Nba results: Giannis saves the Bucks, great Warriors with reserves. Bulls ok

Giannis Antetokounmpo show. The Greek against Washington pulls out a phenomenal game and with a triple double and a dominant second half he takes Milwaukee out of trouble. Golden State makes 7 wins in a row, despite the lack of Steph Curry and the other big names in San Antonio. Chicago confirms itself as the queen of the East by beating Orlando, with the complicity of Miami which also yields to Toronto. Minnesota shuts down MVP Jokic, New Orleans breaks Detroit.

Milwaukee Bucks-Washington Wizards 112-98

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Giannis takes care of it. Antetokounmpo pulls out his muscles in the second half, and with an extraordinary triple double of 33 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists drags Milwaukee (32 won-11 lost so far) to the home win over Washington (23-27), much more insidious than that that a team that has lost 6 games should be. The Greek Freak is a force of nature when it finds a way to consistently insert itself in the defense of Washington, managing to hide the collapse of its Bucks that had managed to transform the double +17 touched in the third quarter into a worrying 86-83 Washington sealed from a triple by Hachimura with 8’35 ”on the clock. For the Bucks, in addition to Giannis, Jrue Holiday did well, who put 11 of his 22 points in the fourth period when Khris Middleton woke up, who finished with 13 points and 4/12 from the field but who scored with 8 points in the period conclusive. For Washington there is little positive in the first of at least four games without Bradley Beal, stopped by a sprained left wrist, to which is added the sprained right ankle that stopped Thomas Bryant at the beginning of the third quarter. Good comeback in the second half, Kyle Kuzma still good (25 points and 11 rebounds) helped in the second half by Montrezl Harrell (12 of his 20 points in the fourth period), Spencer Dinwiddie still badly, 7 points with 2/9 shooting only partially compensated from 9 assists and more and more in rout with the team. The Wizards who at the beginning of December were running as protagonists of the East are a distant memory.

Milwaukee:G. Antetokounmpo 33 (14/18 from two, 0/3 from three, 5/5 free throws), Holiday 22, Portis 17. Rebounds: G. Antetokounmpo 15. Assist: G. Antetokounmpo 11.

Washington:Kuzma 25 (6/11, 3/8, 4/6 tl), Harrell 20, Caldwell-Pope 12. Rebounds: Kuzma 11. Assist: Dinwiddie 9.

San Antonio Spurs-Golden State Warriors 120-124

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The reserves. Without Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green (the back injury will keep him out for at least another two weeks), Golden State (39-13) comes back San Antonio (19-33) from -16 in the fourth period and takes the 7th consecutive victory. The hero is Jordan Poole, who closes with 31 points and the triple of 122-120 that with 18 “on the clock gives the game to the Warriors, but the most intriguing signatures on the victory are those of the rookie Moody (20 points with 6 triples) and Kuminga, who explodes with 14 of his 19 points in the fourth period to fuel the sensational comeback. San Antonio remains for almost 5 ‘without baskets from the field in the final quarter and like Sunday against Phoenix undergoes a comeback against a big of the conference, despite Dejounte Murray confirming with 27 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists to be from All Star Game.

San Antonio:Murray 27 (11/18, 1/3, 2/3 tl), Johnson 21, White 16. Rebounds: Murray 9. Assists: Murray 9.

Golden State:Poole 31 (5/11, 4/13, 9/9 tl), Lee 21, Moody 20. Rebounds: Looney 12. Assist: Toscano-Anderson 7.

Toronto Raptors-Miami Heat 110-106

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The triples of Gary Trent Jr, now pleasant constant (5th race in a row with at least 5 on target, franchise record), the leadership of Fred Van Vleet and the determination of Pascal Siakam and OG Anunoby are the ingredients of the third consecutive success in Toronto (26-23), which folds in the Scotiabank Arena emptied by Covid Miami regulations (32-20), at the 3rd consecutive stop. Bam Adebayo’s best match of the season (32 points with 11 rebounds) and the return of Jimmy Butler (16 points and 12 assists) were not enough to win again. Forward throughout the game, even by 15, Miami gave way in the fourth period to the impetus of the Raptors.

Toronto:Trent 33 (5/10, 6/10, 5/8 tl), VanVleet 21, Siakam 16. Rebounds: Siakam 14. Assist: VanVleet 6.

You love me:Adebayo 32 (13/16, 0/1, 6/7 tl), Herro 18, Butler 16. Rebounds: Adebayo 11. Assist: Butler 12.

Chicago Bulls-Orlando Magic 126-115

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Chicago struggles more than expected (32-18), but in the end manages to bend Orlando (11-41) and take the fourth victory in the last 5 games, a series with which the Bulls have regained the top of the Eastern Conference. Thanks to the usual DeMar DeRozan (29 points) and Zach LaVine (26), but also to Ayo Dosunmu, inspiring with 9 assists and author of 5 points in the 11-0 of the last 200 seconds with which the Bulls took the success. The Magic, who had drawn 113 at mid-quarter after going down 107-94 with 11 ‘on the clock, go out after two wins.

Chicago:DeRozan 29 (10/17, 2/3, 3/4 tl), LaVine 26, Vucevic 18. Rebounds: Vucevic 13. Assists: Dosunmu 9.

Orlando:Carter 24 (10/10, 1/5, 1/1 tl), F. Wagner 22, Anthony 20. Rebounds: Bamba 8, Carter 8. Assists: Anthony 9.

Minnesota Timberwolves-Denver Nuggets 130-115

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5 This time the usual extraordinary Nikola Jokic (21 points, 16 rebounds and 8 assists) is not enough to save Denver. The Nuggets (28-22) sink into the Wolves’ lair (26-25) closing their 5-game winning streak. thanks above all to the reserves of Minnesota, who close with 68 points outclassing those of Denver and punishing Malone’s team every time the mvp is not on the court. From the bench the best of the Wolves was Taurean Prince, 23 points and 9 rebounds, among the holders still on the shields Karl-Anthony Towns, who finished the match with the mvp with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, contributing to the second victory in a row of Wolves.

Minnesota:Towns 24 (7/9, 1/3, 7/8 tl), Prince 23, Vanderbilt 18. Rebounds: Towns 10. Assists: Towns 7.

Denver:Jokic 21 (5/8, 1/4, 8/9 tl), Morris 13, Barton 13. Rebounds: Jokic 16. Assist: Jokic 8.

Detroit Pistons-New Orleans Pelicans 101-111

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Brandon Ingram gets back on the field after 7 games of absence and drags New Orleans (19-32) to victory in Detroit (12-38), closing the losing streak of the Pelicans at 4. Even the Pistons were celebrating a return, that of Jerami Grant who had not played since December 10: for him 17 points in 29 ‘and a domino effect on the rotation that the young Detroit will need time to metabolize. Also down by 15, the Pelicans make the difference in the fourth period, in which they keep Detroit at 14 points and 6/20 shooting while Ingram leads the comeback.

Detroit:Joseph 18 (6/9, 1/5, 3/3 tl), Grant 17, Jackson 14. Rebounds: Stewart 11. Assist: Olynyk 6.

New Orleans:Ingram 26 (7/17, 1/1, 9/10 tl), Alexander-Walker 14, Valanciunas 13. Rebounds: Valanciunas 13. Assist: Alvarado 6.