The city that was famous for sports by the great Michael Jordan is finally enjoying basketball again - although the start of the season was a bit slower, the Bulls are finally flying, and last night they registered a new triumph.
This time, Chicago was better than San Antonio in its "United Center" - 114:95.
It was the eighth victory of the "Bulls" in the last 11 NBA matches, and Montenegrin center Nikola Vučević - although he was not in a shooting mood - contributed to it with 16 points, five rebounds and three assists. Last night, our player from Koraška desperately shot three-pointers, so he didn't hit a single one out of seven attempts.
In Billy Donovan's team, Kobe White, who scored 22, and DeMar DeRozan, who scored 21 points, were in a good mood.
For San Antonio, which suffered its 21st loss in the last 22 games, Devin Vasel was the most effective with 21 points.
And when it comes to defeats, Detroit is "undisputed" this season, and against Utah (119:111) it recorded its 25th consecutive loss, which is only one loss less than the record in one NBA season.
Cleveland in the 2010/11 season and Philadelphia in the 2013/14 season share that black record with 26 consecutive losses. Philadelphia also holds the record of 28 consecutive losses, but in two seasons (2014/15 and 2015/16).
Utah was without four of its top seven scorers, but that didn't help the Pistons end their streak. The most effective player in the winning team was Kelly Olynyk with 27 points, while the only bright spot in Detroit was Cade Cunningham with 28 points and ten rebounds.
By the way, after the match, Pistons fans chanted from the stands: Sell the team.
Oklahoma defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 134:115 and recorded their fifth victory in the last six games.
Oklahoma was led to victory by Shay Gilgeous Alexander, who scored 31 points, and was best followed by Chet Holmgren with 23. James Harden with 23 and Paul George with 22 points were the most effective for the Clippers, who ended their streak of nine consecutive victories. . The team from Los Angeles played without Kawhi Leonard in this match.
The sixth victory in a row was recorded by Milwaukee, who won against Orlando at home with 118:114.
The best in the winning team was Janis Adetokumbo with 37 points, ten rebounds and six assists, while Damian Lillard added 24 points and eight assists. In Orlando's fourth straight loss, Franz Wagner was the most effective with 29 points.
Ja Morant had 20 points and eight assists in his first home game after a 25-game suspension to help Memphis beat Indiana 116-103.
Desmond Bane was the most effective in the ranks of Memphis with 31 points, while Jaren Jackson added 21. On the other side, Obi Topin was the best with 22 points.
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