In the American Basketball League (NBA), Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Houston Rockets 139-132 at the end of the contentious fight. The NBA continued with 12 games. In the match of the Western Conference teams, the Minnesota Timberwolves continued their struggle to stay in the play-offs, beating the Houston Rockets by 7 points away.
Anthony Edwards had 33 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds, Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, D’Angelo Russell had 22 points, 9 assists and 4 steals. .
National basketball player Alperen Şengün, who started in the top 5 for the 4th time in a row and stayed on the field for 32 minutes and 43 seconds, made a double-double with 14 points, 15 rebounds, 6 of which were offensive, 4 assists and 1 block. Jalen Green had 31 points, Josh Christopher had 30 points, Kevin Porter had 21 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds.
EMBIID LEADS ITS TEAM TO THE WINNING 44 POINTS
The Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 112-108 in the match where the two ambitious teams of the Eastern Conference faced each other. Joel Embiid, an all-star player in the Sixers, who guaranteed to make it to the play-offs with 48 wins in advance, was the architect of the victory with 44 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, while James Harden had a “triple-double” with 21 points, 10 rebounds and assists. National player Furkan Korkmaz, on the other hand, could not score in the match in which he had 7 minutes, but recorded 1 rebound and stealing.
The Cavaliers, who lost for the 36th time this season, had Darius Garland with 23 points, Caris LeVert with 18 points and 7 assists, Lamar Stevens with 18 points, Lauri Markkanen with 16 points and 7 rebounds, and national basketball player Cedi Osman, who remained on the court for 7 minutes and 3 points. , played 2 rebounds and assists, 1 steal.
LAKERS DIFFICULT YOUR CHANCES TO STAY IN PLAY-IN
Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers, who were struggling to stay in the play-in, with a score of 129-118 away. Reaching the 47th victory of the season, the Nuggets all-star Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists, Will Barton 25 points, Aaron Gordon 24 points and 8 rebounds, DeMarcus Cousins 14 points.
The Lakers, with 31 wins, their 6th consecutive defeat and their 47th defeat of the season, made it difficult to stay in the play-in while they were 11th in the Western Conference. Anthony Davis had 28 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, Russell Westbrook had 27 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists, and Carmelo Anthony had 17 points in the Lakers, where LeBron James could not play due to his injury.
RESULTS
Boston Celtics-Washington Wizards: 144-102
Milwaukee Bucks-Dallas Mavericks: 112-118
Los Angeles Lakers v Denver Nuggets: 118-129
Indiana Pacers-Detroit Pistons: 117-121
Cleveland Cavaliers-Philadelphia 76ers: 108-112
Orlando Magic-New York Knicks: 88-118
Oklahoma City Thunder-Phoenix Suns: 117-96
Houston Rockets v Minnesota Timberwolves: 132-139
San Antonio Spurs-Portland Trail Blazers: 113-92
Toronto Raptors-Miami Heat: 109-114
Sacramento Kings v Golden State Warriors: 90-109
Los Angeles Clippers v New Orleans Pelicans: 119-100