The current NBA champions, the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball players, defeated the Houston Rockets 111-91 in the evening derby as guests.
The meeting in Houston was tied until the last quarter which Thunder won 34-16 and in the end recorded a comfortable victory.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander extended his streak of consecutive games with at least 20 points to 112 by scoring exactly 20, Chet Holmgren added 18 for the winners, while Kevin Durant with 19 steals and Jabari Smith with 17 points and 10 rebounds were the most effective for the losers.
Oklahoma City still is convincingly the first team of the Western Conference and the entire league with a 35-7 record, while Houston is sixth in the West at 23-15.
San Antonio Spurs tied with the Denver Nuggets for second place in the West with a safe 119-101 home win against Milwaukee Bucks. Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 22 interceptions and 10 rebounds, while Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 21 for the Bucks.
The Spurs are now 28-13, while the Bucks are 17-24 in 11th place in the East.
The leading composition of the East Detroit Pistons they outplayed in an interesting match on their home field Phoenix Suns with 108-105. The guests, who were playing without their top scorer Devin Booker, had a chance to send the game into overtime with a three-pointer, but Greyson Allen was not accurate. A bad night for Pistons starter Cade Cunningham, who scored just 10 on 3-16 shooting, was offset by Duncan Robinson’s 19 points and Jalen Duren’s 16 points and 18 rebounds, while Allen’s 33 steals weren’t enough for the Suns.
The Pistons are 29-10, while the Suns are seventh in the West at 24-17.
Boston Celtics leapfrogged the New York Knicks for second place in the East thanks to their 119-114 road win at Miami Heat and a 113-126 defeat Knicks on the road to Golden State Warriors.
The Celtics managed to recover from a bad start to the game in Miami, the home team started with a 28-9 lead, and Anfernee Simons with 39 and Jaylen Brown with 27 points led them to victory, while at home three players scored more than 20 points, Norman Powell 26, and Tyler Herro and Bam Adebayo 22 each.
The Warriors beat the Knicks thanks to a spirited Jimmy Butler who scored 32 and Stephen Curry who scored 27. For the guests, Miles McBride and OG Anunoby each scored 25, and Karl-Anthony Towns 17 with 20 rebounds.
Boston is now second in the East at 25-15, while New York is third at 25-16. Miami is eighth in the East at 21-20, and Golden State is eighth in the West at 23-19.
Los Angeles Lakers they lost the fourth of their last five games, this time with 117-135 at home from Charlotte Hornets. Among the guests, LaMelo Ball was particularly inspired with 30 points and 11 assists, Brandon Miller added 26, and Miles Bridges 25, while Luka Dončić’s 39 interceptions and LeBron James’ 29 didn’t help the home team.
It’s in Berlin Orlando Magic won 118-111 Memphis Grizzlies. Paolo Banchero led the winners with 26 points and 13 rebounds, while Jaren Jackson scored 30 for the losers.
Results of NBA League matches:
Orlando – Memphis 118-111
Detroit – Phoenix 108-105
Miami – Boston 114-119
Houston – Oklahoma City 91-111
San Antonio – Milwaukee 119-101
Dallas – Utah 144-122
Golden State – New York 126-113
Portland – Atlanta 117-101
LA Lakers – Charlotte 117-135
LADDER
EAST:
Detroit 29 10 74.4
Boston 25 15 62.5
New York 25 16 61.0
Toronto 25 17 59.5
Philadelphia 22 17 56.4
Orlando 23 18 56.1
Cleveland 23 19 54.8
Miami 21 20 51.2
Chicago 19 21 47.5
Atlanta 20 23 46.5
Milwaukee 17 24 41.5
Charlotte 15 26 36.6
Brooklyn 11 27 28.9
Washington 10 29 25.6
Indiana 9 32 22.0
WEST:
Oklahoma City 35 7 83.3
San Antonio 28 13 68.3
Denver 28 13 68.3
Minnesota 27 14 65.9
LA Lakers 24 15 61.5
Houston 23 15 60.5
Phoenix 24 17 58.5
Golden State 23 19 54.8
Portland 20 22 47.6
Memphis 17 23 42.5
LA Clippers 17 23 42.5
Dallas 16 26 38.1
Utah 14 27 34.1
Sacramento 11 30 26.8
New Orleans 10 33 23.3
(China | Photo: OKC)
