In the last two spots in the Western Conference, the Rockets and the Spurs are closing in on the 13th place Lakers with their night victories. In Houston, Kevin Porter Jr. punished the Bulls, while San Antonio held off the Jazz thanks to Devin Vassell and Keldon Johnson. In the Western Conference standings, the Pelicans, winners of the Pacers, remain on the heels of the Nuggets.
In the East, the Nets took advantage of their 9th straight win to knock their overnight opponents, the Cavaliers, off the podium and put pressure on the Celtics and the Bucks.
Miami–Minnesota
Detroit–LA Clippers
New Orleans–Indiana
Cleveland–Brooklyn
Houston–Chicago 133-118
After three consecutive wins, the Bulls exploded against the external address of the Rockets. DeMar DeRozan’s teammates were outscored 17-1 in the 3rd quarter.
In a playoff game, the Bulls trailed -9 (109-100) at the start of the 4th quarter, but Kevin Porter Jr. scored eight straight points to give the Rockets a 17-point lead. Chicago couldn’t recover.
Chicago / 118
Shots
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
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
Mr. 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
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
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
Mr. 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 late… Leading by 11 points with two minutes to go, Utah scored seven points in 33 seconds to tie the score!
With a 3-pointer, Jordan Clarkson even brought his formation to -3 with 30 seconds from the siren. But the Spurs didn’t budge, and Tre Jones set his team free with a “floater” that Tony Parker wouldn’t deny.
San Antonio / 126
Shots
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
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
Bounces
Players
minimum
Shots
3 points
LF
Or
D
T
p.d
party
Int
bp
CT
+/-
Points
Score
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 his fans, as well as video messages from league stars, for being the all-time leading scorer for the Blazers, Damian Lillard left the spotlight to Jusuf Nurkic and Jerami Grant.
After a very ugly first half, Portland woke up, and took control thanks to Nurkic and Josh Hart. The Hornets foil, and the Blazers go up (+13). LaMelo Ball relaunched his formation with 3-pointers but Jusuf Nurkic, again, planted his 4th award-winning basket of the night to allow Portland to spend a quiet finish in the game.
