NEW YORK (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Kevin Durant scored 42 points and effectively beat Cleveland, on its fourth consecutive loss. The Suns needed a win to continue their hopes of nabbing the play-in zone in the West, the Cavs pressed to break the first difficult moment of their incredible season. Deciding the challenge (123-112) in favor of Phoenix was an absolutely dominant Kevin Durant with 42 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. The night’s performance then allows the super veteran to overtake even Kevin Garnett in 13th place for career baskets from the field scored.
Denver, still without Nikola Jokic, falls in Portland: ends 128-109. The Nuggets collapsed in the second half and did not take advantage of Aaron Gordon’s 23 points and Russell Westbrook’s 18. The Blazers enjoy a very active Shaedon Sharpe and author of 23 points and 6 rebounds as well as Delano Banton’s 19 points coming off the bench (128-109). Fred Van Vleet scores 37 points with 9 threes and launches the Rockets to their 9th consecutive victory (102-98), while Miami’s losing streak lengthens to 10. Thus, the negative period continues for Miami, which struggles thanks mainly to Andrew Wiggins (30 points) and Bam Adebayo (16 points and 14 rebounds), but wanes in the second half.
In the showdown between Dallas and Detroit, it was the Mavs, dragged by the evening’s former Spencer Dinwiddie, who prevailed (123-117). The Mavs, decimated by injuries, did not let up and got a hard-earned victory over one of the most in-form teams of the moment. Jason Kidd rediscovered P.J. Washington (27 points) and could count on Klay Thompson (20), while on the other side the Pistons did not need just the incoming performances from the bench of Mailk Beasley (16 points) and rookie Ron Holland, who finished with 12 points and 5 rebounds. It was all easy for Orlando in Washington (120-105) and for the Thunder at home against Charlotte (141-106), as well as for Boston away on the Jazz court (121-99).
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