New York, Apr 1 (EFE).- With attention in the United States focused this Monday on Caitlin Clark and women’s college basketball, the NBA only had six games in which the performances of Devin Booker (52 points) and Jaren Jackson stood out Jr. (40 points).
Clark, the most important star of university sports in the US and who is called to shape the future of the WNBA and women’s basketball, scored 41 points as Iowa qualified for the NCAA ‘Final Four’ by defeating LSU , precisely the team that left them without a title in 2023.
The NBA shares the spotlight these weeks with the NCAA’s ‘March Madness’ and on Tuesday it will return to the fray with a day of nine games, which includes very attractive duels such as the face-to-face between Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry in the match they will face to the Dallas Mavericks with the Golden State Warriors.
PELICANS 111 – SUNS 124
Booker, who had a spectacular first quarter of 24 points and who already had 37 points at halftime, crushed the Pelicans with 19 of 28 field goals, which included 8 of 16 triples, which allowed him to beat his personal record of successes from the perimeter.
The Pelicans are especially fond of Booker, who in his last three games against New Orleans has surpassed 50 points. Only Wilt Chamberlain had managed to score more than fifty points on three consecutive occasions against the same opponent.
The Suns have won five of their last seven games and are seventh in the West with a balance of 44-31 after overtaking the Sacramento Kings (eighth with 43-31). In sixth position, the last one that gives direct access to the ‘playoff’, appear the Pelicans (45-30), who see the Suns approaching and who are also losing ground against Luka Doncic’s Dallas Mavericks (fifth with 45-29 ).
Without Brandon Ingram and Puerto Rican José Alvarado due to injury, the Pelicans had Zion Williamson as a reference with 30 points and will face the Suns again this Sunday.
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PISTONS 108 – GRIZZLIES 110
With 40 points and 7 rebounds, Jaren Jackson Jr. was the beacon of the Grizzlies who had 2 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists from the Spanish Santi Aldama.
Cade Cunningham, with 36 points and 8 assists, was the best for the Pistons but missed the shot in the final seconds that would have forced overtime.
HORNETS 104 – CELTICS 118
With first place in the East already guaranteed for days, the Celtics are only waiting for the start of the playoff and this Monday they defeated the Hornets with 25 points and 10 rebounds from Jayson Tatum. Dominican Al Horford contributed 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
Miles Bridges came close to the triple-double (26 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists) for the Hornets who are counting the hours to close a season to be forgotten.
PACERS 133 – NETS 111
Tyrese Haliburton (27 points and 13 assists) led the way for the Pacers who celebrated Rick Carlisle’s 939th career victory, which helped him surpass the legendary Red Auerbach as the twelfth coach with the most victories in the history of the NBA.
Cam Thomas (22 points) led the Nets.
MAGIC 104 – BLAZERS 103
Deandre Ayton (20 points and 12 rebounds) had a shot at the buzzer to give the Blazers the victory but the ball did not go in and Portland suffered its tenth consecutive loss.
Franz Wagner (20 points and 6 rebounds) was the top scorer for the Magic who sweated more than necessary to score the victory.
BULLS 101 – HAWKS 113
With all the ballots to cross in the ‘play-in’ of the East, the Hawks beat the Bulls and closed the gap for ninth place in that conference (36-40 for Chicago, 35-40 for Atlanta).
Bogdan Bogdanovic (20 points and 6 assists) and DeMar DeRozan (31 points) were the best for the Hawks and Bulls, respectively.
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2024-04-02 05:13:13
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