Those from San Antonio supported by their two available stars, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis, achieved victory.
Without LeBron James, Los angeles lakers won this Tuesday a fierce duel in extra time against the San antonio spurs, while the Serbian Nikola Jokic, current NBA MVP, retired injured in the defeat of the Denver Nuggets before the Utah Jazz.
In San Antonio, the Lakers beat the Spurs 125-121 supported by their two available stars, Russell Westbrook and Anthony Davis, who suffered a knee problem in the final stretch of the crash.
Davis added 35 points, 17 rebounds and 4 blocks and Westbrook another 33 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists to compensate for the drop in LeBron James, reserved for his discomfort in the right ankle.
The Spurs were led by the point guard Dejounte Murray, who signed a triple-double with 21 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists.
The pivot Austrian Jakob Poeltl He was also impressive with 27 points and 14 rebounds but missed two key free throws in the last minute with a tie on the scoreboard.
On the second pitch, Davis was injured colliding with two San Antonio players while fighting the rebound. The pivot spent a few minutes on the ground with knee pains right but he was able to continue.
In the last minute, Davis himself failed to complete an alley-oop from Westbrook and then Murray missed a shot from mid-range.
The game went into overtime, in which Westbrook and Davis combined to score 10 points in the middle of a local machine fault chain.
The Lakers, who add two wins and two losses, play again on Wednesday at the Thunder court.
Injured Nikola Jokic
In Utah, the Serbian center Nikola Jokic retired for right knee injury of the 122-110 defeat of the Denver Nuggets on the Utah Jazz court.
One minute and 54 seconds from the break, Jokic received an involuntary knee from Rudy Gobert when the French tried to advance to the basket.
The 2.11m tall center was removed to the locker room and shortly thereafter the Nuggets reported that he suffered a “right knee concussion” and would not return to the court.
The current MVP was on the way to completing a spectacular performance as he accumulated 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists in just 15 minutes.
“I don’t think it’s anything very, very serious,” he said later. coach Mike Malone about Jokic’s injury.
Without his star, the escort Will Barton tried to keep the Nuggets afloat with 16 points in the third quarter but finally the Jazz prevailed thanks to Gobert (23 points and 16 rebounds) and his other figure, Donovan Mitchell (22 points and 6 assists).
Warriors’ first 4-0 since 2015 –
The Golden State Warriors they defeated the youth 106-98 Oklahoma City Thunder and they were placed with a balance of four wins and no losses for the first time since the 2015-2016 campaign.
In that season, in which they won their first 24 games, the Warriors of Stephen Curry, Draymond Green y Klay Thompson They broke the record for victories in the regular phase (73-9) but lost in the finals to the Cleveland Cavaliers from LeBron James.
This Tuesday, the Warriors came into halftime with an 11-point deficit but rallied with a 33-17 third quarter set to beat the Thunder, last in the Western Conference.
Curry was not very successful in the shot (6/14) but finished with 23 points and 6 rebounds while Draymond Green he added 8 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
In New York, the Knicks beat Joel Embiid’s Philadelphia 76ers 112-99, who played with a sore right knee and had 14 points and 6 rebounds.
The New York team consolidated its good start to the season, with three victories and one defeat, driven by its figure Julius Randle, who signed his third double-double in a row with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
The Sixers they continue to resent the absence of the Australian guard Ben Simmons, who remains out of the team dynamics after requesting a transfer to another franchise.
In Dallas, the mavericks defeated 116-106 Houston Rockets with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 7 assists from his star Luka Doncic.
RResults of Tuesday’s matchday in the NBA:
New York Knicks – Philadelphia 76ers 112-99
Oklahoma City Thunder – Golden State Warriors 98-106
Dallas Mavericks – Houston Rockets 116-106
San Antonio Spurs – LA Lakers 121-125 (overtime)
Utah Jazz – Denver Nuggets 122-110 (D)
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