“Thunder” defeated Phoenix “Suns” on the road with a score of 111:99 (29:29, 25:30, 26:27, 31:13).
Bertans played two minutes and 26 seconds, during which time he did not get a shot and accumulated a negative +/- indicator of -5.
In the fourth quarter, “Thunder” did not allow “Suns” to make shots from the game for almost seven minutes until the end of the match and got the victory, despite the fact that the “Suns” basketball players were overwhelmingly superior in the battle under the baskets (52 rebounds against 33).
Shay Gilges-Alexander was the top scorer for the winners with 35 points, Jaylen Williams added 31 points, while Chet Holmgren added 18 points for the visitors.
Kevin Durant led the home team with 28 points and nine rebounds, while Drew Eubanks had 15 points each and Bradley Beal, who also had eight steals and five assists.
“Thunder” ranks fifth in the Western Conference with six wins in ten matches and will play its next match on Tuesday, when it hosts San Antonio “Spurs”.
Meanwhile, the Houston Rockets beat the champion Denver Nuggets, while in another game, Tyrese Maxey led the Philadelphia 76ers with 50 points.
The “Rockets” defeated the Denver “Nuggets” at home with the result 107:104 (23:30, 23:20, 28:26, 33:28), which suffered only the second defeat this season.
The home team’s success was facilitated by Fred Vanvleet and Alperen Šengin, who scored 26 and 23 points, respectively.
In Denver, Nikola Jokic stood out with 36 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists and collected his fourth triple-double this season. Michael Porter scored another 25 points and grabbed ten rebounds for the Nuggets.
“Rockets” basketball players started the season with three losses in a row, but in the next six matches they achieved success.
On the other hand, in another match, the leader of the Eastern Conference “76ers” beat the Indiana “Pacers” at home with a score of 137:126 (38:27, 31:33, 31:39, 37:27), achieving their eighth victory in a row.
Maxey had a career-high 50 points, seven rebounds and five assists for Philadelphia, while Joel Embiid added 37 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists.
“Pacers” were not saved from the loss by Tyris Haliburton, who stood out with 25 points and 17 rebounds.
