The results of the night in the NBA
Wolves @ Heat : 113-104
Cavs @ Bulls : 91-101
Pacers @ Spurs : 119-108
Bucks @ Warriors : 109-122
Raptors @ Nuggets : 127-115
Kings @ Jazz : 125-134
Wizards @ Blazers : 118-127
PODCAST: Celtics and Mavericks, watch out for their comeback
– Klay Thompson needed a remarkable performance to overcome the recent sluggish and difficult weeks on an individual and collective level. This beautiful evening came at the right time, when the defending champions came to San Francisco. Thompson caught fire against the Bucks by scoring 38 points (with 6 rebounds and 5 assists) at 15/24 with 8 3-pointers.
The youngest of the Splash Brothers contributed greatly to the takeover of Golden State in the 2nd and 3rd quarters of the game, with the help of Jordan Poole (30 pts), while Stephen Curry was discreet. Seeing Klay shoot and score again in this way, arm raised and applauded, is still a lot of good after these two years of trouble.
Klay Thompson receives an ovation as he checks out of the game with a season high 38 points and 8 3PM! #DubNation pic.twitter.com/pxswabPDlc
— NBA (@NBA) March 13, 2022
Giannis Antetokounmpo (31 pts, 8 rebounds) tried to preserve Milwaukee’s unbeaten streak (6 straight wins), but to no avail.
– Portland seemed to have the concept of tanking pretty well on board, but sometimes there are still some flaws in the process. That of this night was called Josh Hart. The new Blazers rookie released the game of his life to dominate Washington: 44 points (his NBA record), 8 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals, all at 15/21.
The Wizards, who had rested Kristaps Porzingis, faced a team that even Portland fans didn’t know about some of the players but still fell for it. Drew Eubanks (20 pts, 12 rebounds) and Trendon Watford (27 pts) also feasted with personal bests against Wash’s sieve defense.
???? 43 PTS x Josh Hart ????
Josh Hart knocks down the and-1 3 ball on a career night!
He has a career-high 43 points on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/IaT70viMhQ
— NBA (@NBA) March 13, 2022
– Four months after his altercation with Nikola Jokic and his injury after the gesture of the MVP, Markieff Morris returned with the Heat. Morris (6 pts, 4 rebounds) came into play in the Heat’s home loss to Wolves. In the absence of Jimmy Butler, Miami missed its subject after leading by 12 points at the break.
The Wolves were unleashed in the second half (58-37) thanks, for once, to a very varied distribution in attack: 8 players scored between 11 and 16 points, with Jaylen Nowell as a top scorer. This is the 7th victory in 8 games for Minnesota, which is only one victory away from Denver in the race for 6th place.
– The Nuggets, precisely, were beaten at home by Toronto. The Raptors managed a better finish (34-16 in the last QT) in the wake of Pascal Siakam (33 pts) et Scottie Barnes (25 pts) to return to a victory also from Cleveland. The Canadians’ dominance on the rebound dampened the good game of Nikola Jokic (27 pts, 10 rbds, 7 pds, 2 blks).
– The Cavs have continued their little tumble by bowing logically to Chicago. The Bulls celebrated the return ofAlex Caruso, absent for 22 matches after his wrist injury, with a victory and a defensive masterclass. It is obviously no coincidence as the divine bald immediately weighed on this side of the field.
DeMar DeRozan (25 pts), Nikola Vucevic (20 pts, 14 rebounds) and Come on Dosunmu (17 pts) did most of the work in attack.
– Spurs may have celebrated Gregg Popovich’s NBA winning record the day before a little too much. With Dejounte Murray, Keldon Johnson and Jakob Poeltl resting, San Antonio lost at home to Indiana, which nevertheless remained on three consecutive defeats.
Tyrese Haliburton (19 pts, 10 wts) led the dance for the Pacers, with the help of Duane Washington Jr (19 pts) et Buddy Held (17 pts).
– Playing without Rudy Gobert or Mike Conley didn’t confuse Utah too much when they received Sacramento. The Jazz pulled out all the stops by sticking 134 points to the Kings, with a Jordan Clarkson incandescent coming off the bench to remind everyone that he is the reigning 6th man of the year.
The former Laker’s 45 points (his NBA record) off the bench and the effectiveness of Donovan Mitchell (25 pts at 50%) allowed Quin Snyder’s players not to stress too much when Sacramento attempted a comeback.
???? A career-high 45 points for Jordan Clarkson! pic.twitter.com/ridq1Dm4Ut
— NBA (@NBA) March 13, 2022
