ROMA (ITALPRESS) – After a few days’ break for the All-Star Weekend, the show of the NBA is broken. Among the most anticipated challenges of the night was the one between New York and Detroit, respectively third and before the Eastern Conference. After a start in favor of the Knicks, the Pistons took the reins of the game going to win for 111-126 with an overflowing Cade Cunningham, which touched a 42-point double star triple, 8 rebounds and 13 assists, boasting also the 33 points of Jalen Brunson and the 21 (with 11 rebounds) of Karl-Anthony Towns. To keep up with Detroit, which finds the fourth consecutive win, are the Boston Celtics, who surpass the Golden State Warriors for 110-121 elongating in the middle of the game and then resisting in the fourth quarter. Payton Pritchard takes the scene with 26 points from the bench (6/11 by three) but also comes the fundamental contribution of Jaylen Brown, with a double triple from 23-15-13. Between the lines of the Warrios, still devoid of Stephen Curry, made his debut Kristaps Porzingis, which ended with 12 points in 17 minutes.
Among the other games, the overwhelming victory of the San Antonio Spurs against the Phoenix Suns for 121-94: decisive the 20 points of Stephon Castle and the 17 of Dylan Harper from the bench, to which are added 17 points of Victor Wembanyama, not perfect for shooting (47% from the field) but still as positive with 11 rebounds and 4 assists; for the Spurs it is the seventh row win. Fourth win in the last five games, instead, for the Los Angeles Clippers, which surpass the Denver Nuggets after a final score, up to 115-114. Basically, Bennedict Mathurin’s impact, which makes 38 points from the bench showing glacial from the bezel (12/13), to which are added the 23 points of a Kawhi Leonard in the evening no from three (1/7) and the 22 points of Derrik Jones. The Nuggets is not enough the usual Nikola Jokic and his 22 points and 17 rebounds. Housewives also for Cleveland Cavaliers (112-84 against the Brooklyn Nets) and Washington Wizards (112-105 against the Indiana Pacers), while they won away Houston Rockets (101-105 against the Charlotte Hornets, who had won ten of the previous eleven games), Atlanta Hawks (107-117 against the Philadelphia 76ers), Toronto Raptors (101-110 against the Chicago Bulls) and Orlando Magic (94-131).
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