DAfter three games in which he did not step on the parquet, Willy Hernangómez returned to action in the beating of his Pelicans over some deplorable Spurs (119-84). The Spanish center He played five minutes and squeezed them as he always does. He added seven points on 3/4 shooting from the field, three rebounds and two ball recoveries..
Those from New Orleans took a win that was much needed in their playoff aspirations. They couldn’t afford more setbacks against inferior teams, like the one suffered a few days ago against the Rockets. Brandon Ingram, with 32 points in 31 minutes, led the Pelicans. He had the inner potential of Jonas Valanciunas, who had 19 points and 15 rebounds. The best in the Spurs was the Georgian Sandro Mamukelashvili, with 20 points.
Magic 122-112 Wizards
The Wizards suffered their third straight loss and they stayed eleventh in the East, two victories behind the Bulls and with one more game, when they lost in their visit to the Magic against the 22 points from Gary Harris and 19 points, nine rebounds and eight assists from Italian Paolo Banchero. For the Wizards, the Latvian Kristaps Porzingis signed 30 points.
Hawks 129-107 Pistons
With an excellent second half, in which they sealed a 16-0 run, the Hawks imposed their law at home against the Pistonsbottom of the NBA that chains four consecutive defeats and hThey have won one of the last 16 games and two of 20. Those from Atlanta maintain their eighth position in the East (36-36), ahead of the Raptors. Trae Young shined with 30 points and 12 assists and Clint Capela contributed a double-double of 12 points and 16 rebounds.. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 18 points and was the protagonist from the arc in a great third period. The best in the local ranks was Marvin Bagley III, with 31 points.
