San Antonio beats the yellow-purple and its historic coach equals Don Nelson: 1335 games won. With Jokic Denver’s 18th triple-double of the season, he goes to Golden State. Gallinari 14 points, but Atlanta exits
Jokic enchants, Miami finds Oladipo, Popovich collects victory number 1335 of his NBA career, a record equaled each time. These are the headlines from the 7-game NBA night, here’s everything that happened in detail.
Denver Nuggets-Golden State Warriors 131-124
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Jokic continues to respond to Embiid basket upon basket. The fight for the MVP therefore remains uncertain and exciting. The Serbian Joker shows off his 18th triple double of the season, this time with 32 points, 16 rebounds and 13 assists and his Nuggets (39-26) consolidate their sixth place in the West and win for the 11th time in their 13 last outings. The Dubs (43-22) were without a half-team: Curry, Thompson and Wiggins rested by injured coach Kerr, Iguodala, Payton and Green. Draymond, absent since January 5, should return on March 14 against Washington. For Golden State 30 points from rookie Moody.
Denver :Jokic 32 (12/17, 8/14 tl), Morris / Jeff Green 18. Rebounds: Jokic 16. Assist: Jokic 13.
Golden State: Poole 32 (3/7, 8/12, 2/2 tl), Moody 30, Kuminga 16. Rebounds: Looney 11. Assist: Chiozza 8.
Miami Heat-Houston Rockets 123-106
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Perfect scenario for the Heat, first force in the East (44-22): they find Oladipo and Lowry and win comfortably against the Texans. Dipo had been missing since April 8 nearly a year ago, returning from two operations. Play 15′, score 11 points. Looking ahead, Coach Spoelstra’s rotations can’t hurt. Who also recovered Lowry, on the floor 32′ (0 point) after 4 matches of absence for personal reasons. Herro, a probable sixth man of the year, adds 31 points from the bench and for the Rockets, who have the league’s worst record (16-49) there really is no escape.
You love Me:Herro 31 (6/9, 6/9, 1/1 tl), Butler 21, Adebayo 18. Rebounds: Tucker 12. Assist: Lowry 5.
Houston :Porter 22 (2/4, 5/11, 3/4 tl) Green 20, Cristopher 16. Rebounds: Sengun 8. Assists: Nix 4.
San Antonio Spurs-Los Angeles Lakers 117-110
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Historic night for Gregg Popovich, who conquers victory number 1335 in the NBA, drawing the best record of all the eras of Don Nelson. In his 26th season on the bench, he will have the chance to set a solo record against Toronto on Wednesday night. Meanwhile, he’s enjoying the success of the Lakers, who were without LeBron, as well as Davis. Eighteen points for Richardson, his first as a Spurs holder (25-40). For Los Angeles (28-36) yet another underperformance of an unhappy season: 17 points from Westbrook and Anthony are not enough, also because the Lakers commit 15 turnovers against only 19 assists and concede 55% of the field to their opponents .
Saint Anthony: Murray 26 (11/15, 1/5, 1/2 tl), Richardson/Poeltl 18. Rebounds: Murray 10. Assists: Murray 8.
The Angels: Horton-Tucker 18 (6/9, 1/5, 3/4 tl), Westbrook / Anthony / Monk 17. Rebonds : Westbrook 10. Passes décisives : Westbrook 6.
Dallas Mavericks-Utah Jazz 111-103
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Super Doncic folds Utah and his Dallas (40-25) approaches Utah (40-24) in the fight for fourth place in the West, the last which is worth the advantage of the field in the first round of the playoffs. The Slovenian scores 35 points and adds 16 rebounds, his seasonal maximum, in a challenge that could be repeated in the post-season. Jazz advanced for only 13” throughout the match, but still maintained the advantage in seasonal direct clashes (2-1).
Dallas : Doncic 35 (7/12, 5/11, 6/7 tl), Dinwiddie 23, Finney-Smith 21. Rebounds: Doncic 16. Assist: Doncic 7.
Utah:Bogdanovic 21 (3/3, 4/8, 3/4 tl), Clarkson 19, Mitchell 17. Rebounds: Gobert 13. Assist: Mitchell 9.
Detroit Pistons-Atlanta Hawks 113-110 ap
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The Pistons (18-47) woke up. Better late than never: they have won 3 games in a row, 6 of the last 8. They also folded Atlanta in overtime, coached by Cunningham who Coach Casey is citing as Rookie of the Year (but Mobley will win). 19 points and 10 rebounds for Bagley, who tries to get up. Atlanta (31-33) squanders the chance for a crucial Play-In victory by not taking advantage of opportunities to close the game, with Young (5-20 shooting) and Hunter at the end of regulation time. For Gallinari 14 points in 21′ from the bench, with Collins regaining his place in the quintet.
Detroit: Cunningham 28 (8/18, 2/7, 6/7 tl), Grant 23, Bagley 19. Rebonds : Bagley 10. Passes décisives : Cunningham 10.
Atlanta :Bogdanovic 22 (6/8, 2/11, 4/4 tl), Collins 17. Hunter 15. Rebounds: Capela 12. Assist: Young 12. GALLINARI 14 (2/3, 3/6, 1/2 tl), 4 rebounds.
Minnesota Timberwolves-Portland Trail Blazers 124-81
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Fifth victory in a row for the Wolves (37-29) who are raging, with Towns and Beasley unleashed, over the Blazers (25-39) in the fifth consecutive knockout, essentially already on vacation. Minny was without Russell and Edwards, but with much more motivation.
Minnesota: Towns 27 (7/13, 1/1, 10/15 tl), Beasley 19, Reid 18. Rebonds : Towns 13. Passes décisives : Beverley 7.
Portland :Williams 27 (5/11, 2/7, 11/16 tl), Johnson 14, Watford / Blevins 11. Rebonds : Williams 8. Passes décisives : Hurt 4.
Sacramento Kings-New York Knicks 115-131
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The Knicks up Randle, who is overflowing by 46 points, and thanks to a second half with an 83-52 set, they make a comeback in California. For both teams, Play-In ambitions are minimal, but they still have legitimate residual hope.
Sacrament:Fox 24 (9/14, 1/4, 3/8 tl), Barnes 23, Sabonis 19. Rebounds: Sabonis 13. Assist: Fox 7.
New York: Randle 46 (10/15, 8/16, 272 tl), Barrett 29, Quickley 27. Rebonds : Randle 10. Passes décisives : Barrett 6.
