21 wins in their last 25 games. That is the extraordinary balance of a Boston Celtics who continue to launch while the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers stumbled in their games this Sunday.
NUGGETS 104 – CELTICS 124
2:27
Boston is still in a great moment and ratified it once morest Denver. It was 124-104 with Tatum and Brown scoring (30 points each). Campazzo played 4 minutes in Jokic’s team (23 goals).
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, with 30 points each, guided the Celtics in a resounding victory and away once morest the Denver Nuggetsin which only Nikola Jokic responded (23 points and 8 rebounds).
The Dominican Al Horford played 24 minutes as a starter for the Celtics and got 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block in 24 minutes, while the Argentine Facundo Campazzo, who is going through a difficult time with the Nuggets, only played 4 minutes when the game was already decided.
WARRIORS 108 – SPURS 110
2:35
Richardson was the leading scorer for San Antonio with 25 points, while Dejounte Murray stood out with 19 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds. In addition, Johnson contributed 14 points and the final basket to get the win.
UKeldon Johnson’s last-second basket, following an offensive rebound off Jakob Poeltl’s free throw miss, gave the San Antonio Spurs a stunning road win over the Golden State Warriors.
Josh Richardson (25 points) led the Spurs while Jordan Poole (28 points) was the best for a Warriors in which the Mexican Juan Toscano-Anderson did not have minutes.
SIXERS 88 – RAPTORS 93
2:07
Pascal Siakam was the figure of the game with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, while Achiuwa made a key contribution with 21 points and 9 recoveries. Despite the loss, Joel Embiid had a good game: 21 points and 13 rebounds.
The Philadelphia 76ers led by 16 points in the first quarter, but the team led by Joel Embiid (21 points and 13 rebounds) and James Harden (17 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists) lost to the Toronto Raptors in a tough and rough game (7 of 26 in triples for the Canadians, 7 of 27 for those from Philadelphia).
Pascal Siakam (26 points and 10 rebounds) was the benchmark for the dominant Raptors in rebounding (56 once morest 40).
HAWKS 112 – PELICANS 117
2:28
It was 117-112 with Valanciunas (double-double with 26 points and 12 rebounds) and McCollum (25) as the top scorers. Gallinari finished with 27 in Atlanta.
The New Orleans Pelicans overtook the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference standings thanks to their victory over the Atlanta Hawks. in a great match for Spanish Willy Hernangómez (17 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal in 15 minutes).
Jonas Valanciunas (26 points and 12 rebounds) and CJ McCollum (25 points and 8 assists) led a Pelicans without Brandon Ingram, while Danilo Gallinari, with 27 points, was the leading scorer for the Hawks.
The American of Puerto Rican and Mexican origin José Alvarado also had an outstanding game for the Pelicans with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 24 minutes.
KNICKS 93 – JAZZ 108
2:13
Donovan Mitchell became the owner of Madison Square Garden and closed his list with 36 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, while Clarkson contributed 23 points off the bench. In New York, Barrett was the leading scorer with 24.
At Madison Square Garden, the Utah Jazz posted their third win in a row thanks to the great performance of Donovan Mitchell (38 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists), while RJ Barrett stood out for the Knicks (24 points and 7 rebounds).
The good news for the Hernangómez continued with Juancho at the Jazz, who started for the third game in a row, due to the absences of Bojan Bogdanovic and Danuel House Jr., and who had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in 25 minutes.
KINGS 124 – SUNS 127
2:24
Phoenix beat Sacramento 127-124 with 31 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists from Devin Booker, while Bridges stood out with 27 units. Despite the loss, Davion Mitchell had his best game in the NBA: 28 points and 9 assists.
The Phoenix Suns had to go to overtime to maintain their good streak (five wins in a row) with a tight win once morest the Sacramento Kings. Devin Booker led the winning team with 31 points and 7 rebounds.
Davion Mitchell (28 points and 9 assists) was the best of the Kings who let the victory slip away and in which Domantas Sabonis retired injured (18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists).
ROCKETS 98 – GRIZZLIES 122
1:26
Desmond had 24 points and seven assists, while Dillon joined him with 20 points. Dennis Schroder led the hosts with 17.
The Memphis Grizzlies did not miss Ja Morant, absent due to knee discomfort, and comfortably beat the Houston Rockets, last in the West and who have five consecutive losses.
Desmond Bane (24 points and 7 assists) led the way in the Grizzlies’ festival (16-for-34 from 3-point range) while Dennis Schroder (17 points) was the Rockets’ leading scorer.
PACERS 129 – BLAZERS 98
2:47
The Indiana team won at home by 129 to 98. Brissett was the most prominent in the winner with 24 points. In Portland, which suffered its fourth straight loss, Hart had 26 points.
In a match between two teams condemned not to play anything until the end of the season, the Indiana Pacers boasted a collective attack (seven players over 10 points) to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers, who had Josh Hart as a figure (26 points ).
The image of the meeting occurred at the end when a fan rebuked the center of the Blazers Jusuf Nurkic, who is still injured, and he confronted the fan and threw his mobile phone.
MAGIC 90 – THUNDER 85
2:07
Orlando featured Carter Jr. (30 points and 16 rebounds) for the victory over Oklahoma by 90-85. Bazley, with 18 points, was the top scorer on the visit.
Another game with almost nothing at stake was resolved with a victory for the Orlando Magic once morest the Oklahoma City Thunder, which has nine straight losses.
Wendell Carter Jr. (30 points and 16 rebounds) led Orlando to victory in a poor game with very little shooting (38.6% for the Magic, 32.6% for the Thunder).
