“The NBA intraseasonal tournament is gaining momentum”, — write: sport.ua
In the Los Angeles derby, the intrigue lasted for a long time, and the game was even. The game was even for three quarters, and the lead changed 25 times. The junction of the third and fourth quarters was decisive, when the Lakers made a 9-0 run and pulled away by 8 points. The Clippers were unable to respond to this with their spurt, but on the contrary began to gradually fall further and further behind. As a result, the Lakers won a crushing victory with a score of 135:118.
The most productive player of the match was Doncic, who was one rebound short of a triple-double (43 points + 9 rebounds + 13 assists). Likewise, one rebound was not enough for Reeves, who scored 31 points, for a double-double.
“Washington” hosted “Atlanta” and won a sensational victory. The fate of the meeting was decided already in the first quarter, which “Wizards” started with an 18:2 spurt, and then also developed an advantage. In the end, it was 45:23 in favor of the hosts, who continued to calmly control the course of events on the court and won a crushing victory – 132:113.
The most productive player of the match was McCollum, who brought 46 points to “Washington”, including 10 three-pointers, while Sarr (27 points + 11 rebounds) and Middleton (10 points + 12 assists) had double-doubles as part of the winners.
NBA. In-Season Tournament/Regular Championship, November 26
Lakers – Clippers – 135:118 (37:38, 32:28, 29:27, 37:25)
Lakers: Doncic (43 + 9 rebounds + 13 assists), Reaves (31 + 9 rebounds), James (25 + 6 assists), Hatimura (13), Hayes (8) – start; Smart (7), Larevia (4), Timmy (2), Kleber (2), Thierro (0), James Jr. (0), Vincent (0), Knecht (0).
Clippers: Harden (29 + 10 assists + 5 losses), Dunn (19), Leonard (19), Collins (18), Zubac (10 + 11 rebounds) – start; Brown (6), Sanders (6), Batyum (6), Paul (4), Christy (1), Telforth (0), Niederheuser (0).
Washington – Atlanta – 132:113 (45:23, 32:32, 34:23, 21:35)
Washington: McCollum (46), Sarr (27 + 11 rebounds), Kispert (19), Middleton (10 + 7 rebounds + 12 assists), Koulibaly (9) – start; Carrington (10 + 6 assists), Vukcevic (7), Champeni (4), Watkins (0), Whitmore (0), Brenham (0), Riley (0), Cooper (0).
Atlanta: Porzingis (22 + 8 rebounds), Risache (17), Daniels (11 + 9 rebounds + 7 assists), Alexander-Walker (8), Johnson (7 + 7 rebounds + 7 assists + 5 losses) – start; Okongwu (20), Krejci (10), Kennard (9), Gouet (7), Toppin (2), Wallace (0), Newell (0).
Philadelphia – Orlando – 103:144 (35:35, 25:51, 23:35, 20:23)
Philadelphia: Maxey (20), Edwards (13), Barlow (11), Grimes (8), Drummond (3 + 12 rebounds) – start; McCain (15), Gordon (10), Walker (9), Watford (8), Broome (4), Sallis (2).
Orlando: F. Wagner (21), Bain (15 + 6 assists), Carter (12 + 8 rebounds), Silva (10), Suggs (4 + 11 assists) – start; Black (31), Howard (13), Bitadze (10 + 9 rebounds), Penda (10 + 9 rebounds), Jones (10), Richardson (7), Kane (1), O. Robinson (0).