The basketball players of the San Antonio Spurs celebrated tonight in the NBA league on the road at New Orleans with 135:132.
San Antonio continues its streak of success despite the absence of French superstar Victor Wembanyama, who has already missed 11 games due to a calf injury.
Half a minute before the end, the home team took the lead 132:131 through Derik Queen. On the other side, Dylan Harper scored nine seconds before the end for a reversal. Queen then, although well guarded, missed a shot to give the Pelicans a new lead, after which De’Aaron Fox, after a quick foul, made the final score from the free throw line.
For San Antonio, Harrison Barnes scored 24 points, Harper 22, and guard Stephon Castle, after a three-game break, added 18. On the opposite side, rookie Queen excelled with 33 points – 29 in the second half – with ten rebounds and ten assists for a triple-double. Trey Murphy III scored 32 points.
Devastated San Antonio now travels to Los Angeles, where they will play against the Lakers in the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup. The quarterfinals begin on Tuesday with the matches Miami – Orlando and New York – Toronto. Phoenix is visiting the current best team of the season, Oklahoma City.
It was also very dramatic in Minnesota, where the home team constantly chased the result, but in the end they were defeated by the Pheonix Suns with 108:105. Anthony Edwards reduced the score to 105:106 nine seconds before the end, the final result in favor of Phoenix was set by Collin Gillespie from the free throw line, while Jaden McDaniels missed a three-pointer in the last attack to tie the game.
Edwards scored as many as 40 points for Minnesota, while the only significant support was provided by Julius Randle with 21 points. For the winners, who played without first star Devin Booker, as many as six players scored double-digit points, the most being Mark Williams (22).
In the third game of the evening, the Indiana Pacers beat the Sacramento Kings 116:105. Andrew Nembhard scored 28 points and 12 assists for Indiana, Bennedict Mathurin added 25, and Pascal Siakam 23. Russell Westbrook recorded a triple-double for Sacramento – 24 points, 14 assists and 13 rebounds.
(Vijesti.ba / FENA)
