the Denver Nuggets have in the North American professional basketball league NBA the duel of the best teams of the two conferences against the Boston Celtics decided for themselves.
The Nuggets sat down first of the Western film Conference at home with 123:111 (62:54) against the top team in the Eastern Conference through. With a record of 26 wins and eleven losses, the Celtics remain the statistically best team in the NBA. The Nuggets now have 24 wins and 12 losses under their belt.
30 points from Jokic
Nikola Jokic led by 30 points, twelve rebounds as well as twelve assists and thus his ninth “triple double” of the season the Nuggets to victory. The hosts already scored 37 points in the first quarter and were up to 18 points apart as the game progressed. In the middle of the fourth quarter, the game had to be interrupted for a good 30 minutes: after one dunk Celtics player Robert Williams’ ring was crooked and had to be realigned with a spirit level.
Bucks lose without Antetokounmpo
the Washington Wizards drove a 118:95 (68:50) victory against the Milwaukee Bucks – and thus her fifth success in a row. The Bucks had to compete with a weakened replacement and, among other things, had to do without their superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was pausing with knee pain. Japan’s Rui Hachimura was Washington’s with 26 points top scorer.
the Memphis Grizzlies won with a 118:108 (59:58) win over the Sacramento Kings their third win in a row, Ja Morant scored 35 points.