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Los Angeles Clippers beat Toronto Raptors to return to winning ways

by archyde

A great fight pitted the Los Angeles Clippers, fourth in the Western Conference, against the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday. The two teams did not leave each other throughout the meeting, and it was finally the Californians who won (105-100). They thus ended a series of three consecutive defeats (against New Orleans, Phoenix and Denver).

George and Jackson make the difference

For this match, Toronto was without Kyle Lowry (hit in the back) and OG Anunoby (suffering from a calf). The LA Clippers, they were able to count on Patrick Beverley, who had not played for a month, following a broken hand. At the break, the Raptors were ahead, but by a short header (54-48). And, at the end of the third quarter, the two teams were still tied (82-82).

The last 12 minutes were just as tense. 2’30” from the buzzer, it was 99-99 on the scoreboard. Then Paul George slammed a three-point shot for the Clippers, imitated a minute later by Reggie Jackson. Apart from a free throw from Pascal Siakam, the Toronto Raptors have not scored in the money time. Thanks to this victory, Los Angeles is now third in the Western Conference, in place of Denver, beaten Monday by the Lakers (93-89).

The Clippers await the Lakers

Paul George (22 points), Marcus Morris (22 pts) and Reggie Jackson (18) were the most effective in the ranks of the Clippers. Kawhi Leonard scored 13 points. Nicolas Batum played 20 minutes, returning a stat sheet of seven points and a rebound. For her comeback, Beverley scored eight points. The Raptors, for their part, relied on Fred VanVleet (27 points, 13 rebounds) and Pascal Siakam (24 pts).

The two teams will return to the NBA courts on Thursday. The Clippers have a derby against the Lakers ahead of them, while Toronto will host Washington.

Sacramento enfonce Oklahoma City

On Tuesday, the Sacramento Kings won at the Oklahoma City Thunder (103-99), with seven players at more than 10 points (including Buddy Hield and Terence Davis at 18). On the Thunder side, Theo Maledon scored six points, and Jaylen Hoard, who started on the bench, scored nine (plus seven rebounds). Sacramento won a third straight win, while Oklahoma City now has four straight losses.

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Dallas smashes Clippers to break all-time points lead at halftime

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After two wins in two games, Nicolas Batum (4 points in 21 minutes 2/4 shooting, 6 rebounds, 1 assist) suffered his first loss with his new club Los Angeles Clippers, where he arrived in the offseason. , this Sunday against the Dallas Mavericks (124-73).

Added to the heaviness of the score is an NBA record lead at halftime: 50 points (77-27)! The last record was 47 points. It dated back to 1991 in favor of the Golden State Warriors at the expense of the Sacramento Kings.

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Trae Young (Atlanta) punit New York au premier match des play-offs NBA

by archyde

For the first play-off match of his career, Trae Young (22) did things big. Booed much of the evening by the once again well-stocked Madison Square Garden (15,000 spectators) for the New York Knicks’ first in the finals since 2013, the Atlanta Hawks playmaker (32 points to 11 of 23 on shots , 9 out of 9 in free throws, 10 assists and 7 rebounds) overtook French fullback Frank Ntilikina, for whom it was the only sequence of the match, before triggering and succeeding with a “floater” shot nine tenths of a second from the end to give the victory in extremis to the Hawks (107-105).

In a gesture of defiance, he then pointedly raised a finger to his mouth and told the crowd that he had just silenced them. ” If they hate me so much, it’s because my game annoys them. So I leave it (my game) speak for me “commented the hero of the evening. ” He’s small but he’s tough and fearless “, Added his trainer Nate McMillan about this playmaker-scorer cut like a shrimp (1.85m, around 82 kg).

This “buzzer beater” allows the Hawks (seeded number 5 in the Eastern Conference) to take control against New York (number 4) before game 2 on Wednesday, still in Manhattan. And to already place the Knicks under pressure in the most unlikely duel of this first round between two returning teams in the play-offs. Atlanta had not participated in the finals since 2017.

