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Nikola Vucevic completely dismantled the Golden State Warriors, leading the Chicago Bulls to the 132-118 win against the reigning NBA champions.
The center from Montenegro matched his career high with 43 points while adding 13 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, and shooting 18/31 FG.
With this victory, the Bulls snapped an 11-game losing streak against Golden State, beating the Warriors for the first time since March 2, 2017.
Nikola Jokic had a triple-double of 17 points, 14 assists, and 10 rebounds in Denver’s win against Orlando. Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner combined for 37 points in the loss.
The great moment for Domantas Sabonis continues. The Lithuanian center went once again close to a triple-double with 18 points, 18 rebounds, and 8 assists, leading the Kings to the 132-119 away win against San Antonio.
On the losing side, Jeremy Sochan had 15 points and 8 rebounds shooting 6/8 FG, while Jakob Poeltl had 23 points and 7 rebounds, shooting 10/12 FG.
For the second game in a row, the Dallas Mavericks sidelined Luka Doncic and couldn’t find the victory. Portland won 140-123 with 20 points from Jusuf Nurkic. Davis Bertans had 11 points off the bench.
Alperen Sengun had a solid performance of 15 points and 9 rebounds against the Los Angeles Clippers, but Houston lost. Ivica Zubac scored 10 with 5 rebounds.
In Detroit’s loss against the Knicks, Killian Hayes went close to a double-double with 9 points and 9 assists, but he had a rough shooting game with 4/14 FG.
Results of the NBA Night:
Detroit Pistons – New York Knicks 104-117 (Hayes 9 p, 9 a)
Los Angeles Clippers – Houston Rockets 121-100 (Zubac 10 p, 5 r; Batum 5 p; Sengun 15 p, 9 r)
Chicago Bulls – Golden State Warriors 132-118 (Vucevic 43 p, 13 r, 4 a)
Brooklyn Nets – Oklahoma City Thunder 102-112
San Antonio Spurs – Sacramento Kings 119-132 (Sabonis 18 p, 18 r, 8 a; Sochan 15 p, 8 r; Poeltl 23 p, 7 r)
Denver Nuggets – Orlando Magic 119-116 (Jokic 17 p, 14 a, 10 r; Banchero 18 p; Franz Wagner 19 p, 5 r; Moritz Wagner 8 p, 5 r)
Portland Trail Blazers – Dallas Mavericks 140-123 (Nurkic 20 p, 4 r, 4 a; Bertans 11 p)
Los Angeles Lakers – Philadelphia 76ers 112-113 (Schroder 8 p)
Standings:
Western Conference
- Denver 30-13
- Memphis 29-13
- New Orleans 26-17
- Sacramento 24-18
- Dallas 24-21
- Los Angeles Clippers 23-22
- Minnesota 22-22
- Golden State 21-22
- Portland 21-22
- Utah 22-24
- Phoenix 21-23
- Oklahoma 21-23
- Los Angeles Lakers 19-24
- San Antonio 13-31
- Houston 10-33
Eastern Conference
- Boston 32-12
- Brooklyn 27-15
- Milwaukee 27-16
- Philadelphia 27-16
- Cleveland 27-17
- New York 25-19
- Miami 24-20
- Indiana 23-21
- Atlanta 21-22
- Chicago 20-24
- Toronto 19-24
- Washington 18-25
- Orlando 16-28
- Detroit 12-35
- Charlotte 11-33
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