The evening was rich in events to remember. The first is Andrew Nembhard’s decisive basket. The Pacers rookie floored the Lakers with a 3-pointer at the buzzer. However, the Los Angeles players counted up to 17 points in advance in this meeting, before completely foiling in the last quarter.
Another decisive basket, that of Joel Embiid once morest Atlanta. The pivot of the Sixers signed his return, and with 30 points plus this capital shot, he did not miss his appointment. In terms of big performances, we must highlight three. First Kevin Durant, author of 45 points in the victory over the Magic. Then Kristaps Porzingis, 41 points (career record) to dominate Rudy Gobert’s Wolves (19 points and 7 rebounds). Worse still for Minnesota: Karl-Anthony Towns was injured … Finally, Devin Booker stuck 44 points to the Kings.
It’s a fifth straight win for the Suns, still leaders in the Western Conference ahead of Denver. Against Houston, the Nuggets signed a third consecutive victory with 63 points from the Nikola Jokic – Jamal Murray. Another series that continues: that of Boston, which rises to four wins in a row. Jayson Tatum was back and the Celtics fired off the Hornets 3-pointers in the first quarter to claim an easy win. The 2022 finalists remain the league leaders with 17 wins from 21 matches.
The Raptors were able to count on the returns of Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes to beat Cleveland. Second defeat in three matches for the Cavaliers. Jazz is also going badly at the moment. By losing once morest the Bulls of DeMar DeRozan (26 points), Utah sinks with five losses in a row now. To conclude, Zion Williamson carried the diminished Pelicans (CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram absent) to victory, with a big game, once morest the Thunder: 23 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks.
- Philadelphia – Atlanta: 104-101
- Washington – Minnesota : 142-127
- Boston – Charlotte : 140-105
- Brooklyn – Orlando : 109-102
- Toronto – Cleveland : 100-88
- New Orleans – Oklahoma City : 105-101
- Denver – Houston : 129-113
- Utah – Chicago : 107-114
- Sacramento – Phoenix : 117-122
- LA Lakers – Indiana : 115-116