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NBA balance sheet of the evening: comfortable wins for the Suns and the Nuggets

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4 years ago

March 17, 2022

Madelyn

NBA balance sheet of the evening: comfortable wins for the Suns and the Nuggets

The Nuggets and the Suns earned easy away wins against the Wizards and the Rockets, respectively, and showed their teeth. The Jazz defeated the Bulls, the Raptors seized the Clippers’ headquarters, and Pokusevski became a near-hero to the Thunder in the Thunder’s loss to the Spurs, victories over the Hornets and the Knicks.

The best team in the NBA (Suns) and the worst team in the league (Rockets) met in Houston. The result was… expected, Phoenix prevailed 112-129 and moved one step closer to locking and the official best record in the league going into the playoffs, which comes with absolute home field advantage.

Devin Booker was the top scorer with 36 points, Michal Bridges added 26 points and DeAndre Eaton added 23 points and 11 rebounds, on a night that saw Phoenix without Chris Paul, Ja Crowder and Cameron Johnson.

With the Rockets, Jalen Green had 22 points, Kevin Porter had 21 points, and Christian Wood had 18 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 31-35, 58-59, 82-95, 112-129

MISSILES: Tate 10, Wood 18 (2 3-pointers, 9 rebounds), Matthews 3 (1), Porter 21 (5/10 3-pointers, 8 assists), Green 22 (4), Martin 11 (1), Sengun 5 , Schröder 17 (3 threes, 6 assists), Christopher 4, Knicks 1

ΣΑΝΣ: Craig 21 (8/8 shots, 3/3 3-pointers, 2/2 2-pointers, 14 rebounds), Bridges 26 (3 3-pointers, 5 assists), Eaton 23 (11 rebounds), Payne 6 (3 /10 shots, 0/5 trebles, 7 rebounds, 11 assists), Booker 36 (5/12 trebles), Wainwright, McGee 8 (5 rebounds), Bigombo 2, Peyton, Holiday, Samet 7 (2)

Wizard – Nuggets 109-127

Nikola Jokic did…his own thing, his teammates followed, and everything else was history for the Nuggets, who comfortably prevailed 109-127 in Washington with the Wizards in a match that even reached +28. This was Denver’s seventh consecutive away win.

Jokic with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists led the way to the Nuggets, Bones Highland with 17 points and Monte Morris with 15 points.

With the Wizards, Denny Avdia had 19 points and Christaps Porzingis had 16 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 28-34, 52-73, 81-104, 109-127

WIZARD: Kuzma 6 (3/10 shots, 9 rebounds, 7 assists), Kispert 15 (2), Porzingis 16 (7 rebounds), Neto 4 (6 assists), Caldwell-Pope 12 (2), Gill, Hatsimura 12 (6 / 15 shots, 0/5 three points, 7 rebounds), Avtniya 19 (7 rebounds), Bryant 9, Gaford 7, Smith 7 (3/12 shots, 1 three points), Satoranski 2

ΝΑΓΚΕΤΣ: Jeff Green 6, Gordon 14 (1), Burton 4 (1/6 shots, 5 assists), Jokic 29 (2 3-pointers, 13 rebounds, 8 assists), Morris 15 (3), Jay. Green 2 (5 rebounds), Cousins 14 (1 treble, 5 rebounds), Cabasso, Howard 3 (1), Hyand 17 (2 trebles, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Rivers 13 (2), Forbes 10 (3), reed

Spurs – Thunder 122-120

The Spurs… saw it all against the Thunder, losing a 16-point difference and coming within a breath of defeat. Where all seemed lost, however, came Lonnie Walker and with a three-pointer by 1.8 seconds for the final, he redeemed them and gave them a 122-120 win. He didn’t let Alexei Pokusevski become a hero as the Serb had scored the 119-120 a little earlier by 4.8 seconds to 119-120 in one of his best performances of the year.

Dejude Murray was the winners’ leader with 26 points and 12 assists, with Keldon Johnson adding 22 points and Lonnie Walker adding 20 points.

