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On the Nets, it was only the eighth game, when all of the team’s stars – Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving and James Harden – played together.
Brooklyn’s most productive player was Kyrie Irving, who in 30 minutes. scored 22 points (3/11 dvit., 1/6 trit., 3/4 penalty), bounced two balls and took charge of the ball one after the other, called the block and fouled.
The game was best started by the guests. They started the meeting even leading 12: 0. However, the Nets leaders began to accumulate points and only a minimal deficit remained until the end of the quarter (28:29).
Until the end of the second half, there was a persistent fight, but K. Durantas and K. Irving scored the points, N. Claxton finished the attack with the laying and by the big break the hosts already had a double-digit advantage (61 : 51).
In the second half of the game, the Bulls had no chance to come back, and at the end of the fourth quarter they gave another push and celebrated a guaranteed victory.
Networks: Kyrie Irving 22, Jeff Green 19, Bruce Brown 16 (Rev 12), Kevin Durant 12 (Rev 9), Nicolas Claxton 10.
Bulls: Patrick Williams 24, Thaddeus Young 19 (Rev. 13), Lauri Markkanen 14, Nikola Vucevičius 10 (Rev. 11), Garrett Temple 8.
In the next game, Los Angeles Lakers (40:30) beat 121: 115 (36:28, 28:28, 32:32, 26:27) to defeat the Indian Pacers (33:37) in a game scored for the return of LeBron James.
The Pacers were unable to be helped by nearly every team leader, including Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis, in this match due to a thigh injury.
The most productive basketball player of the game was Anthony Davis of the Lakers, who scored 28 points (8/14 doubles, 1/4 trit., 9/10 penalties) in 36 minutes, bounced 10 balls, had 5 assists, got 2 balls and after once he was wrong and wrong.
In this game, L. James, recovering from an ankle injury, returned to the park again. It takes 28 minutes. he scored 24 points (10/18 two, 1/4 trit., 1/2 penalty), bounced 7 balls, made 8 assists, made 4 errors and committed a single infraction.
In the first half, the hosts could not stop A. Davis, who was furious on the field, and for the first 12 minutes. he scored 17 points and put his team ahead 36:28.
In the second and third quarters, there was a persistent struggle, but the Lakers maintained the lead created in the first half.
In the fourth quarter, the Indianapolis team had a chance to completely break the game. After Caris LeVert’s playful colón, they managed to get close to three points (111: 108), but then James (7: 113) scored 7 points in a row and the guests finally closed the game.
With just one game remaining in the regular season, the Lakers share sixth place in the Western Conference with the Portland Trail Blazers. The team that reached sixth place would avoid the playoffs, during which they would have to fight for the playoff spot.
Lakers: Anthony Davis 28 (Rev 10), LeBron James 24 (Rev 7, Rev 8), Dennis Shroder 14, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope 13, Andre Dummond (Rev 15) and Talen Horton-Tucker after 11 .
Pacers: Caris LeVert 28 (12 res.), JaKarras Sampsonas 20, Doug McDermott 17, Justinas Holiday 12, Goga Bitadze 10 (p. 4).
Other NBA results Saturday night:
“Charlote Hornets” – “New York Knicks” 108: 119
“Phoenix Suns” – “San Antonio Spurs” 140: 103
“Boston Celtics” – “Minnesota Timberwolves” 123: 108
