Donovan Mitchell had his best performance in 17 years in the NBA, scoring 71 points. The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Chicago Bulls in overtime on Monday, the day the Brooklyn Nets won their 12th straight game in the NBA.

On NBA night, Klay Thompson started the Warriors with 54 points. who contributed to the win against the Atlanta Hawks after two overtime games. LeBron James with 43 points and 11 rebounds and Slovenian Luka Doncic with 39 points and 12 rebounds also added excitement to the day.

Clippers 100 – Heat 110

The Heat scored 31 points and 12 rebounds from Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro added 25 points and five triples in a big win in Los Angeles.

Erik Spoelstra’s team won for the fourth time in their last five games at the expense of the Clippers stranded by Kawhi Leonard, who scored 25 points with Paul George.

Cavaliers 145 – Bulls 134

Mitchell had the sixth-best performance in NBA history with a 71-point endorsement against the Bulls. Of these, his 13 points came in overtime after he helped the team recover from a 21-point deficit in the second quarter. The former Jazz missed his second of two free kicks, grabbed the rebound and scored his two on a shot to the backboard, forcing overtime.

It was Kobe Bryant’s best performance since 2006 when he scored 81 points against the New York Knicks. Only Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 100 points, 73 and 72 in 1962, and Bryant and David Thompson, who scored 73 in 1978, have surpassed Mitchell in American history. rice field.

Warriors 143 – Hawks 141

The stellar Klay Thompson delivered his best performance since cruciate and Achilles tendon injuries, leading the Warriors to victory with 54 points and 10 3-pointers after two overtime runs with the Hawks.

The Warriors confirmed they were the best team in the NBA at home (17-2), prolonging an elimination for some Hawks, who are on a four-game losing streak despite a great effort by Chase Center. His three double-doubles on the other peers.

Nets 139 – Spurs 103

The Nets overtook the Spurs with 28 points from Kyrie Irving and 25 points from Kevin Durant for their 12th straight win in the NBA and are in second place, just one behind the leaders Boston Celtics.

Also at the Barclays Center were Frenchman Kylian Mbappe and Moroccan Achraf Hakim, both Paris Saint-Germain footballers enjoying a few days off after the 2022 Qatar World Cup.

Timberwolves 124 – Nugget 111

The Wolves defense broke two triple-double streaks by Serbia’s Nikola Jokic, who finished the game with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.

Anthony Edwards had a double-double of 29 points and 10 rebounds to take the win after a six-game losing streak.

76ERS 120 – Pelicans 111

Joel Embiid had a double-double of 42 points and 12 rebounds, helped by James Harden’s 27 points, to give the 76ers their 10th straight win at home. 10 out of 12 for shots.

The 76ers are fifth in the Eastern Conference, while the Pelicans drop to third behind the Memphis Grizzlies and Denver Nuggets.

Rockets 106 – Mavericks 111

Doncic had a double-double with 39 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists while the Mavericks went 12-2 in the final 4.23 minutes to knock out the Rockets in the Texas Derby.

The Mavericks are on a seven-game winning streak to finish fourth in the West with a 22-16 balance. For the Rockets, West’s bottom-placed Spain’s Usman Galba scored six and he had three rebounds in his 11.27 minutes on the court.

Hornets 115 – Lakers 121

LeBron James shone with a double-double of 43 points and 11 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win (115-121) over the Charlotte Hornets, already less than 500 points away from the absolute points record in NBA history (38,387). By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Two days ago, on his 38th birthday, James scored 47 points against the Atlanta Hawks and again surpassed 40 points against the Hornets, who were penultimate in the Eastern Conference.

Knicks 102 – Suns 83

Julius Randle’s 28 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson’s double-double of 24 points, and the Suns’ low percentage (39%) combined to give the Knicks their second straight win.

The Suns continue to pay for injury leave for Devin Booker, who suffered a recurrence of genital problems in last Christmas’ game against the Nuggets.

Trail Blazers 135 – Pistons 106

The Blazers overtook the Pistons with a double-double of Jerami Grant with 36 points, Anfernie Simmons with 30 points and Damian Lillard with 19 points and 10 assists.

The hometown side posted a whopping 20-0 run between the second and third periods to go from 46-52 to 66-52.

Pacers 122 – Raptors 114

Benedict Maturin led a group of seven Pacers with 21 points over 10 points, including Buddy Hield with 19 points and starring Myles Turner with double-doubles of 18 points and 10 rebounds.

Gary Trent’s 32 points and Pascal Siakam’s 26 weren’t enough for the Raptors on a night when Spaniard Juancho Hernangomez didn’t have playing time.

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