In the American Basketball League (NBA), Phoenix Suns continued their winning streak by defeating Oklahoma City Thunder 124-104 and Chicago Bulls defeating Atlanta Hawks 112-108.
The NBA continued with 7 games. Western Conference leader Suns got their 8th consecutive win of the season and 49th of the season in the Thunder, where Devin Booker stood out with 25 points, 5 rebounds, 12 assists, 6 steals.
Cameron Johnson and Mikal Bridges each scored 21 points for the Suns, while Jae Crowder scored 17.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points and Josh Giddey 15 points in the Thunder (18 wins, 41 losses), who were far from the play-off hoop.
The Eastern Conference leaders, the Bulls, hosted the Hawks and were victorious with DeMar DeRozan’s 37 points and Zach LaVine’s 20 points. The Bulls had 39 wins, 6 in a row.
For the Hawks (28 wins, 31 losses), Bogdan Bogdanovic’s 27 points and Danilo Gallinari’s 26 points could not prevent the defeat.
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Detroit Pistons defeated Cleveland Cavaliers 106-103, played by national basketball player Cedi Osman. Hamidou Diallo scored 21 points and Cade Cunningham scored 17 points for the Pistons, who won their 14th game this season.
Lauri Markkanen had 22 points and Brandon Goodwin had 15 points for the Cavaliers, the 5th place in the Eastern Conference, who suffered their 24th loss in a row. Cedi Osman, on the other hand, finished the game for 20 minutes with 9 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists.
RESULTS
Detroit Pistons-Cleveland Cavaliers: 106-103
Brooklyn Nets v Boston Celtics: 106-129
Chicago Bulls v Atlanta Hawks: 112-108
Minnesota Timberwolves-Memphis Grizzlies: 119-114
Oklahoma City Thunder-Phoenix Suns: 104-124
Portland Trail Blazers-Golden State Warriors: 95-132
Sacramento Kings v Denver Nuggets: 110-128