NEW YORK (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Another defeat for Detroit on Italian night of the NBA regular-season. The Pistons fall 106-98 on the parquet of Miami Heat despite 24 points strung by Cunningham (23 by Butler for the hosts); among the guests, 6 points and 4 rebounds totaled by Italian Simone Fontecchio in 22 minutes of use. First stop of the season for the Los Angeles Lakers, defeated on the Phoenix Suns’ court 109-105 with 63 total points by the tandem formed by the two ‘bombers’ Booker and Durant (29 by Davies for the California franchise). Boston and Cleveland, on the other hand, remain undefeated: the Celtics beat the Milwaukee Bucks 119-108 although Lillard and Antetokounmpo signed a pair of 63 points; the Cavaliers routed the New York Knicks 110-104 with 34 points from Garland and 25 from Mitchell. Denver at the photo finish at home of the Toronto Raptors: the Nuggets won the challenge in overtime 127-125 with 40 points from ‘usual’ Jokic, scoring as top-scorer. Home victory for Orlando Magic, who knocked out the Indiana Pacers 119-115 thanks first and foremost to a wild Banchero, capable of ending his extraordinary performance with a personal haul of 50 points. Success in a sprint for the Washington Wizards, who violated the Atlanta Hawks’ parquet 121-119 although Johnson, for the home quintet, scored 29 points against Poole’s 26. External blows for the Chicago Bulls and Houston Rockets, who party on the courts of Memphis Grizzlies (126-123, 30 points by Bane and LaVine) and San Antonio Spurs (106-101, 36 by Green), respectively. Home affirmations, finally, for both the Dallas Mavericks, who prevailed 110-102 over the Utah Jazz, and the Sacramento Kings, scoring 111-98 against the Portland Trail Blazers.- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
