The Rockets and Spurs, who are in the last two places in the Western Conference, are closing in on the 13th-placed Lakers with tonight’s success. It was Kevin Porter Jr. who punished the Bulls in Houston, while San Antonio held off the Jazz thanks to Devin Vassel and Keldon Johnson. The Pacers’ winner, the Pelicans, is trailing the Nuggets in the Western Conference standings.
In the East, “Nets” used their 9th victory in a row, pushed the “Cavaliers” from the stands and put pressure on “Celtics” and “Bucks”.
Miami-Minnesota
Detroit-LA Clippers
New Orleans – Indiana
Cleveland-Brooklyn
Houston – Chicago 133-118
After three consecutive victories, the Bulls explode against the Rockets’ foreign address. DeMar DeRozan’s teammates are outscored 17-1 in the 3rd quarter.
In a playoff game, the Bulls are back to -9 (109-100) early in the 4th quarter, but Kevin Porter Jr. scored eight straight points and gave the Rockets a 17-point lead. Chicago will not recover.
Chicago / 118
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
P. Williams
40
5/10
2/6
0/0
0
7
7
2
1
1
0
2
-16
12
19
D. DeRozan
41
11/18
0/0
9/10
1
4
5
10
3
1
2
0
-17
31
37
N. Vucevic
30
4/13
1/5
1/2
0
3
3
3
3
0
2
0
-13
10
4
Z. LaVine
36
9/19
2/6
2/5
0
3
3
5
1
0
0
0
-20
22
17
A. Dosunmu
23
3/7
2/4
1/2
2
1
3
1
4
1
2
0
-15
9
7
D. Terry
7
0/0
0/0
0/0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
-2
0
1
A. Drummond
18
3/5
0/0
2/2
4
5
9
2
2
1
1
0
-2
8
17
G. Dragic
17
5/11
2/6
0/0
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
0
-7
12
6
C. White
29
5/9
4/8
0/0
1
2
3
5
3
2
0
0
+17
14
20
45/92
13/35
15/21
8
27
35
28
19
6
8
2
118
128
Houston / 133
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
J. Smith Jr.
31
6/14
1/6
0/0
3
5
8
2
1
2
1
2
+15
13
18
A. Sengun
32
10/12
1/1
4/4
1
10
11
6
3
1
4
2
+24
25
39
E. Gordon
36
4/11
1/6
3/4
0
2
2
3
0
0
1
0
+22
12
8
K. Porter Jr.
39
14/22
6/12
2/4
3
4
7
9
2
0
2
0
+13
36
40
J. Green
35
9/15
6/10
0/2
0
6
6
3
1
1
0
0
+16
24
26
B. Fernando
6
0/0
0/0
1/2
0
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
-3
1
2
U. Garuba
10
1/2
1/1
0/0
0
3
3
0
1
0
1
0
-6
3
4
K. Martin Jr.
22
4/8
0/4
2/2
0
3
3
0
2
0
1
0
-10
10
8
T. Eason
17
2/3
1/2
4/4
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
0
9
13
G. Mathews
5
0/0
0/0
0/0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
+6
0
1
T. Washington Jr.
8
0/3
0/2
0/0
0
1
1
2
0
2
1
0
-2
0
1
50/90
17/44
16/22
8
37
45
28
15
7
12
5
133
160
San Antonio – Utah 126-122
The Jazz woke up too late… Leading by 11 points with two minutes left, Utah scored 7 points in 33 seconds to regain the lead!
With 3 points, Jordan Clarkson even brings his formation to -3 30 seconds after the siren. But the Spurs aren’t shaking, and it’s Tre Jones who frees his team with a floater that Tony Parker wouldn’t deny.
San Antonio / 126
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
J. Sochan
31
3/8
0/0
0/0
1
4
5
3
1
1
2
0
-7
6
8
K. Johnson
36
9/14
0/2
3/4
0
3
3
5
3
2
2
0
0
21
23
J. Poeltl
24
6/6
0/0
4/5
2
7
9
2
2
2
1
4
+14
16
31
T. Jones
27
5/10
1/1
0/0
0
5
5
5
1
1
0
0
+8
11
17
D. Vassell
35
8/22
2/7
6/9
0
6
6
8
3
2
2
2
+14
24
23
Z. Collins
23
4/4
0/0
2/6
2
5
7
0
6
0
2
1
-8
10
12
D. McDermott
18
5/10
1/4
3/3
0
1
1
1
4
0
0
0
+5
14
11
S. Johnson
14
1/2
0/0
1/1
0
2
2
1
2
2
3
1
+3
3
5
K. Bates-Diop
6
0/0
0/0
1/2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
+4
1
1
Mr. Branham
26
7/11
2/4
4/4
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
0
-13
20
19
48/87
6/18
24/34
6
35
41
27
25
11
14
8
126
150
Utah / 122
Shots
It bounces
Players
Minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
He
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Rating
L. Markkanen
38
8/18
3/10
13/13
1
11
12
1
2
0
0
2
-2
32
37
J. Vanderbilt
26
3/6
0/2
1/2
4
1
5
3
4
1
3
0
-4
7
9
W. Kessler
21
2/4
0/0
3/6
2
2
4
0
4
0
0
0
-2
7
6
Mr. Conley
33
6/12
5/7
0/0
1
4
5
6
3
3
3
1
0
17
23
J. Clarkson
34
8/19
2/6
7/8
3
4
7
4
1
0
3
0
-8
25
21
S. Fontecchio
5
0/2
0/1
0/0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
-5
0
-2
R. Gay
15
0/3
0/3
0/0
1
3
4
0
1
0
0
0
+6
0
1
C. Sexton
23
5/12
1/2
2/2
1
1
2
4
2
2
1
0
+7
13
13
Mr. Beasley
30
4/16
2/11
3/4
2
3
5
2
2
0
2
0
-8
13
5
N. Alexander-Walker
15
3/5
0/1
2/2
1
0
1
0
1
4
0
0
-4
8
11
39/97
13/43
31/37
16
29
45
20
22
10
12
3
122
124
Portland-Charlotte 124-113
Celebrated by fans, as well as video messages from league stars, Damian Lillard leaves Jusuf Nurkic and Jerami Grant to become the all-time leading scorer for the Blazers.
After a very poor first half, Portland wakes up and takes control thanks to Nurkic and Josh Hart. Hornets foil and Blazers take off (+13). LaMelo Ball rekindles his form with a 3-pointer, but Jusuf Nurkic again makes his 4th game-winning basket of the night to keep Portland quiet.
