HIGHLIGHTS NBA
Cam Johnson salva i Suns, Giannis batte DeRozan
Cam Johnson’s hovering basket gave the Suns an unexpected home win against the Knicks, after being down by as much as 14 in the second half. Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 34 points and the Bucks won another direct clash against a rival in the East, climbing to third place in the standings by hooking up the Bulls (59 of the DeRozan-LaVine duo). Philadelphia wins the fifth game in a row, dragged by Tyrese Maxey’s 33 points. Gallinari’s Hawks win, Jazz collapse in New Orleans
DETROIT PISTONS-INDIANA PACERS 111-106 | Second consecutive victory and fifth in the last seven for the Pistonswho after winning in Toronto also surpass the Pacers after a final point to point where they are the Saddiq Bey’s 25 points and Cade Cunningham’s 20 rebounds with 9 rebounds to make the difference, together with Marvin Bagley’s 18. Malcolm Brogdon scores 26, but fails to prevent the tenth knockout in the last 13 for the Pacerssuffering yet another defeat “in the clutch” (the 27th in the season, no one else exceeds 20)
PHILADELPHIA 76ERS-CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 125-119 | Perhaps to benefit most from the arrival of James Harden it will not only be Joel Embiid, but above all Tyrese Maxey. The young man in the second year in the NBA is the absolute protagonist of a match that Cleveland dominates for the first two quarters and a half going also ahead of 21 points in Philadelphia, but being stopped in the last quarter by the magic of the Kentucky product
On an evening in which Harden has problems with fouls in the first half (while still closing with 25 points and 11 assists) e Joel Embiid puts in 22 with 9 rebounds and 5 assists, are i 33 points from Maxey to make the difference, shooting 10/15 from the field and 5/6 from long distance, also adding 8/9 to the free throws. “He’s a guy who’s not afraid of anything,” Coach Doc Rivers said after the game. finding the fifth consecutive victory (fourth with Harden) despite a slow start
