Croatian basketball center Ivica Zubac with 21 points and 15 rebounds along with four assists was the best player of the Los Angeles Clippers, who lost in their hall against the Phoenix Suns with 103-114 and thus registered their fourth defeat in a row in the NBA league.
Zubac spent 35:07 minutes on the field and had great shot from the 10-12 gameand he also hit one of two free throws. However, even in the third game without Kawhi Leonard, who is suffering from an ankle injury, the team from Los Angeles did not have enough players in a good mood to win, along with Zupac, the second most effective player was John Collins with 19 interceptions.
At the Suns Devin Booker was close to a triple-double” performance with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, while Mark Williams added 19 off the bench.
The Clippers are 3-6 in the division for 11th place in the Western Conference, while Phoenix is ninth in the West at 5-5.
Karlo Matkovic he got 8:49 minutes in 119-126 defeat of the New Orleans Pelicans away from this season’s excellent team San Antonio Spurs and used that time for four interceptions (two 2-3 shots) and five rebounds.
At the winner’s the most efficient was returning De’Aaron Fox who in his first game of the season scored 24 points including a key layup for 124-119 with half a minute left, while Victor Wembanyama added 18 points with 18 rebounds. The Pelicans were not helped by Trey Murphy’s excellent night, who stopped at 41 tackles.
Pelicans are at the bottom of the West at 2-7, while the Spurs are second at 7-2.
They have the same effect as the Spurs Denver Nuggets after a 117-100 home win against last season’s finalists Indiana Pacers. Nikola Jokić continued his excellent start to the season, in the ninth game he achieved his sixth triple-double with 32 goals and 14 rebounds and assists, while 25 interceptions by Aaron Nesmith and 22 by Andrew Nembard were not enough for the Pacers. With this loss, the Pacers dropped to 1-8 and are second to last in the East.
Atlanta Hawks they ended their five-game winning streak Los Angeles Lakers with a convincing 122-102 home victory. In the third quarter, there were 30 points for the Hawks, led by Mouhamed Gueye with 21 and Zaccharie Risacher with 19 points, while Luka Dončić scored 22 with 11 assists for the visitors.
The Hawks are 5-5 in a tie for eighth place in the East, while the Lakers dropped to fourth place in the West at 7-3.
(Hina | Photo: LA Clippers)
