Donovan Mitchell scored 37 points for the 'Cavs'. In Toronto, the Raptors defeated the Charlotte Hornets 110-108, their fourth consecutive victory; while the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Dallas Mavericks 120-96. The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 110-108 with 39 points from Tyrese Maxey. Washington, Nov 18 (EFE).- The Chicago Bulls defeated the Denver Nuggets 130-127 this Monday, resisting an impressive triple-double from Nikola Jokic, while the Detroit Pistons defeated the Indiana Pacers 127-112 and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 126-109. Without their points - an average of 32.6 this season - the Milwaukee Bucks (8-7) saw the game they had been dominating slip away. The Cleveland Cavaliers (10-5) won the game 118-106. Leaders of the East and West, they have no rival. Jokic finished with 36 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists, his 172nd triple-double in the NBA. However, the Nuggets (10-3) could not overcome the Bulls (7-6), who arrived in Denver on a five-game losing streak, the latest coming 24 hours earlier in Salt Lake City after a demanding high-altitude duel that went into two overtimes. Josh Giddey recorded another double-double with 21 points and 14 rebounds, while Billy Donovan gave Coby White a rest, who played his first game of the season last night. For the Nuggets, in addition to Jokic's triple-double, Jamal Murray (34 points and 11 rebounds) and Aaron Gordon (24 points and 10 rebounds) also recorded double-doubles. 10 'wins' for Detroit The Pistons (12-2) put together their tenth consecutive victory, their best streak since 2008. Pascal Siakam scored 29 points for the Pacers, who were just five months ago playing in the NBA Finals. The Thunder are lightning-fast In the West, the top (Thunder, 14-1) and bottom (Pelicans 2-12) teams also faced off. The Thunder crushed the Pelicans 49-24 in the first quarter and didn't need much more. In Miami, the Heat defeated the New York Knicks 115-113. Photo EFE. The post 'Bulls withstand Jokic's triple-double; Thunder and Pistons have no rivals' was first published on La Verdad Panamá. The reigning champions are rolling over everyone at the start of this season. Chet Holmgren was the Thunder's best player in New Orleans with 26 points and 9 rebounds, outdoing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for a day, who finished with 23 points and 8 assists. James Borrego lost his second game as interim coach of the Pelicans (2-12), who occupy the last spot in the West. The Bucks lost the game and Giannis. Giannis Antetokounmpo went to the locker room minutes before halftime with an injury to his left groin. Jalen Duran signed for 31 points and 15 rebounds, while Daniss Jenkins contributed 26 points and 8 assists. J.B. Bickerstaff's men are leaders in the East and continue to win despite notable absences from Cade Cunningham, Ausar Thompson, and Tobias Harris in recent games. At the opposite end of the Pistons are the Pacers (1-13), cellar dwellers in the East, buried under an eight-game losing streak. Paul George debuted this season with 9 points.
