NBA: Detroit dramatically defeated Sacramento

Seven regular season games are played in the National Basketball Association.

The NBA matchup between Sacramento and Detroit ended unexpectedly last night. The “Kings” host the opponent on their own court and are considered the clear favorites.

However, the visitors put up a real fight. The whole match was an even match on the court, and in the last period the “pistons” gathered and managed to grab a victory 133:120.

Note that Sacramento’s Ukrainian center Alexey Len did not take part in the match.

For Detroit, this victory was only 7 out of 50 championship matches played, and the team was an unconditional outsider. As for the Kings, the unexpected loss cost the club a place in the playoff zone in the West.

NBA. Regular season. February 8

Washington – Cleveland 106:114 (27:27, 30:30, 22:23, 27:34)

Washington: Kuzma (28), Jones (15 + 8 assists), Hefford (14 + 13 rebounds + 4 blocks), Avdija (9 + 8 rebounds), Poole (0) – start; Kispert (23+7 rebounds), Coulibaly (6), Wright (5), Shemet (3), Omoruyi (3).

Cleveland: Mitchell (40+8 rebounds + 5 losses), E. Mobley (22+8 rebounds), Harland (13), Allen (12+9 rebounds), Strus (2+7 rebounds) – start; Niang (7), Wade (6), Okoro (5), LeVert (4), Merrill (3).

Charlotte – Toronto 117:123 (36:27, 24:27, 37:37, 20:32)

Charlotte: Bridges (45+8 rebounds + 7 assists), Miller (20), Cody Martin (19+8 assists), Richards (5), Black (3) – start; McGowens (10), Smith (9), Washington (6), Smith (0), Mansa (0).

Toronto: Barrett (23), Quickley (18), Barnes (18), Trent (14), Poeltl (12+12 rebounds) – start; Schroeder (16), B. Brown (12), Dick (6), Young (4+8 rebounds).

Philadelphia – Golden State 104:127 (22:15, 23:33, 23:43, 36:36)

Philadelphia: Harris (13+7 rebounds), Maxey (12), Oubre (11), Springer (8), Reed (6+8 rebounds) – start; Council (17), Martin (15), Beverly (13), Smith (7), Lofton (2), Bamba (0), Korkmaz (0).

Golden State: Wiggins (21+10 rebounds), Thompson (18), Kuminga (18), Curry (9), Dr. Green (4) – start; Quinones (13), Saric (9), Looney (9+9 rebounds), Joseph (8), Moody (8), Podziemski (6), Santos (2), Jackson-Davis (2).

Boston – Atlanta 125:117 (35:37, 36:30, 24:23, 30:27)

Boston: Porzingis (31), White (21+7 assists), Tatum (20+9 rebounds + 7 assists), Brown (15+6 assists), Horford (14+8 rebounds + 8 assists + 4 blocks) – start; Houser (10), Pritchard (8), Cornet (4), Brissett (2).

Atlanta: Bay (25 + 9 rebounds), Young (20 + 10 assists), Johnson (19 + 15 rebounds), Okongwu (19 + 10 rebounds), Bogdanovic (12) – start; Hunter (10), Fernando (9), Matthews (3), Mills (0).

Miami – San Antonio 116:104 (32:31, 21:20, 25:26, 38:27)

Miami: Hirro (24 + 7 assists), Adebayo (20), Butler (17 + 11 rebounds + 11 assists), Rozier (13), Caleb Martin (9) – start; Jaques (10), Richardson (9), D. Robinson (6), Love (6), O. Robinson (2), Jovic (0).

San Antonio: Vassell (19), Jones (19 + 6 assists), Wembanyama (18 + 13 rebounds), Champeny (6), Sohan (6) – start; Osman (8), Collins (8), K. Johnson (7), Wesley (5+6 assists), McDermott (3), Brenham (3), Mamukelashvili (2).

Sacramento – Detroit 120:133 (36:31, 27:39, 36:27, 21:36)

Sacramento: Sabonis (30 + 12 rebounds + 7 assists), Herter (16), Fox (12 + 7 assists), Barnes (8), Murray (0) – start; Monk (23+10 assists), Lyles (19), Mitchell (9), Vezenkov (3).

Detroit: Ivey (37+7 assists + 5 turnovers), Duren (20+15 rebounds + 6 assists), Thompson (12), Muscala (9), Hayes (8+9 assists) – start; Burks (25+7 rebounds), Sasser (18), Gallinari (2), Harris (2).

Clippers – New Orleans 106:117 (19:36, 28:19, 22:24, 37:38)

Clippers: Harden (19+9 rebounds), Lenard (15), Zubac (12+8 rebounds), George (7), Mann (5) – start; Powell (18), Plumlee (11), Coffey (8), Westbrook (4), Brown (3), Boston (2), Theis (2).

New Orleans: McCollum (25 + 7 rebounds), Williamson (21 + 11 assists), Ingram (15 + 8 rebounds + 6 assists), Jones (13), Valanciunas (8) – start; Murphy (13), Daniels (10), Alvarado (7), Hawkins (3), Nance (2), Robinson-Earl (0), Zeller (0).

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