The leader of the Knicks, Derrick Rose, had equalized (105-105) ten seconds from the end after a very balanced fourth quarter. But Young therefore had the last laugh as New York star insider Julius Randle, author of two forty-point games against the Hawks this season, missed out on offense, signing a very mediocre 6 of 23 on shots for 15. points and 12 rebounds.

Alec Burks (27) points) and Derrick Rose (17) allowed their team to believe before Trae Young fired. Dominated on the rebound, Atlanta also owes its victory a lot to its control of the ball, with only six stray balls.

Atlanta had not won against the Knicks for two seasons, losing their last four games before this coup.

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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers follow up against the Denver Nuggets

by archyde

A mouthful from coach Frank Vogel, five minutes of madness and a LeBron James boss. We could summarize in these three ingredients the recipe for the success of the Los Angeles Lakers Thursday evening, on their floor, against the Denver Nuggets (114-93).

For what was the first reunion between the two franchises since their duel in the Western Conference finals last fall in the Orlando bubble, the defending champions had a hard time finding the solution, confirming their immense difficulties in home since the start of the exercise (5 wins, 4 losses).

At halftime, Frank Vogel’s men were even twelve points behind (46-58, 24th), which earned them a salty speech before returning to the floor. ” He jumped down our throats “, Then confirmed the interior Anthony Davis, whose performance on the evening proved disappointing (13 points to 5 of 8, 9 rebounds).

A reframing which had the effect of launching a one-way third quarter, and which completely reversed the balance of power: a 37-17 which stunned the visitors while the rookie Angelin Talen Horton-Tucker (17 points) illustrated.

Unable to react, the Nuggets conceded a scathing 19-0 in five minutes, between the end of the third period and the start of the fourth.

LeBron James in triple-double and always higher

Disoriented and not helped by the relatively discreet match of Nikola Jokic (13 points to 6 of 16; 10 rebounds, 6 assists), the Nuggets gave up their arms during money-time, overwhelmed by a second half at only 33 points scored (68 cashed).

While coach Michael Malone had recalled his executives to the bench, LeBron James remained on the floor for a final possession, punctuated by a sublime assist, synonymous with the second triple-double of the season (the 96th of his career) for the “King”: 27 points, 10 rebounds, 10 assists.

« LeBron continues to prove he’s the best player in the league appreciated Vogel, who did not fail to recall that his leader overtook legend Wilt Chamberlain during the evening in the number of baskets scored during his career (12,691 for James against 12,681 for Chamberlain). Here is the quadruple NBA champion (2012, 2013, 2016, 2020) behind Karl Malone (2nd, 13,528 baskets) and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (15,837) now.

« Every time my name is associated with a category and among the biggest names to have played, it makes me humbledelivered the winger after the game. I think back to my youth, when I read magazines or books, that I immersed myself in the history of this sport because I loved it so much, in order to know who paved the way for young people like me. To be associated with the great Wilt Chamberlain is an incredible achievement for me. »

In the wake of their superstar, the Los Angeles Lakers took advantage of this success to come back up to the Los Angeles Clippers in second place in the Western Conference (17v-6d), with only one loss more than the Utah Jazz, leader (17v-5d). The gap seems widened with fourth place, occupied by the Nuggets (12v-9d).

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LeBron James played again, Los Angeles Lakers lost to Sacramento Kings

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We had not seen LeBron James on an NBA floor since March 20 and a game lost by the Lakers against Atlanta. The LA star suffered a sprained right ankle and missed his team’s last 20 games. But James finally made his comeback on Friday at home against the Sacramento Kings. And, if the Lakers lost (110-106), gave him a good copy, with 16 points (6/12 shooting), 8 rebounds and 7 assists, in 32 minutes of play.

Yet deprived of De’Aaron Fox (Covid-19 protocol) and Harrison Barnes (affected by an adductor), the Kings won on the Lakers’ field for the first time in three years. They entered the match very well (30-15, 11th). But LA patiently regained control, leading by one point at the break (56-55), then by 10 after the third quarter (88-78).

