Cleveland folds Milwaukee as time expires
Cleveland folds Milwaukee at deadline
San Antonio tops Minnesota, Cleveland collects seventh win in seven games against Milwaukee, Oklahoma succeeds and Boston, Denver and the Warriors win in NBA championship games played on Italian night. For the Spurs third win in six games since the start of the season with a 113-103 home win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Keldon Johnson (25 points and 8 rebounds) and Jeremy Sochan (19 points and 10 rebounds) were decisive for Gregg Popovich’s team. Chris Paul added 15 points and 13 assists.
Donovan Mitchell’s basket with less than a second left gave the Cleveland Cavaliers a hard-fought 114-113 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and maintained their unbeaten season. Kenny Atkinson’s team è leads the Eastern Conference with seven wins in as many games. Damian Lillard’s 41 points were not enough, and Mitchell’s final basket left Milwaukee’s Fiserv Forum silent. Six Cavaliers players went into double figures in an up-and-down game that also saw Giannis Antetokounmpo impress despite the loss, with 34 points and 16 rebounds.
The Oklahoma City Thunder remain the NBA's other undefeated team after a win over the Los Angeles Clippers 105-92 at home, their sixth consecutive victory. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Western Conference team with 25 points and nine assists. Chet Holmgren collected 14 rebounds in addition to his 10 points. For the Clippers, James Harden (12 points, 13 rebounds and three assists) è was the star player.
In Philadelphia, the Sixers’ difficult start to the season è continued in the absence of injured stars Joel Embiid and Paul George: Memphis won 123-107. Jaren Jackson Jr. led the Grizzlies with 27 points, Ja Morant added 18 points and 12 assists, and Memphis won for the fourth time in seven games. The NBA announced after the game that it is investigating a possible altercation between Embiid, MVP of the 2023 season, and a reporter in the locker room after the loss. "We are aware of reports of an incident that occurred tonight in the Sixers locker room and are launching an'investigation,' said an NBA spokesman to the U.S. media.
Outside win for Boston Celtics who won 113-103 at home of Hornets. Without Jaylen Brown, Boston gets its 6th win in 7 games and remains second in the East. Outside, all'overtime win for Golden State as they eviscerate Houston 127-121. Buddy Hield drags the Warriors with 27 points and 6/10 from three, ahead of Kuminga (23) and Wiggins (15), with Draymond Green in double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Second in the West for the Phoenix Suns, who topped the Portland Trail Blazers 103-97. Best in the game è Devin Booker, who came close to a triple-double with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists dragging the Suns: behind him were Durant (21) and Allen (18), with Beal at 15.
