Another loss for Milwaukee in the Nba night: without many starters but with Antetokounmpo on the court, the Bucks lose 107-95 at home against Utah. Successes for Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets, who beat respectively Houston Rockets (95-85 with 23 points of Anthony) and Detroit Pistons (117-91 with triple double of Harden). Dallas also rejoices, beating the Sacramento Kings 105-99, while Charlotte continues to amaze: 125-113 against Portland.
MILWAUKEE BUCKS-UTAH JAZZ 95-107
Fourth loss in seven NBA games for the defending champions Milwaukee, who lose 107-95 at home against Utah, which confirms its position at the top of the West together with Golden State. The Bucks are without Middleton, Tucker and Lopez above all, but the Mvp of the last Finals, Giannis Antetokounmpo, is there with 25 points and he’s the only one trying to resist to the Jazz who, pushed by a Donovan Mitchell who closes with 28 points, force Budenholzer’s men to their third consecutive home loss. The decisive stretches come at the beginning of the game (23-30 the first quarter) and after halftime (27-21 in favor of Utah), with Mitchell making 4 triples out of the 9 attempted and keeping the Bucks at bay, who worsen an already unenviable 3-4 score in this Nba start. The Jazz, on the other hand, react immediately after their first loss in the regular season in Chicago against the Bulls and fly on 5-1, a statistic shared with Curry’s Warriors.
BROOKLYN NETS-DETROIT PISTONS 117-91
Brooklyn overwhelms Detroit and enjoys a super James Harden: the Beard scores his first triple double of the season with 18 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists and an excellent shooting average, 6/9 with 4/7 from the arc. Numbers that help the Nets to close the file well in advance: at halftime it’s already +15 for Brooklyn (64-49), in the third half comes another 32-25 partial that closes the game, although the Pistons try to come back, only making the loss less bitter. In addition to Harden’s triple-double, there are 23 points by Kevin Durant, top scorer of the match despite being ejected during the third period for hitting Olynyk. Contributing to Brooklyn’s success, the fourth in seven games, is also LaMarcus Aldridge, who scores 16 points in 21 minutes with an almost perfect 7/8 on the shot clock, without ever finishing beyond the arc. For Detroit, instead, it’s the fifth defeat in six games, which comes after the only joy, the 110-103 win against the Orlando Magic.
