In the North American basketball professional league NBA, the Clippers won the derby in Los Angeles against the Lakers with 111:110 (50:54).
The Clippers ousted their city rivals from eighth place in the table of the Western Conference. The Lakers had to do without their injured superstar LeBron James in the fifth game in a row.
In an exciting final phase, there were six lead changes in the last 63 seconds. After Anthony Davis (30 points) gave the Lakers a 110-109 lead twelve seconds before the final siren, Reggie Jackson (25 points) hit the game-winning shot for the Clippers on the other side. The German national basketball player Isaiah Hartenstein scored six points for the winning team.
The Atlanta Hawks and Toronto Raptors defeated the top two teams in the NBA. The Hawks defeated the top Western Conference team, the Phoenix Suns, 124-115 (64-61). Trae Young excelled with 43 points. The Raptors beat the currently best team in the Eastern Conference, the Chicago Bulls, 127-120 (54-50) after overtime. Four Toronto players scored over 20 points.
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