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2 min readIn the NBA last night, seven games were played, and victories were achieved by Utah, Miami, Dallas, and Phoenix, among others. The Utah Jazz defeated the Oklahoma team 124-117 at home. The key player for Utah’s victory was Lauri Markkanen, who achieved a double-double with 33 points and 11 rebounds, while John Collins added 22 points and Keon’te George 16. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma with 28 points, closely followed by Jalen Williams with 26 points.
Miami was better than Orlando as the host, winning 121-95. Seven players had double-digit performances for the winning team, led by Jimmy Butler with 23 points. On the other side, Paolo Banchero was the most effective with 23 points. In his return to Brooklyn exactly one year after being traded to Dallas, Kyrie Irving scored 36 points, while Luka Dončić finished the match with 35 points, 18 rebounds, and nine assists.
Mikal Bridges scored 28, and Royce O’Neale with 18 points for the Nets, who managed to reduce a 23-point deficit to 107-101 with about five minutes remaining before Irving settled the issue of the winner with two consecutive three-pointers. Phoenix defeated Milwaukee 114-106 at home. The most effective players for the winning team were Devin Booker with 32 and Kevin Durant with 28 points, while Milwaukee was led by Giannis Antetokounmpo with 34 points. The Chicago Bulls overcame a 23-point deficit and eventually won in overtime against the Minnesota Timberwolves, 129-123.
Kobe White and DeMar DeRozan scored 33 points each, and Nikola Vučević added 24 for the winning team, while Anthony Edwards led the Timberwolves with 38 points and 12 rebounds and Karl-Anthony Towns with 33 points. New York was better than Memphis with a score of 123-113, led by Jalen Brunson’s 27 points, while Indiana defeated Houston 132-129, led by Pascal Siakam, who scored 29 points.