In Boston, the Celtics needed an overtime to beat the Milwaukee Bucks 122-113.
In a conference leaders clash, the Golden State Warriors they beat this Friday 119-93 Chicago Bulls driven by a record-breaking Stephen Curry while the Los Angeles Lakers were crushed on their court by the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Curry starred in another shooting recital with 9 triples with which he surpassed the total mark in the NBA of 3,358 of the retired Ray Allen, counting the matches of playoffs.
Curry continues to pursue Allen to become the best three-point man in regular season history, a feat he is expected to accomplish in the coming months.
Four days after he reached 50 points against the Hawks, Curry led the seventh consecutive triumph of the reborn Warriors, who occupy the first position of the Western Conference with a fabulous balance of 11-1.
The Bulls (8-4), who had Zach Lavine as top scorer with 23 points, with this defeat they give up the leadership of the East to the surprising Washington Wizards (8-3).
In Los Angeles, Lakers they were humiliated 107-83 by the Timberwolves, antepenultimate of the West (4-7).
The Los Angeles team added their third defeat in the five games they have been without the injured LeBron James, but Friday’s was the hardest as the Staples Center came to see their team sunk 33 points down.
The Lakers, seventh in the West (7-6), fell apart in the third quarter with a 40-12 run.
Anthony Davis finished with 22 points and Russell Westbrook with 17 while none of his companions reached ten units. Veteran Carmelo Anthony scored 3 points in a dire stat of 1/12.
Minnesota He was able to seal his fourth victory of the season with a dominant performance by the Dominican-American center Karl-Anthony Towns, with 29 points and 7 rebounds.
Jokic returns with triple double
After a match sanctioned for his assault on Markieff Morris (Heat), the Serbian Nikola Jokic signed a monumental triple-double in the 105-96 win for the Denver Nuggets in front of Atlanta Hawks.
Jokic, the current MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the league, accumulated 22 points, 19 rebounds and 10 assists.
After playing a total of eight minutes in the last two games, the Argentine guard Facundo Campazzo did not get to jump to the court against the Hawks.
The base Bring young led Atlanta with 30 points and 9 assists while the pivot John Collins signed 22 points.
Boston suffers from Bucks without Giannis
In Boston, Celtics they needed an extension to break 122-113 to the Milwaukee Bucks, who could not count on their stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Khris Middleton.
The reigning champions booked Antetokounmpo at the last minute for his right ankle discomfort.
The Celtics, who do not have his figure either Jaylen Brown Due to injury, they could not get off the scoreboard throughout the game or finish in the last possession of regulation time.
Grayson Allen nailed a 3-pointer for the Bucks 13 seconds from the end that put the tie at 108 and Jayson Tatum he missed a mid-range shot on the horn to the frustration of the TD Garden crowd.
The Celtics resolved the clash in extra time led by the German base Dennis Schröder, he scored 8 of his 38 points in overtime.
Tatum, meanwhile, contributed 27 points for the Celtics, who continue to fight for playoff spots in the Eastern Conference.
The Brooklyn Nets, for their part, gave an account of the New Orleans Pelicans by 120-112 with 39 points and 12 assists from James Harden and 28 and 7 of Kevin Durant.
Results of the day on Friday:
Charlotte Hornets – New York Knicks 104-96
Boston Celtics – Milwaukee Bucks 122-113 (prórroga)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Detroit Pistons 98-78
Houston Rockets – Portland Trail Blazers 92-104
Memphis Grizzlies – Phoenix Suns 94-119
New Orleans Pelicans – Brooklyn Nets 112-120
Oklahoma City Thunder – Sacramento Kings 105-103
San Antonio Spurs – Dallas Mavericks 109-123
Denver Nuggets – Atlanta Hawks 105-96
Golden State Warriors – Chicago Bulls 119-93
LA Lakers – Minnesota Timberwolves 107-83. (D)
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