Conference.
Thanks to a big collective (eight players with 8 points or more), Utah won 118,114. Donovan Mitchell tried a lot (8/20 on shots) and finished with 26 points and 5 assists. In the racket, Rudy Gobert once again signs a big double-double: 16 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks. The supporting cast also ensures: 9 points for Royce O’Neale11 for Bojan Bogdanović, 13 points for Mike Conley. Finally off the bench, Jordan Clarkson makes the difference with his 22 points and 5 rebounds in 26 minutes. CT Phoenix, Devin Booker was not left out: 30 points 50% success in shots but that was not enough to change the game. 23 points and 7 rebounds for DeAndre Ayton16 points for Jae Crowder and 23 points for Cameron Johnson. The bench is the big weak point of this Suns team in this match with only 11 points scored and divided between 4 players (Torrey Craig, Javale McGee, Aaron Holiday & Landry Shamet).
- philadelphia sixers 125 – 109 new york knicks
Traveling to Madison Square Garden to challenge the Knicks, the Philadelphia Sixers succeeded in three things: inflicting a 5th defeat in a row in New York, signing a 3rd consecutive success and confirming the crazy potential of the duo James Harden – Joel Embiid. In a meeting that will not have been so easy for the Sixers, the players of Doc Rivers end up tipping the scales in the second half of the fourth quarter. Taking advantage of the offensive breakdown of the players of Tom Thibodeau, Philadelphia takes off and signs a 37th victory this season. Unable to stop or find the parade against the new flagship duo of the League, the Knicks watched James Harden and Joel Embiid shoot 37 free throws over the whole game (10/10 for Harden, 23/27 for Embiid) ! Although combative in the second half, the players of New York will end up yielding at the end of the match in front of the recital of the Cameroonian pivot. 36th defeat for Coach Thibs & his men and the hopes of playing in the play-in which are dwindling more and more…
For their second match together, Harden and Embiid were once again monstrous. The first finished in triple-double: 29 points, 16 assists, 10 rebounds & 5 steals 8/14 on shots. The second finishes with 37 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists & 4 blocks… Behind the small Tyrese Maxey continues to progress: 21 points and 7 rebounds for him, 50% success on shots. Ct Knicks, the ordeal continues. Julius Randle is unrecognizable and finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds. Evan Fournier and RJ Barrett share the title of best team scorer with 24 points each. Finally, coming off the bench, Immanuel Quickley crashes 21 points for nothing. Both teams will recover quickly since the rematch will take place in Philly on Wednesday night Thursday.
- dallas mavericks 107 – 101 golden state warriors
On the occasion of their trip to Chase Center of Golden State, the Mavericks of Jason Kidd had the opportunity to show that we should count on them in the playoffs. Solid 5th in the Western Conference, Dallas continues to eye the TOP 4 this season. Last night against the Warriors, it took immense strength of character to achieve a 36th success this season. Indeed, the start of matc is complicated for the Mavs. Very quickly led, Luka Doncic’s teammates struggled to get into their game but had the presence of mind not to let go. Mens 21 points in the third quarter by the Warriors, Dallas will finally manage to grab his delay to take control for the first time in the game in the last minutes of the last period. Thanks to a quarter-time won with a score of 33-13, the Mavericks steered the Warriors and left San Francisco neither seen nor known with well-deserved success.
Luka Doncic finished top scorer on his team with 34 points, 11 rebounds but only 2 assists. The Slovenian was able to count on the precious help of Spencer Dinwiddie off the bench. Author of 24 points, the former Washington player brings what is asked of him and perfectly fills the lack of Tim Hardaway JR (left foot fracture) for now. 14 points, 9 rebounds for Dorian Finney Smith12 points for Reggie Bullock. On the Golden State side, this defeat is difficult to take. In front throughout the game, the men of Steve Kerr experienced an air pocket at the worst of times. Despite a productive bench (30 points scored) and two great performances from their two All-Stars this season (18 points for Andrew Wiggins27 points for Stephen Curry), the Warriors lost for the 18th time of the season but still retained second place in the Western Conference.
Philadelphia 125 New York 109
Utah 118 Phoenix 114
Boston 107 Indiana 128
Detroit 127 Charlotte 126 – PR
LA 99 Houston 98
Dallas 107 GS 101
Denver 124 Portland 92
New Orleans 123 LA Lakers 95
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