(Belga) Philadelphia won 122-113 against Minnesota on Saturday in the NBA, the North American basketball league, for the return of its star Joel Embiid.
The Cameroonian pivot, absent three weeks because of a knee injury, scored 24 points for his return to competition and was supported by Tobias Harris (32 points). As for the Timberwolves, the 39 units of Karl-Anthony Towns were not enough to achieve the feat. Thanks to its victory, Philadelphia takes back the helm of the Eastern Conference with the same record as Brooklyn. Behind, Milwaukee, winner 128-129 in Sacramento without Giannis Antetokounmpo, remains in ambush in third place. Behind the top 3, the fight for the last tickets for the playoffs is raging in the East. Miami, fifth, won 115-101 against Cleveland while New York, seventh, made short work of Detroit with a 44-point victory (81-125). In the West, Utah, leader of the conference, lined up a ninth straight victory with a 46-point victory against Orlando (137-91). A meeting during which the Jazz set a record by planting 18 three-point baskets in one half. In the standings, Utah keeps the lead in the West ahead of Phoenix and the two Los Angeles teams, the Clippers and the Lakers. Behind this quartet, Denver remains fifth but feels the breath of Portland which has crushed Oklahoma City 133-85. In the other meetings on Saturday, Dallas took the measure of Washington (87-109) and Indiana won after extra time in San Antonio (133-139). (Belga)
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