The player: Ja Morant destroys the Jazz
Freshly named holder for the next All-Star Game, Ja Morant celebrated it as it should. The Grizzlies leader, who has been carrying his team since the start of the season, scored a superb triple-double, the fourth of his young career, to overcome a Jazz once again deprived of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell. Definitely too tender defensively without their French control tower in the racket, Utah could not keep pace with the explosive Ja Morant for more than a quarter (119-109). With a whopping 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, the latter proves match after match that he is the new darling of the League.
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Natural contender for the title, Utah has suffered its tenth defeat in the last twelve games despite seven players with at least 10 points on the clock. But the collective strength of Memphis combined with the domination of Jaret Jackson Junior inside (18 points, 5 rebounds, 6 blocks) got the better of the efforts of Quin Snyder’s players. In the standings, the Grizzlies are anchored on the podium of the Western Conference while the Jazz loses the margin.
The game: Phoenix sticks 134 points to Minnesota
The NBA leader strikes again. Decidedly impressive this season, the formation of Phoenix validated a ninth success in a row to take four victories ahead of the Warrios of Stephen Curry at the head of the Western Conference. And tonight, it was Minnesota’s turn to suffer the wrath of Devin Booker and company. The back of the Suns, author of 29 points and 9 assists, was once again perfectly assisted by the eternal Chris Paul, author of a new triple-double (21 points, 10 rebounds, 14 assists).
A 39th victory this season for Monty Williams’ team, which once again confirms the best start in its history. “We know that our objective remains to win the title. But if we can celebrate the little things along the way… Sending our staff to the All-Star Game, that would be huge!”, commented Booker after a game that was dominated 134-124.
Performances: Miami leads the East, Antetokounmpo crushes New York
On track for a new comeback of which they have the secret after being led by 24 points, the Clippers, still deprived of their leaders Paul George and Kawhi Leonard finally did not resist Miami. In the wake of Jimmy Butler (26 points, 9 assists) and Bam Adebayo (20 points, 12 rebounds), the Heat perfectly knew how to round their backs to validate their 32nd victory of the season (121-114). With a negative record (25 wins for 26 losses), Los Angeles fell to 7th place in the Eastern Conference.
The other big statistical card of the evening was signed… Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Greek athlete delivered another impressive performance (38 points, 13 rebounds, 5 assists) to allow his Bucks, who are aiming for back to back, to leave a completely overwhelmed Knicks team no chance, despite a good performance Frenchman Evan Fournier (25 points, 7 rebounds). But the score was final: 123-108. This new victory allows Milwaukee to take place at the foot of the podium in the East, while New York continues to tumble in the standings (12th).
The results of the night
Milwaukee – New York : 123-108
Miami – LA Clippers : 121-114
San Antonio – Chicago : 131-122
Charlotte – LA Lakers : 117-114
Atlanta – Boston : 108-92
Phoenix – Minnesota : 134-124
New Orleans – Denver: 105-116
Houston – Portland : 110-125
Memphis – Utah : 119-109
Oklahoma City – Indiana : 110-113
Orlando – Detroit : 119-103
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