LOS ANGELES – Kevin Durant led his Brooklyn Nets team, slashed by “Covid-19”, to a victory over Philadelphia 76ers led by Cameroonian Joel Embiid 114-105 in the NBA, the day before yesterday, Thursday, while the Phoenix Suns continued to tighten the noose on the Golden State Warriors. At the top of the Western Conference, he defeated the Washington Wizards 118-98.
At Barclays Center, Durant, the league’s top scorer, scored 34 points, with 11 rebounds and eight assists. The result was even.
“It’s a challenge to know how you’re going to play these games because a lot of these teams plan for me a little differently,” Durant said.
Nets, the leader of the eastern region, missed seven players due to the virus, so he played the match with only nine players, in front of a large audience of 17,000 fans.
Brooklyn won its second successive victory without its stars James Harden, LaMarcus Aldridge and Deandre Pimbri, in addition to substitutes Bruce Brown, Paul Millsap, Jevon Carter and James Johnson.
He also added to Durant, Blake Griffin and Nick Claxton with 17 points each, while Australian Patrick Miles scored 14 points, bringing the Nets to their fourth win in a row.
The Nets had previously played the previous game against the Toronto Raptors with eight players.
“We can all play well,” Claxton said of the reserve players who would be given bigger roles.
On the Sixers side, Embiid scored 32 points with nine rebounds and six assists, but his team suffered the third loss in a row. Seth Currie added 29 points.
Durant led Brooklyn to victory over the Sixers in the previous confrontation that brought them together last October when he scored a triple double with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists.
In turn, Sixers coach Doc Rivers indicated that his club is tightening its procedures for Covid-19, adding, “We want to be the team with the lowest number of cases.” We’ve had one tough period for us (Embid’s absence due to the virus), and now other teams are going through it. So it’s not fun.”
In Phoenix, the Suns continued their strong performances and overcame the Washington Wizards 118-98.
Gafael McGee finished the match with 17 points with 8 rebounds, Deandre Eaton added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and veteran playmaker Chris Paul 12 points and six assists to make the Suns win 22 in the last 24 games.
The Suns also tied with the Golden State Warriors at the top of the Western Region with 23 victories and 5 defeats.
On the other hand, Bradley Bell scored 26 points for Washington, who suffered his fourth loss in a row.
In Indianapolis, Karis Levert scored 31 points to lead the Indiana Pacers to a victory over the struggling Detroit Pistons, 122-113.
The Pacers incurred their 13th loss in a row for the Pistons this season.
Justin Holiday scored 17 points, and Miles Turner also contributed 16 points, seven rebounds and four saves by Indiana.
Despite being ranked 13th in the Eastern Province, the Pacers continue to strive to reserve one of the eight qualifying seats for the final rounds, as they have 13 victories compared to 18 losses, unlike the Pistons, who are in last place with only four victories versus 23 defeats. B)
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