The star of the evening was Ja Morant, who with a new personal record of 52 points helped Memphis to win 118: 105 over San Antonio. Tomáš Satoranský, who was paid by the Spurs from the contract, was already missing from his staff, and today his return to Washington was officially confirmed.
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Krejčí has been getting more and more space in recent matches and in the absence of several supports today, he was even the third busiest Thunder player. And he certainly wasn’t hiding.
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On the contrary, he tried 12 shots, although he missed all six threes, but he had problems defending Sacramento with his move towards the basket. He was able to relax and finish four times in the immediate vicinity. One of them was a nice smash.
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Oklahoma could also think of winning with Shaie Gilgeous-Alexander’s 37 points, leading by nine points in the third quarter, but the last quarter was fully directed by Sacramento and De’Aaron Fox, who led the Kings to a clear win with 29 points and 10 assists.
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“It was clear that we would have a defense problem today, which was confirmed. We played well in the attack, but getting 130 points is a lot,” said Oklahoma City coach Mark Daigneault.
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Star quarterback Morant has improved his personal record for the second time in a row. While he scored 46 points on Sunday, this time he crossed the 50-point mark against San Antonio for the first time. In addition, fans were thrilled by the great smash over the tall Austrian pivot Jakob Pöltl.
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Morant scored 22 of his 30 shots, including all four attempts, for three points. And one of them was even almost halfway down the field. In the fourth quarter, he scored 13 points in a row, which decided the match. No other player in Memphis history has broken the 50-point mark.
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“When the fifties fell, it was a truly memorable moment. I thank my teammates and coaches for giving me maximum confidence, which allows me to make the right decisions in the game,” said Morant.
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Miami won 112: 99 in a duel between the top two teams of the Eastern Conference and is already two wins ahead of the Bulls. In addition, the Heat managed to defend the star of the opponent DeMar DeRozen, who scored only 18 points and thus lost a series of ten matches with at least 30 points scored. He did not manage to match the club record of Michael Jordan, who had 11 such matches in a row.
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Karl-Anthony Towns won the Best Trinity Champion in Cleveland last weekend, and today he scored a 127: 122 victory over Cleveland 127: 122 on the same course just twelve seconds before the end of Minnesota. In a steady state, he finished three for the ball, and although he was tightly defended, he decided the match with a quick shot. The Timberwolves then added a free throw. For Towns it was the first three in the match and he scored a total of 17 points, D’Angelo Russell had 25 points.
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| NBA results: |
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| Brooklyn – Toronto 97:133 |
| Cleveland – Minnesota 122:127 |
| Memphis – San Antonio 118:105 |
| Miami – Chicago 112:99 |
| Milwaukee – Charlotte 130:106 |
| Oklahoma City – Sacramento 110: 131 (at home Tailor 10 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists) |
| Orlando – Indiana 119: 103 |
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| Eastern Conference: | |||||
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| Atlantic Division: | |||||
| 1. | Philadelphia | 60 | 37 | 23 | 61,7 |
| 2. | Boston | 63 | 36 | 27 | 57,1 |
| 3. | Toronto | 60 | 33 | 27 | 55,0 |
| 4. | Brooklyn | 62 | 32 | 30 | 51,6 |
| 5. | New York | 61 | 25 | 36 | 41,0 |
| Central division: | |||||
| 1. | Chicago | 62 | 39 | 23 | 62,9 |
| 2. | Milwaukee | 62 | 37 | 25 | 59,7 |
| 3. | Cleveland | 61 | 36 | 25 | 59,0 |
| 4. | Indiana | 63 | 21 | 42 | 33,3 |
| 5. | Detroit | 61 | 15 | 46 | 24,6 |
| Southeast Division: | |||||
| 1. | Miami | 62 | 41 | 21 | 66,1 |
| 2. | Atlanta | 60 | 29 | 31 | 48,3 |
| 3. | Charlotte | 63 | 30 | 33 | 47,6 |
| 4. | Washington | 60 | 27 | 33 | 45,0 |
| 5. | Orlando | 62 | 15 | 47 | 24,2 |
| Western Conference: | |||||
| Southwest Division: | |||||
| 1. | Memphis | 63 | 43 | 20 | 68,3 |
| 2. | Dallas | 61 | 36 | 25 | 59,0 |
| 3. | New Orleans | 61 | 25 | 36 | 41,0 |
| 4. | Saint Anthony | 62 | 24 | 38 | 38,7 |
| 5. | Houston | 60 | 15 | 45 | 25,0 |
| Northwest Division: | |||||
| 1. | Utah | 60 | 38 | 22 | 63,3 |
| 2. | Denver | 61 | 36 | 25 | 59,0 |
| 3. | Minnesota | 62 | 33 | 29 | 53,2 |
| 4. | Portland | 61 | 25 | 36 | 41,0 |
| 5. | Oklahoma City | 61 | 19 | 42 | 31,1 |
| Pacific Division: | |||||
| 1. | Phoenix | 61 | 49 | 12 | 80,3 |
| 2. | Golden State | 61 | 43 | 18 | 70,5 |
| 3. | LA Clippers | 63 | 32 | 31 | 50,8 |
| 4. | LA Lakers | 60 | 27 | 33 | 45,0 |
| 5. | Sacramento | 63 | 23 | 40 | 36,5 |
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