Nba: Milwaukee returns to victory, Oklahoma City surprise over the Nuggets

Milwaukee returns to win, still without Antetokounmpo, but recovering at least Middleton. Gilgeous-Alexander continues to impress, and gives Oklahoma City success, surprisingly over Jokic’s Nuggets. Atlanta, without Gallinari, continues to lose at home, this time even against Orlando, while the Clippers get back on track by winning in Sacramento. Here is the Nba detail of the Italian night.

Milwaukee-Houston 126-106

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The Bucks find Middleton again, and with him the victory. The winger returns after 3 games of absence (left knee) and the reigning champions dominate the Rockets (10-22) even without Giannis Antetokounmpo, still in the Covid protocol together with Portis and DiVincenzo. The Bucks (20-13) were returning from two consecutive defeats and without the unavailable Allen, but thanks also to the super performance of Matthews (16 points) from the bench, dedicated to the missing grandmother, after a balanced first quarter they transformed the game into a monologue. The Texans do not have players stopped due to a pandemic, but they are always without Green and Porter, two alleged pillars of the franchise’s future.

Milwaukee:Holiday 24 (8/12, 2/5, 2/3 tl), Middleton 23, Nwora / Cousins ​​18. Rebounds: Nwora 9. Assist: Holiday 10.
Houston:Wood 20 (6/7, 0/6, 8/11 tl), Gordon / Martin 12. Rebounds: Wood 11. Assists: Gordon / Martin 6.

OKLAHOMA CITY -DENVER 108-94

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Surprise victory for the Thunder (11-19), dragged along by the triple double, the second in career, of Gilgeous-Alexander. The young guard sports a performance of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, which gives Oklahoma City the win of the season by the widest margin. The Nuggets (15-15) pay the modest performance for his sensational Jokic standards, which does not go beyond 13 points and 7 rebounds in 25 ‘of use, but at least they find JaMychal Green, and for a team with many injuries ( Murray, Porter, Howard, plus Bol in the Covid protocol) every recovery is important to ensure depth of rotation for Coach Malone.

Oklahoma City:Gilgeous-Alexander 27 (10/17, 0/7, 7/7 tl), Bazley 17, Dort 15. Rebounds: Gilgeous-Alexander / Bazley 11. Assist: Gilgeous-Alexander 12.
Denver:Jokic 13 (4/5, 1/4, 2/2 tl), Gordon / Rivers 12. Rebounds: Jokic / Ja Green 7. Assist: Campazzo 6.

ATLANTA-ORLANDO 98-104

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The Hawks (14-16) lose at home for the seventh time in a row. There is no shortage of justifications: they were without six players stopped by the Covid protocol. Young, Gallinari and Capela were joined by Huerter, Williams and Luwawu-Cabarrot. Coach McMillan found the recovered Bogdanovic, but it was not enough, as well as Reddish’s season high for points. For Born Ready Stephenson one point and 8 rebounds in 23 ‘of action. The Magic (7-25) were equally in an emergency: six in the Covid protocol plus the forfeits of the ailing Anthony and Carter, in doubt until the end. The difference was made by the freshman Wagner and Lopez: double double by 10 points and, listen, hear, 11 assists, career record.

Atlanta:Reddish 34 (5/13, 6/10, 6/8 tl), Collins 28, Wright 9. Rebounds: Collins 12. Assist: Stephenson 5.
Orlando:Wagner 25 (9/18, 1/6, 4/5 tl), Harris 17, Johnson 14. Rebounds: Gillespie 8. Assists: Lopez 11.

SACRAMENTO-LA CLIPPERS 89-105

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External success of the Clippers (17-15) who away from Los Angeles despite having a losing record, 5 won and 7 lost. This time they go to Sacramento (13-20) interrupting a series of three consecutive defeats. Without Jackson and Morris, in the Covid protocol, they rely on Bledsoe and George in terms of realization, and above all on the defense that keeps the Kings at 40% from the field, even 32% in the first half. The Kings were without seven players in the Covid protocol, including Fox, the franchise man and with the addition of Gentry, the acting Coach. Haliburton’s good performance wasn’t enough.

Sacrament:Haliburton (4/7, 3/8, 5/6 tl), Barnes 18, Hield 16. Rebounds: Metu 10. Assists: Haliburton 13.
Los Angeles:Bledsoe 19 (7/11, 1/4, 2/2 tl), George / Ibaka 17. Rebounds: Bledsoe 8. Assist: Bledsoe 7.