The Lakers return to win, Dallas Mavericks winning streak ends abruptly”>Doncic drags Dallas NEW YORK (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Chicago cannot find itself but behind it only Miami takes advantage while in the West Phoenix is increasingly the leader. After the appetizer offered at the European afternoon schedule, as is traditional on Martin Luther King Day, the NBA day continued and not without surprises. The Bulls remain the first force in the Eastern Conference but, thanks to the many absences, they collect the fourth defeat in a row at the hands of Memphis, among the most fit teams of the moment (12 wins in the last 13): 119-106 for the Grizzlies, with 25 points each for Bane and Morant. 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. West 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 loses 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, between the Jazz 20 points by Mike Conley and 19 points and Rudy Gobert’s 16 rebounds. He makes a comeback under Dallas, with a Luka Doncic (20 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds) in the the third triple double in five games: 104-102 on OKC, who had managed to recover from -22 in the third quarter to -2 with 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. (ITALPRESS). glb / red 18-Jan-22 09:39
