With a 124:114 at the New Orleans Pelicans, the NBA, Miami Heat won”>San Antonio Spurs celebrated their second win within 24 hours in the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Saturday (local time). Jakob Pöltl contributed seven points, eleven rebounds, four blocks and two assists each as well as steals. The 26-year-old from Vienna was in action for 29:15 minutes. All-Star Dejounte Murray led the Texans with 31 points and 12 assists.
In a duel with a direct competitor for a play-in place, San Antonio was always in the lead from the 3-0 after eleven seconds. The Spurs also won the second duel with New Orleans after the 112-97 in mid-December. His team scored “excellently” again, said Pöltl, who is visiting the Chicago Bulls with his teammates on Monday.
For the Brooklyn Nets it was the eleventh defeat in a row on Saturday. The New Yorkers lost 111-115 at the Miami Heat. The number one in the Eastern Conference, however, won for the fifth time in a row. The Denver Nuggets ended Canada’s eight-game winning streak with a 110-109 win over the Toronto Raptors. For NBA leader Phoenix Suns, the 132:105 win against the Orlando Magic was the fifth win in a row.
The Golden State Warriors, who had recently lost twice, prevailed 117-115 against the Los Angeles Lakers, who in turn suffered their third loss in a row. Lakers superstar LeBron James scored his 44,157 point in all NBA games (regular season and playoffs) and now holds the points record. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had scored 44,149 points in his career. In the more prestigious category of points in the “Regular Season”, former center Abdul-Jabbar still leads by 1,861 points.
Joel Embiid played big in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 103:93 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The center from Cameroon recorded a triple-double with 40 points, 14 rebounds and ten assists.
NBA-Ergebnisse vom Samstag: New Orleans Pelicans – San Antonio Spurs (7 Punkte, 11 Rebounds, 4 Blocks in 29:15 Minuten von Jakob Pöltl) 114:124, Portland Trail Blazers – New York Knicks 112:103, Charlotte Hornets – Memphis Grizzlies 118:125, Washington Wizards – Sacramento Kings 110:123, Philadelphia 76ers – Cleveland Cavaliers 103:93, Toronto Raptors – Denver Nuggets 109:110, Miami Heat – Brooklyn Nets 115:111, Chicago Bulls – Oklahoma City Thunder 106:101, Dallas Mavericks – LA Clippers 97:99, Golden State Warriors – Los Angeles Lakers 117:115, Phoenix Suns – Orlando Magic 132:105.
