NBA: Lakers beat Dallas, Cleveland – Milwaukee

Cleveland unexpectedly beat Milwaukee easily at home in the NBA. Despite the fact that the “deer” is one of the leaders in the Eastern Conference, the “cavalry” defeated the opponent with a difference of +40 points.

Let’s also note the Lakers’ win against Dallas. The Lakers are still trying to reach the playoff zone, and therefore a victory against one of their rivals is especially important for them. The game in Los Angeles ended with a score of 127:110 in favor of the hosts.

Detroit – Minnesota 117:124 (40:39, 22:31, 28:28, 27:26)

Detroit: Ivey (32 + 6 assists), Bogdanovic (20), Duren (16 + 11 rebounds), Stewart (12), Hayes (8 + 8 assists) – start; Burks (12), Thompson (7 + 9 rebounds), Knox (5), Sasser (5), Muscala (0).

Minnesota: Edwards (27 + 8 assists), Towns (27), McDaniels (23), Gobert (19 + 16 rebounds), Conley (8 + 7 assists) – start; Reed (9), Alexander-Walker (7), Anderson (4 + 9 assists), McLaughlin (0), Brown (0), Milton (0).

Boston: Tatum (24), Holiday (22), Brown (21 + 7 rebounds), Horford (9), Kornet (6 + 9 rebounds) – start; Pritchard (12), Brissett (7), Hauser (7), Queta (6 + 8 rebounds), Davison (2), Benton (1), Walsh (0), Stevens (0), Mikhailiuk (0).

San Antonio: Vembanyama (27 + 5 turnovers), Vassell (21), Jones (9 + 10 assists), Shempeni (9), Sohan (5 + 7 rebounds) – start; Brenham (8), Barlow (5), K. Johnson (5), Diakite (3), McDermott (2), Osman (2), Mamukelashvili (2), Wesley (0), Graham (0).

Toronto: Trent (28), Barrett (26 + 8 rebounds), Barnes (20 + 8 assists + 5 turnovers), Quickley (17 + 8 rebounds + 9 assists), Porter (6) – start; Schroeder (9 + 6 assists), Dick (6), Young (5 + 8 rebounds), Freeman-Liberty (2), Boucher (2 + 7 rebounds), Temple (0), McDaniels (0).

Miami: Hirro (16 + 7 rebounds), Adebayo (16), Butler (16), Jovic (10 + 7 rebounds), Lauri (4) – start; D. Robinson (14), Caleb Martin (10), Richardson (5), Swider (2), Bryant (2), Highsmith (2), O. Robinson (0).

Atlanta: Murray (26 + 5 turnovers), Young (18 + 12 assists + 8 turnovers), Capella (12), Johnson (10 + 9 rebounds), Bay (7) – start; Okongwu (15 + 9 rebounds), Bogdanovic (12), Matthews (6).

Orlando: Banchero (26), Suggs (16), Bitadze (10 + 10 rebounds), Okiki (6 + 7 rebounds), Houston (3) – start; Carter (18), Anthony (10), Fultz (10), English (3), Isaac (2), Black (0).

Cleveland: Mitchell (31 + 7 assists), Allen (21 + 13 rebounds), Okoro (10 + 7 assists), Strus (6), Wade (5) – start; Niang (33), Merrill (10), Porter (9), Thompson (6 + 9 rebounds), LeVert (4), Jones (0).

Milwaukee: Lillard (17), B. Lopez (11), Jackson (6 + 8 rebounds), Beasley (2), Middleton (2) – start; Portis (16), Crowder (15), Payne (13), Connaughton (8), Green (3), R. Lopez (2), Livingston (0), Beauchamp (0), T. Antetokounmpo (0).

New York: Randle (31 + 8 rebounds), Brunson (30 + 7 assists), Anunoby (15), Hartenstein (7 + 11 rebounds), DiVincenzo (5) – start; Grimes (11), Hart (10 + 14 rebounds), McBride (0), Flynn (0), Achiuwa (0), Arcidiacono (0).

Houston: VanVleet (24 + 12 assists), Shengyun (18 + 10 rebounds + 4 blocks), Green (15 + 7 rebounds + 5 turnovers), Smith (11), Brooks (11) – start; Green (9), Thompson (4), Tate (2), A. Holiday (0), Whitmore (0).

New Orleans: Ingram (28 + 10 rebounds + 10 assists), McCollum (22 + 6 assists), Williamson (13 + 9 assists), Jones (9), Valanciunas (4 + 7 rebounds) – start; Hawkins (21), Murphy (18), Marshall (8), Nance (7), Alvarado (2), Daniels (0), Zeller (0).

Charlotte: Ball (29 + 7 assists), Rozier (25), Bridges (19), Richards (10 + 12 rebounds), Cody Martin (7) – start; Washington (7), Bouknight (6), Mensah (4), Smith (3), Smith (2), Thor (0), Black (0), Nilikina (0).

Lakers: Russell (29), Davis (28 + 12 rebounds + 9 assists), James (25 + 8 rebounds + 8 assists), Reeves (14 + 7 assists), Prince (9) – start; Vanderbilt (7 + 9 rebounds), Hachimura (6), Christie (5), Wood (2), Mays (2), Hayes (0).

Dallas: Doncic (33 + 13 rebounds + 10 assists), Lively (16 + 11 rebounds), Irving (12 + 6 assists), Hardaway (12), D. Jones (8) – start; H. Williams (8), Hardy (7), Kleber (6), Williams (5), Lawson (2), Powell (1), Seth Curry (0).

Portland: Grant (30 + 8 rebounds), Simons (20), Reath (17 + 7 rebounds), Brogdon (16 + 6 assists), Walker (4 + 8 rebounds) – start; Henderson (7 + 5 turnovers), Kamara (6), Thybulle (3), Badji (2), Murray (0).

Brooklyn: Bridges (21), Dinwiddie (19 + 7 assists), K. Johnson (13), Clexton (12 + 12 rebounds), Finney-Smith (7) – start; Walker (13), Thomas (8), Watford (6), Smith (2), O’Neill (2).