Atkinson left his position as head coach of Brooklyn.
52 year old American specialist Kenny Atkinson left the post of head coach of “Brooklyn”, informs the club ‘ s website. The agreement with the 52 year old specialist is terminated by agreement of th parties. Jacques Vaughn will coach Brooklyn until the end of the season. Atkinson has been in charge of Brooklyn since April 2016. Last year, the team reached the playoffs and lost in the first round.
LeBron James became the third player in NBA history to score more than 34,000 points.
Lakers leader LeBron James broke the 34,000-point mark in his career. He became the third player in NBA history to score more than 34,000 points. This mark was submitted to him in the regular season match with Milwaukee (113: 103), in which James scored 37 points and brought the number of points to 34,030. Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 ) and Carl Malone (36,928 ) scored more than James in their careers .
Minnesota lost to Orlando, Utah defeated Boston.
Chicago lost to Indiana in the NBA regular season game (102: 108). In other games, Boston was defeated by Utah (94: 99), and Orlando took over Minnesota (132:118).
NBA
Regular championship
Chicago — Indiana” — 102:108 (25:29, 21:33, 26:27, 30:19)
H: White (26), Harrison (25), Valentine (13).
And: Sabonis (24 + 12 rebounds), Oladipo (16), Turner (15).
Boston — Utah” — 94:99 (29:30, 20:32, 17:17, 28:20)
B: Smart (29), Tatum (18), Walker (13).
U: Conley (25), Clarkson (17), Mitchell (11).
Minnesota — Orlando” — 118:132 (24:29, 31:36, 28:37, 35:30)
M: Beazley (29), Reid (16), McLaughlin (14).
A: Vucevic (28 + 12 rebounds), Fultz (24), Augustin (18).
Phoenix broke a losing streak by beating Portland.
Phoenix beat Portland in the NBA regular season game (127: 117). The suns ended their four-game losing streak.
NBA
Regular championship
Phoenix — Portland” — 127:117 (34:22, 33:36, 28:24, 32:35)
D: Porzingis (26 + 11 rebounds), Doncic (21), Curry (15).
M: Jackson (16), Brooks (15), Valanciunas (14 + 11 rebounds).