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OREANDA / DOWN-THE-LINE.com. Central meeting held last night in the NBA game of the day was the long-awaited confrontation between the leaders of the season, “Phoenix” and “Miami”, which took first place in their conferences – respectively, the West and East.

However, persistent

this fight did not – “Suns” on the platform looked down stronger opponents. Guests played on equal terms just two minutes into the first quarter, after which the hosts seized the initiative fairly easily and did not miss her the entire match. Mike D'Entoni, coach, “the sun”, had a starting five on the floor for most of the match, giving little to play only two reservists. This match was the first of the season, when the “Hit” lost, gaining more than 100 points. Note that the current rate, “Phoenix” – 31 victories in 35 meetings, the championship – is one of the best starts in NBA history

“New Jersey” on the eve of today's home game with “Detroit” to the end of the season due to injury and lost the scoring leader for rebounds in a team, Richard Jefferson, which is extremely complicate “the Nets' struggle for getting into the playoffs. Champion last season's surprisingly good start meeting that he is not peculiar to the last matches. By half-time gap “Pistons” by 8 points, which sverhzaschitnoy team enough for the final success. Victory, “Detroit” and contributed to the owners themselves, who, surpassing the “Pistons” on the number of shots for 15 points, implemented with only 37% of attempts to hit the ring with the game.

In Memphis “Indiana” was able to win in a very nervous match. “Grizzlies” good fight started, winning from the first seconds. The turning point was the third quarter, in which opponents failed to score only two of 23 points. Gasol missed a once used the “Pacers' victory that brought Jermaine O'Neal, scoring penalty for a few seconds before the final siren. The last attack ended with the hosts hustle under the shield, in which none of the “Grizzlies” could not smuggle the ball into the ring, thus ending the series of “Memphis” from 6 wins.

Another series, sad for myself, interrupted, “Atlanta”, celebrated in a match with “Milwaukee” the first 7 games of the season and sixth win. “New Orleans”, stayed in New York with “Nix” won the fourth meeting of the season, first in the league scoring two wins in a row. Favourites of the “West”, “Sacramento” and “Seattle” had a difficult home matches, but still defeated his rivals – respectively, “Denver” and “Los Angeles Clippers”.

NBA. Regular chmepionat

“Cleveland” – “Charlotte” – FROM 100:98 (19:23, 26:19, 19:32, 23:13, 13:11)
By: James – 29 points 8 rebounds + 9 assists. Ilgauskas – 22 points + 11 rebounds.
W: Wallace – 18 points. Brezhech – 18. Bogans – 17. Knight – 15 20 gears.

“Atlanta” – “Milwaukee” – 103:80 (29:16, 26:21, 26:16, 22:27)
A: Louis – 18 points 9 broadcasts. Walker – 10 +11.
M James – 14 points. Mason – 13.

“New Jersey” – “Detroit” – 80:89 (16:18, 21:27, 22:23, 21:21)
ND: Carter – 19 points. Best – 16.
D: R. Wallace – 19 13 rebounds. Hamilton – 18 points. B. Wallace – 11 11 rebounds.

“New York” – “New Orleans” – 82:88 (22:26, ​​25:28, 14:16, 21:18)
NY Houston – 17. Marbury – 15 13 gears. Williams – 12 points 11 rebounds.
NO: Davis – 21 points, 10 gears. Nylon – 18 points. Brown – 17 points 12 rebounds.

“Memphis” – “Indiana” – 85:86 (28:22, 29:26, 10:13, 18:25)
M: Gasol – 31 points. Wells – 20.
Q: O'Neal – 35 points 12 rebounds. Tinsley – 19 points.

“Phoenix” – “Miami” – 122:107 (40:25, 27:30, 33:25, 22:27)
F: Staudmayr – 34 points. Marion – 26 11 rebounds. Johnson – 24 9. Nash – 16 16 gears.
M: O'Neal – 34 points 11 rebounds. Wade – 23 points.

“Sacramento” – “Denver” – 109:100 (29:27, 27:25, 25:18, 28:30)
C: Stoyakovich – 27 points. Bibby – 18. Miller – 17.
A: Martin – 17. Miller – 16 11 gears.

“Seattle” – “Clippers” – 104:99 (31:27, 20:23, 23:26, 30:23)
From: Allen – 31 points. Radmanović – 18.
By: Meggett – 20. Brand – 17 11 rebounds.

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