Nba results, Thompson drags Golden State with the Bucks. Miami and Denver ko

The Warriors find the best Thompson and fold Milwaukee, Miami without Butler stumbles at home against Minnesota. Here is the detail of the 7 Nba games played during the night.

Golden State Warriors-Milwaukee Bucks 122-109

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Klay Thompson is back for real! The Splash Brother scores 38 points against the reigning champions, taking advantage of the attention reserved by the Bucks to the most famous teammate, Curry, and exhibits the best performance since the return on the court after injuries. He scores 8 triples, closes +27 plus / minus, adds 6 rebounds and 5 side assists. The Dubs (46-22) after the victory in Denver confirm that they have overcome the critical moment: the quintet with three outside players, there is also Poole, it works, Wiggins is recovering, Kuminga is growing well. Coach Kerr’s guys have regained confidence. For the Bucks (42-26) Antetokounmpo’s 31 points are not enough, they pay for Middleton’s bad shooting night (6/19) and a defensive plan that kept Curry at 8 points, but also allowed everyone to score at will the other Warriors.

Golden State: Thompson 38 (7/10, 8/14), Poole 30, Wiggins 21. Rebounds: Kuminga 11. Assist: Curry 8.

Milwaukee: G. Antetokounmpo 31 (8/13, 1/4, 12/18 tl), Middleton 18, Ibaka 15. Rimbalzi: G. Antetokounmpo 8. Assist: Holiday 7.

Miami Heat-Minnesota Timberwolves 104-113

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Wolves (39-30) win for the seventh time in their last eight outings. This time at the home of the team with the best record in the East. They keep the Heat (45-24) under 40% from the field, they win with the defense. Miami was without Butler and Oladipo, but found Markieff Morris, returning after the injury sustained during the fight with Jokic on 8 November. For him 6 points in 17 ‘, for Coach Spoelstra this time even Herro’s 30 are not enough.

Miami: Herro 30 (2/9, 6/10, 8/8 tl), Adebayo/Strus 19. Rimbalzi: Adebayo 12. Assist: Lowry 7.

Minnesota: Nowell 16 (4/8, 2/5, 2/2 t.l.), Towns/Edwards 15. Rimbalzi: Towns 10. Assist: Russell 9.

Denver Nuggets-Toronto Raptors 115-127

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Third win in a row for the Canadians (37-30) ever closer to sixth place in the East, the one now occupied by Cleveland and which would be worth direct qualification to the playoffs. Siakam scores 33 points, Boucher rages from the bench, thanks to the 34-16 of the last quarter the Raptors manage to do without Van Vleet. The Nuggets (40-28) found Barton again, but they are still a small thing, Jokic cannot always work miracles.

Denver: Jokic 26 (9/13, 8/9 t.l.), Hyland 17, Barton 16. Rimbalzi: Jokic 10. Assist: Jokic/Hyland 7.

Toronto: Siakam 33 (10/18, 2/4, 7/8 tl), Barnes 25, Boucher 21. Rimbalzi: Boucher 13. Assist: Barnes 10.

Chicago Bulls-Cleveland Cavaliers 101-91

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The Bulls (41-26) neutralize Garland, enjoy a good DeRozan and find Caruso. It is the recipe for success against the Cavs (38-29), even in the absence of LaVine. Garland is limited to 9/24 from the field, with 6 turnovers compared to 7 assists, the Californian All Star scores 25 points, especially Coach Donovan finds the guard “paisà” recovering from a fractured right wrist. For Caruso 11 points in 29 minutes of action: he was missing from January 21st.

Chicago: DeRozan 25 (9/23, 0/3, 7/7 t.l.), Vucevic 20, Dosunmu 17. Rimbalzi: Vucevic 14. Assist: White 7.

Cleveland: Garland 25 (9/21, 0/3, 7/8 t.l.), Mobley 17, Osman 14. Rimbalzi: Love 11. Assist: Garland 7.

Utah Jazz-Sacramento Kings 134-125

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The hero of the evening is Jordan Clarkson. Which, courtesy of the defense (?) Of the Kings, scores 45 points, a career record and franchise record of the Jazz for a player who started off the bench. The Jazz (42-25) thanks to him make up for the absences of Gobert and Conley, Sacramento (24-45) is difficult to comment, beyond the 41 points of Fox: he grants 56% from the field to the opponents, the playoff abstinence seems destined to be prolonged.

Utah: Clarkson 45 (8/8, 7/13, 8/8 t.l.), Bogdanovic 26, Mitchell 25. Rimbalzi: Whiteside 21. Assist: Mitchell 6.

Sacramento: Fox 41 (10/21, 5/11, 6/6 t.l.), Barnes 18, Mitchell 14. Rimbalzi: Holmes 6. Assist: Fox 11.

San Antonio Spurs-Indiana Pacers 108-119

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Nobody seems to want to take that tenth place in the West that is worth the tail of the Play-In. The Spurs (26-42) do not take advantage of the recent collapse of the Pelicans and even lose at home against the Pacers, returning from 3 consecutive defeats. Pop keeps Murray, Johnson and Poeltl out on the second night of a back-to-back, and pays duty. For Indy (23-45) double double by Haliburton: 19 points and 10 assists.

Saint Anthony: Landale 26 (11/11, 1/4, 1/2 t.l.), Walker 20, Vassell 19. Rimbalzi: Jones 10. Assist: Jones 12.

Indiana: Haliburton/Washington 19, Hield 17. Rimbalzi: Smith 11. Assist: Haliburton 10.

Portland Trail Blazers-Washington Wizards 127-118

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The Blazers (25-40) return to success after six losses in a row. Dragged by Hart, who scores even 44 points. Wizards (29-37) increasingly distant from the Play-in in the East. Two franchises under reconstruction, which seem very far from a defined and winning identity.

Portland: Hart 44 (9/12, 6/9, 8/8 t.l.), Watford 27. Eubanks 20. Rimbalzi: Eubanks 12. Assist: Hart 6.

Washington: Caldwell-Pope 26 (1/6, 5/10, 9/9 t.l.), Kuzma 22, Kispert 15. Rimbalzi: Kispert 5. Assist: Neto/Smith/Caldwell-Pope 5.