In the final quarter, the San Antonio Spurs gambled away a possible win over the Chicago Bulls in the NBA on Monday (local time).
After a 20:37 in the last section, the Texans had to admit defeat with 109:120. Jakob Pöltl had 13 points, nine rebounds and four assists in 30:12 minutes. The center from Vienna surpassed the mark of 2,000 points in the Spurs dress and is currently at 2,010.
San Antonio had not only put up a long open fight with the runners-up in the Eastern Conference, they were even ahead after 36 minutes of the game. With 89:83 from the Spurs’ point of view, the final section started, but Chicago clearly dominated. “After three good quarters we couldn’t defend our lead,” said Pöltl, whose longtime teammate DeMar DeRozan scored 19 of his 40 points for the Bulls in the last twelve minutes. With 25 points and 16 rebounds, center Nikola Vucevic was another protagonist in the ranks of the six-time NBA champion, who took revenge for the 122:131 loss at the end of January.
Break due to All-Star weekend
Lonnie Walker IV led the Texans by 21 points. Before taking a break for the North American professional basketball league’s All-Star weekend, San Antonio will be away to the Oklahoma City Thunder for the fifth of eight straight away games on Wednesday.
Two of Spurs’ closest rivals in the battle for a place in the league play-in continued to be successful on Monday. The Portland Trail Blazers won 122-107 against defending champions Milwaukee Bucks, while the New Orleans Pelicans defeated the Toronto Raptors 120-90.
After eleven straight bankruptcies, the Brooklyn Nets finally had reason to celebrate again. The New Yorkers defeated the Sacramento Kings 109-85. Seth Curry was the top scorer in the first game for his new club with 23 points.
