Brooklyn tries to get out of the tunnel by beating the reigning champions Milwaukee Bucks. The outside success of the Nets is the result that makes the most noise on the NBA night. Miami, meanwhile, takes advantage of the Chicago knockout against Memphis to rise to the solitary command of the Eastern Conference. Cleveland and Boston also advance, victorious like Atlanta and Denver.
Brooklyn sorprende i Bucks, Miami in vetta
Brooklyn (32-29) raises his head and looks for a raise in the midst of a negative period, which had seen her conquer just two wins in the last fifteen games played. The Nets impose themselves 123-126 at home in Milwaukee (36-25), the fourth defeat in the last five outings, thanks above all to the super performance of Irving, author of 38 points. The double double of the usual Antetokounmpo (29 points and 14 rebounds) is not enough for the Bucks. In the Eastern Conference he is in charge Miami (40-21), who wins the lonely first place, thanks to the affirmation for 133-129 against San Antonio (24-37). The Spurs squander an advantage of 16 points at the long interval, making themselves reach and overcome in the second half of the race by the Heat, dragged by the physicality of Adebayo, who puts 36 points and 7 rebounds on the scoresheet.
Morant knocks out Chicago, Cleveland gets up
Chicago (39-22), defeated at home by Memphis (42-20) for 110-116, therefore fails to keep pace with Miami. To take the cover is a stratospheric Morant, who with 46 points signs his career high, and makes the excellent performance of the DeRozan-LaVine duo, which produce 59 in total, in vain. The Grizzlies thus consolidate the third place in the West, behind of Phoenix and Golden State. It also advances Cleveland (36-24) who, beating Washington 92-86 (27-33), climbs to fourth position in the Eastern Conference. The Cavaliers impose themselves thanks to a crescendo final match, with which they manage to interrupt the negative streak of three consecutive knockouts.
Successes for Boston, Atlanta and Denver
He smiles Boston (36-26), who conquered the Detroit Pistons (14-46) parquet for 104-113 with the fundamental contribution of Tatum (26 points) and Brown (27). The Celtics confirm their golden moment, with the eleventh victory in the last twelve games. Homemade success of Atlanta who, in front of almost 18 thousand spectators at the State Farm Arena, beat the Toronto Raptors (32-27) by 127-100 with 41 points from a wild Young, top scorer of the match. Among the Hawks also Danilo Gallinari: the blue, employed for 31 minutes, closes with just 3 points, enhanced by 5 rebounds and 3 assists. Denver (35-25) finally folds Sacramento (22-40) 115-110, with Jokic’s 16th triple double of the season (18 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists).
The results
This is the complete picture of the results of the regular season races Nba disputate nella notte italiana: Detroit Pistons-Boston Celtics 104-113; Atlanta Hawks-Toronto Raptors 127-100; Chicago Bulls-Memphis Grizzlies 110-116; Cleveland Cavaliers-Washington Wizards 92-86; Miami Heat-San Antonio Spurs 133-129; Milwaukee Bucks-Brooklyn Nets 123-126; Denver Nuggets-Sacramento Kings 115-110.
