National Basketball Association’s noticeable performances from March 29th games
Four contests took place in the National Basketball Association (NBA) on Tuesday, March 29th, as eight different teams faced each other at various arenas around the USA. Here are some of the most noticeable performances that highlighted the games:
James in Cleveland
LeBron James scored a triple-double as the Miami Heat fumbled against the league worst Cleveland Cavaliers. The 26-year-old posted game high 27 points, dished out 12 assists, and grabbed 10 rebounds in over 43 minutes.
Cleveland against James
The Cavaliers combined to rout James. For this, the Cavaliers had to be as tenacious as they could be. Five Cleveland players scored in double digits to take Cleveland up against the Miami Heat. Cleveland surfaced its rivalry to crush the team that traded
King James on board.
J.J. Hickson led Cavaliers with team high 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds finishing on a 6 for 13 shooting from the field while sealing 9 of 10 free throws in the big win.
Houston’s team effort
Houston Rockets were awesome as a team. The Rockets blazed past the New Jersey Nets as six players scored in double figures to help Houston trample the Nets.
Kyle Lowry fueled the game even further for the Rockets, posting 16 points, dishing out 10 assists, and grabbing seven rebounds in more than 28 minutes. The player sealed 6 of 13 shots and notched three 3-pointers in the big win. Patrick Patterson and Goran
Dragic contributed 13 each from off the bench to add more spark to the game.
Lopez in the loss
Brook Lopez triggered a good defence by pulling out 22 points and seven rebounds in the loss. The player finished on an impressive 10 for 16 shooting from the field along with a steal.
Durant’s impactful OT performance
Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Golden State Warriors under superbly played in over 48 minutes by Kevin Durant. The 22-year-old scored a whopping game high 39 points, grabbed six rebounds to go along with five assists, finishing on a 13 for 23 shooting
from the field. He went 3 for 5 from the long range and 10 for 12 from the foul line. The player had eight of his points clinched in overtime.
Curry’s commendable 35
Despite the loss, the Warriors played splendidly. Stephen Curry contributed team high 35 points, pulled out six rebounds and had five dimes in the loss. He also notched five 3-pointers in the last moment loss.
Thornton’s tough 24- Sacramento Kings
Marcus Thornton led the Kings with 24 points. The player also grabbed 11 rebounds in the big win. He finished with a remarkable 9 for 19 shooting from the field and hit three 3-pointers in over 35 minutes of action.
Paul Westphal, the Kings coach was excited about the win and was quoted as saying, "Things are coming together. Since the trade for Marcus Thronton, our roster has been more balanced. As we get healthy and are able to sort things out, I think we are showing
that there are a lot of reasons for optimism."
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