The February trade deadline is approaching, but in the meantime the NBA continues to play. Jamal Murray he misses the equalizer free throws Pistons they move on to Denver in a very balanced match, while there is no story a Philadelphia: i 76ers they break down the Bucks without Giannis Antetokounmpo. Ninth win in the last ten for i Clippers: it’s the people who pay the price Utah Jazz orphans of Keyonte George e Jusuf Nurkic. Shot of Washington sui BlazersWhile Thunder, Knicks e Suns they respect the prediction and win respectively against Pelicans, Kings e Nets.
Denver Nuggets 107-109 Detroit Pistons
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The Nuggets, still without Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon e Christian Braunthey sell their lives dearly and resist to the end against the first force of the East. The Pistons try to break away in the first quarter (31-18) and manage to maintain a double-digit lead until the start of the final period. The hosts show all their pride and get to -1 with 30 seconds to go until the siren, but Tobias Harris (22 points) pushes them back to a full possession distance with a nice mid-range jumper. On the other hand, madness of Javonte Green who fouls the three-pointer Jamal Murray (24+10 assists). The Canadian scores the first free throw, but misses the second and is also forced to miss the third to have a chance to rebound one second from the siren.
Detroit manages to control and denies any possibility of a draw: coach Bickerstaff’s team starts its triptych of consecutive away games in the best possible way, despite a horrifying performance from beyond the arc (6/31, 19%). Denver, on the other hand, has to watch its back: the Rockets and Lakers seem to be back in shape and want to displace the Nuggets from third place.
Philadelphia 76ers 139-122 Milwaukee Bucks
After the defeat against the Hornets, Philadelphia returns home and outclasses what remains of Milwaukee. Guests, without Giannis Antetokounmpo (some rumors report that he may have finished his career with the Bucks), they play an important offensive game, but they don’t understand much in defense and give everything to their opponents. Paul George he even finished with 32 points with 9/15 threes, Joel Embiid with 29 e Tyrese Maxey with 22, to which must be added the 17 of Jared McCain from the bench. For guests the better it is Myles Turner with 31, followed closely by 24 Ryan Rollinsbut they cannot be enough with such a deficient defense. The 76ers resume their run and are slightly behind the Heat in seventh, while The Bucks’ season is a failure: they are unlikely to reach the play-ins, especially after Giannis’ injury (and possible trade).
The other results:
Washington Wizards 115-111 Portland Trail Blazers (Top scorer: Alex Sarr 29 – Shaedon Sharpe 31)
New York Knicks 103-87 Sacramento Kings (Jalen Brunson 28 – Demar DeRozan 34)
Oklahoma City Thunder 104-95 New Orleans Pelicans (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 29 – Zion Williamson 21)
Phoenix Suns 106-102 Brooklyn Nets (Mark Wlliams 27 – Michael Porter Jr. 36)
Utah Jazz 103-115 Los Angeles Clippers (Ace Bailey 20 – Kawhi Leonard 21)
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