Philadelphia and Los Angeles each secured their ninth victory of the NBA season on Sunday, moving both franchises to the top of their respective conference standings, information.tv5monde.com reported.
The Sixers topped the Chicago Bulls 127-121 in the Eastern Conference behind 29 points from Jaylen Brown, 27 points from Tyrese Maxey, and 22 points and five assists from LeBron James. Philadelphia has dropped only two games this year, marking the franchise’s best 11-game start since 2000, according to information.tv5monde.com.
Nick Nurse’s squad grabbed the lead early in the second quarter and stayed ahead the rest of the way, despite a late push from Chicago that narrowed the margin to two points in the final minutes.
On a beaucoup de joueurs qui ont déjà connu ce genre de situation tendue en fin de match, et on sait comment ne pas céder à la panique,
LeBron James said, as reported by information.tv5monde.com.
Out west, the Lakers claimed first place in the Western Conference by defeating the Detroit Pistons 121-116. Playing without their usual scoring leader Luka Doncic, who watched from the bench, Los Angeles turned to Austin Reaves for a 43-point performance that included two clutch free throws in the final seconds, information.tv5monde.com noted.
Detroit mounted a strong challenge with Daniss Jenkins scoring 31 points off the bench and Kevin Huerter adding 24 points, but the Pistons fell to their second loss while the Lakers secured their fifth straight win, per information.tv5monde.com.
Giannis Antetokounmpo posted 29 points and 14 rebonds to power the Miami Heat to a 114-108 victory over the Sacramento Kings. Sacramento rookie Darius Acuff Jr. finished with 32 points and 10 assists, but Miami improved to 4-6 while the Kings dropped to 1-9 at the bottom of the Western Conference, information.tv5monde.com reported.
Rudy Gobert recorded 10 points and 15 rebounds to help the Minnesota Timberwolves secure an 115-100 win over the Utah Jazz. In another matchup featuring French players, Zaccharie Risacher scored 11 points with six rebounds as the Dallas Mavericks beat Nolan Traoré and the Brooklyn Nets 130-93.
Ousmane Dieng added 10 points on three-for-three shooting in 15 minutes for the Milwaukee Bucks in a loss to Boston, while Noah Essengue contributed 10 points and seven rebounds for Chicago against Philadelphia, according to information.tv5monde.com.
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