Basket-ball NBA: Batum and Lillard stop Wolves of Kevin Love-video

hi-res-6808642_crop_northKevin Love has released yet a big game last night as Wolves moved to Oregon. Author of his first triple double standby, the powerful winger of the Minnesota blackened his statistic sheet with a double-double 35 points and 10 rebounds. But the fifth straight game with 30 points and more than K -Love- franchise record- was not sufficient to continue the winning streak started after the All-Star Game. Blame to the duo Lillard-Batum, 54 points accumulated. Portland dominated needed 108-97.

The Wolves of Minnesota are yet more biting early in the game. Under the leadership of Kevin Love, they dominated the first quarter time, 26-34, and even have a 15-point lead early in the second QT (48-23). But thanks to their All-Star point guard Damian Lillard (32 points to 11/17 midway) and Nicolas Batum (22 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 cons) Portland narrowed the gap before the break (52.60) and made the difference in the second half. Still without LaMarcus Aldridge (groin), the franchise in Oregon found in Thomas Robinson, valuable in the paint with 14 points and a career-high rebounding (18 rebounds), the third executioner to stop the 3 winning streak of Wolves.

Gorgui Dieng has not confirmed his good game yesterday. The Senegalese rookie finished the game with a stat line of 3 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and a score of 8. His teammate Luc Mbah a Moute was even shyer with 2 points, 3 rebounds and 4 to assessment.


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