Suns beaten 124-115 after eleven successes in a row, 12 for Gallo. The Warriors overtake Sacramento, Jackson decides the Los Angeles match
In the night Nba, Atlanta stops the run of Phoenix, which collapses after eleven consecutive victories against a super Trae Young by 43 points, 12 for Gallinari. He gets closer Golden State: 126-114 on Sacramento with 23 by Thompson and 20 by Curry. Jackson’s basket 4 “from the siren, on the other hand, gives the Clippers 111-110 in the Los Angeles derby against i Lakers. He smiles Miami (112-95 in San Antonio), Chicago ko in overtime against Toronto (127-120).
ATLANTA HAWKS-PHOENIX SUNS 124-115
Phoenix’s winning streak stops at eleven. The reigning runners-up, in fact, collapse 124-115 in Atlanta under the blows of a super Trae Young: the Hawks star scores 43 points with 6/11 from the arc and 16/25 from the field, leading his team in the draw that arrives during the third quarter (36-30). The 32 scored by Devin Booker and the 24 by Bridges are useless, because the hosts can also count on Collins’ double double (19 with 10 rebounds) and 12 points from Danilo Gallinari, who adds an excellent 3/9 to the shot. 4/4 to the free. Phoenix collapses but remains firmly at the top of the Western Conference with a win and two games less than Golden State, while Atlanta demonstrates its amazing period of form: eighth victory in the last nine games.
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS-SACRAMENTO KINGS 126-114
Eighth victory in a row for Golden State, which beats Sacramento and approaches, albeit not noticeably, the top of the Western Conference: the Warriors overcome 126-114 the Kings already accelerating in the first half by 73 points, with the guests at 54: a +19 which becomes +12 at the end of the race. The Chase Center rejoices again thanks to the Splash Brothers, at rest against San Antonio but unleashed against Sacramento: Klay Thompson plays a sensational game from the arc, with 7 triples out of 9 on target and a basket in the area for a total of 23 points with 8 / 11 shooting, while Steph Curry is “satisfied” with a 4/7 from the perimeter and a 7/11 from the field, in an evening of seven players in double figures for Kerr’s team. Davion Mitchell, top scorer at 26, tries to keep the Kings alive, but they take the eighth defeat in the last nine games: 112-101 in Brooklyn is an exception. Sacramento thus remains third from last to the West.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS-LOS ANGELES LAKERS 111-110
Thanks to Reggie Jackson’s basket with 4 seconds left, the Clippers take the Los Angeles derby: 111-110 against the Lakers, without LeBron. Yet, despite a bad start, the yellow-violet recover the -12 at the end of the third period and even come close to winning. Jackson’s winning shot, 25 points at the end of the evening, decides the match, in a match in which Marcus Morris scores 29. Without James, for the yellow-violet the evening is complicated: the best is Anthony Davis, who scores 30 points and 17 rebounds shooting with 50% from the field (12/24) but misses on the siren the conclusion of the possible victory, while there are 21 for Monk and just 17 (with 7/18 shooting) for Russell Westbrook. A success that allows the Clippers to take eighth place alone in the West: 27-27 against the 25-28 of the Lakers.
SAN ANTONIO SPURS-MIAMI HEAT 95-112
Outside shot of Miami, which in one stroke beats San Antonio and gets closer to the first place in the Eastern Conference occupied by Chicago. The Heat beat the Spurs 112-95 away in a match never in question: the guests, in fact, are 10 points ahead (57-47) at the long interval, and the 31-19 of the third period closes the games prematurely. Tyler Herro leads his team with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists with 11/20 from the field and no triple to target, while Adebayo goes in double double with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Among the ranks of Popovich, however, the absence of the driver Dejounte Murray inevitably weighs, so who tries to take his place is White, 22 points with 4/7 from the arc. But that’s not all: Miami rises to 33-20 against 32-19 of the Bulls, while the Spurs remain fourth last in the West with 19-34 and the third knockout in a row.
TORONTO RAPTORS-CHICAGO BULLS 127-120
Overtime defeat for Chicago: 120-127 in Toronto against the Raptors, who waste the advantage accumulated in the last quarter but in the end manage to prevail over the Bulls. The hosts, in fact, are ahead of 10 points in the middle of the last period, then Chicago comes back and finds the 114-114 at the end of the regulation. The 5 extra minutes ends at 13-6 for the hosts, who can count on the whole quintet in double figures and four more than 20 points: Siakam scores 25 with 13 rebounds, while those of Anunoby, Barnes and VanVleet are 21. Useless, however, the 30 with 18 rebounds of Vucevic and the 28 of a DeRozan capable of a sensational 14/14 to the free, while LaVine disappoints, just 15 in 42 minutes. With a record of 32-19, Chicago still remains first against Miami’s 33-20.
DETROIT PISTONS-MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 117-128
Away victory, on the other hand, for Minnesota, who won 128-117 in Detroit thanks above all to the extension at the start of the second half: 38-27, in fact, the partial of the third period, a +11 that reflects the final gap. To drag the Timberwolves is Edwards: “Ant-Man”, while not brilliant shooting (9/21), scores 25 points, the same as Jackson in the Detroit ranks. The guests, however, can also count on 23 from Prince and 21 from Karl-Anthony Towns, who also goes double-doubles with 14 rebounds. In double doubles for the Pistons there go instead Bey (21 with 13 rebounds) and Stewart (10 with 13 rebounds), with Grant putting 20 on the scoresheet. Minnesota is now one win from Denver, sixth in the West but with a game less, while Detroit is always next to last in the Eastern Conference with 12-39 records.
