The play-off race in the Western Conference will probably be a tremendous game until the end. On Tuesday the wind turned again. An overview.
The decisive throw to victory: Talen Horton-Tucker against Derrick Rose.
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LeBron James would love to fire whoever made up “shit” about the play-in tournament in the NBA. But he can’t. Instead, the “King”, who was injured again on Tuesday evening, has to hope that his Lakers will somehow jump from seventh to sixth in order to be in the play-offs. The 101-99 overtime win against the New York Knicks was therefore extremely important.
Seconds before the end, Talen Horton-Tucker sank over the head of Derrick Rose the decisive three to victory, which shortens the gap for LA on the Mavericks to one victory. And while LeBron celebrated the match winner on Twitter, the worry lines in Dallas grew a little bigger.
The Mavericks dropped out at 104: 133 in Memphis. Luka Doncic only managed four of 16 throws for twelve points in the basket, on the other hand Ja Morant, still reigning rookie of the year, became the match winner with 24 points, seven rebounds and eight assists.
For the Grizzlies, currently ninth, the victory was extremely important, as a short time later the Golden State Warriors, eighth, after the success against Western Primus Utah on Monday also sent the second-placed Phoenix Suns home empty-handed and continued to win have more than Memphis in their accounts. Because Stephen Curry was basically doubled all evening and “only” collected 21 points, Andrew Wiggins triumphed as the match winner with 38 points.
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