Nba, the acute of Mitchell launches the Jazz. Miami and Chicago hits

Utah conquers the TD Garden in Boston and overtakes the Celtics in the final with a decisive triple by Donovan Mitchell at 1’04 “from the siren. The Philadelphia 76ers also win in the sprint, who have the better of the amazing defense of the New York Knicks and conquer the their 6th consecutive success Finally, clear and convincing victories also for Miami against Cleveland and Chicago, dragged to the success over Oklahoma City by Zach LaVine’s 40 points.

Boston Celtics- Utah Jazz 109-117

The Utah Jazz (29-10) recover immediately after the defeat against the Golden State Warriors and beat the brave Boston Celtics (20-19) showing all their indisputable and proven basketball prowess on the TD Garden parquet. Utah has proven to be a cohesive and conscious team. Jazz never deny themselves. They always live or die with their ideas. Even more than the 19 triples scored, defense was the glue that allowed the team to always maintain control of the game. Donovan Mitchell (21 points, 8 in the 4th period) and Mike Conley (17 points) signed, as did Rudy Gobert (16 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks) in rebounding and protecting the iron. The physical power of the French center (+14 plus / minus) was one of the main keys to the success of the Jazz. The other was the bench with the sixth man Jordan Clarkson (20 points) to riddle the opposing defense with his technical irreverence and Joe Ingles (14 points, 4/8 of three) to treat the ball excellently. Boston played this game with the right mentality, cashing in and resisting with great confidence and certainty in its own means. The defense worked well, forcing the opponents to 15 turnovers, and the attack relied on the plays of his phenomena, also feeding on the 60 points scored in the area. Jayson Tatum finished with 29 points and his “twin” Jaylen Brown signed 28. Although it was almost always the Jazz who gave the impression of managing the race, everything was decided in the final possessions. At 1:20 from the siren, Boston missed the triple of the draw with Marcus Smart and then suffered that of Mitchell, until that moment “cold” in the percentages from the field. The basket of the Jazz star set the score at 107-101, effectively closing the game.

Boston: Tatum 29 (12/24, 4/7 of three, 1/2 tl), Brown 28, Walker 16. Rebounds: Theis 11. Assists: Brown 7.

Utah:Mitchell 21 (6/16, 3/5 da tre, 6/7 tl), Clarkson 20, Conley 17. Rimbalzi: Gobert 12. Assist: Mitchell 5.

Philadelphia 76ers- New York Knicks 99-96

Sixth consecutive win for Doc Rivers’ Philadelphia 76ers (28-12), who beat the New York Knicks (20-21) and continue their maturation process despite lacking their best player, MVP candidate Joel Embiid. It was not an easy game for Philly, suffocated by the incredible defensive dedication of the opponents but able to play an amazing fourth period (26-14), concluded by the very heavy baskets of Tobias Harris (30 points), author of 8 of the last 9 points of the team. His scream “I’m an All Star”, shouted at the Wells Fargo Center 3000 after the layup of 96-92 is the symbolic image of this race. The Sixers’ tactical organization has by now become a solid certainty and it is not too surprising of this success snatched from the hands of New York just when the game seemed to be firmly in their possession. Ben Simmons scored with his 16 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists but it was Seth Curry (especially in the 3rd quarter) and Dwight Howard who made the difference. The first with 20 points and a 7/14 shooting. Superman, on the other hand, with 11 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks in 28 ‘. New York behaved very well, defending in an aggressive and orderly way through constant pressure on the opponent and, above all, a competitive involvement of all the players. In attack, things went a bit intermittently and against a team like Philadelphia you can’t afford a last quarter from just 14 points scored. The excellent Julius Randle (19 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists) did not have an impact in the final but was well backed by RJ Barrett (17 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists) and Alec Burks (19 points). The Knicks roster desperately lacks another reliable scorer.

Philadelphia: Harris 30 (11/20, 4/6 da tre, 4/4 tl), Curry 20, Simmons 16. Rimbalzi: Simmons 13. Assist: Simmons 7.

New York: Randle 19 (7/19, 1/3 da tre, 4/6 tl), Burks 19, Barrett 17. Rimbalzi: Randle 15. Assist: Randle 8.

Miami Heat- Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98

Easy easy victory of the Miami Heat (22-18), who find after four absent matches Bam Adebayo and overtake the Cleveland Cavaliers (14-25) at the American Airlines Arena. Coach Erik Spoelstra’s team, up +22 in the second half, dominated the game showing off their defensive intensity and hungry and determined basketball. Cleveland has never had a single chance to play even. The superiority of the Heat is too evident. Jimmy Butler signed 28 points and 12 rebounds, while Bam Adebayo, returning from an annoying left knee problem, finished with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 blocks in 30 ‘. Great game also by Kelly Olynyk, author of 17 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks with a +21 plus / minus. For Cleveland the top scorer was Collin Sexton with 21 points. With this success, the fifth in a row, the Miami Heat have taken victory in 11 of their last 12 games.

Miami: Butler 28 (11/16, 0/1 and three, 6/6 tl), Olynyk 17, Herro 15. Rimbalzi: Butler 12. Assist: Osman 7.

Cleveland:Sexton 21 (7/17, 2/8 of three, 5/6 tl), McGee 16, Nance Jr. 14. Rebounds: Allen 10. Assists: Dragic 9.

Chicago Bulls- Oklahoma City Thunder 123-102

Driven by the phenomenal Zach LaVine’s 40 points, the Bulls (18-20) crush the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-23) at the United Center and are significantly closer to 50% wins. After a sensational first half of the regular season and the well-deserved call-up to the All Star Game, the Renton native star has written yet another sensational performance of the season: 40 points in just 30 ‘, shooting 15/20 from the field (75%) and 7/12 from three. The Bulls accelerated devastatingly in the second half, forcing opponents to just 39 points, and also touched +27. Billy Donovan’s team shot 51.1% from the field (48/94) and did not allow the Thunder to create any sets to get back into the game. Lauri Markkanen’s performance was very positive (22 points, 7/14), also protagonist of a crazy dunk in the 1st quarter on the head of Moses Brown, as well as that of the versatile Thaddeus Young (17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 stolen). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s 21 points and Brown’s double double of 20 points and 16 rebounds (plus 5 blocks) were not enough in Oklahoma City, lacking many players.

Chicago: LaVine 40 (15/20, 7/12 da tre, 3/3 tl), Markkanen 22, Young 17. Rimbalzi: Young 9. Assist: Satoransky 7.

OKC:Gilgeous-Alexander 21 (10/17, 0/1 of three, 1/1 tl), Brown 20, Williams 14. Rebounds: Brown 16. Assists: Williams 4.