NBA, LA Clippers overwhelm Indiana. Jokic beats Doncic
NBA night results
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There were 11 games played on NBA night. The La Clippers overwhelmed Indiana (151-127) and brought their consecutive wins to eight, thanks to 90 combined points from the Californians’ Big 3 (Harden, Leonard, George). The challenge between the two MVP candidates Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic ended with the victory of the Serbian and Denver (130-104). Decisive for the success of the reigning champion franchise the excellent contribution of the bench (62 points). For Dallas, however, the Slovenian’s 38 points were not enough.
Home defeats for Philadelphia and Lakers, who fell against Chigaco (108-104) and New York (114-109), respectively. Minnesota and OKC are still confirmed at the top of the Western Conference. The Timberwolves managed to regain a 17-point disadvantage and narrowly beat Miami (112-108), while the Thunder found an easy win against Memphis (116-97).
On the other hand, the losing record continues for Detroit, which against Atlanta finds its 24th consecutive defeat (130-124). Nothing to do also for Charlotte and Washington, which fall under the blows of Toronto (114-99) and Sacramento (143-131). It came an all'OT success, however, for Cleveland, which thanks to Donovan Mitchell's 37 points managed to fold Houston (135-130).
In conclusion, Simone Fontecchio’s Utah Jazz also find the W against Brooklyn (125-108). Complicated night for the blue, who ended the game with 2 points to which he però added 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 stolen balls.
