Basketball
Oklahoma defeated San Antonio, giving Minnesota and the Lakers productive victories.
Seven games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of January 13-14.
Oklahoma still beat San Antonio in its fourth try this season.
While the first half of the match witnessed a balanced match, neither team could win by more than 6 points. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter, when the Thunder made a move at 11:0, then at 12:0 to take a 16-point lead at 86:69. Then Oklahoma calmly controlled the course of the match and won a landslide victory – 119:98.
The best player of the match was Gilgeous-Alexander with 34 points, while Jaylin Williams achieved a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Minnesota left no chance to Milwaukee on the road.
Even in the first quarter, the Timberwolves had a comfortable lead and won with 38:20 to play. Minnesota then increased its advantage and reached +40 – 123:83 at the top. As a result, the visiting team won with 129:106 points.
Randle scored 29 points and Hyland scored 23 points for Minnesota.
The Lakers defeated Atlanta after three straight losses.
The fate of the match was decided in the first half, when the Lakers won by 21 points (81:60). The home team then calmly controlled the course of events on the field and won the match 141:116.
The most productive player of the match was LeBron, who had a double-double with 31 points, 10 assists and was one rebound away from a triple-double. Doncic (27 points + 12 assists) and Ayton (17 points + 18 rebounds) also recorded double-doubles.
NBA. Regular season, January 14
Oklahoma – San Antonio – 119:98 (32:26, 23:26, 40:24, 24:22)
Oklahoma: Gilgeous-Alexander (34 + 4 blocks), Jaylen Williams (20), Holmgren (8 + 10 rebounds), Wallace (6), Wiggins (5) – start; Caruso (13), Jaylin Williams (11+10 rebounds), Mitchell (11), Joe (8), K. Williams (3).
San Antonio: Castle (20 + 7 rebounds + 8 assists + 5 losses), Vembanyama (17 + 7 rebounds), Fox (14), Shempeni (13), Barnes (2) – starts; Harper (12), K. Johnson (9), Cornet (8 + 8 rebounds), Waters (3), Sohan (0), McLaughlin (0), Brian (0).
Milwaukee-Minnesota-106:139 (20:38, 25:38, 33:30, 28:33)
Milwaukee: Y. Antetokounmpo (25 + 8 rebounds + 7 losses), Portis (14 + 7 rebounds), Porter (13 + 8 assists), Rollins (11 + 7 rebounds), Green (9) – start; Coffey (10), Trent (6), Nance (5), Anthony (4), G. Harris (3), Jackson (2), Kuzma (2), T. Antetokounmpo (2), Sims (0).
Minnesota: Randle (29 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Reed (19), McDaniels (17), DiVincenzo (11 + 7 assists), Conley (9) – start; Hyland (23), Beranger (13), Miller (7), Dillingham (5), Clark (4), Juzeng (2), Ingles (0).
Lakers-Atlanta-141:116 (37:30, 44:30, 21:26, 39:30)
Lakers: James (31 + 9 rebounds + 10 assists), Dončić (27 + 12 assists + 7 turnovers), Larevia (17), Ayton (17 + 18 rebounds), Smart (16) – start; Vincent (10), Hachimura (7), Smith (6), Vanderbilt (3), Bufkin (3), Knecht (2), Timmy (2), James Jr. (0).
of Atlanta: Alexander-Walker (26), Johnson (13 + 6 assists), Krejci (11), Daniels (8 + 8 rebounds), Okongwu (7 + 8 rebounds) – start; McCollum (25), Kispert (19), Gueye (5+5 steals), Wallace (2), Newell (0).
Miami – Phoenix – 127:121 (36:28, 35:26, 21:38, 35:29)
Miami: Adebayo (29 + 9 rebounds), Powell (27), Hirro (23), Mitchell (9 + 6 assists), Wiggins (8) – start; Jaques (16+8 assists), Ware (10), Smith (2), Larsson (2), Jovic (1).
Phoenix: Brooks (25), Booker (24 + 9 rebounds + 9 assists), Williams (18 + 14 rebounds), Gillespie (13), O’Neal (8) – start; Allen (25), Ighodaro (3), Dunn (3), Goodwin (2).
New Orleans-Denver-116:122 (31:32, 34:28, 27:29, 24:33)
New Orleans: Murphy (31), Bey (17), Williamson (12 + 7 rebounds), Fiers (10), Queen (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Poole (16), Missy (8 + 7 rebounds), Hawkins (6), Matkovic (4), Peavy (2).
Denver: J. Murray (35 + 9 assists), Watson (31 + 7 rebounds), Pickett (16), Gordon (16 + 7 rebounds), Jones (2) – start; Hardaway (18), B. Brown (4), Nnaji (0), Tyson (0).
Houston – Chicago – 119:113 (29:24, 28:36, 33:28, 29:25)
Houston: Durant (28 + 10 rebounds), Thompson (23), Shengyun (23 + 7 rebounds + 11 assists), Smith (18 + 7 rebounds), Okogie (4) – start; Davison (9+7 rebounds), Sheppard (8), Adams (4+7 rebounds), Capela (2), Tate (0).
Chicago: Jones (34 + 7 assists), Buzelis (19), Smith (14 + 9 rebounds), Vucevic (14 + 7 rebounds), Okoro (9) – start; Herter (11), Dosunmu (7), Terry (5), Williams (0).
Golden State – Portland – 119:97 (38:24, 29:17, 28:30, 24:26)
Golden State: Butler (16), Moody (14), Dr. Green (10 + 7 rebounds + 6 turnovers), Curry (7 + 10 assists), Post (3) – start; Melton (23), Podziemski (15), Payton II (8), Richard (8), Santos (6+6 assists), Horford (6), Hield (3), Spencer (0), Jackson-Davis (0).
Portland: Sharpe (19), Love (17 + 7 assists), Clingan (7 + 9 rebounds), Kamara (6), Sissoko (3) – start; Rooper (13), Holiday (12 + 8 rebounds), R. Williams (11), Cook (3), Rith (3), Jan Hansen (3).
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Source: Sport UA
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