To take advantage, among the pursuers, is the only Miami (104-99 over Toronto) with a triple-double Jimmy Butler (19 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds) and a 14-point Bam Adebayo at the first exit after six weeks of stop. . For the Heat also 23 points from Herro.
Milwaukee falls which, despite 34 points from Middleton and 27 from Antetokounmpo, collects the fourth knockout in the last five games, losing 121-114 in Atlanta. The Hawks thus return to win at the State Farm Arena after ten defeats in a row (the last joy dates back to 22 November last), with 30 points from Trae Young and a Danilo Gallinari protagonist: his triple overtaking (104-103) to 4’37 “from the siren and an overall performance of 16 points (4/5 from the field with 1/2 from the arc and 7/8 from the free), three rebounds, three assists and two turnovers in 30 minutes.
In the West, an evening to be framed for Devin Booker, who scores 48 points in the 121-107 on San Antonio which allows Phoenix (15 points and 12 assists by Chris Paul) to consolidate the top and ring the fourth success in a row.
Utah lost ground, beaten 101-95 by the Lakers who interrupted a negative streak that lasted three games: 25 points for LeBron James, 15 (of which 10 in the last quarter) for Stanley Johnson and Russell Westbrook, among the Jazz 20 points of Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert’s 19 points and 16 rebounds. He makes up for it under Dallas, with a Luka Doncic (20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds) in his third triple-double in five games: 104-102 over OKC, who had managed to recover from -22 in the third quarter to -2 to 3 ” 5 from the end, before the crucial recovery of Hardaway jr.
Absent since December 4 and therefore forced to miss 17 games, CJ McCollum returns with 16 points and helps Portland to overcome Orlando 98-88 (Nurkic the best of the Blazers with 21 points and 22 rebounds), Batum (32 points, all in the second half) in evidence in 139-133 with which the Clippers beat Indiana.
