KD has missed seven games in a row
Phoenix reunites Durant (absent for seven games) and Beal (absent for five). Result? A clear victory against the LA Lakers (127-100). Amazingly, when KD is on the pitch, the Suns are nearly undefeated (9-1 record). The LA Lakers bit the bullet in their third consecutive shutout (25 points and 15 rebounds by Davis was not enough).
Important success for Milwaukee: 106-103 against Miami (37 points and 12 assists from a wild Lillard). Great success for Chicago defeating Washington with a clear 127-108 (victory with the widest margin of the season for the Bulls). It was the Wizards’ 12th straight loss.
After overtime, Houston defeated Minnesota (117-111 in the final). Noteworthy is Sengun’s triple double for the Rockets: 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists). Everything was also easy for San Antonio who defeated Utah (128-115, 34 points for a luxurious Wembanyama).
Since the games are valid for the NBA Cup, thanks to the loss against Phoenix, the LA Lakers received the first stop and fell to second place in group C. However, the surprising Rockets rose to the top of group B (still in the West ) who, numbers in hand, mathematically qualified for the quarter-finals.