Marie Mahé, Media365, published on Saturday February 12, 2022 at 08:40
During the night from Friday to Saturday, as part of the NBA regular season, the Cleveland Cavaliers, second in the East, beat the Indiana Pacers (113-120), while the Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Chicago Bulls (134-122).
The game of the night: Indiana Pacers – Cleveland Cavaliers
And four! On the night of Friday to Saturday, as part of the NBA regular season, the Cleveland Cavaliers chained a fourth victory in a row, on the floor of the Indiana Pacers (113-120). However, during almost the entirety of this meeting, it was the locals who were in the lead. Their lead even increased, at the end of the first quarter, to +19 (47-28), +21 (49-28, 51-30) at the start of the second quarter., and at +16 (94-78) in the third quarter. It all happened in the fourth quarter. At that time, the locals’ lead thus continued to fade, until the visitors again took matters into their own hands, until they won (113-120), well led in particular by Jarrett Allen (22 points, 14 rebounds, 1 assist). Cleveland is second in the East.
The MVP of the night: Dejounte Murray (San Antonio Spurs)
A historic match in more ways than one. On the night of Friday to Saturday, as part of the NBA regular season, the San Antonio Spurs revived perfectly well, going to win on the floor of the Atlanta Hawks (121-136). The visitors’ point guard, namely Dejounte Murray, finished as the franchise’s leading scorer but also top scorer of this meeting, with a triple-double in the key and personal statistics of 32 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists, in 32 minutes spent on the floor. Murray, just selected for the All-Star Game, also takes the opportunity to become the player to have scored the most triple-doubles in the history of the San Antonio Spurs, with this fifteenth triple-double concerning him. One better than a certain David Robinson.
The flop of the night: Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves are no longer advancing. After five wins in a row, the Minnesota franchise chained a second consecutive defeat, on the night of Friday to Saturday, on the floor of the Chicago Bulls (134-122). Visitors were able to rely on Anthony Edwards, who finished top scorer in his franchise, with personal statistics of 31 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists. But that was not enough, especially against a certain DeMar DeRozan, author of a new very big game (35 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists). During this meeting, neither of the two franchises really took off, until the very last quarter, when Chicago therefore accelerated to never be seen again (134-122). Minnesota is seventh in the West and Chicago third in the East.
The French of the night: Killian Hayes (Detroit Pistons)
Few French people were out on the NBA courts, on the night of Friday to Saturday, as part of the regular season of the prestigious Basketball League. But one of them has, despite everything, marked the spirits. With personal statistics of 11 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists, Killian Hayes records a double-double, his second since the start of this new season. A performance made possible thanks in particular to an excellent fourth and last quarter. However, that was not enough to prevent his current franchise, namely the Detroit Pistons, from losing quite heavily at home against the Charlotte Hornets (119-141). Charlotte is ninth in the East, while Detroit brings up the rear in this same ranking.
NBA / REGULAR SEASON
Friday, February 11, 2022
Detroit Pistons – Charlotte Hornets : 119-141
>>> Killian Hayes (DET) (11 points (5/9 on shots, 1/2 to 3pts and 0/0 on free throws), 4 rebounds, 12 assists, 4 fouls, 1 interception, 1 lost ball and 0 against in 28 minutes of play).
Indiana Pacers – Cleveland Cavaliers : 113-120
Philadelphia 76ers – Oklahoma City Thunder : 100-87
>>> Théo Maledon (OKC) (3 points (1/6 on shots, 1/4 to 3pts and 0/0 on free throws), 0 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 foul, 1 interception, 2 lost balls and 1 against in 17 minutes of play).
Atlanta Hawks – San Antonio Spurs : 121-136
>>> Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (ATL) (5 points (2/4 on shots, 1/1 to 3pts and 0/0 on free throws), 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 fouls, 0 interceptions, 0 lost ball and 0 against in 4 minutes of play).
Boston Celtics – Denver Nuggets : 108-102
Chicago Bulls – Minnesota Timberwolves : 134-122
Utah Jazz – Orlando Magic : 114-99
