Maybe this season, Chicago is playing hot and cold, but placing in the play-offs looks more and more realistic...
Last night, in the NBA match, the Bulls were better than Atlanta - a direct rival for the playoffs in the East (136:126).
The Montenegrin center shone again Nikola Vucevic who reached a new double-double - 24 points and 11 assists.
Along with him, Ajo Dosunmu and Demar Derozan were the most responsible for the "Bulls" triumph with 29 points each.
For the "hawks", Bogdan Bogdanović was excellent with 28 points, followed by Deandre Hunter with 23.
The best match of his career so far was played by this season's first pick - Viktor Vembanjama led San Antonio to victory over Toronto (122:99) with a triple-double.
The Frenchman reached the triple-double in a slightly different way - without a great performance in assists, but with as many as 10 blocks.
In addition to ramps, Vembanjama was in double figures in points (27) and rebounds (14), while he also had five assists.
The new duel between European giants Janis Adetokumba and Nikola Jokić went to a guy from Greece - Milwaukee beat Denver 95:112.
Adetokumbo finished the match with 36 points, 18 rebounds and five assists, while on the other side, Jokić scored 29 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists.
As the host, Dallas overcame Washington 112:104, and the best player for the Mavs was Luka Dončić with 26 points, 11 rebounds and 15 assists.
Results
Atlanta - Chicago 126:136
Charlotte - Indiana 111:102
Cleveland - Philadelphia 121:123
Toronto - San Antonio 99:122
Houston - New York 105:103
Memphis - New Orleans 87:96
Milwaukee - Denver 112:95
Dallas - Washington 112:104
Utah - Golden State 107:129
LA Clippers - Minnesota 100:121
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