Breathtaking victory with an unexpected hero for the Lakers

An important victory in the effort they are making to at least catch up to the play ins was won by the Lakers 111-105 over the Magic. With LeBron James injured for the third week and Anthony Davis missing (15 points on 6/15 shooting), the Austin Reeves came forward and scored a career-high 35 points to lead his team to victory. This brings the “lake people” equal in ninth place with the Timberwolves at 35-37, ten matches before the end of the regular season. The 24-year-old undrafted shooting guard had 13 points in the final period, including 10 in the final 1:33.

The Clippers consolidated their place in the playoffs with 117-102 win in Portland. Paul George with 29 and Kowai Leonard with 24 points signed the double that lifted the LA team to 38-34 and are fifth in the West.

They remain on top of it the Nuggets beat Brooklyn 108-102 with his 28th triple-double of the year Nikola Jokic, who had 22 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. On the contrary, the Suns lost 124-120 at Oklahoma playing without the injured Kevin Durant and despite Devin Booker’s 46 points. Cy Giljus-Alexander had 40 points for the hosts.

The Jimmy Butler’s 26-point, 10-assist performance leads Detroit to a 112-100 win and at 39-34 they are seventh in the East, ahead of the Hawks (35-36), who lost in San Antonio 126-118.

Finally, in the hunt for the play in remained the Pelicans (34-37), who beat Houston 117-107 with CJ McCollum and Brandon Ingram each having 26 points.

NBA results in detail

Nets-Nuggets 102-108

Thunder-Suns 124-120

Spurs-Hawks 126-118

Pistons-Heat 100-112

Bucks-Raptors 118-111

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Blazers-Clippers 102-117

Lakers-Magic 111-105

Rockets-Pelicans 107-117