Victories of Bucks, Spurs, Cavaliers, Nuggets and Thunder in NBA

The Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, of the Milwaukee Bucks, destroyed the Chicago Bulls this Friday with 41 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists, and Ja Morant He sealed 21 points and 13 assists in the victory of Memphis Grizzlies in front of some beaten Dallas Mavericksin a day of NBA Cup in which Cleveland Cavaliers and Minnesota Timberwolves They were protagonists of a scoring explosion.

The Cavs overwhelmed the Washington Wizards with 148 points, while the Wolves, with 37 points from Anthony Edwardsthey converted 137 to Utah Jazz.

Milwaukee hosted a crossover between franchises in great form. The Bulls came to the Fiserv Forum with a record of six wins and only one loss, but they crashed against the power of Antetokounmpo.

The Greek added 2 steals and 2 blocks to his 41 points, 15 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the Bucks 126-111who have a balance of 6 wins and 3 losses.

In Memphis, The Grizzlies defeated the Dallas Mavericks with authority (118-104) with a great performance by Ja Morant, protagonist with 21 points and 13 assists to knock down the Mavs in which Cooper Flagg, absolute number one in the last draft, did not exceed 12 points and 6 rebounds.

Victor Wembanyama reigns in Texas, in the duel between Spurs and Rockets

The French Victor Wembanyama scored 18 of his 22 points in the second half and guided the 121-110 victory San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets by Kevin Durant in a Texan classic.

Wembanyama finished the game with 22 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, with 8 of 16 shooting and a perfect 6 of 6 from the free throw line.

San Antonio’s defense significantly limited the contribution of Kevin Durant, who despite scoring 24 points, had up to 8 turnovers. The Turkish Alperen Sengun touched the triple double with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.

The Pistons climb in the East and the Magic recover against the Celtics

could not Boston Celtics on their visit to Orlando Magic (123-110) and lost its third game in the last four.

Jaylen Brown’s 32 points or Payton Pritchard’s 27 were not enough for the Celtics and they continue to miss their great leader, Jayson Tatum who will miss the entire season due to an Achilles tendon injury. In Orlando, the German Franz Wagner stood out, author of 27 points, six rebounds and six assists.

Also Brooklyn Nets fell to Detroit Pistonswhich had Cade Cunningham in destruction mode: 34 points and 10 assists, to continue his furious start in the regular series.

Detroit added its seventh win and is the leader in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavs scored 148 points against the Wizards

Among the other results of the night, Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Washington Wizards 148-114 on the roadwho only won one game out of nine this season.

Donovan Mitchell led the Cavs and Darius Garland, in his second game of the season, had 20 points and nine assists.

The Wolves also staged a scoring festival, with their 137-97 to Utah Jazzin which they had a 44-point advantage. Anthony Edwards scored 37 points and 7 tripleswhile Julius Randle achieved a triple double of 19 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

Miami Heat’s 53 points in one quarter

The Heat also gave a feast at home against Charlotte Hornetsin a game won 126-108 that had a 53-point first quarter.

Miami had a 67% shooting rate in that period and connected 10 of the 12 triples on their night in that stretch.

The Mexican Jaime Jáquez continues adding high-level performances and scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists against Charlotte in 33 minutes off the bench.

Besides, Toronto Raptors beat Atlanta Hawks 109-97with 20 points, six rebounds and four assists from Brandon Ingram.

Triumphs of Nuggets and Thunder, two protagonists of the West

With Nikola Jokic in dominant mode (26 points, nine rebounds and nine assists), The Nuggets did not give the Warriors a chance (129-104) at the Ball Arena, on a night in which Stephen Curry was absent again due to illness.

On the other hand, the Thunder, the last NBA champion, quickly got rid of the frustration of the loss against the Blazers, their first of the season, and recovered against Sacramento Kings (132-101)with 33 points, 19 rebounds and three blocks from Isiah Hartenstein.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander closed his score with 30 points, three assists, two steals and a block. Russell Westbrook stood out again for the Kings with 24 points, six rebounds and nine assists.