ISTANBUL (AA) –
5 matches were played in the NBA Cup. Houston Rockets, where Alperen Şengün plays, was the guest of Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Rockets beat the Timberwolves 117-111 in overtime in the match played at Target Center, with the regular time ending 102-102. Alperen Şengün contributed 22 points to the victory in the match in which he played 41 minutes. The national basketball player scored a “triple-double” with his performance of 11 assists and 10 rebounds, in addition to the 22 points he scored.
In Houston Rockets, Fred VanVleet became the team’s top scorer with 27 points. For the Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards’ 29 points were not enough to prevent the loss.
27 point difference from Suns to Lakers
Phoenix Suns defeated Los Angeles Lakers 127-100 at home.
In the match hosted by Footprint Center, the Suns achieved victory with the 26-point performance of their star players Devin Booker and the 23-point performance of Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant.
For the Lakers, Anthony Davis’ 25 points and LeBron James’ 18 points could not prevent defeat.
4th consecutive win from San Antonio Spurs
In the Western Conference, San Antonio Spurs defeated Utah Jazz 128-115 away in the match in which French player Victor Wembanyama starred.
In the match at Delta Center, French player Wembanyama took the leading role in the victory with 34 points.
With this result, Spurs got their 10th victory, 4 of which were in a row. Jazz lost for the 13th time.
Results
Washington Wizards-Chicago Bulls: 108-127
Miami Heat-Milwaukee Bucks: 103-106
Minnesota Timberwolves-Houston Rockets: 111-117
Utah Jazz-San Antonio Spurs: 115-128
Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Lakers: 127-100
On the Anadolu Agency website, the news provided to subscribers via the AA News Feed System (HAS) is summarized and published. Please contact us for subscription.
