After having chained the victories for more than a month, Utah has just signed its third defeat in six games, this Monday in New Orleans. The Pelicans took the upper hand in the third quarter by relying on the phenomenon Zion Williamson (26 points to 10/17 on shots, 10 rebounds and 5 assists in 34 minutes), who managed to score in the racket (74 to 56 in “the key” for his team) despite Rudy Gobert (22 points at 9/13 on shots, 9 rebounds and 5 blocks in 33 minutes). The Jazz struggled to pick up at the end of the match (from 122-108 to 125-124) but failed to achieve the hold-up. Utah, however, maintains a three-game lead over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Note this successful exterior shot by Rudy Gobert:
THIS IS NOT A DRILL pic.twitter.com/2lzxzifB0p
– utahjazz (@utahjazz) March 2, 2021
In the East, Orlando has just signed his fourth defeat in a row despite the good offensive matches of his duo Evan Fournier (26 points at 8/13, 5 rebounds and 2 assists in 27 minutes) – Nikola Vucevic (29 points at 12/24, 15 rebounds and 8 assists). But Dallas was once again carried by Luka Doncic (33 points to 12/22, 10 rebounds and 9 assists).
Rudy & Evan.
Evan Fournier: 26 PTS, 8-13 FG, 5-8 3PM
Rudy Gobert: 22 PTS, 9 REB, 5 BLK pic.twitter.com/TmiwMhqpKa— NBA France (@NBAFRANCE) March 2, 2021
Vincent Poirier came into play for the second time in a row (1 missed shot in 2 minutes of play), during the victory of Philadelphia against Indiana (130-124). Finally, injured in the left knee, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot did not take part in Brooklyn’s overtime victory at San Antonio.
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