Basketball: Nba; Nets back in the lead, but lose Harden – Sport

(ANSA) – ROME, APRIL 06 – The Nets win with difficulty and recover the lead of the Eastern Conference standings alone, but lose James Harden, their best man, through injury. On tonight’s shift in the NBA, the beard came out after a few minutes of the derby with the New York Knicks, due to severe pain in his knee, it is not yet clear if and how long he will have to stay still. However, the Nets resolved the Knicks practice 114-112, trailed by Kyrie Irving’s 40 points. Bitter evening for Utah Jazz, leaders of the Western Conference, taken with balls by the Dallas Mavericks who won 111-103, favored by a personal of 31 points by Luka Doncic (with 9 rebounds and 8 assists) and above all by the competitive fury unleashed for the fear of slipping out of the playoff zone. The Mavericks are now seventh, one step away from the red zone. For Utah, however, the defeat is also the result of the very solid, perhaps unassailable position at the top of the standings. Behind him are under the Phoenix Suns, easily winners tonight at the Rockets, penultimate in the standings, for 133-130. Heavy home thud of the San Antonio Spurs, humiliated at home by the Cavs with the score of 125-101. In the other challenges to report the victory at the sound of the Raptors siren over the Wizards (the fourth knockout in a row) for 103-101, hero of the game Gary Trent who signed the decisive basket that overturned the final result. (HANDLE)