ROMA (ITALPRESS) – In the Italian night several races of the Nba regular-season were played, valid also as the last day of the group stage of the Nba Cup, which outlined the eight teams that will participate in the quarterfinals “of cup”. With the qualifying already in his pocket, the Los Angeles Lakers do not stop even against the Dallas Mavericks by winning the fourth win in as many games. 129-119 the final result, with great protagonists Austin Reaves (38 points) and the great ex Luka Doncic (35 points and 11 assists).
Also for Oklahoma City Thunder, they struggle and not little to get the best on the Phoenix Suns for 123-119. In the direct confrontation that is worth the head of the group A to the west, the Suns send six players in double digit but with Booker (21 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists) manage only to touch the rebound in the fourth quarter. In the end, the defending champions of Nba with the 37 points (and 8 assists) of the usual Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but the quarters will again be head-to-head, since the Suns have passed as best second.
Lakers’ opponents, however, will be the San Antonio Spurs, who win the game from inside or outside against the Denver Nuggets of Nikola Jokic. The serb touches the triple double (21-9-10) and Jamal Murray realizes 37 points, but to tick it for 136-139 are the guests, who reassemble in the last part of the meeting after being even 18 points in the third quarter with a super Devin Vassell, which puts in referto 35 with the 7/9 from three.
In the East, the Orlando Magic, won for 109-112 on the Detroit Pistons last week by the Toronto Raptors, are on quartets and bumps. To challenge the Ontario team to the quarters will be the New York Knicks, which fly in the second half of the match with Jalen Brunson (37 points) and Josh Hart (19 points and 15 rebounds) beating 118-109 the Milwaukee Bucks, who found Giannis Antetokounmpo (30-15-8) after four matches out of injury. Orlando’s opponents will be the Miami Heat, which benefited from the defeats of Detroit and the Cleveland Cavaliers (130-123 against the Atlanta Hawks).
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