NEW YORK (USA) (ITALPRESS) – The San Antonio Spurs celebrate the return to the Nba playoffs after six seasons of absence. Mathematics certainty has come true with a suspended basket from the long distance to 1.1 seconds from the end of Victor Wembanyama who thus decides his victory for 101-100 against the Phoenix Suns. The French star reported 34 points and 12 rebounds, while on the other side the 22 points (14 of which in the third quarter) of Devin Booker at Suns are not enough to avoid the fourth consecutive defeat.
The Los Angeles Lakers’ winning march continues to the west, and they secure the third place and give the eighth victory in a row. The Miami Heat, defeated at home 126-134 in the night to frame the two Gialloviola outclasses: Luka Doncic scores 60 points (equaled his second highest score in a match), LeBron James is satisfied with a double of 19 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists and equals the record held for thirty years by Robert Parish for number of regular season appearances (1.611). Miami clings to Bam Adebayo (28 points), Tyler Herro (21) and Norman Powell (20), while Simone Fontecchio in twenty minutes does not go beyond 7 points and 3 rebounds with a triple to sign on three attempts.
They win and convince the Detroit Pistons. Without Cade Cunningham – forced to stand out for two weeks due to a pneumothorax – the first of the class in the East get the 50th victory of the season and make it with the score of 95-117 against the Washington Wizards, which incassano the fourteenth consecutive defeat (a -2 from the negative record of the franchise).
It is also difficult for the Los Angeles Clippers who undergo the New Orleans Pelicans (105-99) the fourth ko in a row. A different mood than the Cleveland Cavaliers that exceed the Chicago Bulls for 110-115 with the excellent performance of James Harden (36 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists) and Evan Mobley (26 points with 14 rebounds). In the other results: the Charlotte Hornets exceed 130-111 the Orlando Magic, while the Sacramento Kings fall among the friendly walls for 118-139 against the Philadelphia 76ers, who rely on the top in career (38 points and 11 assists) of the rookie VJ Edgecombe. Even heavier the punishment suffered by the Milwaukee Bucks, overwhelmed 128-96 by Utah Jazz.
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