This Saturday evening, as part of the NBA regular season, three French people (Alexandre Sarr, Maxime Raynaud, Noah Penda) finished with double-doubles.
Several French people in the spotlight. This Saturday evening, as part of the NBA regular season, Alexandre Sarr was the most prominent of them, after finishing with a double-double (18 points, 11 rebounds, 2 assists). His Wizards franchise returned to success and caused the Grizzlies to relapse (122-130). In the Eastern Conference standings, Washington remains last, while Memphis is ninth in the West. Another Frenchman of the evening, Maxime Raynaud also finished with a double-double (17 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assist). On the other hand, his Kings franchise recorded a fifth consecutive defeat, against the Trail Blazers (93-98), who are now three victories in a row.
In Portland, two other French people played: Sidy Cissoko (1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 assist) and Rayan Rupert. Portland is tenth in the Western Conference standings, while Sacramento is last. Finally, a third and final Frenchman also finished with a double-double. It is Noah Penda (13 points, 12 rebounds, 4 assists). His Magic franchise recovered well and won, after overtime, the Jazz, who suffered a second defeat (127-128). Utah is twelfth in the Western Conference standings, while Orlando is sixth in the East.
Doncic is out injured
As for the other French people of the evening, two of them played with Charlotte. The Hornets, after two consecutive victories, fell again, on the floor of the Pistons (112-86), who are relaunching. Tidjane Salaün (8 points, 3 rebounds) and Moussa Diabaté (1 point, 3 rebounds, 1 assist) were helpless. Detroit leads the Eastern Conference standings, while Charlotte is twelfth.
Finally, Nicolas Batum finished with 3 points and 4 rebounds in the match which saw his Clippers franchise end a series of five defeats in a row, causing the Lakers to relapse (103-88). The Lakers, who lost Luka Doncic to injury, who was released at halftime due to a leg contusion, are fourth in the Western Conference standings, while the Clippers are thirteenth.
Denver fell
In the other results of the night, the Nuggets, who remained on a series of six consecutive victories, fell back, on their floor, against the Rockets (101-115), who returned to success after two defeats in a row. Denver is second in the Western Conference standings, while Houston is fifth. The Pelicans had a fourth consecutive success, against the Pacers (129-109), for whom it was a fourth setback in a row. New Orleans is second to last in the Western Conference standings, while Indiana is in the same position in the East. The 76ers, for their part, scored a second victory in a row, against the Mavericks (121-114), who relapsed.
Philadelphia is fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, while Dallas is eleventh in the West. The Raptors, who had two victories in a row, lost to the Celtics (96-112), who had a second success. Boston is third in the Eastern Conference standings, while Toronto is fifth. Finally, the Warriors, after three defeats in a row, recovered by making the Suns relapse (119-116). Phoenix is seventh in the Western Conference standings, just ahead of Golden State.
