NEW YORK (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Ten matches in the Nba night with Jalen Brunson earning the spotlight. He is the big driver in the Knicks’ success as they win the challenge between the third-ranked teams in their respective conferences. New York beats Houston 124-118 at home with number 11 giving the Madison Square Garden crowd a 42-point, 10-assist and 6-rebound performance. A comeback success built on the final quarter. In addition to an overflowing Brunson, also excellent were Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns who put up 22 points apiece (for the latter also 9 rebounds), without forgetting Josh Hart who finished with 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. Solid performance also by the Rockets, who succumbed in the final despite Amen Thompson’s triple-double of 25 points, 11 rebounds and as many assists. Jalen Green made 21, while from the bench came Cam Whitmore’s 18 and Aaron Holiday’s 15, but on Brunson’s night it was New York that was the party.
In terms of playoffs or play-in, in the East, an important and hard-fought victory for the Hawks, who won in Detroit 132-130, ending a long losing streak.
Much of the credit goes to Trae Young who put his seal on the match with the winning basket, finishing in total with 34 points and 9 assists. Seven went into double figures, the other six being: Hunter (20), Daniels (19), Risacher (17), Okongwu (12) and from the bench Krejci (13) and Nance (12 adding 10 rebounds). The Pistons responded with Cade Cunningham’s 30-point, 14-assist double-double, with Harris’ 22 and Duren and Beasley’s 18 apiece. Simone Fontecchio also tries to contribute, who in 16 minutes of play has 4 points and a more than adequate performance to his credit.
In the other 8 games played on the Italian night victories for Wizards (124-114 over Hornets), Kings (116-114 against Timberwolves with 33 points for DeRozan), Thunder (125-96 over Bucks with 34 points for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander), Grizzlies (128-109 over San Antonio with 31 points for Jackson), Nuggets (125-113 over Pelicans with 27 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for Jokic), Pacers (112-111 over Jazz), Warriors (104-99 over Magic with 24 points for Steph Curry) and Trail Blazers (121-119 over Phoenix with 25 points and 20 rebounds for Ayton).
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Brunson drags Knicks, knocks out Pistons by Fontecchio
