Chicago basketball players celebrated against the winners of the NBA Cup, Milwaukee - 116:111, and Montenegrin center Nikola Vučević contributed significantly to the victory.
He spent the most minutes on the floor in both rosters - 38,25, and he completed the double-double with 23 points and 13 rebounds, five of which were offensive. He also had five assists, one "stolen" and one turnover each.
The same number of points as Vucevic was scored by young Australian Josh Giddy, who completed a triple-double - 15 rebounds and 10 assists.
Chicago is in the East playoff zone, with 14 wins and 18 losses.
The evening in the strongest basketball league was still marked by Jalen Branson, who scored 55 points in New York's victory in Washington.
Denver also celebrated and Nikola Jokić finished the match with 37 points (7/12 for twos, 4/5 for threes, 11/14 free throws), nine rebounds and eight assists. He was followed by Jamal Mari with 34 points (8/14 for twos, 4/7 for threes, 6/7 free throws), five rebounds, five assists, a steal and a block.
The results:
Atlanta – Miami 120:110 (Johnson 28 – Hiro 28)
Charlotte - Oklahoma 94:106 (Bridges 19 - Gilges Alexander 22)
Washington - New York 126:132 (Champaign 31 - Branson 55)
Chicago – Milwaukee 116:111 (Giddy 23 – Lillard 29)
Golden State – Phoenix 106:102 (Kuminga 34 – Durant 31)
Denver – Detroit 134:121 (Jokić 37 – Kaningem 17)
Utah – Philadelphia 111:114 (Markkanen 23 – Embiid 32)
Portland – Frequency 126:122 (Sharp 23 – Irving 46)
LA Lakers – Sacramento 132:122 (Daywis 36 – Fox 29)
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