The Chicago Bulls lost to Oklahoma City 145:117 last night, their second consecutive loss in the NBA. Oklahoma City, on the other hand, won 10th straight.
Montenegrin national team player Nikola Vučević finished the game with 11 points, eight rebounds and two assists. For Chicago, Jevon Carter was the most efficient with 17 points. Patrick Williams and Taylen Horton-Tucker each scored 16 points, and Josh Giddy had 15 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds.
In the winning team, Isaiah Joe scored 24 points in 31 minutes, of which he shot 8/14 three-pointers, and Shay Gilges-Alexander had 27 points and 12 assists in three more minutes on the floor.
Jaylen Williams had 23 points and Isaiah Hartenstein had 14 points and seven assists for Oklahoma, which is the best in the league with 63 wins and 12 losses, ahead of Cleveland, which has a 60/15 record.
The Los Angeles Clippers defeated Orlando 96:87 and achieved their 11th victory in the last 14 games in the NBA.
The Clippers were led by Kawhi Leonard with 21 points and eight rebounds and Norman Powell with 21 points. James Harden contributed to the victory with 20 points, seven steals and five assists, and Ivica Zubac with 18 points and 20 rebounds. Serbian basketball player Bogdan Bogdanović finished the game with five points, two rebounds and a block.
Orlando lost for the eighth time in the last 10 games at home, and the most efficient players on the team were Paolo Bankero with 26 points and six rebounds and Franc Vagner with 21 points and six assists.
Boston defeated Memphis 117-103 and for the first time in franchise history, they completed a six-game road series in the West without a loss. The defending champions were led by Al Horford with 26 points and eight rebounds and Jayson Tatum with 25 points and 14 rebounds.
Kristaps Porzingis added 19 points, five rebounds and five assists, Jrue Holiday had 18 points, seven rebounds and seven assists, and Derrick White had 14 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds. Boston beat Utah, Portland, Sacramento, Phoenix, San Antonio and Memphis to break the previous franchise record set in February 1973.
The streak also helped Boston set a new franchise record of 32 road wins, previously set in the 1972-1973 and 1974-1975 seasons. Only Golden State, with 34 wins in 2015-2016, and Chicago, with 33 wins from 1995-1996, are ahead.
In the Memphis team, which suffered its sixth defeat in the last seven games, the most efficient players were Ja Morant with 26 points, six rebounds and five assists, Santi Aldama with 21 points and eight rebounds and Jaren Jackson with 20 points and 15 rebounds.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated Houston 104:98 and consolidated their position in fourth place in the Western Conference standings. Luka Dončić scored 20 points with nine assists and six rebounds, Dorian Finney Smith had 20 points, six of which were three-pointers, as did Gabe Vincent, who also had 20 points and six three-pointers.
LeBron James finished the game with 20 points and nine assists for the Lakers, who played their 19th game in 35 days.
For Houston, Amen Thompson scored 20 points, Dillon Brooks had 16, and Jabari Smith had 15 points and 11 rebounds. In other games, Brooklyn beat Dallas 113-109 to tie their two-game winning streak for the first time since the All-Star break in February, while Indiana rallied from a 16-point deficit in the second half to beat Sacramento 111-109.
Miami defeated Washington 120:94 and recorded its fifth consecutive victory, while Charlotte defeated Utah 110:106 and ended a five-game losing streak.
THE RESULTS
Charlotte - Utah 110:106
Indiana - Sacramento 111:109
Orlando - Los Angeles Clippers 87:96
Washington - Miami 94:120
Memphis - Boston 103:117
Oklahoma - Chicago 145:117
Dallas - Brooklyn 109:113
Los Angeles Lakers - Houston 104:98
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