For the Thunder, Sai Gilgius-Alexander had 34 points (and the missed three in his team’s final attack), Darius Beasley 25 points and Pokushevsky 16 points with 5/7 shots (1/2 3-pointers), 5/7 shots, 6 Rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal in 27 minutes of participation.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 37-29, 68-56, 98-91, 122-120

SPERS: Johnson 22 (5/10 3-pointers, 6 rebounds, 6 assists), Peltl 15 (14 rebounds), Murray 26 (4 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 12 assists), Richardson 17 (6/15 shots, 3 3’s) -pointers, 7 rebounds), Basel 3 (1/6 shots, 1 3-pointers), Collins 7 (1), Landal 2, Jones 4, Walker 20 (6/18 shots, 4/10 3-pointers), Primo 6 (1)

THANTER: Robbie 10 (1), Beasley 25 (4/10 trebles, 9 rebounds), Gilgius-Alexander 34 (1 treble, 6 rebounds, 8 assists), Man 9 (1 treble, 7 rebounds), Wiggins 2 (1/7 shots), Waters, Shar 8 (2), Pokushevsky 16 (1 three-pointer, 6 rebounds), Malendon 8 (1), Kreitsi 8 (2 three-pointers, 6 rebounds)

Jazz – Bulls 125-110

Donovan Mitchell caught fire, his teammates were fed up and the Jazz easily edged out 125-110 against the – constantly falling – Bulls at 125-110.

Mitchell was unstoppable, finishing the game on 37 points (25 in 3rd Period) with 9/15 three-pointers, with Jordan Clarkson adding 26 points and Nickel Alexander-Walker adding 16 points.

For the Bulls, Jacques Lavigne had 33 points and DeMar DeRozan had 25 points.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 27-27, 54-49, 89-81, 125-110

JAZZ: O’Neill 9 (3), Hernangomet 2 (5 rebounds), Gomber 14 (20 rebounds), Conley 14 (4/11 shots, 3 3-pointers, 7 assists), Mitchell 37 (9/15 3-pointers, 5 assists), Pascal, Snyd, Gay, Whiteside 5, Clarkson 26 (1/5 three points, 5 rebounds), Alexander-Walker 16 (3), Butler 2

COPS: DeRozan 25 (2 threes, 5 rebounds, 7 assists), Green 5 (1), Vucevic 10 (5/14 shots, 0/6 threes, 11 rebounds), Lavin 33 (5/10 threes). , 5 assists), Dosumnou 15 (2 3-pointers, 6 assists), Jones 1, Brown 2, Thompson 5 (5 rebounds), Bradley, White 12 (2), Caruso 2 (1/5 shot), Thomas

Hornets – Hawks 116-106

In a match that may have been a rehearsal for the East Play-In tournament, the Hornets edged the Hawks 116-106 to move up to 9th in the region with a 35-35 record and dropped the Hawks to 10th with a 34-35 record. . If this continues, the two teams will face each other in 9th-10th place in the East play-in tournament.

LaMelo Bowl with 22 points and 11 assists led the way to the winners, with Montrezel Harel adding 20 points and Miles Bridges adding 18 points.

With the Hawks, DiAndre Hunter had 21 points and Clint Capella had 17 points and 15 rebounds while Trey Young stayed on 9 points with 3/12 shots and 15 assists.

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 29-33, 62-67, 85-85, 106-116

HORNETS: Washington 16 (2), Bridges 18 (2 threes, 6 rebounds, 6 assists), Plumley 12 (10 rebounds), Bowl 22 (7/16 shots, 5/10 3-pointers, 8 rebounds, 11 assists) , Rosier 18 (2/8 three points), McDaniels 2, Martin, Harel 20 (6 rebounds), Umbre 6, Thomas 2

ΧΟΚΣ: Galinari 5 (1), Hunter 21 (4), Capella 17 (15 rebounds), Yang 9 (3/12 shots, 0/6 3-pointers, 15 assists), Herter 16 (6/16 shots, 4/9 3 points, 7 rebounds), Okongu 14 (5 rebounds), Williams 7 (1), Bogdanovic 12 (5/16 shots, 2/8 3-pointers), Wright, Luau-Cabaro 5 (1)

Knicks-Blazers 128-98

The Knicks poked fun at the Blazers, defeating them 128-98 in what was probably their most relaxed night of the year, returning to positive results after back-to-back losses.

RJ Barrett led the winners with 31 points, with Julius Randle adding 20 points and Immanuel Quickley adding 18 points.

For the Blazers, Jason Hart had 17 points (but with 6/15 shooting) and Brandon Williams had 14 points (but with 6/15 shooting).

