In question ? His right foot, fractured and then operated on last summer, which made him miss the whole start of the season. According to the Pelicans, radios have ” showed regression in bone repair in his fifth metatarsal “, forcing the team to halt its progress towards a return to play. Williamson is sorely missed by his team, last in the Western Conference with eight wins in 28 matches.
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Summer League: Juhann Begarin very prominent with Boston
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Atlanta lined up two Frenchmen in its summer squad: the leader Joel Ayayi (ex-Washington) and the pivot Alpha KabaMVP of the Turkish Championship with Gaziantep. Yves Pons was used very little in Brooklyn (seven minutes on average) while in Milwaukee, where Asvel coach TJ Parker was also located, Sylvain Francisco played two matches. Always at the Bucks, Evans Ganapamo played three minutes on Sunday.
Worn by Chris Paul, Phoenix dominates New Orleans in the play-offs
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Two weeks from blowing out his 37 candles, Chris Paul is attacking the NBA play-offs with Phoenix as one of the big favorites for the title, which has eluded him since the start of his career. The Arizona players enforced their status Sunday night with a win over New Orleans (110-99) for Game 1 of their first-round series. “CP3” became the oldest player to register 30 points and give 10 assists in a finals game.
Well supported by Devin Booker (25 points, 8 assists) and DeAndre Ayton (21 points, 9 rebounds), Paul gave the Suns a nice lead at the end of the second quarter (53-34, 24th). But on the heels of its two play-in victories, New Orleans revolted following the break.
CJ McCollum (25 points) and Brandon Ingram (18) found the address while Jonas Valanciunas (18 points, 25 rebounds) reigned under the circle. And a few seconds from the buzzer in the third quarter, Larry Nance Jr stole a ball from the hands of Torrey Craig to reduce the gap a little more (79-71, 36th). But “CP3” put an end to the hopes of the Pelicans.
19 points for Paul in the last quarter
The former Clippers point guard found himself three times once morest Nance Jr, in one once morest one, for as many successful shots under the nose of the interior of New Orleans. On the way to a last quarter with 19 points scored, Chris Paul widened the gap on his favorite shot, halfway out of dribbling (97-83, 40th).
A final basket from “CP3” closed the scoring and gave Phoenix Game 1 of this first-round series. Unhappy finalists once morest Milwaukee last July, the Suns will meet New Orleans on Tuesday night for Game 2 at home.
Chicago and Golden State concede their first loss of the season
written by Alexandra Hartman Editor-in-Chief
Joakim Noah was in the spotlight Thursday night at the United Center in Chicago during the game between the Bulls and New York. Retired since last March, the French pivot was treated to a special evening on the sidelines of the clash between the two franchises where he spent almost all of his career. And it was his ex-teammates Taj Gibson and Derrick Rose, under the leadership of his ex-coach Tom Thibodeau, who left with the victory for New York (104-103).
Facing the previously undefeated Bulls, the Knicks took control of the game in the first quarter, led by Kemba Walker (21 points) and RJ Barrett (20). Clumsy, Chicago let the New Yorkers slip away until they found themselves trailing by 13 points, two minutes from the buzzer (104-91).
The moment chosen by the Bulls to ignite the United Center with an improbable comeback. A streak of 12 consecutive points ended on an award-winning shot from Nikola Vucevic and a dunk from Zach LaVine to close the gap to one point. Chicago even had a match point in stride but DeMar DeRozan (largely) missed the target on his signature shot at half distance.
Evan Fournier’s Knicks (10 points) join the Bulls at the top of the Eastern Conference with four wins in five games, like Charlotte and Washington.
Memphis wins Golden State
Bis repeated for the Grizzlies. As in June during the play-in, Memphis won at the Chase Center, on the floor of Golden State following an extension (104-101). Faced with Stephen Curry and his teammates, still undefeated, the Tennessee players found themselves trailing by 19 points at the start of the match (20-39, 13th).
But the Grizzlies tightened their defense and made the Warriors pay for their 22 ball losses. And as Curry (36 points) went mute, Ja Morant woke up. The young point guard from Memphis scored 18 of his 30 points in the third quarter to pick up.
Then, in overtime, Morant closed the scoring with a lay-up (104-101) while his teammates muzzled Curry to prevent him from firing any shots. Golden State is no longer undefeated and cedes the lead in the Western Conference to Utah.