Stats & Highlights | The Jazz breathe, the Pacers do not miss the march
March 10, 2023
The Hornets dominated the Pistons already a little on vacation, with injuries in all directions and ten straight defeats on the clock. Detroit has the worst record in the league.
For the Jazz, after four defeats in a row and who can still claim a place in the “play-in”, this victory against Orlando is important. Same logic for Indiana, twelfth in the East and winner of Houston, who needs to win the easy matches to stay in the race.
Milwaukee–Brooklyn Sacramento–New York Memphis–Golden State
Detroit–Charlotte: 103-113
This game between Eastern Conference dunces turned in Charlotte’s favor late in the first half. The Hornets then pass an 8-0 to conclude the second quarter and take a nine-point lead at the break.
They drive the point home early in the second period, with a 13-5. They have a 17 point lead. With his 14 points in this third quarter, Cory Joseph tried to keep the Pistons in the game, but Kelly Oubre Jr. and his gang held on until the end.
After a balanced first half, the Jazz will accelerate at the start of the second. With six shots scored in a row, Lauri Markkanen and company take a 15-point lead. It was Markelle Fultz who sounded the revolt with 13 points in seven minutes to launch a 29-10.
The Magic are then in front at the start of the last quarter when Simone Fontecchio and Kris Dunn show up and give the advantage to Utah. Like Markelle Fultz before him, Paolo Banchero scored 13 points in the last act and forced Lauri Markkanen to pull off the big game with four points in the final seconds. Without forgetting a basket more the important fault of Walker Kessler. Third loss in a row for Orlando.
For three quarters, everything was fine for the Pacers, who still maintained a lead of around ten points. Then, in the last quarter, the Rockets go 15-2 and the game becomes more tense. Jabari Smith Jr, with an award-winning field goal, sends both teams into overtime.
During these five more minutes, it is Tyrese Haliburton (author of a big game with 29 points and 19 assists) and Buddy Hield who will make the decision. The first with 12 points, two more than the entire Houston team, and the second with an important 3-point shot to give Indiana a three-point lead.
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