THE TWELVE MINUTES: 37-29, 66-55, 94-74, 128-98

ΝΙΚΣ: Randle 20 (5/18 shots, 0/5 3-pointers, 9 rebounds, 7 assists), Robinson 7 (6 rebounds), Berks 10 (1 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Fournier 14 (4 3-pointers, 6 assists), Barrett 31 (5/11 3-pointers, 5 assists), Sims 5 (7 rebounds), Topin 13 (1), McBrain 7 (1), Quickley 18 (3 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 6 assists ). ), Arkidiacono 3 (1)

BLAZER: Winslow 7 (3/10 shots, 1/6 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Ubanks 10 (9 rebounds, 5 assists), Watford 11 (8 rebounds, 5 assists), Williams 14 (6/15 shots, 2 3’s) -pointers), Hart 17 (6/15 shots, 2 threes, 5 rebounds), Brown 2, Hughes 3 (1), Blues, Dan 13 (1 3-pointers, 7 assists), McLemore 6 (2), Elby 8 (1), Johnson 7 (1)

Madelyn

I am a sports writer and journalist who has written for various online publications including Sportish. I’m originally from the UK but currently live in Toronto, Canada. I’m also an author on Sportish and have written several articles on a variety of sports-related topics.

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ADETOKUMBO: “Disrespectful. Don’t ask me this question”

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2 days ago

December 28, 2025

Paula

ADETOKUMBO: “Disrespectful. Don’t ask me this question”

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:

“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.

To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”

On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.

Source: Sport UA

Paula

I am a sports journalist who has written for various websites and magazines. I currently work as an author at Sportish, a news website that covers sports news. My main focus is writing about soccer, rugby and other sports in the world.

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NBA: Utah and Mikhailiuk created a sensation, Antetokounmpo’s brilliant return

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December 28, 2025

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NBA: Utah and Mikhailiuk created a sensation, Antetokounmpo’s brilliant return

Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.

“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.

Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.

Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.

The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.

“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.

The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.

In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.

NBA. Regular season, December 28

San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)

San Antonio: Vembanyama (32 + 7 rebounds + 5 blocks), Castle (20 + 7 assists), Vassell (11), Shempeni (4), Barnes (3) – start; K. Johnson (27 + 10 rebounds), Harper (7 + 7 rebounds + 12 assists), Cornet (7 + 8 rebounds), Brian (3), Sohan (0), McLaughlin (0), Waters (0).

Utah: Markkanen (29), George (28 + 6 assists), Nurkic (16 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Sensabaugh (11), Mikhailyuk (3) – start; Clayton (17), Williams (8), Collier (7), Filippovski (6 + 6 assists), Hendricks (2).

Chicago – Milwaukee – 103:112 (26:28, 24:26, 30:31, 23:27)

Chicago: White (16 + 5 losses), Vucevic (16 + 7 rebounds), Giddy (13 + 7 rebounds + 9 assists), Okoro (10), Buzelis (8) – start; Dosunmu (11), Collins (10 + 10 rebounds), Herter (7), Smith (6 + 10 rebounds), Jones (6 + 6 assists), Williams (0).

Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (29 + 8 rebounds), Rollins (20 + 7 rebounds), Turner (13), Porter (8 + 9 assists), Green (6) – start; Portis (17 + 11 rebounds), Kuzma (12), Sims (4), G. Harris (3).

Sacramento-Dallas-113:107 (31:23, 28:21, 29:33, 25:30)

sacramento: Westbrook (21 + 9 assists), Ellis (21), Reynaud (19), DeRozan (9 + 6 assists), Achiuwa (5 + 9 rebounds) – start; Schroeder (10), McDermott (9), Clifford (8+9 rebounds), Monk (7), Cardwell (4+8 rebounds).

dallas: Flagg (23 + 5 turnovers), Washington (17 + 4 blocks), Gafford (11 + 7 rebounds), Christie (9 + 7 rebounds), Nembhard (9) – start; Thompson (14), Marshall (11), Russell (7), Hardy (5), Powell (1 + 11 rebounds), Caleb Martin (0), Cisse (0).

New Orleans – Phoenix – 114:123 (33:32, 22:33, 30:28, 29:30)

New Orleans: Murphy (24), Quinn (21 + 11 rebounds), Fiers (18 + 8 rebounds), Bay (17), McGowens (0) – start; Williamson (22), Alvarado (7), Missy (4 + 8 rebounds), Poole (1), Peavy (0).

Phoenix: Booker (20), Brooks (18), Gillespie (17 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), O’Neal (15), Ighodaro (8 + 10 rebounds) – start; Goodwin (16 + 9 rebounds), Buey (12), Williams (10 + 8 rebounds), Fleming (5), Richards (2), Livers (0).

