- L.A Lakers 122 – 115 Indiana
The second part of the regular season proved to be very difficult for the Lakers. Deprived of their monster two heads, the quest for the second consecutive title is more difficult than expected. Anthony Davis Seemed to have diminished his return from injury but once again showing that he can do big damage in any racquet. Lebron James, injured later and out of the infirmary more recently, seems to have restarted fairly quickly, to the chagrin of the Pacers. From the start the reigning champions sought to impose their mark on the meeting. The first quarter time is tight and the two teams give in blow for blow. A small gap, decisive arrives, will widen more or less 4 minutes from the end of the first act thanks to Anthony Davis who will register 6 points in a row on 3 consecutive actions without the Lakers taking any points during this time. . Men from Frank Vogel Then came 25 17. Heated by his success, the sport’s most famous single-eyebrow continued on his spear until finishing the first quarter with 17 points to his credit. Ct Pacers, the scoring is divided at the start of the match. The player who shines the most is Caris LeVert, thanks to his 4 turnovers which all resulted in a basket for the Lakers. Despite Caris’ awkwardness, it is important to note his distribution of ball from the start of the match. During the first act, the former Nets distributed 5 assists his teammates. The start of the second quarter is complicated in terms of scoring for the Lakers because only Montrezl Harrell found the way to the basket. In front, JaKarr Sampson got a little warmth and scored 6 points in 2 and a half minutes, allowing his team to close the gap. The Pacers will even get 2 points from the players of the city of angels. Once the battle of the second units is over, LeVert scores 8 points in 1 minute when he has just put his foot back on the ground. He also scored 14 points in this quarter alone and joined the locker room with 16 points to his credit. Lebron and Davis score 11 and 22 points during the intermission. With a perfect tie in the quarter time, the two teams still have 8 points gap at half time.
During the second half of the meeting, nothing really changes. The Lakers continue to manage the meeting without being frightened and also end the third act with an 8 point lead. During this third quarter, Lebron James, Anthony Davis and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope ensure the scoring for the angelinos. Kentavious, very valuable in the Lakers’ title race last year, will score 10 points in this third act. Ct Pacers, Justin Holiday and Doug McDermott will register a few well-felt baskets while LeVert and Sampson continue to blacken the sheet. LeVert will also continue to distribute the ball to his teammates. From the start of the last quarter, Frank Vogel’s men will be very aggressive in attack. In less than 2 minutes they widened the gap and are now 14 points ahead thanks to Dennis Schroder and Kyle Kuzma. While hope seems difficult for Indiana, the Lakers will no longer register a single point for 4 minutes 30 and stagnate 111 points. During this time, they will cash 11 points, allowing the Pacers to come back 3 points away 3 minutes from the end. Lebron then takes things in hand and connects a prim shot, a jump shot and a putback layup to set the record straight and regain an 8-point lead less than 2 minutes from the final whistle. The meeting ended with a victory for the Lakers who prevailed 122,115. Although the gap remained low throughout the meeting, the Pacers never seemed poised to take the game into their own hands.
The reigning champions strongly hope to avoid the play-in tournament and we strongly suspect Lebron of preparing the signs to fire the odious inventor of this concept. Certain positions ensuring certain offuscations, one imagines that a defeat of Portland this evening could soften the heart of the King on the subject. The Lakers Man of the Match is none other than Anthony Davis. The colossus is author of 28 points, 10 rebounds and 5 decisive assists and finishes with 50% of success in shooting. The other two headed purple and gold monster, Lebron James, scored 22 points, caught 7 rebounds and dealt 8 balls and also finished 50%. Knowing the efficiency monster, this performance may seem trivial but it should be noted that Lebron only played 28 minutes. The angelinos end the meeting with 6 players over 10 points. Andre Drummond finished with 11 points and 15 rebounds. Caldwell-Pope, author of a good session, finished with 13 points 62% success. Dennis Schroder scored 14 points and distributed 4 balls. Finally, Talen Horton-Tucker scores 11 3/5 points in shooting. As for the farmers, there are also 6 players over 10 points. Caris LeVert finished offensive leader of the team with 28 points 48% success and 12 decisive passes. Beyond this interesting contribution, Caris is the author of 7 lost balloons on this meeting. This represents a lot of points collected and weighed heavily in the outcome of this match. JaKarr Sampson had a very good performance scoring 20 points 69% success. Doug McDermott also improved, finishing 17 points and 4 rebounds with 66% of success on the shot. Kelan Martin took advantage of his 26 minutes of play to register 15 points 66% shooting also.
