- phoenix 123 – 121 san antonio
The Suns were on the floor of the San Antonio Spurs for their last regular season meeting. If this poster had no stake for San Antonio, it did have a lot for Phoenix. Indeed, in case of victory, the players of Monty Williams could put pressure on Utah in the race for 1st place. Despite a largely reduced team (Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Jae Crowder and DeAndre Ayton all absent), Phoenix won with some difficulty after a money-time as we like. While they were 10 points ahead (111 – 101) when it came to attacking the last 6 minutes, the Suns lost their mojo and ended up putting the San Antonio players back in the game … The end result is played on the last possession while Phoenix is led 121 120. E’Twaun Moore inherits the swelling and sends a shot behind the arc that makes a string. There are only 3 seconds left to play but the Spurs fail to win despite the last shot from Devin Vassell.
Jevon Carter finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists ct Phoenix. He was perfectly safe alongside Cameron Payne (19 points, 6 assists). E’Twaun Moore, the hero of the evening, finished with 22 points 9/10 on shots while Frank Kaminsky (11 points) and Dario Saric (13 points) darken the stats sheet. Opposite, DeMar DeRozan finished with 23 points, 4 assists and 3 rebounds but he was too alone to move … 12 points for Rudy Gay and 11 points for Quinndary Weatherspoon.
With this victory, Phoenix now has a record of 51 wins for 21 losses and puts pressure on the Jazz. Indeed, if ever Utah wins against Sacramento, Utah remains 1st in the NBA. If the Jazz bow to the Kings, it is Phoenix who will finish at the top of the Western Conference.
- golden state 113 – 101 memphis
Stephen Curry is exceptional! For the last game of his team’s regular season, the three-time NBA champion served cold and very hot against Memphis. In a meeting with a lot of stake for the two teams (the winning team was assured of finishing eighth place in the West), the start of the match is hooked. The Grizzlies kicked off the game in the first quarter before letting the Warriors come back in the next twelve minutes. At halftime, Golden State is ahead: 55 49. Author of a very average first period, Stephen Curry will level the basketball plant after returning from the locker room. In its wake, Golden State flies to the scoreboard and has a 17-point lead before the start of the last quarter (86 – 69). While everything was going for the best on the side of Golden State, the machine seized up and Memphis came back up to Steve Kerr’s players 6 minutes from the end of the match. Already excellent in this second period, Curry will put an end to this regular season. In the money time, the franchise player of the Warriors achieves shots of which he alone the secret and Golden State finally wins 113 – 101!
The evening is complete for Curry, who in addition to finishing with 46 points 16/36 on shots, wins the title of top scorer 2020 – 2021. At his side, Andrew Wiggins is illustrated with 21 points and 10 rebounds while Draymond Green grazes the triple-double with 14 points, 9 assists and 9 rebounds. Opposite, Ja Morant had a complicated evening … With only 16 7/21 points on shots, the Grizzlies point guard struggled to accept the words of his last media outing against one of the best pointers in the entire NBA .
With this victory, the Warriors are therefore sure to finish eighth place in the Western Conference. They will be able to wait wisely for their opponent for the play-in which will be either the Lakers or the Blazers. For their part, the Grizzlies will therefore face the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2 of the West play-in.
- play-in west posters
– Los Angeles Lakers ou Portland Trail Blazers versus Golden State Warriors (8)
– Memphis Grizzlies (9) versus San Antonio Spurs (10)
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