Gobert and the Jazz are on fire, the shocks for Boston and the Clippers

Not deviating from his habits, Rudy Gobert amassed a new harvest of points and rebounds last night in the NBA, contributing largely to Utah’s success once morest Oklahoma (137-101). The French pivot finished in double-double (20 points – 10 rebounds), like his teammate Hassan Whiteside (15 points – 11 rebounds). But the best scorer of the meeting is Croatian Jazz winger Bojan Bogdanovic, with 27 units. In the ranks of the Thunder, the Frenchman Jaylen Hoard shone with 23 points punctuated by a nice 5/8 three-pointer. On the other hand, Theo Maledon did not come into play. In the standings, the Salt Lake City franchise is one victory ahead of the Denver Nuggets in 5th place in the Western Conference with two games remaining in the regular season.

Still on the West side, the shock of the night was won by the Los Angeles Clippers at the expense of the leader, Phoenix (113-109). Back to competition Norman Powell guided the Califoniens from the top of his 24 points, stealing the show from Paul George, author however of a good performance bordering on the double-double (19 points – 9 rebounds). Deprived of their two stars Devin Booker (back) and Chris Paul (finger), the Suns saw the Ugandan Ishmail Wainwright (20 points) and the Congolese Bismack Biyombo (14 points – 12 rebounds) do well. As a reminder, this result does not change the business of these two teams. Phoenix is ​​guaranteed to complete the regular phase in a leading position and the Clippers in 8th place in the Western Conference, ensuring a play-in once morest the 9th, either the New Orleans Pelicans or the San Antonio Spurs.

The other shock of the night, that of the Eastern Conference, returned to Boston, easy winner on the floor of the United Center in Chicago (94-117). Only DeMar DeRozan floated with the Bulls with 16 points while with the Celtics, the mark is once once more shared, four elements scored at least 15 points. The prize goes to Jaylen Brown, credited with 25 units while Jayson Tatum split a double (16 points – 10 rebounds). This nice move made by the men of Ime Udoka consolidates them in their 2nd place with a provisional victory more than Milwaukee, 3rd. As for the Bulls, 6th, they will have a hard time getting Toronto (5th) two days before the play-offs.

In the other meetings, Kevin Durant shone with a thousand lights, taking on the role of hero in the Big Apple derby between New York and Brooklyn (98-110). From a triple-double (32 points – 10 rebounds – 11 assists), he notably allowed the Nets to recover a handicap of 21 points once morest the Knicks ofEvan Fournier, blocked at 8 points at Madison Square Garden. In 9th position in the East, Brooklyn returns to a victory over Cleveland and stagnates up to Atlanta (8th), victorious on its floor once morest Washington (118-103). Once once more stunning, Trae Young hit the 30-point mark to wrap up the match in double-doubles thanks to 11 offerings for his partners. The Italian Danilo Gallinari reveled in it with a double-double to his credit also (26 points – 10 rebounds). Opposite, only the Latvian Kirstaps Porzingis held the comparison with a double-double also, and of good quality (26 points – 18 rebounds). To note that Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot remained on the Hawks bench during the entire meeting unlike the other two Tricolores, Killian Hayes and Frank Ntilikina. The first city scored 11 points in Detroit’s loss once morest Dallas (113-131). In just two minutes of play with the Mavericks, the former Knicks point guard had to settle for two small points. The star of his team, Luka Doncic, once once more assumed his status with a double-double revealing his altruism (26 points – 14 assists).

NBA / REGULAR SEASON
Wednesday, April 6, 2022
Detroit Pistons – Dallas Mavericks : 113-131
New York Knicks – Brooklyn Nets : 98-110
Atlanta Hawks – Washington Wizards : 118-103
Chicago Bulls – Boston Celtics : 94-117
Utah Jazz – Oklahoma Thunder : 137-101
Los Angeles Clippers – Phoenix Suns : 113-109

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