The Oklahoma City Thunder crowned themselves kings of the NBA’ s Western Conference on Wednesday 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 clinched the top playoff spot in the West with an eye-catching performance by Chet Holmgren, who poured in 30 points (10-of-13 shooting and 14 rebounds).
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Canadian star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander also 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 their part, San Antonio Spurs survived without their star player, Frenchman Victor Wembanyama.
In a duel against the Blazers (112-101) in which D’Aaron Fox took the reins for the Texans (20 points) and Deni Avdija contributed 29 points for Portland.
All-American Cade Cunningham returned to the court Wednesday after overcoming his injury and led the Detroit Pistons offense with a 13-point, 10-assist performance.
The Pistons beat the Charlotte Hornets with a final score of 137-111 in a game that was closely contested until the final seconds (Filed as: (Filed as: Oklahoma City Thunder dominates the West).
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The Minnesota Timberwolves fell at home to an unstoppable Orlando Magic (132-120), which was fine in free throws with an 85.7% success rate.
On a day in which Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Atlanta Hawks by a tight 122-116, in a duel with a ‘playoff’ aroma.
The Nuggets cruised past 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).
They took the lead in the first quarter, with a 60 % shooting performance.
San Antonio Spurs survived without their star player
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And the Phoenix Suns took off with a spectacular Devin Booker, who shined in the game with 37 points (13 of 27 shooting) and a final score of 112-107.
For the Mavericks, Cooper Flagg recorded 11 points in 32 minutes of play.
However, their efforts were insufficient to avoid defeat in the face of Arizona’s offensive push.
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