The Chicago Bulls were defeated by Cleveland, which was Nikola Vučević's second consecutive defeat and third on the road. The Bulls had a 16-point lead at halftime, but the home team started off great in the second half and won 128:122.
The most efficient players for the Cavaliers were Deandre Hunter and Donovan Mitchell with 29 points each, Evan Mobley added 24, and Jaylon Tyson had 17.
In Chicago, Okoro had 19, Gidi 15, while the Montenegrin center also had a bad night. Vuč scored nine points, with five rebounds and four assists, and was far below average in the games so far,
Denver won, led by Nikola Jokic with another triple-double of 32 points (10/14 for two, 1/1 for three, 11/12 free throws), 14 rebounds and 14 assists. The Serbian center had eight turnovers, but Indiana could not resist, even though the Nuggets were without injured Jamal Mario and Aaron Gordon.
Tim Hardaway Jr. did great with 17 points (5/9 for three), Peyton Watson added 16.
On the other side, Eron Nesmit had 25 and Andrew Nembhard had 22 points.
Nikola Jović also shone in the "Heat" jersey, as Miami beat Portland - 136:131. Jović scored 29 points (10/16 from the field, 3/7 for three, 6/8 free throws), had nine rebounds and seven assists, as well as two steals, all from the bench.
On the other side, Deni Avdija was the most efficient with 33 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Ivica Zubac added to the excellent performances of the regional basketball players, but the Clippers were still defeated by Phoenix (114:103). Zubac had a double-double of 21 points and 15 rebounds, with only two field goals.
The Lakers were defeated by Atlanta, for whom Trae Young did not play. Luka Dončić had 22 points and 11 assists, but his teammates were not in the mood.
The results:
Washington - Dallas 105:111 (Mecalum 25 - Marshall 30)
Philadelphia - Toronto 130:120 (Maxi 31 - Quickley, Berret 22)
Atlanta - LA Lakers 122:102 (Gay 21 - Doncic 22)
Cleveland - Chicago 128:122 (Hunter, Mitchell 29 - Okoro 19)
Miami - Portland 136:131 (Jović 29 - Avdija 33)
San Antonio - New Orleans 126:119 (Fox 24 - Murphy 41)
Denver - Indiana 117:100 (Jokić 32 - Nesmith 25)
LA Clippers - Phoenix 103:114 (Zubac 21 - Booker 21)
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