The New York Knicks lead the Eastern Conference, after beating the New Orleans Pelicans (123-117) on Saturday, signing their third consecutive victory. And Evan Fournier, the French back of the New York franchise, contributed to the success of his new team.
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Hayes and Detroit finally win
Rudy Gobert, the pivot of Utah Jazz, also returned a good record of stats (17 points, 19 rebounds), but could not prevent the defeat of his team – the first of the season – at the Chicago Bulls (107-99). In five matches played, Gobert has managed as many double-doubles. On Saturday, he was also credited with three blocks.
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Killian Hayes and the Detroit Pistons finally won. After four losses in a row, they won against the Orlando Magic (110-103). Hayes played 22 minutes, for three points, a rebound and three assists.
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Defeats for TLC, Maledon and Tillie
Three Frenchmen spent a few minutes on the NBA floors on Saturday. Theo Maledon (Oklahoma City) scored a point, took two rebounds and delivered an assist, during the Thunder’s loss to Golden State (103-82). Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (Atlanta) played five minutes (one point, one rebound, one assist) against Philadelphia, who corrected the Hawks (122-94).
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Finally Killian Tillie (Memphis) managed three rebounds and one against. The Grizzlies have also been humiliated at home by the Miami Heat (129-103). Written on the scoresheet, Joel Ayayi (Washington) did not come into play during the victory against Boston (115-112 AD). Petr Cornelie (Denver), Axel Toupane (Golden State) and Yves Pons (Memphis) did not play either.
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