April 2, 2022
Los Angeles loses the direct confrontation with New Orleans and also sees San Antonio run away.
The Los Angeles Lakers season is increasingly an ordeal: having already slipped to eleventh place after the last defeats, the Californians are now seeing the race for the last place available for the Play-In become even more complicated. In fact, at the Crypto.com Arena, LeBron and his teammates also lose the direct clash with the New Orleans Pelicans despite a sumptuous performance by the ‘Chosen One’ in the first three quarters (36 points) and the good return to the field of Anthony Davis, author of 23 points with 12 rebounds. Both Los Angeles tenors, however, lose the compass in the fourth period, closed with only two points to the credit for the former Cleveland and marked by many crucial missed shots (including many free throws) by the long former Pelicans, in his first career defeat against his old team.
On the other fields, Milwaukee keeps its stars at rest and is overwhelmed within the friendly walls by the Los Angeles Clippers, who win 153-119. Also noteworthy is the defeat of the Phoenix Suns on the field of the Memphis Grizzlies and the important victories of Boston over Indiana and San Antonio over Portland: now Gregg Popovich’s roster can defend (having the tie-breaker in his favor) two games ahead. on the Lakers in the race for tenth place.
Here are all the results of the Italian night:
ORLANDO MAGIC – TORONTO RAPTORS 89-102
WASHINGTON WIZARDS – DALLAS MAVERICKS 135-103
BOSTON CELTICS – INDIANA PACERS 128-123
HOUSTON ROCKETS – SACRAMENTO KINGS 117-122
MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES – PHOENIX SUNS 122-114
MILWAUKEE BUCKS – L.A. CLIPPERS 119-153
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER – DETROIT PISTONS 101-110
SAN ANTONIO SPURS – PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 130-111
DENVER NUGGETS – MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 130-136
LOS ANGELES LAKERS – NEW ORLEANS PELICANS 111-114
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