Croatian basketball center Ivica Zubac scored nine points (4-9 shooting, 1-2 free throws) with 18 rebounds, three assists, a steal and a block each in the Los Angeles Clippers’ 119-120 home loss to the Miami Heat.
Zubac is 17 seconds before the end of the game won the ball on a pass under his own hoop with which he ensured his team an attack for victory. He took responsibility at the end of the game Kawhi Leonardbut his 3-pointer from the corner as time expired was not accurate, and the Clippers fell to a half-hearted performance this season at 3-3, while the Heat jumped to 4-3.
He led the guests from Miami to victory Bam Adebayo with 25 interceptions and 10 rebounds, former Clippers player Norman Powell added 21 points, while 29 hits, 7 rebounds and 8 assists by James Harden and 27 points by Leonard were not enough for the Clippers.
Dario Šarić did not get a chance to play for the Sacramento Kings in a 124-130 road loss against his former team the Denver Nuggets. Again, Nikola Jokić was excellent for the Nuggets with 34 points, 14 assists and 7 rebounds, and the Serbian center had useful collaborators in Christian Braun, who scored 21, and Aaron Gordon, who scored 20 points. In the ranks of the Kings, another former Nugget, Russell Westbrook, was the most effective with 26 interceptions, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.
Denver reached a 4-2 performance with this victory, while Sacramento on 2-5.
Last season’s finalists Indiana Pacers they continued their poor results this season losing at home to Milwaukee Bucks with 115-117. The hero of the guests’ victory was Giannis Antetokounmpo, who hit a jump-shot from the free throw line with the sound of the siren, thus crowning the duel in the best way in which he was the first scorer and jumper with 33 interceptions and 13 rebounds. For the home team, Pascal Siakam scored 32.
Milwaukee thus continued its good start to the season, now at 5-2, while Indiana fell to 1-6.
And the champions from 2024. Boston Celtics struggling to find success without their best player Jayson Tatum, they lost 103-105 at home to Utah Jazz. The victory was brought to the visitors by Jusuf Nurkić, who after a jump in the attack scored for the final result 0.6 seconds before the end. Nurkic finished the match with 11 points and rebounds each, while the Jazz’s best scorer was Keyonte George with 31 hits. Jaylen Brown scored 36 for the Celtics.
Utah is now 3-4, while Boston fell to 3-5.
Los Angeles Lakerson the other hand, even the injuries of the main players do not interfere with the winning streak, they outplayed Luka Dončić, LeBron James and Austin Reaves as guests Portland Trail Blazers with 123-115 for the fourth win in a row. This time former Blazers player DeAndre Ayton took charge with 29 points and 10 rebounds, Rui Hachimura with 28 assists and Nick Smith with 25 points, while Deni Avdija with 33 and Sheldon Sharpe with 23 hits led the Blazers.
The Lakers are now 6-2, while the Blazers are 4-3.
(China)
