NEW YORK (USA) (ITALPRESS) – The Milwaukee Bucks find Giannis Antetokounmpo after more than a month, but it is not enough to avoid home defeat against the Boston Celtics. The Greek, in fact, was absent from late January due to an injury to the right calf: on his return he totaled 19 points and 11 rebounds, but to win, in the Italian night of the regular-season of the NBA, were the Celtics, who sent all the initial quintet in double digit, to which are added the 25 points of Payton Pritchard from the bench, and close on 108-81. Boston is the third consecutive success (the seventh in the last eight), while Milwaukee is the third in a row.
It takes 45 points of Jamal Murray, instead, to the Denver Nuggets to bend the resistance of Utah Jazz with the result of 125-128. Started with a thousand emotions, with the Nuggets that make the overtaking and stretch in the third quarter, while the Jazz revolve under the last part but fail to complete the remount despite the 36 points of Keyonte George. In addition to Murray, who closed with 13/19 from the field, of which a remarkable 8/13 from three Denver also flies with Nikola Jokic, who collects 22 points and 12 rebounds and allows his to return to win after two defeats in a row.
The first game of Darius Garland with the new team also coincides with the second consecutive win of the Los Angeles Clippers, which pass for 101-114 on the Golden State Warriors field, still orphaned by Stephen Curry, whose return is uncertain. The usual Kawhi Leonard confirms the most prolific of his, with 23 points and 8 rebounds, to which is added the valuable contribution of Bennedict Mathurin from the bench with 17 points; 12, however, the points of Garland, which plays 23 minutes and closes with 4/9 from the field. In Golden State, however, the 22 points of Brandin Podziemski are not enough to avoid the fifth ko in the last seven games.
To complete the picture of the night is another external success, that of the Houston Rockets for 118-123 on the field of the Washington Wizards. The Rockets fly with the 32 points (and 13 rebounds) of Alperen Sengun and the 30s of Kevin Durant, but come the doubles also of Amen Thompson (22 points and 12 rebounds) and Reed Sheppard (19 points and 10 assists, as well as 7 rebounds).
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