(ANSA) - CHARLOTTE, MARCH 02 - The balance of Kevin Durant's first game with the Phoenix Suns is 23 points in 27 minutes of presence on the field, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks, where the former Brooklyn star arrived last February 9 .
But Durant hadn't actually played since January 9, due to knee joint problems.
Thanks in part to KevinBooker's 37 points, the Suns (now fourth in the West) won 105-91 on the Charlotte Hornets field of patron Michael Jordan, who was coming off a five-game winning streak.
"I played a thousand games - Durant said after the match -, but I was rarely as nervous as today. A new team, a new group, I wanted to do well at all costs and I'd been thinking about it all day. And then I missed the pitch a lot, luckily I'm back".
Sixteen are the consecutive successes of the Milwaukee Bucks, leader of the standings of the Eastern Conference.
In the 139-117 against the Orlando Magic, the team's total of 26 triple goals stands out, while Giannis Antetokounmpo who scored 31 points, overwhelming the comparison with the n.1 of the last draft, Paolo Banchero, who only put in 9. For Milwaukeealso 23 points from Holiday and 18 from Lopez.
In Boston, the Celtics turned the tables on the Cleveland Cavaliers, who beat them twice in overtime earlier this season.
Tatum, sent off last Monday against the NY Knicks, this time was a positive protagonist scoring 41 points and Boston won 117-113 at the end.
"I got off to a good start in the match and continued to stay aggressive," Tatum commented.
For Cleveland 44 points by Donovan Mitchell, despite a problem in his right thigh.
The NY Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 142-118 at Madison Square Garden.
For New York it was the seventh consecutive success.
Well Jalen Brunson, with 39 points.
Tyrese Maxey scored 27 points and James Harden added 23 as he led the Philadelphia 76ers to a 119-96 victory on the Miami Heat.
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