The Geneva pivot scored 18 points Friday night in the NBA. His Atlanta Hawks team won once morest the Grizzlies at home.
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Clint Capela was on fire Friday night.
Clint Capela and the Atlanta Hawks picked up a major victory Friday night, winning 120-105 at home once morest the Memphis Grizzlies. The Geneva pivot was on fire in the racket, since he scored 18 points (9 out of 10 shooting). He also grabbed 7 rebounds. Lined up for 27’47”, he finished with a differential of +12.
In addition, the money-time smiled on the Lakers, winners of nothing in Toronto, thanks to 36 points from LeBron James and two decisive actions from Russell Westbrook who notably snatched the extension. This victory does a lot of good for LA, which had won only two of its last eleven matches. A new defeat and the 2020 champion left his 9th place in the West, in favor of New Orleans, which crushed San Antonio (124-91).
It is therefore nothing, and even if they do not yet have the assurance of competing in the qualifying play-offs for the play-offs. The Lakers, guided by a survival instinct that has often failed them this season, showed pride to win once morest the Raptors, never easy to tame at home.
The last three minutes were scorching at Scottiabank Arena, with LeBron James pulling off the big game with eight straight points (16 in the quarter), including two baskets behind the arc that kept his team in the game. blow.
“I just try to do what I have to do to win. It’s also regarding having fun. The season did not go as we wanted,” reacted James, who lacks 20 points to overtake Karl Malone (36,928 points) in 2nd place among the best scorers in the history of the League, the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar remaining far ahead (38’387).
Among the other notable meetings, Miami, leader in the East still deprived of Jimmy Butler (ankle), quietly beat Oklahoma City (120-108), having counted up to 29 lengths in advance, in the wake of the inevitable Tyler Herro (26 pts).
The Heat, which should soon validate its presence in the play-off, is still ahead of Milwaukee (2nd) and Philadelphia (3rd), who beat Dallas (111-101), thanks to Joel Embiid (32 pts), well supported by James Harden (24 pts, 13 assists), and their effective defense once morest Luka Doncic limited to 17 points (5/20 on shots, 10 assists).
