- washington wizards 127 – 102 Phoenix suns
Still without Devin Booker, the Phoenix Suns traveled to the Washington floor to challenge the Wizards, hoping to confirm after their fine victory last night against the Memphis Grizzlies. On the Washington side, we remain on a great success the day before against Philadelphia. Unfortunately in this match, there will never really have been any suspense, it takes a very good first quarter for the players of the capital. Mens 36 – 21 after 12 minutes of play, Monty Williams players will never recover. They all the same failed to believe it with a little closer at the end of the third quarter, but the Wizards gave a little boost to finally take shelter and sign a second very nice prestigious victory. A second consecutive success, a record of 14 wins for 21 defeats and we cling to this hope of play-in.
22 points for Kyle Kuzma in addition to his 7 assists and 5 rebounds. 24 points for Kristaps Porzingis and 28 points for Rui Hachimura off the bench. Monte Morris is not far from the triple-double with his 12 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. Opposite, on the Phoenix side, the bench was not very productive. Only Duane Washington draws his pin from the game with 10 points. Chris Paul finishes him with 20 points and 7 assists. 31 points for DeAndre Ayton and 17 points for Mikal Bridges. The Suns miss the opportunity to move up the standings.
- BROOKLYN NETS 108 – 107 ATLANTA HAWKS
The Atlanta Hawks were also back-to-back and hosted the best team in the league right now: the Brooklyn Nets and their 9-game winning streak. In a tight match, the teammates of John Collins, who had to do without Trae Young, managed to afford a suspenseful end to the match. Mens 13 points 8 minutes from the end, Atlanta players had a few opportunities to get this game but without success. Kevin Durant and his team won by a hair’s breadth: 108 – 107 and extended their streak to 10 consecutive victories. Now with a record of 23 wins and 12 losses, Jacques Vaughn’s players are putting more pressure on Boston and Milwaukee than ever.
KD finished the game with 26 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists. 17 points and 10 rebounds for Nic Claxton. 28 points and 8 assists for Kyrie Irving. Finally Patty Mills scores 12 points off the bench. Ct Hawks, John Collins finished with 21 points and 8 rebounds. 24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists for Dejounte Murray.
- miami heat 112 – 98 LOS angeles lakers
Another back-to-back team: the Los Angeles Lakers ended their tour of Florida on the Miami side after beating the Magic the day before. The match will have been played during the first half. The players of Darvin Ham were only 9 lengths behind the players of the Heat at the break: 61 – 52. On returning from the locker room, the difference is made fairly quickly in favor of Miami, thanks in particular to the 24 balls lost by the Angelinos. The last quarter is a little more tense for the men of Spoelstra who see the Lakers come back to 7 points when they were trailing by 20 a few minutes earlier. Fortunately for Miami, the Lakers will mess up their end of the game with many loss of balls, again. Tyler Herro and Jimmy Butler come to close a difficult meeting and allow their team to finally find a positive balance sheet. Achievements 112 – 98.
27 points for Jimmy Butler, who wins his duel with LeBron James. 23 points and 14 rebounds for Bam Adebayo who feasted in the paint. 18 points and 9 assists for Tyler Herro and 8 points for Duncan Robinson including two late-game clutch baskets to prevent the Lakers from making a successful comeback. For the Lakers, it’s a new defeat… The fifth in six games. 27 points for LeBron, 15 for Denis Schroder, 15 points and 8 rebounds for Russell Westbrook. Miami remains sixth in the East, the Lakers 13th in the West.