![]() ![]() In Oklahoma City, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put 43 points on the scoreboard as the Thunder celebrated a 128-120 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. Paul George was the Clippers' top scorer with 24 points but the Brooklyn defence restricted Harden to just 12 points. Spurs' number one draft pick Victor Wembanyama scored 14 points on a night that marked the team's fourth straight game in which they have conceded 120 points or more.Īlso in New York, James Harden was left looking for his first win since joining the Los Angeles Clippers after the Brooklyn Nets claimed a 100-93 victory. San Antonio Spurs could not bounce back after their heavy loss to Indiana Pacers on Monday and succumbed to a 126-105 defeat by the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. "But at the end of the day, no-one's feel sorry for you, especially when you're a Los Angeles Laker." ![]() "It's tough, we're juggling different circumstances with guys being in and out of the line-up," said Ham. Rui Hachimura led the scoring for the Lakers with 34 points but coach Darvin Ham's side has now lost all five games on the road this season. The injury-hit Los Angeles Lakers' poor away form continued as the Houston Rockets thrashed the visitors 128-94 in Texas. Tyrese Maxey scored 25 points for Philadelphia, who sit first place in the Eastern Conference. Joel Embiid posted 27 points with 10 rebounds and four assists as the Philadelphia 76ers secured a sixth consecutive win with 106-103 against the Boston Celtics. Milwaukee's new recruit Damian Lillard posted 34 points. Reggie Jackson scored 20 points and Michael Porter 17 for Denver, while Stephen Curry's 23 points led the scoring for 2022 champions Warriors.Įlsewhere, Giannis Antetokounmpo was ejected after picking up a second technical foul as the Milwaukee Bucks overcame a late 10-point deficit to beat the Detroit Pistons 120-118.Īntetokounmpo, who scored 15 points, received a caution in the first quarter and then another three minutes into the second half, triggering an automatic ejection. And as long as we're winning, I think I'm doing a good job," added the Serbian, who also had 13 rebounds and five assists. "I'm just trying to play the game the right way. "We don't have the pressure of being a champion, we're just trying to enjoy the moment," Jokic told ESPN. “We’ve just got a lot of dudes who can do a lot of different things.But the reigning NBA champions recovered from the five-point deficit to snatch victory and stay top of the Western Conference. “The offense looks a little different when ‘Joke’ isn’t out there, but we’ve been making it work,” Porter said. While the Timberwolves, who haven’t won a playoff series since 2004, were participating in the play-in with games against the Lakers and Thunder, the Nuggets had a week off. ![]() The Wolves attacked the basket better than they did in the first two games, and Towns drew Jokic’s fourth foul with 5:51 left in the third quarter, but the 7-foot Serb is just too skilled - and too much of a load - to get beat that way. Game 1 is Sunday night in Denver, where the Nuggets were 34-7 this season, a game shy of the Memphis Grizzlies’ NBA-best home-court record. The Wolves won their play-in game here a week ago on the backs of Towns and Gobert, the unlikely big-man pairing they created when former Nuggets president of basketball operations Tim Connelly bolted for the same job in Minnesota and swung a blockbuster trade for Gobert. They were still within six points at the end of the third quarter. ![]() The Wolves kept up the momentum and cut the lead to 61-55 right before halftime. Edwards, who had 41 points in Game 2 for the franchise playoffs record, single-handedly brought the Wolves back with the kind of starburst only players like him are capable of.Īfter a bad pass by Towns was picked off by Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Edwards hustled for the block and quickly converted a Euro-step layup on the other end. ![]()
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