- washington wizards 119-130 Los angeles lakers
The Angelinos were on the move in the capital last night, the opportunity for them to find their good friend Kyle Kuzma. But the reunion was quickly cut short: the Lakers lead by 18 points at halftime, and 24 points after three quarters. The reason: don’t look much further thanAnthony Davis. The multi-all star is everywhere yesterday, and is completely on the Wizards racket. He totals 55 points, not counting his 17 rebounds and 3 blocks. Impressive, especially if we remember his Milwaukee match two days earlier (44 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks). The Chicago native is monstrous in efficiency, returning 22 of his 30 shots. At his side, Lebron James continues to light up the game (29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists) despite some clumsiness (5 ball losses yesterday). More generally, it is a collective that is slowly starting to assert itself against the Lakers, with a Russell Westbrook which energizes the bench (only 6 points but also 15 decisive assists, many of which to his big man AD), Lonnie Walker IV which ensures (20 points 7 out of 10), and a team defense which really seems to be taking shape. Opposite, we will try to come back high in the fourth quarter, but it will not be enough to hope to worry the visitors, who now total 3 wins in a row. Note, however, the good matches of Kristraps Porzingis (27 points, 9 rebounds), Kyle Kuzma (26 points and 7 rebounds) and Daniel Gafford (19, 7 rebounds).
NB: with this game, AD becomes the first Lakers player to score at least 40 points in two consecutive games since fire Kobe Bryant in 2013. He is also the first to amass 55 points and more than 15 rebounds since Karl Malone in 1990.
- new orleans pelicans 121-106 Denver nuggets
An enticing meeting between the 2nd and the 3rd from the west, this match was the scene of an opposition between stars like Zion Williamson (25 points), Nikola Jokic (32 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists) and Jamal Murray 18 points and 5 assists)… But the one who stood out last night was a 1m83 sophomore! Sir Jose Alvarado turned into a real elite scorer yesterday, with a flattering total: 38 points 12 out of 19 on shots (career record) including a magnificent 8/11 three-pointer! Thanks to him, the Pels manage to get rid of their evening opponents in the third quarter, after a close first half. The Pelicans therefore continue on their good run, with a fourth victory in a row, for 9 wins out of the last 11 games!
The Memphis Grizzlies have clipped the Detroit Pistons 122,112, ports including a I Morant beaming (33 points and 10 assists). He is well helped by Dillon Brooks et Years Jackson Jr, each worth 22 points. In front, Saddiq Bey stands out (24 points, 7 assists). Interesting matches of Bojan Bogdanovic (18 points) and Killian Hayes (13 points, 6 passes).
Brooklyn received Boston for a rematch of the first round of the playoffs. The meeting quickly gave the air of dja-vu, with Nets in difficulty in scoring, and not managing to contain the dynamic duo Jaylen Brown (34 points, 10 rebounds), and Jason Tatum (29 points 11 rebounds, 4 steals).
Finally, the Knicks received the Cavaliers. We could expect the show Donovan Mitchellbut the meeting immediately turned in favor of New Yorkers. Jalen Brunson (23 points), RJ Barrett (15 points), Julius Randle (18 points) and Immanuel Quickley (12 points) contribute in turn, and the Cavs yesterday played an offense too stereotypical to worry about the Knicks surprisingly in place defensively.
DENVER 106 NEW ORLEANS 121
PHOENIX 133 ST
BOSTON 103 BROOKLYN 92
MEMPHIS 122 DETROIT 112
CLEVELAND 81 NEW YORK 92
LA LAKERS 130 WASHINGTON 119
CHICAGO 101 SACRAMENTO 110
INDIANA 100 PORTLAND 116