NBA - Toronto braked, Houston unstoppable

NBA - Toronto braked, Houston unstoppable

NBA - Milwaukee set the stage for seven consecutive wins at the East Conference Pioneer, Toronto, beating the Raptors on their 122-119 territory, after extra time.

This is the first home defeat for Toronto in almost a month and only their fifth loss in 29 games played in front of their open since the beginning of the season.

The Raptors and Bucks had already played extra time during their encounter in early January, but the outcome was different with a 131-127 win for the Canadian establishment and a stratospheric run from their back DeMar DeRozan with 52 focuses.

Friday, Toronto ran after the score from the second quarter.

Led 110-108 to three seconds of the balance, the Raptors equalized thanks to a dunk on the bell of the Lithuanian turn Jonas Valanciunas.

Toronto took five goals early in the extra period, but two-shots from Jason Terry and Khris Middleton gave Milwaukee a decisive advantage.

"You have to understand, this team sent us home last year," recalled Terry referring to Toronto's victory over Milwaukee at the 2017 playoffs head visit.

"This coordinate is staff, it's a matter of pride."

With 26 focuses and 12 rebounds, Greek winger Giannis Antetokounmpo was the top player in sight for the Bucks, 6th in the Eastern conference (33v, 25d).

DeRozan scored 33 focuses for the Raptors, who still hold the lead of the conference (41v, 17d).

They beat Boston (41v, 19d), who reassured themselves by defeating Detroit 110-98.

The Celtics who remained on three defeats in a row, have bounced back by taking the vast in the second quarter, winning with 17 focuses of difference (38-21).

With 19 focuses, child record career, the new kid on the block Daniel Theis finished top scorer in Boston, scoring a point of in addition to Kyrie Irving.

Cleveland (35v, 23d), third in the East, also recovered from the previous day's defeat against Washington by going to Memphis 112 to win 89.

LeBron James has managed child 11th triple-twofold of the season with 18 focuses, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.

In the Western Conference, the pioneer Houston (45v, 13d) continued to impress, chaining an eleventh straight 120-102 win over Minnesota.

James Harden, the NBA's leading scorer, performed a feat in his norms with 31 focuses, to which were added the 25 focuses of Clint Capela and the 14 focuses of Chris Paul.

"We found the pace," said Harden after the coordinate, the chief that child team was disputing since the stop of the All-Star Weekend.

It was good that everyone was fit.

The Wolves lost their back Jimmy Butler, injured his right knee after a bad reception and forced weakling the landscape on the balance of the third quarter at the arms of two teammates.

Despite the injury return and beauty delivery of LaMarcus Aldridge (38 focuses), San Antonio suffered its sixth loss in seven games in Detroit 122 to 119.

Utah, who remained on 11 ranked wins, suffered a shutdown save against Portland (100-81), carried standard CJ McCollum (26 focuses) and Damian Lillard 24 focuses