Jazz is back! After 5 defeats in a row, Quin Snyder’s men recovered well against the Lakers with a great 122-109 victory. With the absences of LeBron James and Anthony Davis, Rudy Gobert feasted in the racket by making a double-double with 25 points at 9/11 shooting success and 17 rebounds in 36 minutes of play. fourth place in the Western Conference (i.e. home field advantage). Now fifth in the standings with the same record as the Nuggets (6th, 46 wins and 31 losses), the Utah franchise should probably face either Dallas or Golden State in the first round of the playoffs.
25 POINTS
17 REBOUNDS
2 AGAINST
9-11 FG ⎜ 7-9 FT@rudygobert27 & the @utahjazz winners at LA 109-#TakeNote pic.twitter.com/TNqaaRRp2H— NBA France (@NBAFRANCE) April 1, 2022
Nicolas Batum crashes 17 points
Behind in the West, we find the Clippers. Thursday night, they lost 135-130 after overtime to Chicago. Nicholas Batum was complete with 17 points at 5/9 including 4/8 from 3-pointers and 5 rebounds in 38 minutes. The Californians couldn’t do anything against a burning DeMar DeRozan (50 points). The 8th Conference Clippers will however be guaranteed to play the play-in if they win against Milwaukee this Friday.
Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot in the blows, New York eliminated
Lined up in the Hawks’ starting five, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot did not disappoint against the Cavaliers. The swingman comes out of the game with 12 points at 3/5 and 4 rebounds in 27 minutes. Atlanta easily won 131-107 and qualified to at least play the play-in, which officially put an end to the hopes of New York, now mathematically out of the race. There are 5 games left to play, the Hawks are 10th with 40 wins and 37 losses. Toronto, 6th and first qualified for the playoffs, has 4 wins in advance.
10 points and victory for Killian Hayes
The Pistons won 102-94 against the Philadelphia Sixers. Killian Hayes contributed well to the success of his team with 10 points at 5/8 on shots, 1 rebound, 2 assists and 3 steals in 26 minutes of play. Detroit is recovering after a series of 3 consecutive defeats.
10 Points (5-8 FG)
1 REB / 2 AST / 3 STL @iam_killian & the @DetroitPistons 94-102 winners against the 76ers! #Pistons pic.twitter.com/BvDOvoi4Pi— NBA France (@NBAFRANCE) April 1, 2022
