NBA Western Conference Sparkling… New Orleans also Joins the Competition

After defeating the Clippers, they tied for the lead and tied for 5th place by 5 games.

The New Orleans Pelicans have entered the fierce competition to advance directly to the playoffs in the semifinals of the National Basketball Association (NBA) Western Conference. https://www.oncasino.site

New Orleans defeated the LA Clippers, leading the Western Conference, 117-106 in the 2023-2024 NBA regular league away game held at Crypto.com Arena in California, USA, on the 8th (Korean time).

New Orleans, which won four games in a row, had 30 wins and 21 losses and was tied for 5th place with the Phoenix Suns.

CJ McCollum scored 25 points and Zion Williamson scored 21 points to lead New Orleans to victory.

In particular, power forward and center Williamson scored 13 points in the fourth quarter despite a leg injury, and also delivered 10 assists, the most in his career.

McCollum made it 105-89 with a 3-pointer with 5 minutes and 15 seconds left, breaking the Clippers' will to chase. https://www.geogebra.org/p/SXZTkXWatj

The Clippers had James Harden with 19 points and 5 assists, but their winning streak stopped at 4.

In the Western Conference, as of the 8th, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Denver Nuggets are tied for the lead with 35 wins and 16 losses.

The Clippers (34 wins, 16 losses) are in 4th place with a 0.5 game gap, and New Orleans and Phoenix, tied for 5th place, are in a close race, only 5 games behind the joint leader.

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 127-104 and won their second straight away game.

Golden State's ace Stephen Curry was in a slump, scoring only 9 points, but Andrew Wiggins led the team to a complete victory with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Golden State, led by Clay Thompson (18 points) and Jonathan Kuminga (18 points), scored 43 points in the third quarter alone and blocked Philadelphia's scoring to 23 points, predicting an easy victory.

However, Golden State had a winning percentage of less than 50% with 23 wins and 25 losses, leaving a difficult schedule to advance to the playoffs.

Philadelphia, whose ace Joel Embiid is out due to a knee injury, has lost 7 of the last 8 games. https://www.liveinternet.ru/users/casinositewiki/post503472438/

The Cleveland Cavaliers, led by Donovan Mitchell's 40 points, defeated the Washington Wizards 114-106.

Cleveland, with a 7-game winning streak, maintained second place in the Eastern Conference (33 wins, 16 losses).