Croatian basketball player, Ivica Zubac, became the father of a girl. The news came ahead of the game between his Clippers and Cleveland.
Last November, Ivica and his wife Kristina shared on social media that they were going to become parents.
Tooth did not play in last night’s game against the Cavaliersto be with the family in those special moments.
His Clippers experienced heavy defeat on the road, losing 91 – 124, and for the Cavaliers James Harden did not play who was traded for Darius Garland. Donovan Mitchell led Cleveland with 29 points, nine assists and five rebounds, and Jaylon Tyson added 17 points. For the Clippers, who have lost this for the second time in a row, Kawhi Leonard was the best with 25 points and seven rebounds, while John Collins scored 19 points. Cleveland dominated from the start and led 36-18 after the first quarter. The Clippers got as close as 10 points early in the second quarter, but the Cavaliers regained control and led 62-42 at halftime. With ten minutes to go, Cleveland led 94-68 before the start of the fourth quarter.
Milwaukee Bucks won last night at home with 141-137 after overtime against New Orleans Pelicansand the victory, the eighth in a row after two overtimes, was also won by the New York Knicks. Ryan Rollins led Milwaukee with 27 points, AJ Green added 20, and Kevin Porter Jr. had 18 tackles in the home team’s victory.
In New York it was even more uncertain, The Knicks only celebrated against after two overtimes Denver Nuggets with 134-127. Jalen Brunson scored the first six points of the decisive series in the second overtime and finished the game with 42 points, nine assists and eight rebounds. Karl-Anthony Towns helped him with a double-double performance of 24 points and 12 rebounds even though he missed most of the second quarter with a cut over his right eye after a collision with Spencer Jones. For the Nuggets, who suffered their third loss in a row, Jamal Murray was the best with 39 points, and Nikola Jokic, who finished the game with 30 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, tied with Oscar Robertson for second place all-time with his 181st triple-double performance in the regular season.
In the clash of the two best teams of the Western Conference San Antonio Spurs defeated the weakened team 116-106 at home Oklahoma City Thunder. It was the second straight win for the Spurs, until the conference-leading Thunder had just eight players available. Keldon Johnson scored 25 points, and Victor Wembanyama had 22 points and 14 rebounds for the San Antonio Spurs, while Oklahoma’s best players were Kenrich Williams with 25 points and Jaylin Williams with 24 points and 12 rebounds.
Minnesota Timberwolves beat the home team 128-126 on the road Toronto Raptorsand Anthony Edwards scored 13 of his 30 points in the final quarter. Bones Hyland added 20 points for Minnesota, which came back with a 12-2 run in the final three and a half minutes of the game. Jaden McDaniels had 19 points, Naz Reid and Julius Randle each had 17 points and Donte DiVincenzo had 15 points for the Timberwolves, who have won five of their last six games. .
Boston Celtics although weakened, achieved their fourth consecutive victory after outplaying 114-93 Houston Rockets. Derrick White scored a game-high 28 points, and Payton Pritchard added 27 points off the bench. The Celtics came away with the victory without Jaylen Brown, the Eastern Conference Player of the Month. Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 15 points, but missed 7 of 11 shots.
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