Vit Krejci contributed nine points to Atlanta’s win over Charlotte, Houston moves into playoff position

Czech basketball player Vit Krejci has already settled into the starting lineup of the Atlanta Hawks and contributed nine points to the victory of his team. In addition, he spent the most time on the floor with Dejounte Murray, the team’s driving force. It is the Houston Rockets who are having a great end of the season, celebrating their eighth win in a row and still claiming the positions guaranteeing the playoffs.

Vit Krejci is settling into the Hawks starting lineup

In the game Atlanta Hawks vs Charlotte Hornets (132:91) the home team fulfilled the role of the favorite. The home team played again without their biggest star Trae Young. Dejounte Murray, who narrowly missed a triple-double in the last game, was the team’s leading scorer again.

Murray totaled 28 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists in the game. In addition, he was supported by two 20-point scorers off the bench, Bruno Fernando and Garrison Matthews, who combined to slam the Hornets’ basket for 45 points.

Czech player Vit Krejci was also seen again, who spent almost 31 minutes on the floor, with only Murray being the busiest player on the team. Krejci scored nine points, two short of his season high. He had his usual good shooting from long range. In total, he made four 3-point attempts and three of them ended up in the Hornets’ basket.

He also had 4 rebounds, 4 assists and only 2 turnovers for the whole game. Krejci has already scored 29 points in the last three games and is slowly becoming a very valid player for Atlanta, especially with his mid-range shooting.

Atlanta has improved its record to 31-39 after 70 regular season games and is still not giving up the fight for the playoffs. It was the Hornets who confirmed with a 17-53 record that they are easy prey for teams who still have something to play for. The top scorer for Charlotte was Miles Bridges, who scored 27 points, but only two other players on the team scored at least 10 points, which was not enough as the opposing bench players also played well.

Houston extends winning streak

In the game Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz (147:119) the home team confirmed that it was in great shape towards the end of the regular season. They dominated at home from the start of the game and notched their 8th win in a row.

He is catching up with the Golden State Warriors, who are competing with the Lakers for the 8th position in the Western Conference. The traditional driving force of the team, as has become customary in recent games, was Jalen Green, who once again broke the 40-point mark. He put 41 points in the basket for the Jazz and helped himself with 7 threes. Green was complemented this time by Fred VanVleet, who scored 34 points.

Houston went from a negative record to 35-35 and still has 12 games left in the regular season to make a run at a playoff position or at least make the playoffs. Utah is already 29-42 with no chance and can think about what to do better next season to get a look at the playoffs.

Source: NBA