NEW YORK – has written a page of history, on a personal level, which will remain in the annals of the NBA championship. Jimmy Butler beat one of the records of the legend Michael Jordan with the coat of Chicago, producing 40 points in the second time in the race that saw the Bulls 115-113 impose itself on the floor of Toronto. After the 2 points scored until long interval, Butler broke loose in the second half allowing them to do better than the great champion, that ‘stopped’ at 39 in a game against Milwaukee in February 1988. “I can not compare to someone like him, “merely commenting Butler the question about how it felt to have passed a star like Jordan in a category of statistics. And ‘thanks to a basket of this 26-year old player, 30 seconds from the final buzzer, the Bulls (without the injured Derrick Rose and Joakim Noah) took advantage of the second statement within six days out of the Raptors, who were also ahead of 15 lengths. A victory that allows Chicago (20 successes and 12 defeats the roadmap to date) to consolidate second place in the Eastern Conference, behind Cleveland (22-9) did not play Sunday night in a program reduced to only five meetings. DeMar DeRozan with 24 points tally was the most prolific in the Canadian team (21-14, 4th place in the East) but failed the match ball missing the shot of overtaking possible at the end. MIAMI STRENGTHENS 3RD PLACE EAST, TRIS WINNING THE LAKERS FREE OF BRYANT – For its part, Miami Shores third place in the East with a large success of Washington for 97 to 75: to drag the Heat (20-13) are Bosh (23 points) and Dragic (18 points). Despite the absence of Kobe Bryant injured his right shoulder, the Lakers for the first time since February 2015 manage to put three consecutive victories: 97-77 of Phoenix, with 30 points from Lou Williams, the head to head between the two teams that close the list to West. Despite this result, the margin of Los Angeles (8-27) is bringing up the rear behind the Suns (12-25). Hot hand for Afflalo (38 points with 14/17 from the field and 7/8 from the arc) in the success of the New York Knicks 111-97 (16-19), Atlanta (21-14, 5th in East). GALLINARI BUT FOR SUPER KO DENVER SIXTH ROW – Danilo Gallinari returned but Denver can not get up and against Portland cashes the sixth consecutive defeat: the final 112-106 at the Pepsi Center. The long Sant’Angelo Lodigiano, the second race in two days after the stop for the sprained left ankle, produces 29 points in 36 ‘with 8/13 from the field (of which 2/4 from three) and 11/16 to free, which adds five rebounds, three assists, recovered a ball and a stubble. In the Nuggets (12-23 and 12th place in the West) Good performance also for Nelson (17 points) and Kenneth Faried, recovering after the blow to the head on the floor Saturday remedied Golden State (in the field 27 minutes putting 13 points on the scoresheet and 9 rebounds), but between the Blazers (15-21) makes its voice McCollum with 25 points.
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