- mavericks 122 Hawks 130
Fratricidal duel between Luka Doncic (30 points, 8 passes) et Trae Young (18 points, 12 assists). The Hawks will finally win without great difficulty by leading from the start of the match. They hit hard in the first quarter, scoring 40 points. Spencer Dinwiddie (20 points, 7 passes), Christian Wood (22 points, 9 rebounds) and Reggie Bullock were nevertheless excellent lieutenants during this meeting. Ct Atlanta, the strength of the collective will win with 8 players 10 points or more. Dejounte Murray (30 points, 7 rebounds) will finish as his team’s top scorer. With a roughly equal balance sheet, Atlanta is positioned eighth in the East and Dallas fifth in the West.
- Nuggets 122 Timberwolves 118
Deprived of a number of their incumbents, Minnesota bows to the Nuggets of the Serbian double MVP. The Wolves however led at the beginning of the fourth quarter time but the experience and the clutch attitude of the holders of Denver will make the difference. Nikola Jokic (31 points, 11 rebounds, 13 assists) recorded his 90th career triple double while his right arm Jamal Murray finds colors (28 points). Minnesota, however, was able to compensate for talent in numbers with 7 players 13 points or more. The Nuggets chain an eighth straight victory, still leading the Western Conference, while the Timberwolves are in tenth place.
Miami wins easily against New Orleans. the Heat quickly takes the lead and Pelicans will not be able to make up the difference. The Pelicans were unable to hold a solid defense, the collective Heat (7 players 10 points at most) is therefore given heart joy. Bam Adebayo (26 points, 8 rebounds) finished as the game’s top scorer. CT New Orleans, CJ McCollum (21 points) and Jonas Valančiūnas (18 points, 10 rebounds) had a hard time countering these threats coming from all sides. The Pelicans remain fourth in the West, however, with Miami climbing to sixth position.
Californian Derby between Sacramento and Los Angeles. After leading all the way, the Lakers will be made little by little go up during the third quarter. The last period will be tight and the teams will go blow for blow. Harrison Barnes (20 points) will score a decisive lay-up 50 seconds from the end. De’Aaron Fox (31 points, 6 passes) a t trs efficace galement. Ct Lakers, Lebron James (32 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists) still displays daunting statistics. Abandoned by his incumbents, he nevertheless found comfort with his bench, in particular Russell Westbrook (19 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists). The Kings wins a fifth success and appears in third place in the Western Conference, where the Lakers live in thirteenth position.
- Grizzlies 115 Cavaliers 114
Tight meeting between Memphis and Cleveland. However, the Grizzlies chained an eleventh victory in a row. Darius Garland (24 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists) and Caris Delivers (23 points, 6 assists) proved to be masterful and very clutch. The rest of the major five didn’t deserve either in the absence of Donovan Mitchell : Evan Mobley (18 points, 15 rebonds), Isaac Okoro (17 points) and Jarrett Allen (14 points). Ct Memphis, Desmond Bane (25 points) and I Morant (24 points, 8 assists) were the men of the match but that was without counting on Steven Adams (13 points, 10 rebonds), Santi Aldama (16 points) and Years Jackson Jr (15 points, 7 rebonds). Dillon Brooks scored only 8 points but his defense was fundamental, he notably countered Darius Garland for the winning shot. Without regret, the fifth of the Eastern conference bowed to the second of the Western conference.
WASHINGTON 116 NEW YORK 105
ATLANTA 130 DALLAS 122
CHARLOTTE 122 HOUSTON 117
CLEVELAND 114 MEMPHIS 115
MIAMI 124 NEW ORLEANS 98
INDIANA 106 OKLAHOMA CITY 126
LA 103 UTAH 126
MINNESOTA 118 DENVER 122
SACRAMENTO 116 LA LAKERS 111
