By Le Figaro with AFP
Published 5 hours ago, Updated 2 hours ago
Zion Williamson and the Pelicans inflicted a 14th straight defeat on the San Antonio Spurs. Stephen Lew / REUTERS
Without the French star, who missed his first match since the start of the season, the Spurs fell against the Pelicans. Boston beat Philadelphia and Orlando continued against Washington.
Without Victor Wembanyama, who missed the first game of his young NBA career, the San Antonio Spurs suffered a 14th defeat in New Orleans against the Pelicans (121-106) and remain last in the west. Despite the absence of star Joel Embiid and his lieutenant Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia surprised by resisting against Boston, which ended up winning 125 to 119 Friday in the NBA despite the exclusion of Jayson Tatum.
Kevin Durant, the star of the Phoenix Suns, entered tenth place among the best scorers in the League. By scoring 30 points against the Phoenix Suns, the 35-year-old brought his total to 27,423 points, and surpassed former pivot Moses Malone (27,409), triple MVP (most valuable player) in 1979, 1982 and 1983. Despite the performance of their winger, it was the Suns, unbeatable at home this season but who know how to travel, who won 119 to 110.
Orlando passes 9
While they had to make short work of the diminished 76ers, the Boston Celtics, leaders of the Eastern Conference, struggled at home to win 125 to 119 against Philadelphia. The visitors, however, deplored the absences of 2023 MVP Joel Embiid, leader-scorer Tyrese Maxey and Frenchman Nicolas Batum. Faced with the great collective effort of the 76ers (seven players with more than 10 points), the Celtics showed nervousness, in particular their captain Jayson Tatum (21 points), expelled during the third quarter for a second technical foul for protest.
Orlando, second in the east, scored a 9th consecutive victory, tied for a franchise record, against Washington (130-125) with 31 points from Franz Wagner and 28 from Paolo Banchero. “The work is not finished, obviously, but it shows how hard we worked, the alchemy that we were able to create in the team», Banchero noted.
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