Orlando-Denver-127:126 (23:31, 25:31, 36:31, 43:33)

orlando: Black (38), Bane (24 + 6 assists), Carter (18 + 7 rebounds), Banchero (12 + 6 assists), Jones (0 + 6 assists) – start; da Silva (17), Kane (7), Isaac (5), Richardson (4), Penda (2), Howard (0).

Denver: Jokic (34 + 21 rebounds + 12 assists), J. Murray (24), Hardaway (20), Watson (15), Jones (14) – start; Strother (13), Valanciunas (4), B. Brown (2), Pickett (0).

Atlanta – New York – 125:128 (27:33, 28:35, 34:30, 36:30)

of Atlanta: Okongwu (31 + 14 rebounds), Johnson (20 + 9 rebounds + 12 assists), Daniels (13 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists), Young (9 + 10 assists + 5 turnovers), Risache (4) – start; Alexander-Walker (25), Newell (12), Krejci (9), Kennard (2), Guay (0).

New York: Towns (36 + 16 rebounds), Brunson (34), Anunoby (15 + 10 rebounds), Bridges (14 + 8 assists), Diawara (5) – start; McCullar (13 + 8 rebounds), Robinson (6 + 9 rebounds), Clarkson (3), Colic (2).

Miami – Indiana – 142:116 (29:28, 30:32, 39:34, 44:22)

Miami: Wiggins (28), Powell (23), Larsson (16 + 7 assists), Weir (15 + 7 rebounds), Mitchell (0) – start; Jaques (28), Jovic (19 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists), Smith (5), Yakucionis (4), Johnson (2), Fontecchio (2), Gardner (0).

indiana: Siakam (33 + 7 rebounds + 5 losses), Maturin (25 + 5 losses), Nembhard (15 + 16 assists), Huff (11), Furphy (9 + 7 rebounds) – start; Nesmith (9), Jackson (4), Walker (3), Bradley (3), Jones (2), Potter (2), Thompson (0), Peter (0).

Minnesota – Brooklyn – 107:123 (30:33, 33:29, 23:36, 21:25)

Minnesota: Edwards (28 + 7 rebounds), McDaniels (16), Randle (13 + 11 assists), DiVincenzo (11 + 6 assists), Gobert (6 + 8 rebounds) – start; Reed (13), Dillingham (7), Clark (6), Hyland (4), Juzeng (3), Beranger (0), Miller (0).

Brooklyn: Porter (27 + 10 rebounds), Claxton (14), Clowney (11), Demin (7), Menn (2) – start; Thomas (30), Wolf (11), Sharpe (10), Powell (7), Traore (4), Wilson (0).

Houston – Cleveland – 117:100 (32:24, 28:22, 30:17, 27:37)

Houston: Durant (30 + 7 assists), Smith (15 + 7 rebounds), Thompson (13 + 9 rebounds), Eason (9), Adams (9 + 8 rebounds) – start; Sheppard (18 + 8 assists + 5 steals), Okogie (8), Capela (4 + 8 rebounds), Davison (3), Green (3), Finney-Smith (3), A. Holiday (2), Tate (0).

cleveland: Mitchell (16 + 6 assists), Merrill (13), Garland (12), Wade (6), Allen (6) – starts; Tyson (23 + 15 rebounds), Proctor (7), Bryant (7 + 7 rebounds), E. Mobley (4), Hunter (2), Porter (2), Ball (2).

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NBA: Utah with Mikhailyuk sensationally beat Detroit and other results of the night

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3 days ago

December 27, 2025

Paula

NBA: Utah with Mikhailyuk sensationally beat Detroit and other results of the night

Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.

Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.

The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.

Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.

The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.

NBA. Regular season, December 27

Utah-Detroit-131:129 (33:36, 34:32, 44:35, 20:26)

Utah: George (31 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists), Markkanen (30), Nurkic (16 + 11 rebounds), Mikhailyuk (9), Bailey (0) – start; Sensabaugh (20), Love (14), Collier (9 + 9 assists + 5 turnovers), Filipovski (2), Hendricks (0), Clayton (0).

Detroit: Cunningham (29 + 17 assists), Harris (16 + 7 rebounds), D. Robinson (14), Düren (11), Thompson (8) – start; Ivey (11), LeVert (11), Holland (11), Green (8), Jenkins (6), Stewart (4), Reed (0).

