NBA, results of Sunday 9 February

A super lillard beats the big thues of Philadelphia, Detroit resists Charlotte’s comeback, Houston returns to victory by beating the Raptors. This is the verdict of the three games of the Sunday of NBA, with the Bucks smiling thanks to the super performance of his play: 43 points, 8 assists, 7 rebounds and 8 triples. Cunningham closes in a triple double, while the Rockets sprouts her in the final with Brooks and the two green.

Detroit Pistons-Charlotte Hornets 112-102

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Third consecutive victory for Detroit (27-26), who exceeds Charlotte (13-37) after risky to throw away an advantage that had reached 28 points in the first half. Cunningham is still falling the protagonist for the Pistons: the number two realizes the eighth triple double season, closing with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, decisive with 6 points in the partial that put the hosts back firmly in command. The first quarter of 39-15 seemed to have already directed the game to Detroit, with Harris and Beasley perfect from the field: 7/7 and 4/4 respectively to open the match, giving the BickersTAFF team the maximum advantage. In the second half, however, the Pistons consider the game closed too early: Miles Bridges keeps Charlotte alive, and then pass the witness to Seth Curry, unleashed at the beginning of the quarter -period. With a partial of 14-0, the Hornets completely reopen the game and carry on -2 (92-90), but from that moment they collapse and fall. Even Schroder, just arrived in Detroit, contributes with a heavy triple, before Duren stage a series of crushes that close the game. Duren is one of the key factors of victory, with 5 offensive rebounds (another 5 by Thompson on 14 teams), to testify the physical domain under the basket of the hosts: 58-28 the points in the area, 17-8 those from second occasion.

Detroit: Harris 20 (9/13, 1/2 3pt, 1/1 TL), Cunningham 19, Beasley 17. Hinders: Duren 12. Assist: Cunningham 10. Fontecchio: 0 points (0/3, 0/2 3pt) , 3 rebounds, 1 assists Charlotte: Bridges 30 (10/20, 5/9 3pt, 5/7 TL), Curry 26, Wong 17. Has Broes: Bridges 9. Assist: Simpson 6

Houston Rockets-Toronto Raptors 94-87

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He returns to smile Houston (33-20) after six consecutive defeats. Udoka’s team, awarded coach of the month of January, finds the victory by beating the Raptors (16-37) at the Toyota Center, at the end of a pulled, blocked game, full of errors and characterized by two injuries. The hosts, in fact, have to give up Sengun after just 3 minutes: the Turkish center leaves the field for a problem with the lumbar area accused after an attempt to turn. Toronto, on the other hand, loses Dick after 14 ‘for a bad fall. The race proceeds balanced and low score due to the bad percentages of the two teams: 12/41 for the Rockets, 15/47 for the Raptors, which remain ahead for the first half thanks to the excellent start of Quickley. Houston always remains in the wake, first thanks to Dillon Brooks, who confirms his discreet period of form, then with the freshness of Whitmore and the experience of Jeff Green. Just a crushing of “Uncle Jeff” definitively revives the Rockets, who take the command in the fourth period thanks to Jalen Green. On the day of his 23rd birthday, the second choice of 2021 levels of level in the final and creates the decisive baskets in the extension that brings his on +10 to 1’20 ” from the end, condemning Toronto to the fourth consecutive defeat.

Houston: Brooks 19 (5/16, 2/7 3pt, 7/9 tl), Ja.green 18, Jeff Green 14. Hinders: Thompson, Landale 10. Assist: Thompson 5.

Toronto: Quickley 20 (6/15, 3/9 3pt, 5/6 tl), Barnes 15, Shead 14. Hatches: Barnes, Robinson 9. Assist: Barnes 7.

Milwaukee Bucks-Philadelphia 76ers 135-127

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Switching attacks, lazy defenses, a couple of phenomenal performances. This is the script in the success of the Bucks (28-23) on the 76ers (20-32), who for the second time in the season lived simultaneously EMBIID, George and Maxey. It is the young playmaker the last one to give up for his own, with 39 points and a desperate attempt to come back alone in the final. On the other hand, however, a Super Damian Lillard says 43 and comes out winner from the challenge, on an evening in which Milwaukee pulls 24/55 from 3 points and finds 54 points from the bench, against the 25 of Nurse’s team. The game starts balanced with EMBIID and Maxey immediately inspired, while Lillard has total control over the Milwaukee attack given the absence of Giannis. The former Portland puts himself in himself and his companions, with Lopez and the usual very aggressive portis. The percentages remain high for the entire first half, that the Bucks close 65-63 thanks to two Buzzer Beater: the first of Kuzma at the end of the first quarter, the second of Trent Jr, which he made from 3 before the long interval . Between third and fourth period, however, as he often got used to, Lillard breaks the game. 38-28 partial for the Bucks, in which Dame creates 4 triples, while Portis is fundamental to offensive rebound and Trent always ready to collect the exhausts: at the beginning of the fourth period the race seems closed, with the Bucks on +25, But Maxey and Yabusele try to put it back on his feet. Milwaukee, however, controls the ending with discreet tranquility, while EMBIID, managed at the minutage level, observes the last minutes from the bench.

Milwaukee: Lillard 43 (14/27, 8/15, 7/7 tl), Trent Jr 23, Lopez 15

Philadelphia: Maxey 39 (16/23, 5/10 3pt, 2/3 tl), EMBIID 27, Yabusele 10. Hinders: EMBIID 12. Assist: EMBIID 6