Faced with NBA leaders – Sabonis struggles to attack the basket and a hopeless block / News



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Nuotr .: AFP – Scanpix

Nuotr. AFP – Scanpix

Domantas Sabonis took the initiative at the key moment, but the Lithuanian, who was fighting under the basket, failed to realize the opportunities, and in the end, due to the limit of fouls reached, the match ended prematurely.

Man of the match

Donovan Mitchell

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He is represented by the Indiana Pacers (12-12) in his squad 95: 103 (20:25, 27:22, 21:28, 27:28) they got the NBA leaders, the Utah Jazz basketball players (19-5), and suffered their third consecutive loss.

Nate Bjorkgren’s survivors are capturing such a stretch for the first time this season. Overall, the Indiana team has won just once in the last six games.

Sabonis scored 7 of 19 (37 percent), took 4 of 6 penalties and posted a 20-point lead in 34 minutes of play. He caught 9 balls, blocked 2 pitches, made 2 assists and made 2 mistakes.

A block from a 24-year-old forward left Derrick Favors hopeless of charging from above.

Sabonis, who was fouled 29.5 seconds earlier, sat on the bench in frustration and rubbed the towel on the floor.

After Sabonis realized the penalty, the Pacers lag 3 minutes before the game reached seven points – 87:94, and then the successful settler of the Lithuanian national team striker cut the deficit to 91:96.

In the next attack, Donovan Mitchell made a colon, Sabonis responded with an inappropriate pitch, Mitchell scored both penalties and the Jazz retained the initiative in their hands – 100: 91.

Sabonis scored 7 points in the fourth quarter.

The Jazz, which dominated under the baskets, caught up to 17 balls in attack, while the Pacers scored 8. Rudy Gobert scored 16 points (7/9 double, 2/9 penalty) and 16 rebounds.

Mitchell missed a caught ball for the triple-double: he had 27 points, 11 assists and 9 rebounds.

Pacers: Domantas Sabonis 20 (camera 9), Doug McDermott 18, Malcolm Brogdon 15 (7/20 pitches), Myles Turner 11 (camera 8), Jeremy Lamb 10.

Jazz: Donovan Mitchell 27 (11 res. 9 reps), Boyan Bogdanovich 18 (5/14 pitches), Jordan Clarkson 17 (3/10 trit.), Rudy Gobert 16 (16 reps).



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