Luka Doncic had 47 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, Kyrie Irving added 24 points and 7 assists as the Mavericks cruised to their 7th straight win while ending the Rockets’ streak with a 125-107 victory early in the NBA.
The Slovenian star had 32 points in the first half with 12/18 shots, 6/10 three-pointers, and the “Mavs” leading 66-45. In fact, Doncic had 22 in the first period and finished 18/30 from the field along with 9/16 from three.
From now onDante Exum scored 13 points and PJ Washington had 12 points and 6 rebounds for the Mavericks, who shot 52 percent and went 24/47 from three.
Something like that Dallas “caught” the Pelicans in 5th place in the Western Region, with 8 matches remaining for each team.
Jabari Smith scored 28 points and Aaron Holliday added 16, but Jaylen Green had just 12 on 5-of-15 shooting for playoff contending Houston.
In New York, Cy Gilgeous-Alexander made a decisive basket with 2.6 minutes left, sending Oklahoma to the playoffs for the first time since 2020 with a victory (113-112). Josh Guiday had his third career triple-double with 16 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists for the Thunder. Jaylen Williams led the way with 33 points and Gilgeous-Alexander finished with 19.
Jaylen Brunson had 30 points, but couldn’t answer the visitors’ winning basket, with Myles McBride adding 19 and Donde DiVincenzo scoring 15.
In Brooklyn, LeBron James had one of his best scoring nights on 9/10 three-point range and scored 40 points to lead the Lakers to a 116-104 win over the Nets. In fact, he experienced the apotheosis of the audience at the Barclays Center.
Somehow Los Angeles has won 5 of its last 6 games and looks capable of fighting for a better position ahead of the NBA play-in process. “Double” was, for his part, Anthony Davis who had 24 points and 14 rebounds, with Rui Hachimura also doing a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds.
In San Antonio, Steph Curry had 33 points to lead the Warriors to a 113-117 victory over the Spurs, which was Golden State’s 4th straight against the Spurs. Curry was 12/23 from the field on 7/15 three-pointers and helped his team stay on course for the West play-ins. On the other hand, Victor Webaniyama had 32 points and 9 rebounds and due to a foul he did not manage to reach another double-double. Green finished the game with 21 points and 11 rebounds and Thompson finished with 13 points.
NBA results in detail
Nuggets-Cavaliers 130-101
Nets-Lakers 104-116
Hornets-Clippers 118-130
Timberwolves-Bulls 101-109
Knicks-Thunder 112-113
Spurs-Warriors 113-117
Raptors-Sixers 120-135
Wizards-Heat 107-119
Rockets-Mavericks 107-125
Kings-Jazz 127-106
Source: Sport Fm
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