The Bucks won 120-119 thanks to a basket by Jrue Holiday (25 points in all for him) less than 2 “from the end of the match. The hosts recovered from -14: on the scoresheet 28 points for Giannis Antetokounmpo and 26 for Khris Middleton.
In the “useless” Heat the 30 points of Tyler Herro. James Harden, making his public debut at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, dragged the 76ers to success against the New York Knicks. Round affirmation: 123-108.
For Harden 26 points, with 9 assists and 9 rebounds. The other two “Big Three” from Philadelphia also did well: for Joel Embiid 27 points and 12 rebounds, for Tyrese Maxey, on the other hand, he was 25.
Two of the night’s matches ended after extra time: the Utah Jazz (ninth win in the last ten games) beat the Houston Rockets (11th knockout in a row) 132-127 away; the Indiana Pacers (always extra time) beat the Orlando Magic by 122-114.
Finally, in the other 4 games: away wins for the Charlotte Hornets, 119-98 over the Cleveland Cavaliers and for the Oklahoma City Thunder, 119-107 over the Denver Nuggets; home successes then for the New Orleans Pelicans, 125-95 on the Sacramento Kings, and for the Phoenix Suns, 120-90 on the Portland Trail Blazers.
