Utah (10:26) - Golden State (7:28) 123: 116.
A game of upheavals in Utah.
Both teams gave gas, each in turn, to increase advantage or erase a double-digit minus, and finally the Warriors' hand was on top, in a victory that was all a statement of intent.
At half-time the game seemed to go easily to the side of Golden State, who led by 14 points, but with the opening of the second half the Jazz started playing in front of the guest who faked on defense.
Utah scored 41 points in the third quarter and advanced to the final quarter with a plus 5.
It was not enough for her.
Golden State came back to rain from every range, and who but Stephen Kerry was there with two crucial straight baskets to open a seven-point lead that the Warriors did not drop.
Kerry scored a total of 28 points and handed out 9 assists, Andrew Wiggins helped a lot with 25 points and Otto Porter Jr. did everything for the Warriors with 20 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.
Utah put up a four that each of its components - Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Guber, Boyan Bogdanovich, Jordan Clarkson - scored 20 points, while Guber also added 19 rebounds.
That did not stop Utah from suffering a seventh loss at home, out of 10 losses in total.
Milwaukee (13:25) - New Orleans (23:13) 113: 136.
The Pelicans had no answer from the first moment to the attack of the Bucks, who only grew their advantage on the way to a light W.
At the head of the run stood Yannis Antokompo in all his glory.
The giant Greek was unstoppable.
Any way to stop him failed and he did as he pleased.
On the way to the triple-double he scored 35 points, dropped 16 rebounds and handed out 10 assists, which were also key to a comfortable victory.
Antocompo.
Even a double guard did not stop him, Photo: USA TODAY Sports
Jordan Navarre assisted the Greek with 23 points (5 threes) and Jero Holliday added 21 of his own for the winners.
The Pelicans got 23 from Jackson Hayes.
Brooklyn (11:23) - LA Clippers (18:19) 120: 116.
Something bad is going on with the Nets, who seemed unconnected in the face of a very lacking opponent, in a loss that even Brooklyn star Kevin Durant defined as "unexpected."
But reality proved otherwise, and the Clippers, without coach Tyrone Lou on the lines, and without six players, including its two injured stars Kwai Leonard and Paul George, returned from Brooklyn with a win.
Baldesso does not count Harden, Photo: USA TODAY Sports
Eric Baldesso led them on the field with 27 points, got a wide shoulder from Margie Jackson and Terence Mann who scored 19 points each and as mentioned an unplanned victory gave the team from Los Angeles a positive balance.
James Harden "wasted" a triple-double of 34 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and even Kevin Durant with 28 points could not prevent a second straight loss to the Nets.
Additional results:
Houston - Denver 124: 111, Detroit - San Antonio 116: 117.
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