LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers need a miracle: The Lakers suffered a sixth straight loss tonight (Sunday through Monday), and their gap from tenth place in the West has widened. Currently San Antonio is in tenth place in two games over the constellation built in LA, but there will also be a situation of balance – the seasonal advantage is that of the Spurs, so LeBron and his teammates need to erase the three remaining games until the end of the season. For play-in.
Night Games:
Boston (30:49) – Washington (44:34) 102: 144
Milwaukee (30:48) – Dallas (30:49) 118: 112
No. Lakers (47:31) – Denver (32:47) 129: 118
Indiana (54:25) – Detroit (56:23) 121: 117
Cleveland (36:43) Philadelphia (30:48) 112: 108
Orlando (59:20) – New York (44:35) 118: 88
Toronto (33:45) – Miami (28:51) 114: 109
Houston (59:20) – Minnesota (34:45) 139: 132
Oklahoma City (55:23) – Phoenix (16:62) 96: 117
San Antonio (45:33) – Portland (51:27) 92: 113
Sacramento (49:29) – Golden State (29:49)
No. Clippers (40:38) – New Orleans (43:34)
No. Lakers (47:31) – Denver (32:47) 129: 118
After the critical loss to New Orleans its direct rival for the playoffs, the Lakers had to win this game to close the gap from tenth-place San Antonio. But before the game the team was informed that LeBron James could not play due to and without knee pain, all the burden fell on Anthony Davis. LA’s wonderful chin did its thing, but on the other hand there was an equally large chin called Nikola Jokic. Last season’s MVP led the Nuggets to victory with another wonderful game of 38 points, 18 rebounds and 6 assists. Jukic was also the one in the 116: 122 situation, took an offensive rebound and scored and then closed out interest from the line after a three-pointer by Carmelo Anthony. The Lakers are currently two games behind San Antonio, after the Spurs defeated Portland. This is when there are only four more games left in the regular season. Davis finished the game with a stat line of 28 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocks. Westbrook added 27, 10 rebounds and 7 assists but those two were pretty lonely in the battle against the giant Yukic and LeBron will likely see the playoffs from home again as he did in his team debut season.
San Antonio (45:33) – Portland (51:27) 92: 113
And while the Lakers are fading, San Antonio has recorded a Friday win in its last seven games, to improve positions, just in time. Caldon Johnson scored 28 points, leading San Antonio to its fourth win of the season over Portland, which this time came in a particularly lacking roster. The second half ended with a 36:64 result for San Antonio, which enjoys a significant advantage over the Lakers, as well as an advantage in the event of a tiebreaker. “We need to take care only of ourselves, not look at others, and if we do our job, it will be okay,” Johnson said at the conclusion. Keon Johnson and Ben McElmore scored 19 each for Portland, which suffered its seventh straight loss.
Milwaukee (30:48) – Dallas (30:49) 118: 112
Two of the league’s big stars, Yannis Antokompo and Luka Doncic, met for a particularly intriguing game in the final straight of the regular season, with the Texas guest coming out with her hand on the top. Three straight threes at the end of the first quarter set up the Bucks 25:33 after 12 minutes, but by the half the Mavericks had wiped out the entire gap and gone down to the break with an advantage. Dallas led 87:90 early in the final quarter and then Doncic’s teammates Reggie Bullock and Dorian Pini Smith enjoyed Slovenian assists and scored threes en route to a 93-101 lead. Brock Lopez tried to get the host back in the game, but Dallas kept his cool and closed a story. Doncic starred with 32 points, 15 assists and 8 rebounds, Antocompo scored 28 points and added 10 rebounds.