Atlanta-Miami-111:126 (32:32, 19:31, 33:27, 27:36)

of Atlanta: Young (30 + 6 assists), Johnson (24 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists), Okongwu (12 + 7 rebounds), Daniels (8), Risache (5) – start; Alexander-Walker (15), Krejci (11), Gueye (4), Newell (2), Wallace (0).

Miami: Powell (25 + 7 rebounds), Larsson (21), Wiggins (18 + 8 rebounds), Ware (16 + 13 rebounds), Mitchell (6 + 7 assists) – start; Jaques (16), Jovic (10 + 7 rebounds), Yakucionis (8), Smith (6).

Washington – Toronto – 138:117 (35:32, 38:30, 29:38, 36:17)

washington: George (23), McCollum (21), Coulibaly (21 + 8 rebounds), Sarr (15), Middleton (6) – start; Carrington (15), Johnson (12), Shempeny (8+7 rebounds), Riley (8), Bagley (6), Brenham (3), Watkins (0), Vukcevic (0), Johnson (0).

toronto: Ingram (29), Quickley (25), Barnes (14 + 7 assists), Mamukelashvili (13 + 11 rebounds), Agbadji (8) – start; Walter (15), Shed (6), Dick (5), Lawson (2), Temple (0), Bettle (0), Mobo (0).

Indiana-Boston-122:140 (39:28, 22:47, 30:36, 31:29)

indiana: Nembhard (18 + 8 assists + 5 losses), Maturin (13), Siakam (11), Huff (9), Jackson (6) – starts; McConnell (13), Walker (12), Thompson (11 + 6 assists), Furphy (9), Potter (9), Jones (4), Bradley (4), Peter (3).

Boston: Brown (30), Pritchard (29 + 9 rebounds), White (21 + 6 assists), Keta (8 + 7 rebounds), Walsh (3) – start; Houser (23), Garza (15), Simons (8), Scheierman (3), Gonzalez (0).

Orlando-Charlotte-105:120 (28:38, 20:19, 29:39, 28:24)

orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).

Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).

Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)

Chicago: White (13 + 7 rebounds + 6 assists), Giddy (12 + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Buzelis (10 + 8 rebounds), Okoro (8), Vucevic (7 + 7 rebounds) – start; Collins (15), Jones (15), Smith (12 + 8 rebounds), Herter (9), Dosunmu (8).

Philadelphia: Embiid (31), Maxey (27 + 8 assists), George (15 + 12 rebounds), Edgecombe (10 + 7 rebounds), Barlow (7) – start; McCain (6), Drummond (2), Grimes (2), Bona (1), Walker (1), Edwards (0).

Memphis – Milwaukee – 125:104 (25:35, 35:15, 32:33, 33:21)

Memphis: Jaren Jackson (24 + 9 rebounds + 5 blocks), Morant (17 + 10 assists), Coward (15), Wells (14), Aldama (12 + 7 rebounds) – starter; Spencer (19), Caldwell-Pope (13), Jackson (7), Koloko (4), Small (0).

Milwaukee: Green (20), Porter (16 + 8 rebounds + 7 turnovers), Portis (15 + 12 rebounds), Kuzma (15 + 8 rebounds), Turner (8) – starts; Rollins (15), G. Harris (8), Jackson (3), Coffey (2), Sims (2), Anthony (0), Nance (0), T. Antetokounmpo (0).

New Orleans – Phoenix – 108:115 (23:26, 25:27, 32:28, 28:34)

new orleans: Murphy (19), Fiers (9), Bay (9), Quinn (7 + 7 rebounds), McGowens (4) – start; Williamson (20 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Poole (19 + 6 assists), Alvarado (11), Missy (7), Matkovic (3), Peavy (0).

Phoenix: Booker (30 + 9 rebounds), Williams (24 + 13 rebounds), Gillespie (16 + 9 assists), Brooks (14), O’Neal (3) – start; Dunn (9 + 8 rebounds), Ighodaro (6), Fleming (6), Goodwin (4), Buey (3).

Portland – Clippers – 103:119 (35:25, 27:31, 16:29, 25:34)

Portland: Avdija (29 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists + 6 turnovers), Kamara (20), Sharpe (16), Clingan (10 + 8 rebounds), Murray (4 + 7 rebounds) – start; Love (14), Ruper (5), R. Williams (4 + 12 rebounds), Sissoko (1), Rith (0).

cutting machines: Harden (34 + 6 assists), B. Lopez (31), Lenard (28 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Collins (8), Dunn (7) – start; Sanders (5), Miller (3), Batum (3), Bogdanovich (0), Christie (0), Niederhäuser (0).