04 June 2022 07:00
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Basketball players the San Antonio Spurs won the NBA 116-97 on the deck in Denver on Wednesday night. They succeeded this way for the third time in a row, but they finished in the last 20 of the production.
Even without ailing first quarterback Dejounte Murray, the Texas club won the duel. Another great performance from Nikola Jokic wasn’t enough for Denver, as the Serbian center had 41 points and 17 rebounds. The Spurs canceled the group show. Six players scored in double figures, with Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell adding 20 points each.
San Antonio has three games remaining in the regular season but could still try to move past New Orleans in the standings and fight back with home-court advantage before the playoffs. They lost to the Pelicans. “Vo čvrtok hrame zásztě a često ho vyhrať. Nothing else matters,” According to the Associated Press, Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.
Denver lost at home to San Antonio for the first time since January 2017. “We didn’t have enough focus and sense of importance in the duel today. Any advantage that a good team has, we don’t have today.” Disappointed coach Mike Malone said.
The Nuggets can at least make up for Minnesota’s surprise loss at home against Washington, which has no chance of advancing. They still have a two-game lead over the Timberwolves in the standings, but they hold on to the last straight line in the playoffs.
The Los Angeles Lakers lost 110-121 to Phoenix, the league’s strongest team, for the sixth time in the series. The winner of the 2020 deadline has completely lost the chance to qualify for the play-off preliminaries.
The Lakers can’t count on the services of LeBron James, who has yet to recover from an ankle injury, but is out for the second time in a row. The Suns decided the matchup 29-9 in the third quarter. “I can’t say, we don’t have a daughter-in-law. We fought to the end. We had a bad season,” Lakers coach Frank Vogel admitted.
Utah beat second-place Memphis 121-115 in overtime at home to advance directly to the playoffs. Toronto was eliminated with a 118-108 victory over Atlanta. Zaver zápáznej části narpá nezvláda zraneniami sužovaný Cleveland, lost 115:120 to the Orlando deck.
The Magic, meanwhile, are the worst team in the East, snapping a six-game losing streak. The Cavaliers are seventh and will end the season trying to hold off Brooklyn, Charlotte and Atlanta and maintain home-court advantage.
It’s going to be an uphill battle over the final five games, especially for the top spot in the Eastern Conference. Miami is 2.5 games ahead of three teams with the same record. Boston, Milwaukee and Philadelphia are 49-30.
NBA – Results:
Indiana Pacers – Philadelphia 76ers 122:131 (31:33, 28:49, 40:25, 23:24)
Most points: Hield 25 (11 rebounds), Haliburton 21, Smith 19 – Embiid 45 (13 rebounds), Maxey 30 (8 3-pointers), T. Harris 17
Orlando Magic – Cleveland Cavaliers 120:115 (35:36, 24:25, 32:25, 29:29)
Most points: Bamba 21 (12 rebounds), Blazdikis 20, Fultz 16 – Garland 27 (10 assists), Markkanen 25 (6 3-pointers), Love 17
Brooklyn Nets – Houston Rockets 118:105 (30:25, 34:22, 26:27, 28:31)
Most points: Irving 42 (8 3s), Durant 18, B. Brown 15 – K. Porter 36 (6 3s), Jalen Green 30, Sengan 14 (11 rebounds)
Miami Heat – Charlotte Hornets 144:115 (29:32, 41:28, 32:37, 42:18)
Most points: Herro 35 points (6 3-pointers), Butler 27, Adebayo 22 – Miles Bridges 29, LaMelo Ball 18 (14 rebounds), Rozier 16 points
Toronto Raptors – Atlanta Hawks 118:108 (27:31, 29:21, 33:31, 29:25)
Most points: Siakam 31 (13 rebounds), S. Barnes 19 (14 rebounds), Boucher 18-Young 26 (15 assists), Huerter 21, Hunter 20
Chicago Bulls – Milwaukee Bucks 106:127 (20:26, 26:32, 36:38, 24:31)
Most points: DeRozan 40, P. Williams 18, C. White 13 – Lopez 28, Middleton 19, Antetokounmpo 18
Minnesota Timberwolves – Washington Wizards 114:132 (38:25, 28:32, 27:34, 21:31)
Most points: Towns 26 (10 rebounds), Edwards 18, Russell 17 (11 assists) – Porzingis 25, Gafford 24 (12 rebounds), Hasimula 21
Oklahoma City Thunder-Portland Trail Blazers 98:94 (29:27, 19:27, 19:28, 31:12)
Most points: Hoard 24 (21 rebounds), Roby 18, Kalaidzakis 17 – Keon Johnson 18, G. Brown and McLemore 17 each
Denver Nuggets – San Antonio Spurs 97:116 (30:32, 14:32, 35:21, 14:31)
Most points: Jokic 41 (17 rpg), Gordon 18 (13 rpg), Barton 9 – Keldon Johnson and Vassell 20 each, Richardson 18
Utah Jazz – Memphis Grizzlies 121:115 pp (24:19, 26:31, 33:33, 27:27 – 11:5)
Most points: Gobert (21 rebounds) Clarkson 22, Donovan Mitchell 20 – Jaren Jackson 28, T. Jones 24, Bane 23
Sacramento Kings-New Orleans Pelicans 109:123 (25:27, 32:33, 27:35, 25:28)
Most points: D. Jones 22, David Mitchell (17 assists) and Lamb 15 each – J. Hayes (12 rebounds) and McCollum 23 each, Ingram 17
Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Lakers 121:110 (28:31, 35:27, 35:22, 23:30)
Most points: Booker 32 points, Ayton 22 points (13 rebounds), C. Johnson 12 points – Westbrook 28 points, Davis 21 points (13 rebounds), Reeves 18 points