Good basketball, an exciting match, drama and almost a fight at the end, but also a very important victory for Chicago...
In Salt Lake, the Bulls defeated Utah with Demar Derozan's points from the free throw line with nine seconds left - 119:117.
The Montenegrin center also played an excellent match Nikola Vucevic who scored 31 points in almost 23 minutes, had 12 rebounds and two assists.
Billy Donovan's team could have "concluded" the match earlier, but they allowed the rival to come back, and then the Chicago bench risked giving the host a victory.
Before Derozan's decisive points, there was almost a fight in front of the visitors' bench when Torey Greig (who otherwise did not play due to injury) started a verbal conflict, after which players and coaching staff of both teams were pushed and pulled.
Utah center John Collins and Bulls assistant coach Chris Fleming were the most belligerent, and the epilogue of everything was technical for those two and Greig, while Jordan Clarkson finished at the free throw line and tied the game at 117:117.
However, the layoff didn't affect DeRozan, who hit both of his free throws before Colin Sexton missed a 3-pointer to give the home team the win.
Along with Vucevic, it was Derozan who was the best for the Bulls with 29 points, as well as Kobe White with 25.
On the other side, Collins (25) and Sexton (24) were the most effective.
Golden State recorded an important triumph the previous night - the "Warriors" celebrated on their floor against Milwaukee with 125:90 and thus inflicted the Bucks with their first defeat since the All-Star break.
The Warriors had a plus 20 at halftime, Milwaukee then started the third period with a 19:5 streak, but the home team repelled that surge and brought the match to an end.
Steph Curry led Golden State with 29 points, followed by Jonathan Cumminga with 20 points.
In the defeated team, Janis Adetokumbo was the best with 23 points, while Damian Lillard added 20.
Bogdan Bogdanović also played an excellent match, who led Atlanta to victory over Cleveland (23:112) with 101 points and six assists.
The same number of points as Bogdanović was scored by Sadik Bey, while Dejonte Murray added 18. On the other side, Jarrett Allen recorded 18 points and 19 rebounds.
Results
Utah - Chicago 117:119
Washington - Orlando 109:119
Atlanta - Cleveland 112:101
Houston - LA Clippers 116:122
Philadelphia - Memphis 109:115
Golden State - Milwaukee 125:90
Portland - Oklahoma 120:128
LA Lakers - Sacramento 120:130
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