52 points for Stephen Curry, 61 for Nikola Jokic beaten in double extensions: What an incredible NBA night!

What a thriller! Maybe the most striking match of the regular season. The shocks between the Timberwolves and the Nuggets have been particularly disputed since last year (with a 4-3 victory from Minnesota in the playoffs in particular) but there, the two teams set the bar very, very high. It took two extensions to decide between them, with reversals of the situation, an intense suspense and a Money Time XXL which lasted around twenty minutes by counting the additional periods. And so as not to spoil anything, the craziest duel of the year ended with a chain of Gags sequences. With, at the end of the night, an extraordinary victory of the Wolves outside (139-140).

Denver was still leading when the buzzer, the last of the evening, sounded. Except that Russell Westbrook has been lacking on the ultimate desperate attempt by Nickeil Alexander-Walker! Result, three shots to shoot. Minnesota's back put two to seal (finally) the fate of the meeting. A handful of seconds before, this same Westbrook had missed a Layup in counterattack when he could just let the time parade to ensure victory at the Nuggets.

Two terrible errors that cost his team very expensive. The 2023 champions had however resumed the advantage over another a little strange action: the referees not knowing who had put the ball outside after a crawl, they whistled an in-between in the last seconds. An in-between on which a fault was committed on Nikola Jokic, who therefore obtained two throws but only converted one (139-138).

Jokic, let's talk about it. The Serbian released one of the most danted performances in his career. 61 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 53 minutes. An extraordinary triple-double but with bitter taste in view of the final course of the game. He completely dominated in painting, chaining the baskets while provoking the faults of all his direct opponents. Rudy Gobert paid the price and he was released for 6 faults with 19 points and 13 rebounds on the clock. Jokic was decisive, just like Aaron Gordon (30 points) but it was ultimately Anthony Edwards (34) and Alexander-Walker (26) who had the last word.

It was a crucial duel for the classification of the Western Conference. And who says game at stake for the Warriors says great match of Stephen Curry. A rule still verified, even even today, sixteen years after the arrival of the leader in the NBA. The quadruple champion outdated last night and Golden State beat Memphis (125-134) to recover at the same time fifth place in their evening opponents. Insolent of success, he planted the trifle of 52 points while adding 10 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 interceptions. One more masterclass for a player decidedly apart.

“This guy is 37 years old“, Recalls Steve Kerr, a coach still admiring his MVP after ten common seasons.”It's just incredible. 52 points being surrounded by defenders throughout the game. It's just incredible to be able to observe Steph.“Curry notably returned 12 of his 20 three-point attempts, including his first 4 of the evening to quickly put the Warriors on the right rails (32-45 after the first quarter). The grizzly guys did not decline their heads and they resisted to return to the score under the impulse of JA MORANT (36 points). They even resumed the lead during the fourth quarter.

Stephen Curry then scored a new decisive award-winning shot (120-121) and Jimmy Butler chained the drives to cause mistakes. The new lieutenant of the Warriors superstar finished with 27 points by being particularly precious in the Money Time. To return to Curry, a stat shows how it is unique: it was his 27th match at 10-point or more in career. His former teammate Klay Thompson is behind him in this area with… 9.

Like the Bucks fire percentage on the whole game against the Suns on Tuesday evening. Milwaukee showed an exceptional address and also broke a franchise record. Giannis Antetokounmpo and his teammates were well helped by the disastrous defense of Phoenix and won 133 to 123. The Greek MVP dominated in painting and returned 12 of his 18 shots to finish with 37 points but also 11 assists. Devin Booker scored 39 points but he could not prevent the fourth consecutive defeat of the Arizona franchise, which slowly but surely moves from the play-in.

San Antonio led almost the whole evening against Orlando but the Magic left with the victory (105-116) by dominating the fourth quarter (21-37) thanks in particular to the 24 points each of Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero.

Another very nice Deni Avdija performance. The Blazers winger is in full confidence at the moment and he delivered 32 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in a victory against the Hawks (113-127). Its sixth performance at 30 or more since early March. For example, it compiles 24.8 points to 52% on shots, 47% three-point and 10.4 rebounds in the last 14 games. Author of 36 points during his last outing, Zaccharie Risacher stalled a little against Portland. He missed 10 of his 14 attempts and finished with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 blocks.

Grizzlies – Warriors : 125-134
Hawks – Trail Blazers : 113-127
Knicks – Sixers : 105-91
Bucks – Suns : 133-123
Spurs – Magic : 105-116
Nuggets – Timberwolves : 139-140
Bulls – Raptors : 137-118