The results of the night in the NBA
Celtics @ Hornets : 115-101
Bulls @ Pistons : 114-108
Suns @ Heat : 111-90
Hawks @ Bucks : 115-124
Lakers @ Rockets : 130-139, after extra time
Thunder @ Wolves : 102-132
Magic @ Pelicans : 108-102
Knicks @ Mavs : 107-77
Raptors @ Spurs : 119-104
Blazers @ Jazz : 85-123
Nuggets @ Kings : 106-100
Wizards @ Clippers : 109-115
LeBron James badly crossed by Eric Gordon
The Lakers lost their 9th straight away game last night in Houston, which is their 6th loss in 7 games. Despite the triple-double of LeBron James (23 pts, 14 rbds, 12 pds, 4 blks) and the 30 points of Russell WestbrookLos Angeles folded in overtime.
The Californians took the full brunt of the best night in the NBA from Jalen Green, author of 32 points including 10 during overtime.
Jalen Green is balling for the @HoustonRockets!
He has a career high 32 PTS on NBA League Pass: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/iuDjN7YwMz
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2022
– The Lakers aren’t that unhappy. Well, not too much … Their defeat in overtime in Houston is almost inconsequential, if not on their own ego. The Pelicans lost at home to Orlando in the absence of Brandon Ingram and despite the 62 accumulated points of CJ McCollum and Jonas Valančiūnas. At the same time, San Antonio also failed to take advantage of the windfall and took a dance, again at home, by the Raptors, despite the efforts of Dejounte Murray (25 pts, 12 pds, 9 rbds).
Los Angeles remains 9th, with only one victory ahead of NOLA and three over the San Antonio-Portland tandem. The Blazers, who have fully activated the tanking mode, took themselves 38 points apart on the Jazz floor, where Rudy Gobert only had to spend 22 minutes on the ground (9 pts, 10 rebounds).
– A notch higher, the Lakers will no longer see the Clippers. The latter came back from the front after two defeats in a row by overthrowing the Wizards. Tyronn Lue’s players scored the last 11 points of the game and Nicholas Batum (8 pts) was crucial with a 3-point basket 30 seconds from the end to take the lead.
???? BATUM TAKES THE LEAD FOR LA ????@WashWizards 109@LAClippers 111
31.2 remainingWatch Here: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/M2bYYNKWor
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2022
– Jayson Tatum is on another planet right now and Boston is taking advantage of it. The All-Star winger slammed 44 points at 16/24 to give the Celtics a win in Charlotte to consolidate their 5th place finish and stay in contention for a top spot by the end of the season.
– New York validated a third consecutive victory by atomizing Dallas in Texas, a little to everyone’s surprise. Luka Doncic (31 pts) tried to remobilize his troops, but we understood that the evening would be complicated for the Mavs when we saw them miss their first 19 3-point shots…
Evan Fournier scored 10 points and Julius Randle confirmed his return to form with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists. New York is just three wins behind Atlanta, 10th in the East.
– Atlanta, precisely, took the lightning of the Greek god in the face. Giannis Antetokounmpo took care of the case of the Hawks with 43 points, 12 rebounds and 5 assists, to guide his team to a 6th success in a row and a second place currently occupied at the expense of the Sixers. Milwaukee also returned to just 2 wins from first place as the Heat was one of 7 teams beaten at home tonight.
Giannis was locked in from tip-off dropping 17 points in the first quarter on his way to 43 points and the @Bucks 6th-straight win! #FearTheDeer@ Giannis_An34: 43 PTS, 12 REB, 5 AST pic.twitter.com/4mzJUM8nut
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2022
– Miami folded in front of Phoenix, which continues to win games without Chris Paulbut took advantage of the return of Devin Booker (23 pts), recovered after a week of Covid. The clash between Conference leaders will only have been suspenseful for half time, before the Suns accelerated and locked the game thanks to a big defense (35 pts conceded in the 2nd half) in particular. Phoenix is officially qualified for the NBA playoffs, even if there was already no doubt for a long time.
– Affected adductors, Killian Hayes did not participate in the Pistons’ home loss to the Bulls. Chicago needed a win after 5 straight losses and DeMar DeRozan (36 pts at 12/25) took charge of shaping it with the help of Zach LaVine (25 pts) et Nikola Vucevic (21 pts). The Bulls were violent in the last quarter, which they started with 7 points behind.
– Wolves’ fine run continued tonight with a 6th straight win, this time at home against Oklahoma City. Malik Beasley (33 pts) broke the franchise 3-point record with 11 award-winning baskets. The game was folded at the break and Minnesota managed thereafter. Théo Maledon played 20 minutes off the bench with the Thunder for 12 points and 7 rebounds. Olivier Sarr had the right to stretch his legs for 9 minutes, for 4 rebounds and 1 assist.
Malik Beasley sets the @Timberwolves franchise record for 3pm with his 11th 3-pointer of the night!
Watch Here: https://t.co/oz9UCQxdQa pic.twitter.com/OYftH8NZ7e
— NBA (@NBA) March 10, 2022
– The Nuggets squandered an 18-point lead in Sacramento before recovering and relying on the composure of Monte Morris (20 pts and a crucial 3-point basket in money time) and the genius of Nikola Jokic (38 pts, 18 rebounds, 7 wt) to record a 4th consecutive victory and a 12th in 14 matches.
