ROME (ITALPRESS) – A surprise victory, achieved in overtime, which can instill confidence and turn a season around. The Sacramento Kings, last of the class in the West, beat the Houston Rockets in overtime with a score of 125-124. After being 14 points down in the second half, the Kings forced overtime with a triple from Russell Westbrook (21 points in the end for him), finding the final overtaking with Dennis Schroder, author of 24 points (as well as 10 rebounds and 7 assists at the end of the game), three less than DeMar DeRozan, the Kings’ best scorer of the match. The top scorer of the match is Alperen Sengun, author of 28 points, with 12/16 from the field. Kevin Durant, on the other hand, was subpar in shooting, despite 24 points and 10 rebounds.
A Ovest Saint Anthony takes advantage of the opponents’ defeats to climb to second place, easily overtaking Washington with a score of 124-113. De’Aaron Fox stood out with 27 points, as well as Luke Kornet (20+11), Steph Castle (18+11 assists) and Victor Wembanyama (14+12).
They smile too Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Milwaukee Bucks 103-100. Anthony Edwards struggles shooting (7/24) but still leads his team with 24 points on the scoresheet. Daring challenge between New York e Miami. The Knicks won with a score of 132-125: Jalen Brunson closed with his season high of 47 points, with 8 assists to embellish his performance. Kel’el Ware with 28 points and 19 rebounds isn’t enough for the Heat, while Simone Fontecchio had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
Bad knockout for Toronto a Brooklyn: the Nets win 96-81 with Michael Porter Jr (24 points) as the best scorer. Brandon Ingram’s 19 were not enough to avoid the Raptors’ sixth defeat in the last nine.
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