The Sacramento Kings, led by Tyrese Haliburton (23 points, 10 assists) and Richaun Holmes (22 points, 9 rebounds), finally came back to score five minutes from the buzzer (96-96), before leveling off with the Lakers. LeBron James struggled in the final moments of the match, losing two balls and missing a three-point shot 2.7 seconds from the end. Sacramento finally secured their victory, on two free throws scored by Haliburton.

Los Angeles lost for the second consecutive time, after losing against Washington (116-107) on Wednesday. LA therefore remains under threat of going through the play-offs in the next play-offs, with nine games left to play. The Lakers will try to redeem themselves in their next outing, Sunday against Toronto.

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Boston snatches the classic on the floor of the LA Lakers, untouchable Phoenix against Sacramento
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Boston snatches the classic on the floor of the LA Lakers, untouchable Phoenix against Sacramento

by archyde

Boston winger Jaylen Brown sat comfortably on the bench awaiting the final buzzer, with 36 points. His Celtics, far ahead in the fourth quarter (113-86, 41st), only had to finish the job on the floor of the Staples Center in Los Angeles, facing the still decimated Lakers, deprived of their duo LeBron James ( ankle) and Anthony Davis (Achilles tendon).

The unlikely comeback

But when we thought the game was over, the Lakers, from the hands of Alfonzo McKinnie (10 points, 4 of 6) and Ben McLemore (17 points, 7 of 12 shooting), fomented an improbable comeback – 24 to 2 in 5 minutes -, between distant banderillas, baskets with a fault and a few dunks, including that of McLemore who shattered the circle and brought his people together in one breath (105-110).

A situation forcing Brad Stevens, still deprived of Evan Fournier (Covid protocol), to revive Brown. A lay-up passing the ball behind his back and a float in traffic later, the case was definitely folded (121-113). Brown finished the game with 40 points (2 points off his record with Boston), scored with an incredible 17 of 20 shooting skill (3/5 to 3 points), along with 9 rebounds, 3 assists and 6 stray bullets.

Five other Boston players reached ten points, without exceeding fifteen – Tatum, Pritchard, Smart, Thompson, Walker – in a game where the Lakers’ defensive apathy allowed Stevens’ men to shoot at 56.5 %, to dominate on the rebound (48-36) and to win despite 21 stray balls.

The Lakers, with a Caldwell-Pope – Matthews tandem held at 2/14 in shooting, having to get the points on the bench (19 from Talen Horton-Tucker), Marc Gasol also taking advantage of the absences of Andre Drummond and Markieff Morris to regain color (18 points), lacked leaders and ideas. Good news, Anthony Davis has been allowed to resume training with contact and could return to competition next week.

85 %

Jaylen Brown’s shooting percentage, making him the first Celtic in history to score at least 40 points with such skill

The Celtics, who have just successively dropped, outside, Denver (105-87), Portland (116-115) and the LA Lakers, have a fifth success, the seventh in eight matches, and take advantage of the defeat of Atlanta at home against Milwaukee to join the fourth-placed Hawks in the East (30 wins – 26 losses). The podium and the Bucks still seem out of reach (35-20) but, after a sinusoidal start to the season, Boston is finally in the right direction.

The LA Lakers, who have alternated metronomically between wins and losses for ten games, remain fifth (34-22) ahead of Portland (31-23).

Radiant Suns

Facing Sacramento, the Phoenix Suns will have struggled even in money-time, but finally enforced logic against the desperate Kings (9 losses in a row, 12th in the West), only winners of the evening at home (122 -114) thanks to the immaculate game of DeAndre Ayton (26 points to 10 of 11 in shooting, 11 rebounds), well followed by Devin Booker (23 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists) and the master to play Chris Paul (13 points 11 passes).

Winners of fourteen of their last sixteen matches, the Suns consolidate their unexpected second place in the West and put great pressure on the Utah Jazz of Rudy Gobert, still leader, but by a short head (41-14 against 40-15 ) before facing Indiana the next night, then the LA Lakers on Saturday and Tuesday.

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