Memphis suffers fourth defeat
The great struggle for the playoffs remains in the Western Conference, with the Grizzlies still occupying the eighth position, the last one that grants access to the postseason.
The Memphis team continues to be winless in Disney World, falling again on Wednesday by 124-115 against the Jazz, with 21 points, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks from French center Rudy Gobert.
The Grizzlies, who last Tuesday lost their young star Jaren Jackson Jr. for the rest of the season due to injury, are only one victory ahead of the Portland Trail Blazers and 2 ahead of the San Antonio Spurs when they have four games left to play in the regular phase.
Los Angeles Lakers suffered their second defeat in four games at Disney World against the Thunder, led by veteran Chris Paul (21 points and 6 assists) and Italian Danilo Gallinari (19 points).
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Although their first place in the West is not in danger, coach Frank Vogel continues to not give rest to his stars LeBron James, who finished with 19 points (7/19 in field goals) and 11 rebounds, and Anthony Davis, with 9 points (3/11).
The rest of the Los Angeles team also failed to break through the Thunder's defense and the team finished with a dreadful 5 out of 37 in three-pointers (13.5%), one of the worst records of the NBA season.
In other games, the Toronto Raptors and the Boston Celtics, second and third in the East, won comfortably against the Orlando Magic (8th) and the Brooklyn Nets (7th).
The power forward for the Magic, Aaron Gordon, also left the court in the defeat against the Raptors (109-99) after colliding with Kyle Lowry during a drive to the basket but, according to The Athletic, subsequent tests ruled out a major injury.
In the big Celtics win against the Nets (149-115), small forward Jayson Tatum scored 19 points in just 18 minutes and shooting guard Jaylen Brown had 21 points with 5 three-pointers.
Wednesday's NBA results:
- Utah Jazz 124-115 Memphis Grizzlies
- Washington Wizards 98-107 Philadelphia 76ers
- San Antonio Spurs 126-132 Denver Nuggets
- Los Angeles Lakers 86-105 Oklahoma City Thunder
- Orlando Magic 99-109 Toronto Raptors
- Boston Celtics 149-115 Brooklyn Nets
Thursday's NBA schedule and games:
- Sacramento Kings vs. New Orleans Pelicans (12:30 PM Ecuador time)
- Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat (3:00 PM Ecuador time)
- Phoenix Suns vs. Indiana Pacers (3:00 PM Ecuador time)
- Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers (5:30 PM Ecuador time)
- Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers (7:00 PM Ecuador time)
- Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers (8:00 PM Ecuador time)