Lakers 126, NTS 101
New York (AFP) – Andre Drummond scored 20 points and 11 rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Brooklyn Nets 126-101 on Saturday after a brawl led to two fires.
The National TV Game lost another pair of stars after Brooklyn’s Keri Irving began to argue with Dennis Schroeder.
In the reign of rulers, they both transcend themselves, and were expelled for his sake.
The Lakers were in the lead for much of the match, ahead 66-62 when Irving fouled Schroeder with 9:41 from the left in the third half.
Shortly after the expulsions, the Lakers clinched the match 15-2 to score a 88-71 lead.
Originally, the game was seen as a preview of a potential NBA Final. But even before the expulsions, it lost its luster in the face of related absences.
The Lakers lack LeBron James, who suffers from a sprained right ankle, and Anthony Davis, due to a frayed right calf.
James Harden was absent for the Nets with right thigh strain.
Jazz 128, Kings 112
Salt Lake City (AFP) – Donovan Mitchell scored 42 of the season’s best points, including 14 in fourth place, and Utah Jazz beat the Sacramento Kings 128-112 on Saturday night.
Utah expanded its record in winning the franchise to 24.
Mitchell has reached 30 points for the eighteenth time this season. However, it took some time to sharpen its target.
His ability to break through the alley in nearly every game was key to the 19-4 streak in the fourth quarter.
In his last three matches, Mitchell has scored 41, 37 and 42 points.
117- Fadil 93
Oklahoma City (AFP) – Joel Ambed added 27 points and nine rebounds to the Philadelphia 76ers, who beat Oklahoma City Thunder 117-93 on Saturday night, to join Brooklyn at the top of the Eastern Conference.
On Friday night, in the loss to New Orleans, Empiide fired just five of his 16 shots from the field, totaling 14 points. The Cameroonian had 10 of 17 shots in just three quarters of the action against Thunder.
Forkam Korkmaz added 20 points to the Sixers ’tally, his most this season.
Darius Bazley scored 17 points and scored nine rebounds, while Tony Bradley scored 16 points and 14 balls snatched by the thunder, who suffered six successive losses.
WARRIORS 125, ROCKETS 109
SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 23 of his 38 points in the third quarter as the Golden State Warriors beat another injury to novice James Wiseman to beat the Houston Rockets 125-109 Saturday night.
Curry reached 30 points for the sixth time in a row, the longest streak of his kind in his career. The twice-named NBA Most Valuable Player scored eight three-pointers, providing five assists and scoring eight rebounds.
Andrew Wiggins added 25 points to the Golden State affair. Jordan Ball finished with a score of 21.
Jazz 128, Kings 112
Salt Lake City (AFP) – Donovan Mitchell scored 42 of the season’s best points, including 14 in fourth place, and Utah Jazz beat the Sacramento Kings 128-112 on Saturday night.
Utah expanded its record in winning the franchise to 24.
Mitchell has reached 30 points for the eighteenth time this season. However, it took some time to sharpen its target.
His ability to break through the alley in nearly every game was key to the 19-4 streak in the fourth quarter.
In his last three matches, Mitchell has scored 41, 37 and 42 points.
135- Felicity – 115
Cleveland (AFP) – Gary Trent, Jr. scored 44 points, the highest in his career, as the Toronto Raptors thrashed the Cleveland Cavaliers 135-115 Saturday night.
Despite being badly damaged, the Raptors scored 87 points in the first half.
Trent made 17 of his 19 shots off the field, including seven of nine three-pointers. He transformed his three free throws into a dynamic 33-minute performance.
In his third year as a professional, Trent was acquired from Portland with Rodney Hood on March 25, opposite Norman Powell.
The Raptors, who made an 84-46 lead in the late second quarter, lacked the top three scorers: Pascal Siakam (who was resting), Fred Vanfleet (who had a tension in his left thigh) and Kyle Lowry (who had an infection in his body.) Right foot).
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