Status: 03/19/2022 07:43 a.m
The struggling Los Angeles Lakers achieved an important victory in overtime in the North American basketball league NBA.
Toronto Raptors – Los Angeles Lakers
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On Friday evening, the record champions scored 128:123 once morest the Toronto Raptors and thus defended their lead over the New Orleans Pelicans, who in turn won 124:91 once morest the San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers around superstar LeBron James are in ninth place in the Western Conference directly ahead of the Pelicans and are worried regarding qualifying for the playoffs. The win in combination with the defeat of the Spurs, who are in eleventh place, was doubly valuable and also necessary following the last three games lost.
Phoenix Suns continue to be strong
James was the best scorer of the game with 36 points. Probably the most important goal, however, came from Russell Westbrook, who equalized with less than a second left on the clock. Westbrook came up with a so-called triple double from 22 points, ten rebounds and ten assists – in this statistic with double-digit values in three categories, the 33-year-old has been at the top of the all-time NBA list for some time.
At the top of the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns clinched their 57th win of the season, defeating the Chicaco Bulls 129-102. Meanwhile, pursuer Memphis Grizzlies conceded a 105:120 at the Atlanta Hawks, the fourth-placed Utah Jazz defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 121:92. Isaiah Hartenstein had a strong evening with the Clippers and marked the best for his team with nine rebounds and eight assists.
Philadelphia defeats the “Mavs”
The Dallas Mavericks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers. At 101:111, Luka Doncic scored a comparatively modest 17 points, national player Maxi Kleber stayed at six points. The “Mavs” benefited from the Denver Nuggets’ narrow 116-119 loss at the Cleveland Cavaliers and maintained their lead over the Nuggets, who are sixth in the Western Conference.
Those: sportschau.de
