Stats & Highlights | End of series for Orlando, Charlotte breathes, Oklahoma City wins at the buzzer
December 20, 2022
There were end of series, positive as negative, in this evening. The Magic already, which fell in the last moments in Atlanta and does not chain a seventh victory in a row. The Hornets then can finally breathe: they won after eight straight defeats.
Finally, the Thunder snatched victory against the Blazers at the buzzer, on a basket from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, when the Spurs dominated their neighbor Houston.
Cleveland–Utah Philadelphia–Toronto New Orleans–Milwaukee Minnesota–Dallas Phoenix–LA Lakers
Atlanta-Orlando: 126-125
The Magic was eye-catching. In the second quarter, the Hawks take an eleven-point lead, but Orlando reacts with a 13-3 to come back before the break. In the third quarter, Trae Young scored 17 of his 37 points.
Again, Atlanta took off but in the last two minutes, Markelle Fultz and her teammates inflicted a 12-0 on their opponent. They even pass four seconds from the end, on a basket from Fultz. Back from injury, Dejounte Murray does not tremble at free throws and Atlanta breaks the Magic series.
The record for Damian Lillard, the victory for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The Blazers thought they had done the hardest part. At the start of the last quarter, Anfernee Simons found the target twice at 3-pts.
Then in the final seconds, it was Damian Lillard, now the new all-time leading scorer for the Blazers, who scored to equalize. But Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has the last word with a basket at the buzzer.
Keldon Johnson absent, the Spurs still made the difference against the Rockets, especially in the third quarter. Carried by Keita Bates-Diop and Doug McDermott, they pass an 11-2 to take control of the game.
They drive the point home early in the last quarter with a 5-0. Finally, San Antonio finished with an 8-2 with four minutes left to win definitively.
At last ! The Hornets have finally won, after eight straight losses. Everything was decided at the end of the game, even if Charlotte had taken the lead at two points in the game.
LaMelo Ball scored 16 of his 23 points in the final quarter. The Kings held on until the end, with a De’Aaron Fox basket 80 seconds from time. But ultimately, Gordon Hayward and Kelly Oubre Jr. ensure the success of the Hornets.
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