Ajay Mitchell, injured in the abdominals against Milwaukee, could not help the Thunder who relied largely on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, untenable with 47 points (17/28 shooting), and Chet Holmgren (25 points, 13 rebounds). “SGA” even brought OKC back to a point a few seconds before the siren, before Jarace Walker (26 pts) folded the game on the free throw line. The Pacers were also able to rely on Haliburton replacement Andrew Nembhard who accumulated 27 points, 11 assists and 7 rebounds.
Portland’s great series of four successes has come to an end. The Blazers were dominated 98-110 by Toronto. Toumani Camara delivered a good match with 16 points (4/8 to 3 pts), 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 interception, 1 block in 37 minutes, the longest playing time for his team.
This was not enough against the Raptors who immediately took control of the match. Pivot Sandro Mamukelashvili (22 points) and winger Brandon Ingram (20) were the most productive on the Canadian side. In the standings, Portland maintains a balanced record (23 wins-23 losses) and retains its 9th place in the West.
The leader in the East, Detroit conceded its 11th defeat (32 victories) when Houston came 104-111 with 32 points from Kevin Durant.
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