Ten games were played in an NBA night that lasted a decidedly long timeuntil the substantial beginning of the Italian morning. All this while the trade deadline is approaching and some exchanges are taking place that are extremely particular, to say the least.
Staying on the pitch, one of the most anticipated challenges of the night sees the Detroit Pistons (37-12) beat i Denver Nuggets (33-18) by 124-121 after having dominated far and wide and risked suffering the final comeback. For the Pistons 29 with 10 rebounds Cade Cunningham and 6 overall in double figures, for the Nuggets 24 and 15 by Nikola Jokic and 32 by Jamal Murray. The other side of the night, that of the lower parts of the rankings of the two Conferences, sees the Utah Jazz (16-35) pass on the pitch Indiana Pacers (13-38) with a rotation reduced to seven men. In 122-131 all the employees give the possible and the impossible, with Lauri Markkanen at 27, Isaiah Collier at 17 with 22 assists and Kyle Filipowski at 16 with 16 assists. For the Pacers 24 of Jarace Walker and, from the bench, Quenton Jackson.
All easy for me New York Knicks (32-18) sui Washington Wizards (13-36): 101-132 with seven men in double figures, Mikal Bridges with 23 points and Karl-Anthony Townsa 19 with 15 rebounds. For the Wizards 17 from the bench of Will Riley. THE Los Angeles Lakers (30-19) have no problems with i Brooklyn Nets (13-36): a first quarter of 45 points is enough, LeBron James from 25 and Luka Doncic from 24 against Michael Porter Jr.’s 21 and 10 rebounds at the Nets.
Forgiveness i Miami Heat (27-25) for 115-127 against the Atlanta Hawks (25-27), and it is above all the triple double of Jalen Johnson 29 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists made the difference, as did CJ McCollum’s 26 off the bench. Jaime Jaquez Jr.’s 21 as a sixth man and the 18 of both Pelle Larsson and an excellent player are not enough for the Heat Simone Fontecchiowho added 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in 33’39” starting in the starting five, all while shooting 46.7% from the field. In the scoring phase, it was Fontecchio’s third best evening, never used so much this season by Erik Spoelstra. I Boston Celtics (32-18) come to the head of the Dallas Mavericks (19-31) in the third quarter: 100-110 sees both largely on the scene Jaylen Brown (33 and 11 rebounds) than Payton Pritchard (26). For the Mavericks the 36 of a wild Cooper Flagg are not enough.
While waiting to understand where Giannis Antetokounmpo will end up (and if it will happen), i Milwaukee Bucks (19-29) overcome by 131-115 Chicago Bulls (24-27), and they do it with 31 and 10 rebounds Kyle Kuzma against Matas Buzelis’ 22. They exaggerate Oklahoma City Thunder (40-11), first to exceed 40 victories in the season after the 128-92 against Orlando Magic (25-24). Top scorer Isaiah Joe with 22 from the bench, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander stops at 20, triple double by Isaiah Hartenstein with 12-10-10. For the Magic 20 of Jalen Suggs and 17 of Paolo Banchero.
Per i Philadelphia 76ers (29-21) relevant 94-113 sui Golden State Warriors (27-24) who arrives with 25 points VJ Edgecombe on top of an 8-man double-digit scoring night. For the hosts (with notable absences, not least that of Steph Curry) 13 from Gui Santos and, from the bench, Pat Spencer. Finally, i Phoenix Suns (30-20) go on to take a big hit on the Portland Trail Blazers (23-27) for 125-130 with Collin Gillespie who invents a night of 30 points and 10 assists. For the Blazers 23 by Jerami Grant.
NBA RESULTS OF THE NIGHT
Detroit Pistons-Denver Nuggets 124-121
Indiana Pacers-Utah Jazz 122-131
Washington Wizards-New York Knicks 101-132
Brooklyn Nets-Los Angeles Lakers 109-125
Miami Heat-Atlanta Hawks 115-127
Dallas Mavericks-Boston Celtics 100-110
Milwaukee Bucks-Chicago Bulls 131-115
Oklahoma City Thunder-Orlando Magic 128-92
Golden State Warriors-Philadelphia 76ers 94-113
Portland Trail Blazers-Phoenix Suns 125-130
