The Golden State Warriors won their fourth consecutive victory, and beat the Washington Wizards 126/112 at dawn on Tuesday, in the NBA competition.
Stephen Curry scored 47 points, on his 34th birthday, to lead the Warriors to their 47th win this season, compared to 22 defeats. On the other hand, Kristaps Porzingis scored 25 points and Kentavius Caldwell Bob added 19 points for the Wizards, but the team received their fourth consecutive defeat and the 38th this season, compared to 29 wins.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and 14 rebounds to lead the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks to a victory over the Utah Jazz 117/111.
Gru Holiday added 29 points and seven assists and Chris Middleton 23 points for the Milwaukee Bucks, who raised the number of his victories to 43 against 26 defeats, and he quickly returned to the winning path after defeating the Warriors, which cut a series of six consecutive victories.
Donovan Mitchell was the most prominent element of the Utah Jazz during the match, scoring 29 points and eight assists, and Mike Conley added 29 points and seven assists, but the team received its 26th defeat this season, compared to 42 wins.
In another meeting, Nikola Jokic scored 22 points and 13 rebounds to lead the Denver Nuggets to a victory over the Philadelphia Seventy Sixes 114 / 110, and Karl – Anthony Towns scored the best number this season ever and scored 60 points to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to victory over the San Antonio Spurs 149 / 139.
In the results of the rest of the games, the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 120 / 111, the Toronto Raptors beat the Los Angeles Lakers 114 / 103, the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls 112 / 103, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 122 / 113 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 116 / 134 .
In the latest NBA news, it was decided that the Washington Wizards and Golden State Warriors teams would play two friendlies during the pre-season in Japan, according to the American Football Association, in a move that means the return of (NBA) matches to the Asian country.
The two matches will take place on September 30 and October 2 at the Saitama Super Arena, north of Tokyo, which hosted the basketball competitions during the Olympic Games in the Japanese capital last summer.
This will be the first meeting between US professional teams to be seen in Japan since 2019, when the Houston Rockets and the Toronto Raptors meet twice at Saitama Stadium, NBE and Japanese online shopping company Rakuten, the event’s sponsor, confirmed in a joint statement.