After the early victories of Washington, Boston and Charlotte, the festive game cycle of Martin Luther King Day, the night continued (between Monday and Tuesday) with quite a few fascinating encounters.
Kyrie Irving vs. the Cubs, tonight,
Cleveland - Brooklyn Nets 107: 114
Who will stop the Cubs, who tonight put together a fifth straight win and climbed to a flattering 18:27 balance.
Without Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving may have recorded a season-high 27 points, but that wasn’t quite enough in front of the host who looked deep into the eyes of the second-ranked second in the East on the eve of the game.
Darius Garland recorded another effective game with 22 points and 12 assists, while Jarrett Allen also danced for him with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds.
On the other hand, 22 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds by James Harden failed to stop the collapse of the Hunts in the final quarter (19:27).
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- Bally Sports Cleveland (@BallySportsCLE) January 17, 2022
San Antonio - Phoenix 121: 107
The runner-up is already counting four consecutive wins thanks to a deadly fourth quarter in which he ran with 16:34 left.
The never-ending Devin Booker will fondly remember the last night he set a season-high 48 points (18 of 33 from the field).
Bismak Yombo completed the picture with a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds.
Chris Paul added 15 and 12 assists.
On the other hand, Jacob Fultel excelled with 23 points and 14 rebounds.
D-Book went OFF in San Antonio 👀 pic.twitter.com/Vso4clrkg5
- NBA TV (@NBATV) January 18, 2022
Atlanta - Milwaukee 114: 121
The Hawks were able to break a streak of 10 straight home losses thanks to Trey Young, who was great with 30 points and 11 assists, Diandra Hunter also scratched the double double (20 and 9 rebounds) and finally the host managed to finish 48 minutes at home with a smile.
On the other hand, the Bucks, who are already counting four losses in the last five games, fell off their feet in the decisive quarter.
Chris Middleton excelled with 34 points.
Yannis Antocompo finished with 27 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists.
Yannis Antocompo.
Another loss to the collection, Photo: Reuters
Los Angeles Clippers - Indiana 133: 139
Nicolas Batum took advantage of the defenseless game to set a season-high 32 points, 3 points away from his career-high set nearly ten years ago.
By the way, all of the Frenchman's points have been scored in the last two quarters, which has helped his team improve its season balance (23:22).
26 points and 9 rebounds by Charis Lewart were not enough for the Pacers, who plunged to a 29:15 balance.
James Harden in a confrontation with the referee, tonight,
Memphis - Chicago 106: 119
After the loss to Dallas, the Grizzlies actually managed to recover at record speed, recording their No. 12 win in their last 13 games against the Bulls, who are already counting a fourth straight loss.
Like you did not know, but again Ja Morant shone above everyone with 25 points, with Desmond Bain also scoring the same amount of points.
On the other hand, Damar Drusen's 24 points were not enough for the bulls, who went down to 14:27.
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- Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) January 17, 2022
In other games: Orlando - Portland 98:88, Miami - Toronto (99: 104, Dallas - Oklahoma City 102: 104.
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