The Atlanta Hawks put an end to the magnificent streak of eleven straight victories of the phoenix suns on a Thursday day in the NBA in which Los Angeles Clipperswith a shot by Reggie Jackson with only 4 seconds remaining, they ruined the comeback of Los Angeles Lakers. In addition, the Golden State Warriors added their eighth victory in a row while the Toronto Raptorswho in recent days have become accustomed to playing overtime, prevailed in extra time against the leaders of the East, the chicago bulls.
Hawks 124 – Suns 115
An extraordinary Trae Young (43 points on 16-for-25 shooting, including 6 triples) managed to stop the apparently unstoppable Phoenix Suns, who had not lost a game since last January 8 (against the Miami Heat). Devin Booker (32 points) and Chris Paul (18 points and 12 assists) couldn’t celebrate with a victory for the Suns who today were chosen as reserves for the All-Star. Instead, Atlanta have eight wins in their last ten games and have found their way after a very disappointing first half of the season.
Clippers 111 – Lakers 110
Reggie Jackson (25 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists) was the executioner of the Los Angeles Lakers, who missed a shot by Anthony Davis (30 points and 17 rebounds) at the buzzer that would have given them a comforting and valuable victory. Without LeBron James for the fifth game in a row, The Lakers, who lost Carmelo Anthony to injury in the second quarter, were down 17 points in the third quarter but came back ahead in the fourth quarter. In the Clippers the Spanish was also fundamental Serge Ibaka, who signed his best performance of the season with 20 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 34 minutes as a starter.
Warriors 126 – Kings 114
The Golden State Warriors stepped on the accelerator in the first half (73-54 at halftime) and then let themselves go to secure a quiet victory against the Sacramento Kings, who have only won 2 of their last 10 games. Klay Thompson (23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists) led the Warriors while Davion Mitchell (26 points and 8 assists) led the Kings. Mexican-American Juan Toscano-Anderson played 20 minutes for the Warriors in which he contributed 8 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.
Raptors 127 – Bulls 120
The Toronto Raptors seem to have taken a liking to playing extensions and today they chained their fourth consecutive victory after knocking down the Chicago Bulls in a game that was decided in extra time. With constant alternatives for both teams until the end, the game featured Paskal Siakam (25 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists) for the Raptors and Nikola Vucevic (30 points and 18 rebounds) for the Bulls as top scorers.
Spurs 95-Heat 112
The Miami Heat recovered from three consecutive losses with a victory without great difficulties and away from home against the San Antonio Spurs, in which the Spanish Juancho Hernangómez played 22 minutes and had 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a block. Bam Adebayo (26 points and 11 rebounds) was the best for the Heat and Derrick White (22 points) stood out for a very weak Spurs from 3-point range (8 of 33).
Pistons 117 – Timberwolves 128
Anthony Edwards (25 points) and the American of Dominican origin Karl-Anthony Towns (21 points and 14 rebounds) guided the Minnesota Timberwolves to beat the Detroit Pistons and thus achieve their third consecutive victory. Frank Jackson (25 points) was the best of Detroit.