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Seven NBA games were held tonight (between Monday and Friday), centered on the performance of Luca and Kyrie in Brooklyn and Chicago's comeback against Minnesota.
The night games in the NBA
Indiana (23:29) - Houston (27:23) 129:132
Brooklyn (30:20) - Dallas (23:28) 119:107
Miami (24:27) - Orlando (24:27) 95:121
New York (18:33) - Memphis (33:18) 113:123
Chicago (27:24) - Minnesota (16:35) 123:129 (overtime)
Utah (27:25) - Oklahoma City (16 :35) 117:124
Phoenix (21:29) - Milwaukee (17:33)
The scorn turned to applause.
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Brooklyn (30:20) - Dallas (23:28) 119:107
Kyrie Irving returned to Brooklyn a year after leaving the club at the end of a term full of problems and affairs, and scored 36 points to lead Dallas to an away victory.
After arriving at the Nets with many expectations for a star team alongside Kevin Durant and leaving in disappointment when the city mainly remembered his refusal to get vaccinated against Corona (which disabled him in home games) and the anti-Semitic affair - Irving was received coldly and received boos from the home crowd.
Unlike Durant, who received a tribute video on the screens, this time the Nets did not prepare a tribute, and only showed a picture of Irving on the screen alongside Seth Curry and Markieff Morris as "former club players who envisioned the city".
Kyrie responded with 15 of 24 from the field, 6 of 10 from three, 5 assists and a sweet victory, with Luka Doncic also hot by his side, who finished with 35 points, 18 rebounds and 9 assists.
Luca, who came up with a mask to protect his face, quickly threw it away and helped the Mavericks take a 20 lead before the break.
As the game progressed, Irving got into a rhythm, and even received applause from the local crowd after some impressive performances.
The missing Nets narrowed to 107:101 with 5 minutes remaining, but Kyrie responded with two 3-pointers.
Mikel Bridges scored 28 for Brooklyn, the recovering Ben Simmons finished with 9 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists.
Chicago (27:24) - Minnesota (16:35) 123:129 (overtime)
Kobe White and DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points each, and Chicago beat Minnesota after erasing a 23-point deficit.
The Bulls lost their previous game to Sacramento after almost erasing a 30-point deficit, but this time they managed to complete the task, with Nikola Vucevic (24 points) and Andre Drummond (16 points, 16 rebounds, 4 blocks) also contributing to the turnaround.
The Timberwolves went into halftime up by 22, but White scored 30 after the break to get his team back in the game.
Karl Anthony Towns, who finished with 33 points, scored a big 3-pointer that tied the game at 115:115 in the last minute, DeMar DeRozan missed a chance for a winning basket at the end of regulation time, but in overtime DeRozan opened with 6 points, and the Bulls managed to win, after they were informed that their star Zach LaVine would be required undergo surgery that will end his season.
Anthony Edwards scored 38 points (5-for-9 from three) but missed an important shot from the line in overtime.
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Indiana (23:29) - Houston (27:23) 129:132
Pascal Siakam scored 29 points, TJ McConnell scored 17, and Indiana came back from a double-digit deficit in the third quarter to turn around at the end, thanks to the 14:31 run of the passionate Pacers players .
After conceding 68 points in the first half, Indiana knew how to make the change in defense and stop Houston, which recorded its second loss in a row.
Jalen Green (30 points) and Dillon Brooks (23) stood out for the Rockets, who again played without the injured Fred Vanvelitt.
New York (18:33) - Memphis (33:18) 113:123
The hot Knicks recorded a tenth victory in their last 11 games (3:16 in the last 19), but are a little worried, after Jailo Branson went off the court injured with An ankle injury, as the star of New York finished the evening with 27 points and 8 assists.
Donte Divicenzo added 32 points for the Knicks, who shot 55.8 percent from the field despite the absence of Julius Randle and OG Anonovy.
The Knicks shot 3.6 percent from the field in the first half, which they finished with a 46:70 advantage against the returning Grizzlies.
Although Memphis shrunk to 113:109 with 2 minutes left to go, New York scored 5 quick shots to calm the local crowd, and hand Memphis its sixth consecutive loss.
Vince Williams is among the losers with 19.
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Utah (27:25) - Oklahoma City (16:35) 117:124
Lori Markkanen scored 33 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, John Coling scored 22 and grabbed 9 rebounds, Keunta George added 16, and Utah beat Oklahoma City After beating her 36:60 in the paint and in total in the second half she won 49:63 on the way to a second consecutive victory, which comes after a victory over another strong opponent (Milwaukee).
Shea Gilges Alexander led the Oklahoma City scorers with 28 points (7 assists), Jaylen Williams scored 26, but the Thunder stopped after three straight wins.
Miami (24:27) - Orlando (24:27) 95:121
Miami came into the game after 8 losses in 10 games, but Jimmy Butler excelled with 23 points, leading a list of seven Miami players in double figures.
Bam Adebayo who scored 14 recorded the second best plus/minus balance of the season in the ranks of Miami, when his minutes on the Heat court were plus 32. In the end, Miami won thanks to an excellent third quarter (26:40) and 8 consecutive points scored by Butler in the last quarter while 63 seconds that closed the story, and gave the Heat only their second home win in the last seven games.
Paolo Bancro scored 23 points, tying Tracy McGrady's record for most games with 20 or more in a Magic uniform (18).
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