The Oklahoma City Thunder They were crowned kings of the NBA Western Conference by beating the Los Angeles Clippers, the Spurs survived a day without Victor Wembanyama and Cade Cunningham returned to the court to impose his law in Detroit.
With a 128-110 victory, the Thunder secure first place in the West for the playoffs with a striking performance by Chet Holmgren, who contributed 30 points (10 of 13 shooting and 14 rebounds).
Also the Canadian star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander contributed 20 points to a duel in which Kawhi Leonard also stood out for the Los Angeles team (20 points, 8 of 18 shooting).
For its part, San Antonio Spurs survived without their great star, the Frenchman Victor Wembanyama, a duel against the Blazers (112-101) in which D’Aaron Fox took the reins of the Texan team (20 points) and Deni Avdija contributed 29 points to the Portland team.
Cade Cunningham returned to the slopes
American Cade Cunningham returned to the court this Wednesday after overcoming his injury and led the Detroit Pistons’ offense with a performance of 13 points and 10 assists.
The Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets with a final score of 137-111 in a closely contested game until the final seconds.
The Minnesota Timberwolves fell at home against an unstoppable Orlando Magic (132-120), who were excellent in free throws with an 85.7% success rate, in a day in which the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks by a tight 122-116, in a duel with a playoff flavor.
New triple-double for Jokic, who adds 89 in his career
The Nuggets far outscored the Memphis Grizzlies 136-119. The Colorado team imposed its rhythm thanks to its stars, Nikola Jokic (triple-double with 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists) and Jamal Murray (26 points, 8 of 14 shooting)who took the lead in the first quarter, posting a 60% performance in shooting accuracy.
And the Phoenix Suns took off with a spectacular Devin Booker, who shone in the match with 37 points (13 of 27 shooting) and a final score of 112-107.
On the part of the Mavericks, Cooper Flagg recorded 11 points in 32 minutes of playalthough their efforts were insufficient to avoid defeat against the offensive push of the Arizona team.
