Philadelphia took care of Detroit and fulfilled the role of a favorite. Anthony Edwards led Minnesota to victory with 51 points, Luka Doncic recorded another triple-double

The Philadelphia 76ers confirmed their role as the favorite on their home floor and clearly beat Detroit. Anthony Edwards became another player this season who broke the 50-point mark and led Minnesota to victory. Luka Doncic again recorded a triple-double.

Philadelphia confirmed as the favorite

In the game Philadelphia vs Detroit Pistons (120:102), the home team was able to take on one of the worst teams in the league, Detroit. They controlled the game from the very beginning and scored an important win, which confirmed their participation in this year’s title fight.

The Detroit team was traditionally led by Jaden Ivey with 25 points and Evan Fournier added 21 points from the bench. After a heroic performance in the last game, Tyrese Maxey missed this game, he took a one-game break as he is bothered by a sore hip. He was brilliantly replaced by the returning Joel Embiid, who was the game’s top scorer with 37 points.

the 76ers improved their record to 45-35 with two games left in the regular season and consolidated their 7th position in the Eastern Conference ahead of the Miami team. In contrast, the Pistons improved their terrible record to 13-66.

Anthony Edwards hits the 50-point mark

In the game Minnesota Timberwolves vs Washington Wizards (130:121), the home team once again confirmed the role of the favorite. The Wizards are also one of the worst teams this season. In this game, the home team’s best scorer Anthony Edwards exploded in points.

He set a new personal best in the NBA with 51 points! He also added 6 rebounds and 7 assists. He did all this in less than 38 minutes on the floor. In addition, he had a decent shooting performance from the field, converting 17 of 29 shot attempts and contributing 6 threes to his career best. He made a total of 13 3-point attempts for the Wizards.

Corey Kispert was Washington’s top scorer with 25 points. Edwards added a new personal best with 30 points in the second half, surpassing his best performance from April 7, 2022, when he scored 49 points in a San Antonio basket. So he broke the 50-point mark for the first time in his overseas career.

Luka Doncic with another triple-double to lead the Mavericks to victory

In the game Charlotte Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks (104:130) the favorite from Dallas dominated the game. Luka Doncic, the best scorer of this season, showed up once again and added 12 rebounds and 10 accurate assists to his 39 points.

Once again, he surpassed the triple-double mark in less than 35 minutes on the floor. Dallas confirmed its absolutely fabulous form, winning 15 out of 17 games last month. Luka Doncic scored his 21st such feat of the season and 77th of his career and in the historical tables.

He tied the still active James Harden of the Los Angeles Clippers for 8th place. In addition, he broke the club record for most points scored in a season. He is currently the season’s leading scorer with 2,341 points, erasing Mark Aguirre’s 2,330 points from the 1983-84 season.

Source: NBA