- Charlotte 109 – 118 New York
The opposition between the Hornets and the Knicks was significant for both teams. With their current momentum and their good season, the New Yorkers were favored against a team from Charlotte weakened by injuries and currently in a bad phase. Men from James Borrego may regret the turn their season has taken. Authors of a very good campaign, injuries have broken their dynamic and reduced their chances of victory. After Lamello Ball, Gordon Hayward and Miles Bridges both stayed in the infirmary and Gordon is still there. Nothing is done yet and the Hornets can still afford to dream of playoff but the play-in may be difficult given the dynamics and the absence of Hayward. In this important meeting, the Knicks seemed to be in control of their subjects and able to secure the victory without fear. In this meeting, the Knicks took the advantage in the first quarter. Lie by their leader Julius Randle aka the future mayor of New York, the men of Tom Thibodeau took a 9-point lead in the first act. The leader of the Big Apple players finished the first quarter with 12 points on the clock. In front Cody Zeller and Miles Bridges are illustrated from the game. The interior scored 8 points during the first quarter time while his compre registered 6. Beyond his 12 points, Randle distributed 4 balls in this first act. The second quarter saw the New Yorkers take up to 18 points in advance fairly quickly. The Hornets, combatants, will recover and reduce this gap, in particular thanks to Devonte Graham, author of 4 prims shots in less than 3 minutes. The Hornets will come back even 6 points before halftime following a bad series of the Knicks, before Julius Randle does not register a first shot 2 seconds from the buzzer.
The Hornets are going to be manhandled again when they come back from the locker room. They quickly fell 13 points and failed to register any points during the first 2 minutes of the second half of the match. Taking advantage again of a period of awkwardness of the Knicks, Charlotte will return 8 points away on a dunk of Miles Bridges. Between Bridges, Graham and Jalen McDaniels, the hornets will be dangerous at the end of the third quarter time, which ends with a reduced card 3 small points. In front, Derrick Rose has a heat stroke and allows his family to keep some control. Well launched by the end of the third act, the Hornets return to the field full of confidence. They quickly take the lead with a dunk from sophomore McDaniels, a jump shot of Malik Monk and a new prim shot from Devonte Graham. the Knicks, needing this victory to start the playoffs in the best possible conditions, recover the hair of the beast and do not let themselves be overwhelmed. A saving basket from Julius Randle will allow them to regain a small point lead 5 minutes from the gong. Few baskets are scored at the end of regulation time and the score remains very tight. 37 seconds from the end, Terry Rozier scored the equalizer, offering an overtime to the Hornets. The start of overtime shows the Knicks aren’t keen on getting beaten up at home. Julius Randle then enters into altruistic mode and distributes the balloons to his marked comrades. He went on assists and made 5 decisive passes in this single overtime. The Knicks literally left no chance for the Hornets and notched 14 5 in this overtime.
Author of a very good match Julius Randle shows again that he has nothing to do with the player he was last year. Julius plays to win and gives himself the means to do so. Seen by many as a player who can “only” score and catch rebounds last year, he has now become the centerpiece of a team that will play the playoffs in the West this season. Apart from this access to the finals, Randle has proven all that he knows how to make his teammates better, which was far from the case in previous years. The leader of the Knicks also finished the meeting in triple-double with 33 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists 48% of success in shooting and 40% behind the arc. At his side, Reggie Bullock and Derrick Rose got their backs. Reggie finished 17 points and 6 rebounds 5/9 three points. Derrick Rose scored 15 points in 25 minutes with 66% success. Nerlens Noel completes 8 points and 11 rebounds 80% success in shooting. Alec Burks and Immanuel Quickley finished 14 and 13 points. For the Hornets, Miles Bridges scored 30 points, grabbed 5 rebounds and made 4 assists. He scored 12 of his 21 shots and led the attack on this meeting. Beside him, Devonte Graham scored 25 points. He finished 6/15 in shooting with 5/12 behind the arc. Finally McDaniels and Scarry Terry finished 15 and 13 points. The sophomore adds 10 rebounds and completes 50% success. Rozier finished 4/14 shooting and 1/7 three points.
Chicago 91 – 105 Brooklyn
L.A Lakers 122 – 115 Indiana
Charlotte 109 – 118 New York
Boston 124 – 108 Minnesota
Phoenix 140 – 103 San Antonio
Miami 108 – 122 Milwaukee
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