NBA: Jokic drags Denver to success with Houston, rookie Flagg shines

Many contests played on NBA night. Show of strength by Denver that, after an overtime, knocks out Houston: 128-125 the final. Decisive Jokic who put up yet another triple-double of his career (the 12th of the season): 39 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists. On the other side, a super Sengun, who also scored a triple double (33 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists), was not enough. In the overtime, the talent of Murray shines (six heavy points). Heavy defeat for Miami, which surrendered to Toronto (106-96). For the Heat it is the fifth consecutive defeat. Shining, in a Raptors jersey, Ingram (28 points).

Fabrizio Ponciroli

With as many as 42 points on the scoreboard (career high), the magical rookie Flagg was not needed for Dallas to avoid defeat against Utah (140-133, after an overtime). However, historic night for Flagg who becomes the first 18-year-old in NBA history to score so many points in a single game. Flagg scored 42 points, surpassing the previous record of 37 set by LeBron James on Dec. 13, 2003. “Of course, we didn&#8217t win. So it’s hard for me to be happy or something, but obviously it’s a great accomplishment” the Mavs rookie’s words reported by ESPN. Flagg, after the match, had an ice bag on his ankle after spraining it at the end of regulation time.

Flagg has been playing at his best in recent weeks, averaging 25.7 points in the last seven games, definitely not a bad result for what was the first overall pick in the last NBA Draft. Detroit’s blowout sweep of TD Garden, topping Boston 112-105. For the Pistons, this is the fourth win in a row. Once again, it was Cunningham who made the difference with 32 points and 10 rebounds on the bench. In the Celtics household, the’last to surrender is Brown but his great performance (34 points, eight rebounds and seven assists was not enough to avoid defeat).

Finally, nice success away from home for Memphis, which took home the victory in the challenge with the LA Clippers: 121-103 the final. Jackson Jr. best in the game with 31 total points. Eight consecutive home losses for Los Angeles. The LA Clippers’ record is in free fall. To date they have won only six games, losing as many as 20.

In the East, the Pistons always lead with an excellent record of 25 wins and only six losses. Behind them are the Knicks and Raptors. On the other side, in the Western Conference, no one like OKC but Denver is in the hunt. The Nuggets, led by Jokic, are second. In third place are the Rockets themselves, beaten by the Nuggets on the night.