LeBron James celebrated his 38th birthday this Friday with 47 points in the triumph of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo chained his second game in a row with at least forty points and twenty rebounds with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors extended their home flight with his fifth consecutive win.
HAWKS 121 – LAKERS 130
‘King James’ celebrated his birthday with a true work of art in Atlanta and his 47 points, ten rebounds and nine assists put the Lakers back fifteen points behind in the second half against the Hawks.
At 38, James continues to be the absolute leader of a Lakers team in which, without Anthony Davis, Thomas Bryant shone with 19 points and 17 rebounds, and in which Russell Westbrook brought a double-double of fourteen points and eleven assists off the track. site.
BUCKS 123 – WOLVES 114
Giannis scored a double-double of over forty points (43) and twenty rebounds (20) for the second consecutive game and revived the Bucks after four straight losses, the last of which was particularly traumatic, in overtime against the Bulls three lost fifteen advantage. points.
This time they were the 2021 NBA champions to come back from eleven points down at halftime with a 39-21 third quarter that paved the way for victory, on yet another night without Khris Middleton or Jrue Holiday.
WARRIORS 118 – TRAIL BLAZERS 112
The Warriors took their home record to 16-2 with a win, including a comeback and a 16-2 final run, against the Blazers, lit up by 41 points from Jordan Poole and 31 from Klay Thompson, who signed seven triplets.
The defending champions showed their defensive power in the final stretch of the fourth period and Donte Di Vincenzo managed a steal against Damianl Lillard (34 points) decisive for the victory.
NUGGETS 124 – HEAT 119
The Nuggets remained in control of the West, tied with the Pelicans, with a victory over the Heat led by Nikola Jokic’s 84th career triple-double with 19 points, twelve rebounds and twelve assists.
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The Nuggets finished eight players in double figures, including a Kentavious Caldwell Pope (20), perfect from the arc with a four of four.
PELICANS 127 – 76ERS 116
The Pelicans, co-leaders in the West, beat the 76ers with a CJ McCollum leading with 42 points and 11 triples, the best mark of his career and his arc team, supported by 36 points from Zion Williamson .
Joel Embiid’s 37 points and eight rebounds and James Harden’s double-double of 20 points and ten assists weren’t enough for the 76ers.
RAPTORS 113 – SUNS 104
Without Devin Booker, a double double of twenty points and eleven assists from Chris Paul was not enough for the Suns and they fell into the camp of a few Raptors led by 35 points from Gary Trent and 26 from Pascal Siakam.
The Canadian defense barely conceded four points, seven rebounds and three assists to DeAndre Ayton in 30 minutes on the field.
KINGS 126 – JAZZ 125
With a 3-pointer from Kevin Huerter with 9.2 seconds remaining, the Kings earned their second straight one-point victory, following the 127-126 win over the Nuggets, and ranked fifth in the West.
Huerter finished with thirty points and six hat-tricks, while Domantas Sabonis had a double-double of 28 points and eleven rebounds, along with eight assists.
MAGIC 100 – MAGICIANS 119
Kristaps Porzingis chained a double-double of 30 points and thirteen rebounds against the Magic weighed down by the losses, after the nine suspensions he received for Wednesday’s fight against the Pistons.
Franz Wagner scored 28 points and Italy’s Paolo Banchero added 21, but the Magic paid for lousy group-level shooting percentages at just 42%.
BULLS 132 – PISTONS 118
Zach LaVine sealed 43 points for some Bulls who added their fifth win in the last six games against the Detroit Pistons to rank tenth in the East in playing positions.
LaVine played on a night in which DeMar DeRozan contributed 22 points, against a Pistons in which Jaden Ivey scored 22 points and Alec Burks had 19, with four of four on triples.
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