The match: LaVine wears the Bulls
In Chicago, the Bulls were carried by the return of Zach LaVine, fresh off Covid protocols, winning 113-105 over the Indiana Pacers. LaVine scored 32 points and DeMar DeRozan added 24 to bring Chicago to their third straight win. LaVine, who had not played since December 11, admitted he was frustrated at being sidelined due to the Covid.
“But this is the world we live in right now“, he tempered.”Everyone in the league and the world is facing it right now, so I’m not going to feel sorry for myselfIt was also a close game in Washington, where Joel Embiid (Philadelphia) scored 36 points and picked up 13 rebounds in the 76ers’ 117-96 win over the Wizards, who were deprived of leading scorer Bradley Beal due to of Covid ..
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The slap: +45 for the Cavs!
Two big boxes were drawn up last night, but it is the one in Cleveland that makes the most talk. The teammates of Kevin Love, author of 22 points, have rolled the decimated Raptors (144-99). Deprived of six players, the Canadians conceded up to 47 points in the last quarter.
The Love – Lauri Markkanen – Darius Garland trio had a blast (64 units between them) and with only eight players on the scoresheet including four medical jokers, Toronto could not exist and almost suffered its worst setback in the League (-46 in 1996 against New York). Nick Nurse’s men are 10th in the Eastern Conference, while the Cavs are 5th.
The perf ‘: Jokic bends the Clippers
It was the shock of the night. Denver went to beat the Clippers on their floor at Staples Center (103-100). And this success in Los Angeles bears the seal of Nikola Jokic. The MVP of the last season scored 26 points and took 22 rebounds.
Relayed by Will Barton (17 pts), Austin Rivers and Monte Morris (12 pts each), the Serbian led his team to victory, despite the comeback of the Clippers, who took the lead at the start of the last quarter -time (+9) and could even have won overtime at the buzzer. With this narrow victory, the Nuggets are placed one victory away from their evening opponents.
The results of the night:
Chicago 113 – 105 Indiana
Cleveland 144 – 99 Toronto
Washington 96 – 117 Philadelphie
LA Clippers 100 – 103 Denver
Oklahoma City 117 – 112 New Orleans
San Antonio 144 – 109 Detroit
Miami 93 – 83 Orlando
Sacramento 102 – 127 Memphis
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