NBA, the balance of the evening: narrow victory for the Nuggets, comfortable Suns, great double for the Clippers

It was a last-second joke by Jokic that gave the Nuggets a big win by a points difference (110-109) over the Raptors in Toronto. The Serb should be the one who judged the game, as with a tremendous effort he stopped his opponent, who at the same time offered 28 points with 15 rebounds in the game.

The Nuggets went up to 31-25 for the season and beat the Raptors 31-24, who had top scorer Shiakam with 35 points and 10 rebounds. Equally good for the Raptors and VanVlit with 25 points and 6/11 three points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 25-31, 57-56, 86-83, 109-110

RAPTORS: Barnes 17 (7/14 shots), Anunobi 9 (1), Shiakam 35 (3/7 three points, 10 rebounds), Trent 11 (1), VanVlit 25 (6/11 three points), Atsua, Bushe 4 ( 1), Badton 4, Bertz 4

ΝΑΓΚΕΤΣ: Gordon 13 (2), Green 19 (3), Jokic 28 (10/14 two points, 15 rebounds), Burton 10 (2), Highland 11 (3), Green 8 (1), Cabaso 6 (2), Rivers 4, Cousins​​4, Forbes 7 (1)

Misfits – Clippers 97-99

Despite Luka Doncic scoring 45 points, the Clippers found their way and operated from Dallas, beating the Mavericks 99-97 and going up to 28-30 this season. The hosts’ Slovenian star gave it his all on the floor, but in the end his team lost 33-24. The Mavericks, who were 3.4” on the clock, had possession and the ball went into the hands of Doncic, who took the three at 0.6” at the end, failing to give the Clippers the big win.

At the Clippers, Jackson led by 24 points while Mann added 21 and Morris 20 points. For the Mavericks, the terrible Luca had 45-15 rebounds and 6/13 three-pointers while Branson added 22.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 26-23, 48-49, 67-71, 97-99

EXTRAORDINARY: Bullock 17 (5), Phineas-Smith 3, Powell 6, Branson 22 (4), Doncic 45 (6/13 three points, 15 rebounds), Green 2, Kleber, Burke, Dilikina 2

CUTTER: Batumi, Morris 20 (1), Zubac 11 (10 rebounds), Man 21 (1), Jackson 24 (2), Kenard 5 (1), Coffey 11 (1), Hartenstein 2, Covington 5 (1)

Suns – Magic 132-105

With broken brakes, the Suns continue, easily beating Magic 132-105 on a night where the hosts’ creation was superb. With 40 assists, the Suns didn’t have a hard time against the Orlando team, which was clearly one speed slower.

Booker led the Suns with 26 points while Chris Paul had 10-15 assists. Eaton is just as good with 17 points and 10 rebounds. On the Magic, Sags stood out with 20 points and Anthony with 17.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 36-26, 67-53, 100-78, 132-105

ΣΑΝΣ: Bridges 14 (2), Crowder 11 (1), Eaton 17 (10 rebounds), Booker 26 (3), Paul 10 (15 assists), Johnson 10 (1), Peyton 10 (2), McGee 8, Craig 14 (2), Holiday 10 (2), Bigombo 2, Wagner

ΜΑΤΖΙΚ: Wagner 12 (2), Carter 14 (11 rebounds), Baba 6 (2), Sags 20 (1), Anthony 17 (3), Harris 2, Okeke 15 (4/10 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), Ross 13(3), Lopez 2, Scofield 2, Brazdeikis 2

Bulls – Thunder 106-101

The Bulls continued their winning streak, defeating the Thunder in Chicago, albeit with difficulty, 106-101. DeRozan and Vucevic appeared for the hosts as they had 69 points combined, taking the Bulls to 36-21 this season.

The Thunder struggled but fell again to 17-39. The Bulls’ first scorer was DeRozan with 38 points while Vucevic added 31–15 rebounds. For the Thunder, Dort had 31 and Basley had 17. Giddy’s triple-double with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists. Pokushevsky added seven points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 22-29, 50-54, 81-80, 106-101

COPS: Brown, DeRozan 38 (12/24 shots), Vucevic 31 (15 rebounds), White 16 (4), Dosunmu 12 (2), Hill 6 (1), Jones 3, Bradley, Thomas, Cook.

THANTER: There 31 (5), Basley 17 (1), Robbie 7 (1), Man 8 (2), Giddy 11 (12 rebounds, 10 assists), Williams 12, Wiggins 5, Pokusevski 7 (1), Jerome 3, bodies of water

Blazers—Knicks 112-103

The Blazers, with several new faces in their lineup, overcame the Knicks’ obstacle in Portland, beating them 112-103. Unable to achieve anything, the New York team left their opponent’s headquarters empty-handed.

The top scorer for the Blazers, who are now at 23-34 this season, was Simmons with 30 points, while for the Knicks, who fell to 25-32, the top scorers were Randle with 28 points and Walker with 23 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 20-23, 48-53, 77-92, 112-103

BLAZER: Elbei 5, Winslow 14 (1), Nurkic 12 (20 rebounds), Hart 23 (3), Simmons 30 (6/12 3 points), McMurl 17 (3), Brown 2, Watford 4, Hughes 5 (1)

ΝΙΚΣ: Grimes 20 (5), Randle 28 (16 rebounds), Robinson 2, Fournier 4 (1/10 3-pointers), Walker 23 (4), Berks 8 (2), Gibson 8, Redis 6, Quickley 4, Topin , Sims.

Hornets – Grizzlies 118-125

With their periphery doing very well, the Grizzlies pulled off a big away win against the Hornets 125-118 and rose to 40-18 in the season, continuing their excellent trajectory. On the other hand, the hosts fell to 50% (29-29) and failed to capitalize on the excellent night Roger and Ball were on.

Top scorers for the Grizzlies were Morand and Bain with 26 and 25 points, respectively, with Adams adding 15–11 rebounds and Jackson adding 18–10 rebounds. For the Hornets, Roger had 35 points with 10 rebounds and Bowl had 25 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 15-36, 43-74, 75-99, 118-125

HORNETS: Umbre 8, Bridges 8, Plumley 4 (12 rebounds), Rosier 35 (6), Bowl 25 (5), Washington 4 (1), Harel 20 (7/8 two points, 9 rebounds), Bucknight 12 (2) , Gate 2.

GRAY: Williams 4, Jackson 18 (4), Adams 15 (11 rebounds), Bane 25 (4), Morand 26 (12/21 shots), Anderson 2, Melton 9 (1), Clark 16, Concar 8 (2), jones 2

Wizards – Kings 110-122

The Kings once again proved they’re the team no one expects, posting a huge 122-110 away win over the Wizards to improve their record to 22-36. The Wizards were surprised by the Sacramento team’s performance and went home beaten, their record falling to 25-30.

Top scorer for the Wizards was Kyle Kuzma with 22 points while Kispert added 20 points. For the Kings, Fox stood out with 26 points and Barnes with 21. The Kings jersey debut was made by DiVicenzo, who had 7 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 29-24, 65-59, 88-92, 110-123

WIZARD: Caldwell-Pope 11 (1), Kuzma 22 (2), Bryant 13 (1), Kispert 20 (4), Neto 10 (1), Avdiya 10 (1), Hatsimura 13 (2), Smith 9 (1) , Gill 2, Carey

KINGS: Barnes 21 (7/8 two points), Harkles 17 (3), Samponis 16 (11 rebounds), Holiday 12 (4), Fox 26 (10/21 shots), Metou 10 (2), Mitchell 8 (2) , Holmes 6, Di Vicenzo 7 (1).