With 48 wins in 81 games before the end of the regular season, the Cleveland club is two wins ahead of the Pacers, Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic, but the hopes of the first six, which do not have to participate in the play-in games, are also maintained by the Miami Heat. ”, which has 45 victories on its account.
Joel Embiid had 32 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists in the 76ers’ 125-113 home win over the Magic (40-27, 28-34, 28-22, 29-30), Sixers for their seventh straight victory, which coincides with Embiid’s return to the court after two months of injury treatment.
Victor Vembanyama scored 34 points and had 12 rebounds, five assists and a steal in the San Antonio Spurs’ 121-120 home victory over the Denver Nuggets (32-31, 18-37, 37-32, 34-20). two blocked shots.
The Spurs rallied from a 23-point deficit early in the third quarter.
Jemal Murray’s 35 points and Nikola Jokic’s 22 points, 12 assists and seven rebounds didn’t help the champions either.
The Memphis “Grizzlies” lost to the Los Angeles “Lakers” 120:123 (26:34, 38:34, 33:30, 23:25) at home, which continues the fight for a better place in the “play-in” tournament.
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For the winners, LeBron James collected 37 points, nine rebounds and five assists, and Anthony Davis – 36 points and 14 rebounds.
Gregory Jackson scored 31 points for the home team, Jake Lerevaya and Scotty Pippen each had 28 points, and Jordan Goodwin had 23 points and 17 rebounds.
In Sacramento “Kings” home loss against Phoenix “Suns” with 107:108 (27:22, 27:23, 31:33, 22:30), Lithuanian Domants Sabonis stood out for the home team with 25 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists.
Boston “Celtics” without Latvian basketball player Kristaps Porzingis defeated Charlotte “Hornets” 131:98 on Friday, for which Dāvis Bertāns scored nine points.
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