The hosts played a brilliant match and dominated the field from the beginning of the match. After the first half, they were leading 75:39, but they did not give the guests the initiative until the end of the match. Especially since the Portland team played even worse in the second half.
1. They know how to play with Polish teams! The favorite did his job at the European Cup
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and had 5 rebounds. Jalen Williams had 21 points and 7 rebounds, and Josh Giddy recorded a triple-double (13 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds).
For the Trail Blazers, the only players to exceed ten points were Anfernie Simmons – 14 and Scott Henderson – 13. The Oklahoma team is in first place in the Northwest division, and their opponents are in last place.
The match between Dallas Mavericks and New York Knicks turned out to be interesting, which the hosts won 128-124. Kyrie Irving played excellently, scoring 44 points. The New York team suffered its first defeat after five consecutive victories.
Tim Hardaway Jr. showed good form next to Irving. He scored 32 points. Had 6 rebounds and 4 assists. Josh Green added 18 points to the team. The best player in the rival team was Julius Randle, who scored 32 points. He also had 6 rebounds and 5 assists. Jalen Brunson scored 30 points and 8 assists.
This time, the 24-year-old Slovenian basketball player Luka Doncic, who exceeded 10,000 points in the NBA in December, was not included in the Dallas team. It took Doncic 358 games to accomplish it – the seventh-lowest in NBA history and the lowest since Michael Jordan.
A match between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets was held at the Accor Arena in Paris. Cleveland basketball players won 111:102 and played outside the USA for the first time in history.
Donovan Mitchell scored 45 points to lead the Cavaliers to victory. He also had 12 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals. Karis Levert also had a good game – 21 points. Mikal Bridges and Cam Thomas scored 26 points for the Brooklyn team.
KZ, PAP