NBA, the 7 things that stayed with us from the night: the Milwaukee “Bulls” and the old cousins

John and the Bucks saw red and played like “Bulls” in Chicago. Cousins ​​took advantage of Jokic’s absence and wanted to put on a show while Phoenix…needed it but was saved by Johnson’s hand.

the Sportish presents the 7 things that caught the eye in a 9-game night in the NBA.

The game of the evening

The Bulls – Bucks was the most interesting game of the night as both teams are at the top in the east and the names on their rosters are big. Giannis Antetokounbo again made the difference, the “bulls” defense had a hard time with him. He had a total of 34 points in the game (12/20 two points, 10/19 shots, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 steals, 1 block in 39 minutes), resolved Tristan Thompson (-25 at 20:07), whom the Bulls only took against him and put on an impressive spectacle in Chicago.

Now the bucks are at 39-25 (22/12 home and 17-13 away) and remain undefeated. At 39-25 and the Bulls (24-10 home and 15-15 away) in an unreal battle for first places in the eastern region. Jacques Lavigne and DeMar DeRozan dominated the attacking game of the Chicago team (59 points from 24/56 shots) with Nikola Vucevic (19 points, 6/9 two points, 2/4 three points, 1/2 shots, 9 rebounds, 2 assists ). , 2 steals) as the third pole, but beyond that there is no fourth.

The Appearance of the Night

He could be called the savior of the suns and the one who, with his own hand, left the Phoenix team at the top and improved his record. The reason for Cameron Johnson hitting a buzzer beater three-pointer in the match against the Knicks and giving the Suns a difficult win 115-114. The 26-year-old forward was comfortable on the ground and finished the game with 38 points and 2 rebounds.

He knew the Knicks, made the Suns smile and saved a night that, given Booker’s absence, would have a negative omen in the event of a loss.

Vintage Casinos

DeMarcus Cousins ​​may not be the focal point of the past, but that doesn’t negate the fact that he’s still a good, reliable, and dangerous big man. This was proven in Denver, where the Nuggets defeated the Rockets 116-101 and Cousins ​​finished the game with 31 points and 9 rebounds. Jokic was absent, but the Nuggets had the former Bucks player who spoke when he had to and carried the team to another win of the season (37-26 Nuggets record).

The Apotheosis of Holliday

Hands down, Jru Holliday is one of this season’s best point guards and the best Giannis Antitokoumbo could ask for. In his statements after the Bucks vs. Bulls game, Giannis didn’t hesitate to idolize him as Holiday was one of the best of the night with 26 points.

“Vacation was amazing. He created opportunities, he found his teammates, but in the end he did what he always does. He shot, he played defense and that makes him special. He makes great decisions under pressure and it’s great to have a point guard like that. “You can not ask for more.”said Giannis.

The mop boys knocked out the defense

Basketball is usually played between two teams of five. This time, however, the Thunder had two more players in defense without realizing it. This is a very strange phase in the third period of the game against Wolves where the visitors were They ran in surprise, but fell on the obstacle of the two children who were cleaning the parquet from sweat.

The mop boys didn’t realized the cast had changed and that the wolves had appeared out of nowhere. This resulted in them being forced to make a mistake on defense and the Thunder stealing the ball.

Garland was a pleasure

Darius Garland gave everything for the Cavaliers on the floor. Points, create (many times) and you have to stand for it. He had 26 points in the loss to the Sixers, but what made the difference was the 19(!) assists he shared. While he’s only 22 and has only two years of NBA experience, that doesn’t matter as even though his team lost, Garland made all the difference.

The Sixers bank did a good job

As mentioned above, Garland was great. But the job for the Sixers was done by a player from the bank. The reason for this was Tyrese Maxey, who hit the Sixers with 33 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. Yes Harden was as good as ever, yes Ebid was still in the racquet but that win is credited to the bench and mostly to Maxey.