In one of their toughest defeats of the course, the Los Angeles Lakers crashed this Sunday at home against the New Orleans Pelicans while the Dallas Mavericks came back in an epic way to the Golden State Warriors and the Philadelphia 76ers continue to dream of Joel Embid and james harden.
In addition, the Denver Nuggets added their sixth consecutive victory and the Phoenix Suns missed Chris-Paul against the Utah Jazz.
LAKERS 95 – PELICANS 123
The Los Angeles Lakers hit rock bottom with a crushing loss to the New Orleans Pelicans on a terrifying night that ended with whistles from Los Angeles fans after a game in which their team lost 23 balls, only made 7 of 34 triples and was already losing 30 points in the third quarter.
CJ McCollum (22 points and 8 assists), Jonas Valanciunas (19 points and 10 rebounds) and Brandon Ingram (19 points and 8 assists) destroyed some Lakers in which only Lebron James gave the face (32 points and 6 rebounds).
The Spanish Willy Hernangomez he played 3 minutes for the Pelicans in which he contributed 2 points, a rebound and a steal.
WARRIORS 101 – MAVERICKS 107
A fabulous and devastating last quarter (13-33) allowed the Dallas Mavericks to attack San Francisco (USA) with a great comeback against the Golden State Warriors who won by 21 points in the third quarter.
Luka Doncić (34 points and 11 rebounds) was once again fundamental in a Mavericks who did not stop believing while Stephen Curry (27 points and 10 assists) was the best of some Warriors who disintegrated in the last stretch of the game.
The Mexican Juan Toscano-Anderson he played 2 minutes for the Warriors without leaving a mark on the statistics.
KNICKS 109 – SIXERS 125
Joel Embid (37 points and 9 rebounds) and james harden (29 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists), the new and flaming duo of the Philadelphia 76ers, were too much dynamite for the New York Knicks in depression and who have lost five games in a row.
Evan Fournier and R. J. Barrett (24 points per head) could not stop a Sixers who have three consecutive wins and who made the personal line their home: embiid he was 23-for-27 from the free throw line and Harden was 10-for-10.
SUNS 114 – JAZZ 118
The Utah Jazz bench, with 42 points, was key for the team led by Donovan Mitchell (26 points) will knock down the Phoenix Suns who have lost two in three games since Chris-Paul he was injured.
Devin Booker (30 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists) stood out in a Suns that maintain a comfortable advantage over the Warriors at the head of the West.
BLAZERS 92 – NUGGETS 124
Six wins in a row accumulate a Denver Nuggets increasingly oiled and in which Nikola Jockic he was decisive despite hardly looking at the hoop (8 points with 3 of 5 shooting, 18 rebounds and 11 assists in just 26 minutes of play).
The Argentinian Facundo Campazzo played 25 minutes in which he contributed 4 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, a steal and 2 blocks for the Nuggets, while Anfernee Simons (16 points) was the top scorer for a very unwise Blazers in the triple (6 of 36).
ROCKETS 98 – CLIPPERS 99
A big cap of Ivica Zubac on Christian Wood It allowed the Los Angeles Clippers, who played with fire against the Houston Rockets, to finally show why they are one of the best teams in the NBA in tight finals.
Reggie Jackson (26 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists) guided the Angelenos to their third victory in a row while Dennis Schroeder touched the triple-double (11 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists) in a Rockets that have lost their last nine games and continue as bottom in the West.
PACERS 128 – CELTICS 107
With little reason to smile throughout the season, the Indiana Pacers today had the luxury of clearly defeating the mighty Boston Celtics with Oshae Brissett (27 points and 6 rebounds) leading a group of four players who scored more than 20 points.
Jayson Tatum (24 points) was the top scorer for a very weak Celtics in the triple (12 of 43) and instead suffered the enormous inspiration of the Pacers from the perimeter (17 of 33).
the dominican Chris Duarte he returned to the Pacers, after a left toe injury that caused him to miss the rookie and sophomore All-Star game, and he played 26 minutes in which he had 11 points, 4 rebounds, an assist and 2 robberies.
HORNETS 126 – PISTONS 127
A fantastic basket Kelly Olynyk in the last second of extra time he sank the Charlotte Hornets who need to straighten their course as soon as possible and in which the 33 points from Terry Rose.
Saddiq Bey (28 points and 8 rebounds) and Jerami Grant (26 points) led a Pistons who remain second from last in the East but have surprisingly won three of their last five games.
EASTERN CONFERENCE:
1.- Miami Heat (40-21)
2.- Chicago Bulls (39-22)
3.- Philadelphia 76ers (37-23)
4.- Cleveland Cavaliers (36-24)
5.- Milwaukee Bucks (36-25)
6.- Boston Celtics (36-27)
7.- Toronto Raptors (32-27)
8.- Brooklyn Nets (32-29)
9.- Charlotte Hornets (30-32)
10.- Atlanta Hawks (29-31)
11.- Washington Wizards (27-33)
12.- New York Knicks (25-36)
13.- Indiana Pacers (21-41)
14.- Detroit Pistons (15-46)
15.- Orlando Magic (14-47)
WESTERN CONFERENCE:
1.- Phoenix Suns (49-12)
2.- Golden State Warriors (43-18)
3.- Memphis Grizzlies (42-20)
4.- Utah Jazz (38-22)
5.- Dallas Mavericks (36-25)
6.- Denver Nuggets (36-25)
7.- Minnesota Timberwolves (32-29)
8.- Los Angeles Clippers (32-31)
9.- Los Angeles Lakers (27-33)
10.- Portland Trail Blazers (25-36)
11.- New Orleans Pelicans (25-36)
12.- San Antonio Spurs (24-37)
13.- Sacramento Kings (22-40)
14.- Oklahoma City Thunder (19-41)
15.- Houston Rockets (15-45).
NEXT DAY (Monday, February 28)
Cleveland Cavaliers – Minnesota Timberwolves
Orlando Magic – Indiana Pacers
Brooklyn Nets – Toronto Raptors
Miami Heat-Chicago Bulls
Memphis Grizzlies – San Antonio Spurs
Milwaukee Bucks-Charlotte Hornets
Oklahoma City Thunder – Sacramento Kings.