The Portland Trail Blazers and Toumani Camara failed to string together a third victory in a row, and lost against the Utah Jazz in overtime (118-113) on Saturday in the NBA. For his 10th consecutive start, the winger compiled 8 points, 4 steals, 3 rebounds and 1 block in 30 minutes of play.
Toumani Camara was absolutely decisive in forcing extra time. In the last two minutes, he sent a dunk over the head of Walker Kessler (2m13) before hindering the Jazz attack, allowing Malcolm Brogdon to equalize in the process. At the buzzer, the Brussels resident rose to prevent Collin Sexton from scoring, with an authoritarian counter.
The Blazers finally let the Jazz escape in overtime, behind Sexton (25 points, 5 assists) and Keyonte George (21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists). Portland (6 wins-13 losses) is 13th in the Western Conference and sees the Jazz (7v-13d) ahead of them. The play-ins and Houston (10th, 8v-9d) are still far away.
A late Paul George shot completed a stunning comeback by the Los Angeles Clippers against the Golden State Warriors and Orlando saw its nine-game winning streak end in Brooklyn on Saturday in the NBA.
Trailing by 22 points during the 3rd quarter, the Los Angeles Clippers held off the Golden State Warriors (113-112) at the end of the match on a three-point shot from Paul George (25 points, including 11 in the fourth quarter -time).
“It’s a great comeback, especially against such a team, which can score a lot and quickly. Our return shows that this group is ready to fight until the end“, appreciated “PG13“.
The aging Warriors, champions in 2022, had already lost a match they had in hand on Tuesday against Sacramento and continue to sink in the standings (11th in the west with 9 wins and 11 losses).
Minnesota, first in the Western Conference, continues with a fourth consecutive victory in Charlotte (123-117). The Wolves, again without their scorer Anthony Edwards, were still able to count on their duo of “big men“Karl-Anthony Towns (28 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists) and Rudy Gobert (26 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks). The 31-year-old Frenchman, dazzling for several weeks, particularly on defense, achieved his points record of the season.
The surging Indiana Pacers won on the floor of NBA finalist Miami (144-129). Deprived of their leader Tyrese Haliburton, the Pacers were able to count on a diabolical skill of 65.9%, the best in a match for a team this season. Bruce Brown (30 points) responded to Heat boss Jimmy Butler’s 33 points.
End of series for Orlando, beaten by Brooklyn (129-101) after having had nine successes in a row. The Magic fell on a great Mikal Bridges (42 points), but remains second in the east with the same record as the Milwaukee Bucks (14 wins – 6 losses), third after their victory against Atlanta (132-121) thanks to to the triple-double of Giannis Antetokounmpo (32 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists).
Oklahoma City survived a terrible hole against Dallas (126-120 victory): at the start of the fourth quarter, Dallas scored 30 consecutive points, going from 111-87 in favor of the Thunder to 117-111 for the Mavericks. Dazzling for his return after witnessing the birth of his first child this week, Luka Doncic signed a huge but insufficient triple-double with 36 points, 15 rebounds and 18 assists.
2023-12-03 11:43:59
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