The 21-year-old Mostar native Ivica Zubac was the most effective player for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday. In their defeat to the Golden State Warriors, Zubac scored 18 points.
The Golden State Warriors overcame the Lakers at the Staples Center in Los Angeles 130:11 on Monday. The sensational young Ivica Zubac was the best scorer in the Lakers defeats, achieving 18 points with a brilliant 7/8 shots in play. He added four rebounds and one block to his stellar evening, reports Slobodna Dalmacija on January 22, 2019.
Though the evening and Warriors victory was marked by the brilliant Klay Thompson, who finished the game with 44 points, out of which scored 23 were scored in the third quarter. Thompson also equalized the NBA record by making his first ten three-pointers of the game. Thompson fhit the first three in the first half and scored the next seven in the third quarter. Thompson thus ties the record that has been held by the Denver Nuggets Ty Lawson since 2011.
The Cleveland Cavaliers lost at home to the Chicago Bulls 104:88, though Ante Žižić played a solid game in his Cavs defeats.
Zach LaVine led his Chicago Bulls in the win with 25 points. Collin Sexton was the best for Cleveland, scoring 18 points, while 22-year-old Split native Ante Žižić played 29 minutes and scored 13 points (shots in play 4/7), nine rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block.
23-year-old Dubrovnik native Mario Hezonja also had a modest impact for the New York Knicks on Monday night, though they lost to Oklahoma City Thunder 127:109 at Madison Square Garden.
Paul George led the winning team with 31 points, although he spent the whole last quarter on the bench. Russell Westbrook almost reached another triple-double with 17 points, ten rebounds and nine assists.
Mario Hezonja scored five points during his 11 minutes on the court (shots in play 2/5 shot) with two rebounds.
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