Aurélie Sacchelli, Media365, published on Friday November 22, 2024 at 9:24 a.m.
Four matches were on the program of the day in the NBA, and notably saw Orlando win by one point against the Lakers and San Antonio win a second game in a row without Victor Wembanyama.
Even deprived of its star Paolo Banchero, Orlando is one of the surprise teams at the start of the season, and the Magic showed it once again Thursday evening by winning the fourth Conference match on the Lakers' floor. At the end of a match with 21 changes of leader (67-60 at half-time), the Floridians, still led 118-114 with 27 seconds remaining following a free throw from a huge Anthony Davis (39pts , 9rbds), won thanks to Franz Wagner. The German, voted best player in the Eastern Conference last week, justified his status by scoring his team's last five points to give them victory : a lay-up twenty seconds from the end to come back 118-116 and a three-point shot three seconds from the buzzer to crucify the Lakers. He finished with 37 points and 11 assists, while LeBron James' 31 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists were not enough for the Californians, who remained on six straight victories.
San Antonio reverse Utah sans Wemby
Still in the West, the San Antonio Spurs won their eighth victory of the season (they had to wait until January 20 to reach this total last year!) by beating Utah (last with three victories) on the score from 126-118. The Jazz nevertheless led for a large part of the match, having a 20-point lead before halftime, but San Antonio, deprived of Victor Wembanyama (hit in the knee) for the third game in a row, managed to reverse the trend , with a 34-22 in the third quarter and a 41-29 in the last. Harrison Barnes finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds, but the Texans played collectively, with seven other players with more than 10 points. This bodes well for Spurs, who will find Wemby “soon” according to interim coach Mitch Johnson. Maybe Saturday against leader Golden State on Saturday? The other two matches of the night saw the surprise victory of Toronto (13th in the East) against Minnesota (10th in the West) with a score of 110-105 with 31 points from RJ Barrett, and the success 123-121 after extension of Charlotte (9th in the East) on Detroit (7th) with Brandon Miller (No. 2 in the 2023 draft behind Wembanyama) author of his career record : 38 points at 15 out of 26 on shots (8/12 at 3pts).
NBA / REGULAR SEASON
Thursday November 21, 2024
Charlotte Hornets – Detroit Pistons : 123-121 ap
Stats for Moussa Diabaté (CHA): 32 minutes of play, 1 point (0/2 on shots including 0 3-point shots, 1/3 on free throws), 16 rebounds, 1 assist, 3 interceptions, 1 lost ball, 3 mistakes
Stats for Tidjane Salaun (CHA): 13 minutes of play, 7 points (2/4 on shots including 1/2 at 3pts, 2/2 on free throws), 2 rebounds, 1 lost ball, 1 foul
Toronto Raptors – Minnesota Timberwolves : 110-105
Stats for Rudy Gobert (MIN): 36 minutes of play, 13 points (4/5 on shots including 0 3-pointers, 5/6 on free throws), 11 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 interception, 2 blocks, 3 balls lost, 3 faults
San Antonio Spurs – Utah Jazz: 126-118
Victor Wembanyama (SAS), injured in the knee, and Sidy Sissoko (SAS), by decision of the coach, did not play
Los Angeles Lakers – Orlando Magic : 118-119
Armel Traoré (LAL) did not play, by decision of the coach
