Memphis and the irresistible Ja Morant marked the spirits at the expense of Brooklyn, Monday night in the United States in the NBA (yesterday in the early morning in Lebanon), allowing Chicago to accentuate its domination in the Eastern Conference, while Golden State , winner of Miami, for his part consolidated his first place in the Western Conference.
The Grizzlies are one of the surprise teams of the season. Their 4th place in the West, reinforced by this fifth victory in a row, rewards a workforce – the second youngest in the North American Basketball League – who defends well, excels in counterattack and possesses in Ja Morant a real thoroughbred. The latter sparkled (36 points, 8 assists) in the nose and beard of Kevin Durant (26 points at 8/24) and James Harden (19 points, 8 assists) inside. He was impeccably seconded by Desmond Bane (29 points). Evidenced by this third setback for the Nets, who are going through a delicate pass. Suffice to say that the return of Kyrie Irving, scheduled for tonight in Indiana against the Pacers, is expected.
Conversely, the Bulls take the lead in favor of an eighth straight victory against Orlando on Monday night. DeMar DeRozan (29 points), who remained on two three-point victorious shots at the buzzer against Indiana and Washington, was again decisive with two free throws sealing the meeting in the final seconds. Zach LaVine contributed (27 points) and Nikola Vucevic did a big job inside (13 points, 17 rebounds). In 3rd place in the East, the Milwaukee Bucks, who were aiming for a 7th consecutive success, missed out on their game against the Detroit Pistons of Saddiq Bey (34 points, 8 rebounds). Despite the late awakening of Giannis Antetokounmpo (31 points, 10 rebounds, 7 assists), Milwaukee could not recover from a deficit of 13 units in the last two minutes.
Philadelphia has quite widely disposed of Houston thanks to Joël Embiid, author of a strong triple double (31 points to 12/20, 15 rebounds, 10 assists). Philadelphia remains 6th in front of Washington, winner of Charlotte at the finish, relying on Bradley Beal (35 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds) and Kyle Kuzma (36 points, 14 rebounds).
In the West, the Warriors were all the more solid to overcome the Heat that Stephen Curry was not there for much, weighed down by a big breakdown of address (9 points to 3/17, 10 assists). While waiting for the return of Klay Thompson, hoped for Sunday against Cleveland, the Californians were able to rely on Jordan Poole, excellent off the bench (32 points), Andrew Wiggins (22 points) and Draymond Green, who has multiplied (5 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 blocks). As for Miami (4th in the East), more than the defeat, it is the seriousness of the injury to the right ankle of Jimmy Butler (22 points) that concerns.
Earlier in the evening, Utah consolidated its 3rd position by winning in New Orleans, thanks in particular to Donovan Mitchell (29 points), Rudy Gobert particularly shining in defense (10 points, 17 rebounds, 2 blocks). Dallas jumped to 6th place, just behind Denver, which they beat quite easily. Luka Doncic was complete for the Mavericks (21 points, 15 assists, 8 rebounds), as was Nikola Jokic (27 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists) on the Nuggets side. In 7th place, the LA Clippers, still deprived of many executives (Leonard, George, Batum), gave in at home against Minnesota.
Finally, in Portland, the Trail Blazers (12th) and Anfernee Simmons, author of a 9/16 long distance (43 points), had the last word on Atlanta despite an exceptional performance from Trae Young (56 points, 14 assists). decisive).
Here are the full results of the NBA games played Monday night in the United States, as well as the standings for the Eastern and Western conferences:
LA Clippers-Minnesota 104-122
Dallas-Denver 103-89
Brooklyn-Memphis 104-118
Golden State-Miami 115-108
Portland-Atlanta 136-131
Chicago-Orlando 102-98
Milwaukee-Detroit 106-115
New Orleans-Utah 104-115
Philadelphia-Houston 133-113
Washington-Charlotte 124-121.
Eastern Conference
1. Chicago Bulls
2. Brooklyn Nets
3. Milwaukee Bucks
4. Miami Heat
5. Cleveland Cavaliers
6. Philadelphia 76ers
7. Washington Wizards
8. Charlotte Hornets
9. Boston Celtics
10. Toronto Raptors
11. New York Knicks
12. Atlanta Hawks
13. Indiana Pacers
14. Detroit Pistons
15. Orlando Magic.
Western Conference
1. Golden State Warriors
2. Phoenix Suns
3. Utah Jazz
4. Memphis Grizzlies
5. Denver Nuggets
6. Dallas Mavericks
7. Los Angeles Clippers
8. Los Angeles Lakers
9. Minnesota Timberwolves
10. Sacramento Kings
11. San Antonio Spurs
12. Portland Trail Blazers
13. Oklahoma City Thunder
14. New Orleans Pelicans
15. Houston Rockets.
Source: AFP
Memphis and the irresistible Ja Morant marked the spirits at the expense of Brooklyn, Monday night in the United States in the NBA (yesterday in the early morning in Lebanon), allowing Chicago to accentuate its domination in the Eastern Conference, while Golden State , winner of Miami, for his part consolidated his first place in the Western Conference. The Grizzlies are one of the surprise teams of the …
