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A packed cycle of 11 games in the NBA began last night (Sunday) and continued into the night.
Last night's and tonight's games:
Philadelphia (24:33) - Milwaukee (21:37) 119:98
Phoenix (24:34) - LA Lakers (28:31) 113:123
Indiana (25:33) - Dallas (24: 33) 111:133
Washington (48:9) - Cleveland (19:37) 114:105
Atlanta (32:25) - Orlando (26:32) 92:109
Houston (32:25) - Oklahoma City (17:40 ) 123:110
New Orleans (24:34) - Chicago (30:27) 114:106
Golden State (27:29) - Denver (19:39) 119:103
Utah (31:27) - San Antonio (47: 11) 109:128
Portland (41:15) - Charlotte (42:15) 93:80
LA Clippers (18:37) - Sacramento (23:32) Not yet finished
Unstoppable.
Jokic, in front of Draymond Green/Reuters
Golden State (27:29) - Denver (19:39) 119:103
In the last two meetings between the teams, Draymond Green was absent.
This time, the Warriors started with him in the five and hoped that this would be what would stop Nikola Jokic, but they were quickly deceived - the Serbian star is perhaps more dominant than ever in recent times, and tonight was a direct continuation of that.
He had 32 points, 16 rebounds and 16 assists, on the verge of a third consecutive triple double and 18 of the season that keeps the champion in perfect balance since returning from the All-Star break, with three wins.
Jamal Murray added 27 in what became the Nuggets' seventh straight victory over the Warriors and 10 in the last 11 meetings that Golden State has hosted.
Klay Thompson with 23 points - all in the first half - and Kerry's 20 (16 in the second half), were not enough for the host.
Indiana (25:33) - Dallas (24:33) 111:133
Luka Doncic (33 points) and Kyrie Irving (29) were at their best, but a penetrating defense that allowed Myles Turner to set a season high with 33 points and Tyrese Halliburton (17 and -10 assists) to run the game without getting in the way, caused the Mavs to stop after holding the longest active streak in the league with seven straight wins.
The game was still relatively within reach for Dallas, but a final quarter of 20:33 for the Pacers was decisive and gave them a third consecutive victory that established them in sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Washington (48:9) - Cleveland (19:37) 114:105
Without the injured Danny Avdia, the sick Corey Kispert and Bilal Koulibaly who was injured in the first quarter, the Wizards managed to give a fight to the rival from the top of the Eastern Conference, but in the end a 4:22 run in the last quarter led to the loss -11 in their row.
Jarrett Allen scored 22 and pulled down 12 rebounds, Kris Leverett finished with his own double-double (18 and 12) and Donovan Mitchell, who returned after missing two games, added 16, in a victory that prevented the Cubs from a third consecutive loss.
The good news for Washington: Jordan Paul, who came off the bench again, looked good and scored a season-high 31 points.
Kyle Kuzma added 27.
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His excellent game was not enough.
LeBron James/Reuters
Phoenix (24:34) - L.A. Lakers (28:31) 113:123
After the narrow victory over San Antonio, the Lakers went to the Phoenix hall hoping to surprise Durant and Devin Booker, but it was the supporting players of the hosts who arranged a fairly easy victory for them.
The Lakers got into a big hole in the first quarter where they were defeated 45:28.
However, the visitors came back in the second and third quarters and opened the last quarter trailing only 95:90.
Anthony Davis scored two consecutive baskets and shrunk to 110:104 with 4:25 minutes remaining, but this is where the Lakers ran out of steam.
Grayson Allen hit a 3-pointer from the corner, Austin Reeves missed and then another Royce O'Neal 3-pointer made it 104:116 and decided this game.
Kevin Durant (22) and Devin Booker (21 and 9 assists) did their part, but Phoenix received a tremendous contribution from Grayson Allen who shot 6 three-pointers and finished with 24 points, Royce O'Neal who also shot 6 three-pointers from only 10 attempts and contributed 20 and 10 rebounds And Jusuf Nurkic who scored 18 and pulled down 22 rebounds despite the presence of Anthony Davis.
LeBron James was excellent on the other hand with 28 points and 12 assists, Davis added 22 and 14 rebounds and DeAngelo Russell scored 4 three-pointers and 20 points, but the contribution from the bench was poor and the signing of Spencer Dinwiddie (2 points, 1 from 5 from the field) does not prove itself.
Distance from an assist to a triple double.
Giannis Antetokounmpo/Reuters
Philadelphia (24:33) - Milwaukee (21:37) 119:98
Milwaukee is not impressive this season in the away games, but after defeating the powerful Minnesota on the road, Antetokounmpo and his friends easily beat Philadelphia and are only half a game away from Cleveland in the fight for the second place in the East.
Giannis Antetokounmpo celebrated in the paint in the absence of Joel Embiid and starred with 30 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.
Brock Lopez scored only 11, but knocked down five blocks and Damian Lillard scored 24 with excellent percentages (8 of 15, 4 of 8 from beyond the arc).
On the other hand, Philadelphia was mostly left with Tyrese Maxey who scored 24, but this team continues to struggle without their MVP and suffered a third loss in four games.
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