The Nets pass 129-100 at the former Harden, who stops at 11 points. Curry scores 34 and the Warriors knock out 113-102 the Nuggets
In the night Nbathe highly anticipated challenge between Philadelphia e Brooklyn goes to the Nets, who pass 129-100 in the home of the 76ers of the great ex James Harden. The Barba achieves only 11 points, while Embolite reports 27: they are 25 for Durant and 22, on the other hand, for Irving. The other match is won by Golden State: the Warriors beat the Nuggets 113-102 in Denver with 34 points from Curry and take second place in the West together with Memphis.
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-BROOKLYN NETS 100-129
Ever since the most important trade of the last market, everyone has wondered how the first match between Philadelphia and Brooklyn would go, with James Harden ready to reinforce the 76ers. The first round, however, goes to the Nets, who impose themselves 129-100 and hit the second consecutive victory. Nash’s line-up dominates throughout the match and, at the end of the first quarter, is already +17 (40-23), an advantage that reaches +21 (72-51) at the long interval. The 30-19 of the third period puts an end to the match prematurely: a perfect evening for Brooklyn, which ends with three players over 20 points. Kevin Durant scores 25 with 14 rebounds and 10/17 shooting, while Kyrie Irving stops at 22 with 5 triples. The other ex of the evening, Seth Curry, on the other hand, makes 24 mistakes only from the arc (4/8 against 6/6 in the area). On the other hand, the most anticipated disappointing: James Harden does not go beyond 11 points with just 3/17 from the field in an evening in which in the area (0/10) he never scores. The best for the 76ers is then Joel Embiid, in double double with 12 rebounds and 27 points, of which 15, however, with the clock stopped: he is 5/17 shooting for him. With this victory, Brooklyn rises to a 34-33 record: sixth place in the East, with Cleveland at 38-27 and two races less, is still far away. Philadelphia, on the other hand, loses for the second time in their last three games and remains in third place with 40-25.
DENVER NUGGETS-GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 102-113
The other match of the evening goes to Golden State, which after 72 hours takes revenge and beats the Nuggets in Denver: 113-102 the result in favor of the Warriors, who recover the second place in the Western Conference by hooking Memphis at 45- 22 record. Kerr’s men win thanks to an excellent recovery: at the long interval, in fact, the hosts are ahead by 9 points (60-51), then they are +13 in the third quarter (37-24) and 25 -18 of the last 12 minutes to give success to Golden State. The challenge between Nikola Jokic and Steph Curry goes to the triple record holder, top scorer with 34 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, with 11/21 shooting and, in particular, 5/12 from the bow: numbers that allow him to overcome 20 thousand points in career. The MVP of the last Regular Season, on the other hand, stops at an assist from the umpteenth triple double of the season and closes with 23 points and 12 rebounds, with 9/21 from the field. Golden State can also count on Poole’s 21 and 18 scored by both rookie Kuminga and Klay Thompson, with Looney (10) also in double figures. Morris’s 19, Green’s 11 and Gordon and Hyland’s 10, on the other hand, do not save Denver, which stops after four consecutive victories and slips to sixth place alone with a 40-27 record: the seventh in Minnesota which is worth the play-in is now only two games away.
