The Los Angeles Clippers, third in the Western Conference, went to win at the Portland Trail Blazers (113-112) on Tuesday, but they only made the decision in the dying seconds of the game, thanks to two free throws from Paul George, their best player of the evening (33 points, 11 rebounds).
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Too bad for Portland, who had taken control nine minutes from the buzzer and dug a small gap (102-96, 43rd), which was still one minute from the end (112-107). But George stepped in and snagged his team’s last six points, while Portland missed their three-point attempts. Then CJ McCollum missed the winning shot for the “Blazers” when the buzzer sounded.
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11 points for Batum
The end of the match was like the whole game, as neither team ever gained the upper hand. The Clippers were still deprived of Kawhi Leonard, hit in a foot. The latter will miss at least three matches before undergoing new medical examinations. On the Portland side, Damian Lillard, injured in a hamstring, did not play either.
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Nicolas Batum, the strong winger from LA, spent 26 minutes on the floor, for 11 points scored and three rebounds. McCollum (28 pts) and Norman Powell (23), for their part, wore the Trail Blazers.
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Minnesota is no longer the worst team in the NBA
In the last game of the evening, the Minnesota Timberwolves clearly won over the Sacramento Kings (134-120). After three balanced first quarters, Minnesota passed a 35-17 to their opponent to escape in the last 12 minutes.
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The Timberwolves won thanks to D’Angelo Russell (28 points including 26 in the first period), Anthony Edwards (28 pts) and Karl Anthony Towns (26 points, 18 rebounds). Building on this success, they left last place in the Western Conference (with 16 wins and 43 losses) and left the worst record in the NBA to the Houston Rockets (15 v. 43 d.).
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