NBA: Steph Curry drags Golden State against Denver, Fontecchio’s Pistons smile
Well ten games played in the NBA on the Italian night between Friday and Saturday. Great attention, by fans and insiders, was on the challenge between Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets: great protagonists Stephen Curry on the one hand and Nikola Jokic on the other, to tick it was the Warriors 118-104, with 36 points and 5 assists for Steph, while the Serbian came close to a double-double with 33 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists.
The Detroit Pistons smiled: 5 points scored by Simone Fontecchio also helped the Michigan franchise overcome the Toronto Raptors on the road, with a final score of 117-105. Best scorer Tim Hardaway jr with 23 points, double-double for Jalen Duren who to 21 points added an impressive 18 rebounds, 4 of them on offense.
Home victories, in the other games, for the Indiana Pacers, who beat the Utah Jazz 140-112 with 26 points from Myles Turner; the Boston Celtics, who overcome the Phoenix Suns 123-103 with 23 from Jayson Tatum, despite Devin Booker’s 37; and the Houston Rockets, who get the better of the Oklahoma City Thunder first in the West 125-111, with a 34-point Jalen Green.
The Chicago Bulls (118-113 over the Portland Trail Blazers, a triple-double of 15 points, 19 rebounds and 12 assists for Josh Giddey), LA Clippers (114-91 against the Dallas Mavericks, 14 points and 13 rebounds for Ivica Zubac) and Los Angeles Lakers (124-108 over the New Orleans Pelicans, 35 points for Luka Doncic) also smiled in front of their audience.
The Sacramento Kings, on the other hand, prevailed away from their home (other than Detroit), overcoming the Charlotte Hornets 125-102 (24 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists for Domantas Sabonis) and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who narrowly beat the San Antonio Spurs 114-113 (25 points and 12 rebounds for Evan Mobley) confirming themselves as the best team in the Eastern Conference.
