NBA. Brooklyn, on Durant’s shoulders, heads up Portland

Royce O’Neal’s tip-in to complete a triple-double (11 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) gave Brooklyn the final two points with 7-tenths of a second to play.

“I was just going to make a rebound, I had to give everything because it was the last action. I did what I had to doThen commented the 29-year-old winger, who left the Jazz this summer.

He got the better of the Blazers’ Damian Lillard (25 points) and Anfernee Simons (24 points) in scoring on Durant’s putback, but was still a solid 13-of-22 shooter (8 rebounds, 3 assists) and could be valuable in Sacramento. two days after the loss (153-121), to see his teammates move quickly.

The Nets, with Ben Simmons finally showing consistency and selflessness off the bench (15 points without a miss, 13 rebounds, 7 assists), were able to fend off a number of Blazers’ attacks, limited to 38.7% shooting. And their replacement was Japanese Yuta Watanabe.X-factor:welcome (20 points on 5/7 shooting, 7 rebounds).

Having moved up to 11th in the East, Brooklyn, dominated in passing (32/22) as well as rebounding (47/39), could find its guide before likely recovering Kyrie Irving against Memphis on Sunday. His suspension for promoting an anti-Semitic film, which lasted eight meetings, is to be lifted by his bosses, according to several media outlets.

Return of Leonard Piano

In the drive leading up to Royce O’Neal’s crucial basket, Portland’s Jusuf Nurkic (17 points) thought to do the trick, tying the three-pointer (fault plus basket). Because his team fell behind in the final quarter after going up 11 points in the third anyway.

Despite this fifth loss in fifteen games, Portland maintains the lead in the West ahead of Phoenix and Denver.

The No. 9 Clippers are behind lackluster (96-91) winner Detroit, red-lighter than ever in the East with this fifth straight loss.

The game was primarily an opportunity to witness the return of Kawhi Leonard, who has been out since October 23rd and has played just two games while still nursing the scars of a torn cruciate ligament. a year and a half away from the courts.

The 2014 and 2019 Finals MVP, who won with San Antonio and Toronto, scored just 6 points (2/8, 5 rebounds, 4 assists) in 24 minutes.

“We have to practice (playing) with him again. He just needs a rhythmLos Angeles’ best scorer Reggie Jackson (23 points) has surpassed Paul George (16 points, 9 rebounds).

In the end, Sacramento (8th in the West) won its fifth straight (130-112) at the expense of the Spurs, who have lost nine of ten games. Leading DeAaron Fox (28 points) and running back Malik Monk (26 points) dominated.

Results of the night.
LA Clippers– Detroit 96-91
Portland-Brooklyn 107 – 109 years
Sacramento– San Antonio 130 – 112