423 days. That’s how long it’s been since you last Los Angeles Lakers ended a day with a winning balance of his 50% wins. That cold late night January 25, 2022 The Californians prevailed in the home of some Nets with only James Harden as a figure and the second scorer of Los Angeles was Malin Monk (22). Since that afternoon, Angelenos has always lived with a negative record, until now. On Friday, March 24, 2023, Darwin Ham’s men broke their special spell, defeating the OKC Thunder and raising its mark to 37-37.
The renaissance of the Lakers is already a reality. Months and months of disappointments, disappointments at the end of games, which now seem to belong to the past. From the arrival of new assets to trade deadline The Californians have offered a completely renewed image, even without the presence of LeBron James. Among the newcomers and the step forward he took Anthony Davis, Austin Reeves and Dennis Schroder Not only have the Lakers established themselves in the Play-In zone, but they may be in a position to make the Playoffs.
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It is ranked eighth in the West, tied with Minnesota Timberwolves (37-37), the distance from the abyss is 1 game (Dallas Mavericks, 11th), while with the direct pass to Playoffs it’s 1.5 (Warriors, 6th). There are no limits for any Lakers who have won 11 out of 18 matches who have challenged and treasure a +3.0 from net score. Both data are blouse from other groups with longer pedigrees such as Suns, Clippers, Warriors or Heat.
Trend at this point matters, and a lot, and the Lakers come to the end of the season in top form.
The big key to the awakening of Darvin Ham’s team was the defending. From the close of the market they record the second best defensive ratio in entire NBA (109.9), they were only a few tenths ahead of the Bucks (109.4). Landing Jarred Vanderbilt and Rui Hachimura, as well as the continuity and fitness of Anthony Davis go a long way in explaining his growth.
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After opening the windows and letting fresh air into the house during it trade deadline, the Lakers have become a new team, with renewed hope and motivation to win.
The best example is in their performance without LeBron James. If the period immediately before the signings the rest of the Lakers without it was 4-7after the movements has risen to 8-7including a brand 7-5 since going down with injury on Feb. 28.
With just 8 games left in the Regular Season, the Los Angeles Lakers have the fifth most affordable schedule in the NBA, albeit with vital matchups against the Clippers, Suns and, most importantly, the Wolves. Getting to seventh place and enjoying home advantage in the Play-In would be essential.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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