San Antonio and the Clippers are among the winners of the night in the NBA, as are Cleveland, Indiana and Chicago.
Victor Wembanyama in diesel mode, second victory in a row for the Spurs. San Antonio indeed won on the prestigious Boston floor (95-100) last night, despite the 29 points of the former Texan house Derrick White and the 27 points of Jaylen Brown. Back off the bench after his left knee injury and limited to 26 minutes, Victor Wembanyama scored 16 of his 21 points in the second half. If he had not made a single basket before the middle of the second quarter, “Wemby” converted two in the last minute 33, after Boston equalized at 93-93. Clutch. 21 points also to the credit of his teammate De’Aaron Fox, while Keldon Johnson had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
There was something for everyone last night, in the NBA, with for example the winning comeback of the Clippers, who recently revived, on the floor of the Pistons (92-98), leaders in the Eastern standings, with 26 points from Kawhi Leonard and 25 from John Collins. Deprived of several executives, including Cade Cunningham (wrist), Detroit led by 19 points in the first period and by 14 units in a final quarter during which they lost the ball 12 times.
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End of series for Gobert and Minnesota
Led by five players with 20 points or more, including Donovan Mitchell (28 pts), the Cavs ended the series of five victories for the Timberwolves (146-134) of Anthony Edwards (25 pts) in the most offensive and open match of the night. Rudy Gobert finished with 8 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks. For Joan Beringer, 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 steal in 2 minutes. Effective…
No worries for the Bulls of Coby White (22 pts) against the Mavericks (125-107) deprived of Anthony Davis, injured, and who quickly had to do without their coach, Jason Kidd, expelled in the first quarter for protesting towards referee Scott Foster. Ride also for Indiana, which disposed of Miami (123-99) with 29 points from Andrew Nembhard. This is only the second time this season that the Pacers have won two games in a row this season.
