Ibaka Clippers overwhelm Orlando in the return of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard
MADRID, 30 (EUROPA PRESS)
Minnesota Timberwolves fell this morning to the NBA for the third consecutive day before the leaders of the Eastern Conference, Philadelphia 76ers (118-94), while Serge Ibaka’s Los Angeles Clippers have established themselves in the second position of the West after defeating the Orlando Magic ( 116-90).
At the Target Center in Minneapolis, the Wolves sank further into the last place in the West after suffering the display of Cameroonian center Joel Embiid, who contributed 37 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists to seal the second win in a row for the Sixers.
For the locals, even without Karl-Anthony Towns and Juancho Hernangómez – who are isolated by the coronavirus protocol – the 22 goals from Malik Beasley and 15 from Anthony Edwards in his first game as a starter in the NBA were not enough. In addition, point guard Ricky Rubio contributed 4 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and a ball recovery in the 18 minutes he was on the court coming off the bench.
Meanwhile, the Clippers took advantage of the return of Paul George (26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists) and Kawhi Leonard (24 + 4 + 3) to get rid of Orlando, who only had one player above 10 points: Terrence Ross (24 ).
In his 23 minutes of participation, the Spanish-Congolese power forward Serge Ibaka scored 13 points, grabbed 9 rebounds, put up 3 blocks and provided an assist.
For its part, New Orleans Pelicans, without the participation of the Spanish Willy Hernangómez, gave the bell by beating the third-placed in the Eastern Conference, Milwaukee Bucks (131-126), who was not enough with the ‘double-double’ of 38 points and 11 rebounds from Greek power forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.
–STATISTICS OF SPANISH PLAYERS.
SERGE IBAKA: 13 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 blocks.
RICKY RUBIO: 4 points, 4 assists, 2 rebounds and 1 steal.
JUANCHO HERNANGÓMEZ: He didn’t play.
WILLY HERNANGÓMEZ: He didn’t play.
