Chicago was defeated by the Clippers, Denver beat Philadelphia thanks to Jokic's drive

Nikola Vucevic had a good performance against a less successful team from Los Angeles, Nikola Jokic continued with MVP games

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Vucevic attacks Russell Westburk at the low post, Photo: Reuters
Vucevic attacks Russell Westburk at the low post, Photo: Reuters
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After the victory against the Lakers, the Bulls failed to complete the Hollywood tour in the right way, losing to the Clippers 124:112.

Nikola Vucevic played an excellent match in the "Crypto.com" arena. He scored 20 points (9/13 from the field), with eight rebounds and five assists.

Nikola Vucevic
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As many as seven players in the home team had double-digit scoring performance, and they were led by Nikolas Batum with 24 points, while Kawhi Leonard and Eric Gordon scored 22 each.

Among the guests, Zach Levine was the most effective with 23 points, Derozan added 21, Vucevic 20, Patrick Williams 16...

Denver defeated Philadelphia (116:111), but we did not watch the long-awaited duel between the two candidates for the MVP award, because Joel Embiid did not perform in Colorado due to a calf injury.

That did not bother Nikola Jokić, who recorded his 29th triple-double of the season: 25 points, 17 rebounds and 12 successful passes, thereby confirming his status as the first favorite to win the prestigious award.

The Sixers put up a very good resistance without Harden and Embiid, but they did not have enough strength and quality to celebrate in the "Bol Arena".

Jamal Mari saw off Jokic well with 19 points, Bruce Brown contributed with 18, Michael Porter scored 15...

Tyris Maxey scored 29 points for the visitors from Pennsylvania, and Paul Reed and Tobias Harris each added 16.

Minnesota delayed Sacramento's official placement in the playoffs at least one more game, with a victory in Northern California (119:115).

The Timberwolves celebrated for the fourth time in a row, catching the right form before the most important part of the season.

The guests from Minneapolis were more composed in the last part, led by Jaden McDaniels with 20 points, Naz Reed scored 18, Anthony Edwards 17...

In the ranks of the Kings, Dieron Fox was the best individual with 29 points, Domanats Sabonis scored 24, while Harrison Barnes stopped at 19.

In other matches, Dallas ended its losing streak, defeating Indiana (127:104), Milwaukee routinely celebrated in Detroit (126:117), New York convincingly beat Houston (137:115), Phoenix was better than Utah (117: 103), and New Orleans easily did the job against Portland (124:90).

THE RESULTS:

LA Clippers - Chicago 124:112

Denver - Philadelphia 116:111

Sacramento - Minnesota 115:119

Detroit - Milwaukee 117:126

Indiana - Dallas 104:127

New York - Houston 137:115

Utah - Phoenix 103:117

Portland - New Orleans 90:124

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