NBA | Brooklyn defeats New Orleans, Minnesota wins with a double-double from Rudy Gobert

Change in the East. Milwaukee had a very bad evening, swept away at home by a surge named Charlotte (109-138), and the Brooklyn Nets took the opportunity to secure second place in the Conference with a success in New Orleans.

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However, the Hornets went big to surprise the Bucks, who remained on two wins, by compiling no less than 51 points in the first quarter, equaling the Golden State Warriors’ record in 2019 against Denver. All that with 39 points from Terry Rozier, 24 from LaMelo Ball and 23 from PJ Washington. But the origin of this disappointment for Milwaukee is perhaps also to be found on the side of Giannis Antetokounmpo, far from his standards of the last four matches with 9 points (2 of 7 on shots) and 4 rebounds.

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“We haven’t done what it takes to be competitive in an NBA game on multiple occasions”recognized Mike Budenholzer, the coach of the Bucks, intrigued by the similarities in several defeats this season.

Double-double pour Gobert

The Brooklyn Nets, now more than a victory away from leader Boston, surfed on this disappointment of the Bucks with merit: they won a convincing victory in the shock of the evening which opposed them to New Orleans (102-108), thanks including 33 points and 10 rebounds from Kevin Durant and 19 points on Kyrie Irving’s stat line. “Even if we didn’t shoot well at the start, and even throughout the match, we kept pushing, and it’s a great victory”explained Durant.

For its part, Chicago defeated Philadelphia in its room (112 – 126) with the address of Zach LaVine (41 points including 11 3-point shots and 6 assists) and the Knicks also traveled well in Toronto (108 -112), carried by 32 points and 11 rebounds from Julius Randle.

Thanks to LeBron James (25 points, 7 rebounds, 10 assists), Kendrick Nunn (23 pts) and Dennis Schroder (21 pts), the Los Angeles Lakers, still deprived of injured Anthony Davis, recorded their fourth victory consecutive, a first this season, by winning on their floor at the expense of Atlanta (130-114). Nikola Jokic again took care of everything with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists to secure the victory (121-108) in Denver against Cleveland.

And then, we don’t forget the French perf of the night, the double-double signed by Rudy Gobert, 25 points and 21 rebounds, which allowed Minnesota to use the Los Angeles Clippers (128-115).