The Chicago Bulls were defeated by Houston last night (119:113), their fourth defeat in the last five matches in the NBA.
Montenegrin basketball player Nikola Vučević played another good match, scoring 14 points and having seven more rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal.
Chicago's most efficient player was Jones with 34 points. Bouzelis had 19 and Smith had 14.
Kevin Durant was the most efficient player for Houston with 40 points and 10 rebounds. Alperen Shengun had 23 points, seven rebounds and 11 assists.
Chicago is 18-21 and in tenth place in the Eastern Conference, while Houston is sixth in the West with a record of 23-14.
Miami basketball players defeated Phoenix 127:121 last night at home.
Miami was led to the victory by Bam Adebayo with 29 points and nine rebounds, followed by Norman Powell with 27 and Tyler Hiro with 23 points.
The most efficient players for Phoenix were Dillon Brooks and Grayson Allen with 25 points each and Devin Booker with 24 points.
Miami is eighth in the Eastern Conference with 21 wins and 19 losses, and Phoenix is seventh in the Western Conference with 24 wins and 16 losses.
Denver basketball players defeated New Orleans 122:116 on the away court.
The key basket of the game was scored by Peyton Watson with 39 seconds left, and he finished the game with 31 points, seven rebounds and five assists. The most efficient player for Denver was Jamal Murray with 35 points and nine assists.
Trey Murphy led New Orleans with 31 points, but New Orleans suffered its 11th loss in its last 12 games. Murphy's layup tied the score at 114-114 with a minute left, but then Watson and Aaron Gordon gave Denver the lead, while Murray confirmed the victory with free throws.
Denver is second in the Western Conference with 27 wins and 13 losses, and New Orleans is 15th in the same conference with nine wins and 33 losses.
Defending champion Oklahoma City defeated San Antonio 119:98 at home, led by Shay Gilges-Alexander with 34 points.
Oklahoma recorded its first win against San Antonio in four head-to-head matches this season.
Jaylen Williams added 20 points, while Chet Holmgren had eight points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Oklahoma, which is at the halfway point of the season at a league-best 34/7 record and on track to repeat last year's 68/14 record.
For San Antonio, Stephon Castle scored 20 points, while Victor Wembanyama had 17 points and seven rebounds.
THE RESULTS
Miami - Phoenix 127:121
Houston - Chicago 119:113
Milwaukee - Minnesota 106:139
New Orleans - Denver 116:122
Oklahoma - San Antonio 119:98
Los Angeles Lakers - Atlanta 141:116
Golden State - Portland 119:97
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