On the NBA night, the Indiana Pacers took advantage of Tatum’s absence to beat Boston in the final; another defeat for the Bucks who lose at home against the Utah Jazz; the Clippers immediately return to victory, after the defeat against the Lakers, they manage to get the better of the Suns.
INDIANA PACERS-BOSTON CELTICS 133-131
The Boston Celtics came into this game without Jayson Tatum, struggling with a left ankle problem; in the second quarter, Tyrese Haliburtonanother possible protagonist of the match, he is forced to abandon the field. For him it is one left thigh strain.
The hosts rely on Jaylen Brown for the offensive phase; Boston’s number 7 doesn’t disappoint when scoring 40 pointsshooting 17/26 from the field and 3/4 from three. The match is decided, however, in the final: with 0.5 seconds left Kristaps Porzingis fouls a triple by an excellent Benendict Mathurin, granting Indiana the winning free throws.
Mathurin appears from the line and scores two free throws, finishing his game with 26 points.
Despite the defeat, the Celtics remain the team with the best record in the entire NBA; while Indiana equals the record of Miami, Orlando, Cleveland and New York.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS-UTAH JAZZ 116-132
I Milwaukee Bucks, without Damian Lillardlose the fourth game in the last five, surrendering to the excellent Utah Jazz, launched in an attempt to move up the Western Conference standings.
The outcome of the match was undoubtedly affected by a poorly played first half by the home team; the first quarter ends with a 23-41 run for Utah and the second sees the Jazz score 36 points, against 23 for the Bucks.
Giannis Antetokounmpo e Chris Middleton try to avoid home defeat: the Greek finished with a triple double of 25 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds; while the number 22 of the Bucks scores 23 points. However, Utah has the upper hand and relies on Lauri Markkanen (21 points and 14 rebounds) e Jordan Clarkson (21 points) to get the eighth success in the last ten.
Simone Fontecchio he now seems to have found his dimension in the NBA, becoming a fixed point of the Jazz; Even against the Bucks he played for 32 minutes, in which he scored 5 points, recording 3 rebounds, an assist, a steal and a block.
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS-PHOENIX SUNS 138-111
After the defeat against the Lakers, the Los Angeles Clippers immediately return to success, beating the Suns at home.
To ensure the victory for the hosts are the 25 points by Paul George and the double double of 19 points and 10 assists by James Harden. Among the ranks of the Clippers also good Ivica Zubac e Kawhi Leonardwhich end respectively with 19 and 17 points.
KD try to put the team on your shoulders, but his 30 points were not enough to avoid defeat; Devin Booker closes with 20 pointsWhile Bradley Beal ne segna 15.
With this success, the Clippers put the Denver Nuggets in their sights, ahead of them in the standings, but with two more games played.
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