Except for Washington's victory over Phoenix, tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday) there were 7 more games in the best league in the world, with the focus being Brooklyn's dramatic victory over Atlanta and DeMar DeRozan's performance that gave Chicago a prestigious victory over Milwaukee.
Atlanta Hawks (18:17) - Brooklyn Nets (12:23) 108:107
Although the host was missing its star - Trae Young - the Nets put in a lot of effort to achieve their tenth consecutive victory after a drama.
After controlling the Hawks for almost the entire game, the Brooklyn stars woke up in the last quarter and continued their momentum.
Kyrie finished with 28 points with 15 of them coming in the fourth quarter with Kevin Durant helping him with 26 points.
Jamal Murray led the loser's scorers with 24 points as John Collins added 21 of his own which was not enough.
Okangwu tries to stop Durant, photo: AP
Chicago Bulls (19:15) - Milwaukee Bucks (12:22) 113:119 (after overtime)
Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday were absent for the Bucks, so Giannis Antetokounmpo had to take on even more responsibility than usual and tried his best to get a prestigious away win.
The Greek finished with 45 points, 22 rebounds and 7 assists which, unfortunately, were not enough against a wonderful opposite performance by DeMar DeRozan.
The Bulls star scored 42 points and was assisted by Zach Lavin who scored 24 points and Nikola Vucevic who contributed 15 points and 14 rebounds.
DeRozan in a frenzy, tonight, photo: USA TODAY Sports
Miami Heat (17:18) - Los Angeles Lakers (21:14) 98:112
LeBron James returned to Miami to play against his ex, but once again ended the night on a low note with another loss for him and his teammates who are still waiting for Anthony Davis to return from injury and maybe save them.
For the host, Jimmy Butler scored 27 points, Bam Adebayo added 23 and 14 rebounds.
For the Lakers, LeBron led the scoring list with 27 points, while Russell Westbrook and Dennis Schroeder scored 15 each but could not help.
Martin sniper in front of Beverly, photo: AP
Other results tonight:
Detroit Pistons (28:9) - Orlando Magic (23:13) 101:121, New Orleans Pelicans (12:22) - Minnesota Timberwolves (19:16) 118:119, Golden State Warriors (18 :18) - Utah Jazz (18:19) 107:112, Sacramento Kings (15:18) - Denver Nuggets (12:22) 126:127.
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