After beating the New Orleans Pelicans 107-103 on Saturday (local time), the San Antonio Spurs are in the running for a place in the play-in play-off qualifier in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Jakob Pöltl marked his 25th double-double of the season with twelve points and eleven rebounds. In addition, the 26-year-old center had three assists and three blocks in 30:12 minutes on the floor.
With eight games left in the regular season, the Texans are 30-44, just one win behind the tenth-placed Pelicans (31-43). They also won the direct comparison with 3:1. Ninth are the Los Angeles Lakers (31:42).
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“After a bad start, we worked our way back into the game and defended with a lot of effort in the end,” said Pöltl. His team achieved an “important victory”. The teams ranked seventh through tenth in the two NBA conferences participate in the play-in.
A 12-0 run in the final quarter paved the way to success at the Smoothie King Center, with which the Spurs turned a 90-92 into a 102-92 within just under three minutes. New Orleans came up to 105:103, but San Antonio had the last word. Keldon Johnson was the Texans’ top scorer with 21 points. Dejounte Murray wrote in triple double digits with 15 points, 13 assists and eleven rebounds. On Monday, the Spurs will be visiting the Houston Rockets, who together with the Orlando Magic (20:55) have the worst record in the NBA.
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