Croatian basketball center Ivica Zubac played an important role in the convincing 117-93 away victory of the Los Angeles Clippers against the Phoenix Suns in the NBA league, he scored 14 points and had as many as 20 rebounds with one assist in 33:19 minutes spent in the game.
Zubac hit all five of his two-point field goalswhile he was a modest 4-9 from the free throw line.
The Clippers clearly missed them a lot less inactive James Harden and Bradley Bealbut the Suns were missing Devin Booker. The best for the Clippers was Kawhi Leonard with 25 interceptions, while Grayson Allen with 23 and Dillon Brooks with 22 hits were the most effective for the Suns.
With a win-loss ratio of 23-25, the Clippers are the seventh team in the Western Conference, while the Suns are seventh in the West with 30-20.
Champions Oklahoma City Thunder as guests, they won 121-111 Denver Nuggetsand the final 10 difference doesn’t show the real state of things on the field because Thunder had a bigger difference in their favor for most of the second half. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander excelled again with 34 interceptions and 13 assists, while Peyton Watson was the home team’s top scorer with 29 points.
The Thunder continued to lead the West and the entire league with 39-11, while the Nuggets fell to third place in the West with 33-17.
They skipped the Nuggets San Antonio Spurs domestic 112-103 triumph against Orlando Magic. Frenchman Victor Wembanyama was again the best at Spurs with 25 interceptions, and Desmond Bane had the same performance at Magic.
The Spurs are now second in the West at 33-16, while the Magic are eighth in the East at 25-23.
The leading composition of the East Detroit Pistons they outclassed on their own field Brooklyn Nets with 130-77. Jalen Duren added 21 points and 10 rebounds to the Pistons’ new victory, Cade Cunningham added 18 points with 12 assists, while for the weak Nets, Drake Powell and Cam Thomas scored 12 each.
The Pistons are firmly on top of the East at 36-12, while the Nets are 13th in the East at 13-35.
New York Knicks they hold second place in the East with their sixth consecutive victory, which they achieved by defeating Los Angeles Lakers 112-100 at Madison Square Garden. OG Anunoby with 25 and Landry Shamet with 23 baskets compensated for the weaker editions of the first stars of the home team, while 30 goals, 15 rebounds and 8 assists of Luka Dončić and 22 interceptions of LeBron James did not help the guests.
The Knicks are now 31-18, as are the Boston Celtics, who are the third team in the East, while the Lakers are 29-19 in sixth place in the West.
(Hina | Photo: Screenshot)
