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A very important victory in Philadelphia over the Sixers was won by the Bulls with 109-105 after two overtimes (91-91, 99-99). Chicago, which rose to 34-37 and is tenth in the playoffs, ended the home team’s eight-game winning streak, which fell back to third in the East (48-23). Zach LaVine with 26, DeMar DeRozan with 25 and Nikola Vucevic with 21 points stood out from the “bulls”, while Joel Embiid had 37 points and 16 rebounds, who lost for the first time after twelve consecutive victories against Chicago.

The Warriors led by the Splash Brothers they beat Houston 121-108 and with 37-36 they are sixth in the West and in a playoff position. Steph Curry with 30, Klay Thompson with 29 and both with five three-pointers led the way for the champions.

Seventh, with 36-36, and now in a play-in position, are the Mavericks who lost 112-108 at Memphis without the injured Luka Doncic and with Kyrie Irving having 28 points but with 10/24 shots (2/9 three-pointers). Jaren Jackson with 28 points and 22-year-old Spaniard Sandy Aldama with 22 points and 14 rebounds stood out for the Grizzlies, who did not have Ja Morad in their ranks even though his suspension ended.

The Jazz prevailed 128-120 of the Kings, rose to 35-36 and they sent the Lakers out of the play-inwhile eighth in the West with 36-37 went to Timberwolves who beat the Knicks in New York 140-134 with 35 points from Torin Prince and despite the absence of Towns and Edwards. For the hosts, Julius Randle had a career-high 57 points.

Detailed results:

Charlotte Hornets-Indiana Pacers 115-109

Philadelphia 76ers-Chicago Bulls 105-109 (q.a. 91-91, first prt. 99-99)

New York Knicks-Minnesota Timberwolves 134-140

Houston Rockets-Golden State Warriors 108-121

Memphis Grizzlies-Dallas Mavericks 112-108

Utah Jazz-Sacramento Kings 128-120