NBA: I Thunder passano a Los Angeles senza Westbrook e Durant

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Nonostante le assenze pesanti di Russell Westbrook e Kevin Durant Oklahoma vince agevolmente a Los Angeles contro i Lakers per 101-108. Oltre al solito Serge Ibaka da 18 punti e 14 rimbalzi, ottime le prestazioni dei nuovi innesti DJ Augustin , autore di 18 punti e 9 assist, e del centro ex Utah Jazz Enes Kanter che segna a referto 16 punti e raccoglie 15 rimbalzi. Buon momento per la squadra di coach Brooks che riesce a far bene anche in assenza dei suoi campioni e che , dopo il brutto ko di Phoenix, conquista la vittoria n. 33 della stagione che le consente l'ottavo posto solitario. Male i Lakers che trovano in Jeremy Lin il top scorer della gara. ( il Playmaker ex Houston e New York dopo la pausa dell' All Star Game sta viaggiano a ben 17 punti di media). Bene anche il rookie Clarkson che realizza 12 punti e smista 4 assist e Jordan Hill che mette a segno una doppia doppia da 14 punti e 12 rimbalzi.

Los Angeles Lakers- Oklahoma City Thunder: 101-108
Los Angeles: Lin 20, Hill 14
Oklahoma: Ibaka 18, Augustin 18

I risultati delle altre gare:

Chicago Bulls- Los Angeles Clippers: 86-96
Chicago: Mirotic 29, Brooks 16
Los Angeles: Paul 28, Crawford 16

Houston Rockets- Cleveland Cavaliers: 105-103
Houston: Harden 33, Jones 19
Cleveland: James 37, Love 21

Sacramento Kings- Portland Trail Blazers: 99-110
Sacramento: Gay 24, Williams 18
Portland; Lillard 31, Aldridge 26

Boston Celtics- Golden State Warriors: 101-106
Celtics: Thomas 20, Zeller 17
Golden State: Curry 37, Thompson 20

Indiana Pacers- Philadelphia 76ers: 94-74
Indiana: Hill 17, Scola 15
Philadelphia: Covington 12, Smith 11

Orlando Magic-Charlotte Hornets: 83-98
Orlando: Oladipo 21, Harris 13
Charlotte: Williams 23, Zeller 16

Denver Nuggets- New Orleans Pelicans: 92-99
Denver:  Gallinari 21, Foye 19
New Orleans: Evans 22, Gordon 18

La classifica:

EASTERN		W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L10
1	Atlanta	47	12	.797	-	27-4	20-8	9-2	31-8	102.6	96.4	+6.3	Won 4	7-3
2	Toronto	37	22	.627	10	21-10	16-12	9-2	25-11	104.3	100.5	+3.8	Lost 5	4-6
3	Chicago	37	23	.617	10 ½	18-13	19-10	6-4	21-13	101.3	98.5	+2.7	Lost 1	7-3
4	Cleveland	37	24	.607	11	22-9	15-15	6-5	23-12	102.4	98.8	+3.7	Lost 2	6-4
5	Washington	34	26	.567	13 ½	21-10	13-16	6-6	23-16	98.7	98.1	+0.7	Won 1	3-7
6	Milwaukee	32	27	.542	15	17-11	15-16	5-6	21-15	97.9	96.4	+1.5	Lost 2	5-5
7	Miami	25	33	.431	21 ½	10-17	15-16	4-8	18-17	93.6	96.7	-3.1	Lost 2	4-6
8	Indiana	25	34	.424	22	14-14	11-20	5-5	17-16	96.0	96.7	-0.7	Won 2	8-2
	Brooklyn	24	33	.421	22	10-15	14-18	7-5	14-20	96.3	99.3	-3.0	Won 1	5-5
	Charlotte	24	33	.421	22	13-16	11-17	7-4	18-16	94.4	96.8	-2.4	Won 1	4-6
	Boston	23	34	.404	23	14-16	9-18	7-4	14-19	101.6	102.7	-1.1	Lost 1	6-4
	Detroit	23	36	.390	24	12-20	11-16	5-7	15-21	98.6	99.8	-1.3	Lost 3	4-6
	Orlando	19	42	.311	29	9-20	10-22	4-10	12-27	95.3	101.0	-5.7	Lost 3	4-6
	Philadelphia	13	46	.220	34	8-20	5-26	1-10	9-28	90.1	100.6	-10.5	Lost 1	3-7
	New York	12	46	.207	34 ½	8-21	4-25	4-7	8-30	93.0	100.9	-7.9	Won 2	2-8

WESTERN		W	L	PCT	GB	HOME	ROAD	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	DIFF	STRK	L10
1	Golden State	46	11	.807	-	24-2	22-9	8-3	27-7	110.2	99.8	+10.3	Won 2	7-3
2	Memphis	42	16	.724	4 ½	23-6	19-10	6-5	26-11	99.8	95.7	+4.1	Won 1	6-4
3	Houston	41	18	.695	6	23-8	18-10	5-5	23-13	103.3	99.7	+3.6	Won 5	7-3
4	Portland	39	19	.672	7 ½	25-6	14-13	8-2	21-13	102.5	97.4	+5.0	Won 3	7-3
5	LA Clippers	39	21	.650	8 ½	23-8	16-13	8-2	25-10	106.6	100.3	+6.3	Won 2	6-4
6	Dallas	39	22	.639	9	20-10	19-12	5-6	19-15	105.3	100.6	+4.6	Lost 2	6-4
7	San Antonio	36	23	.610	11	20-7	16-16	4-6	20-18	100.6	97.1	+3.5	Won 2	5-5
8	Oklahoma City	33	27	.550	14 ½	19-8	14-19	7-5	19-19	101.8	99.1	+2.7	Won 1	8-2
	New Orleans	32	27	.542	15	20-10	12-17	6-4	20-14	99.8	99.3	+0.5	Won 5	6-4
	Phoenix	31	29	.517	16 ½	17-13	14-16	6-6	16-21	105.8	105.1	+0.7	Lost 1	3-7
	Utah	23	35	.397	23 ½	13-16	10-19	5-4	13-22	95.5	96.8	-1.3	Won 2	6-4
	Sacramento	20	37	.351	26	13-19	7-18	4-8	14-24	100.1	104.4	-4.3	Lost 2	3-7
	Denver	20	39	.339	27	12-18	8-21	4-8	13-22	99.4	104.2	-4.8	Lost 6	1-9
	LA Lakers	16	42	.276	30 ½	9-20	7-22	2-9	7-30	99.6	106.1	-6.4	Lost 1	3-7
	Minnesota	13	45	.224	33 ½	8-22	5-23	2-7	5-29	97.7	105.5	-7.8	Lost 2	5-5