JAVIER ROJASLOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES), 04/03/2022.- Lakers players LeBron James (l), Anthony Davis (c) and Malik Monk (d) today, during a game between Lakers and Nuggets for the NBA, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California (USA). EFE / Javier Rojas-
The San Antonio Spurs They beat the Portland Trail Blazers this Sunday (92-113) and further reduced the few options for the Los Angeles Lakers to sneak into the ‘play-in’ of the Western Conference.
Unlike the Angelenos, a team in ruins that has lost six in a row, Gregg Popovich’s Spurs have faced the outcome of the regular season with very good feelings and have won six in their last seven games.
The Spurs closed their double confrontation with the Blazers with a new victory, who have nothing at stake and who they already defeated on Friday (111-130). Without Dejounte Murray and Jakob Poeltl, two of their main references, the San Antonio team won thanks to Keldon Johnson (28 points), Zach Collins (18 points and 13 rebounds) and Tre Jones (18 points, 7 rebounds and 7 rebounds). assists).
With this new victory, the Spurs are tenth in the West (33-45), the last place in the ‘play-in’, ahead of some Lakers (31-47) who have won the tiebreaker.
Mathematically, the Lakers still have a chance to overtake the Spurs, but the feeling on the court says otherwise. Since the All-Star break, the Lakers have a shocking record of 4-16, LeBron James He was unable to take the field in his team’s loss to the Denver Nuggets (118-129) due to ankle problems and Anthony Davis is playing with obvious pain in his right foot.
In addition, the Lakers’ schedule for an unlikely comeback is a road fraught with danger as the remaining four games are against the Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets.
Ninth in the West are the New Orleans Pelicans (34-44), who hit the table by beating the Los Angeles Lakers (111-114) on Friday but fell clearly to the Los Angeles Clippers (119-100).
Marcus Morris (22 points) was the best of the Clippers who made 21 of 44 triples while the Pelicans highlighted CJ McCollum with 19 points. The Pelicans have also won the tiebreaker against the Lakers.
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