Led by Jayson Tatum, the Celtics add 39 successes with 16 failures in the season, barely a game ahead of the Milwaukee Bucks, led by the Greek Gianni Antetokoumpo, involved in another huge season.
The Bucks with nine consecutive victories in their last outings on the field, will look for the tenth smile in a row once morest the Los Angeles Clippers, fourth in the Western circuit, and thus avoid detaching themselves from their rivals.
For its part, the Memphis Grizzlies, second in the West, will collide once morest the Minnesota Timberwolves and will seek to reduce the four-game advantage that the Denver Nuggets, who lost the day before by 104-115 once morest the Orlando Magic, took away.
The most even game seems to be the one that will face the third and fifth in the Western Conference, the Sacramento Kings-Dallas Mavericks, while the Indiana Pacers-Phoenix Suns clash is equally attractive, in which the bomb signing of the season, Kevin Durant.
Today’s matches:
— Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs
— Indiana Pacers vs. Phoenix Suns
— Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks
— Boston Celtics vs. Charlotte Hornets
— Toronto Raptors vs. Utah Jazz
— Miami Heat vs. Houston Rockets
— Memphis Grizzlies vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
— Sacramento Kings vs. Dallas Mavericks
— New Orleans Pelicans vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
— Portland Trail Blazers vs. Oklahoma Thunder
— Los Angeles Clippers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
Standings in the Eastern Conference:
.1.- Boston Celtics 39 16 —
.2.- Milwaukee Bucks 38 17 1.0
.3.- Philadelphia 76ers 34 19 4.0
.4.- Cleveland Cavaliers 35 22 5.0
.5.- Brooklyn Nets 33 22 6.0
.6.- Miami Heat 30 25 9.0
.7.- New York Knicks 30 26 9.5
.8.- Atlanta Hawks 28 28 11.5
.9.- Chicago Bulls 26 29 13.0
10.- Toronto Raptors 26 30 13.5
11.- Washington Wizards 25 29 13.5
12.- Indiana Pacers 25 31 14.5
13.- Orlando Magic 23 33 16.5
14.- Charlotte Hornets 15 41 24.5
15.- Detroit Pistons 14 42 25.5
western conference
.1.- Denver Nuggets 38 18 —
.2.- Memphis Grizzlies 33 21 4.0
.3.- Sacramento Kings 31 23 6.0
.4.- Los Angeles Clippers 31 27 8.0
.5.- Dallas Mavericks 30 26 8.0
.6.- Phoenix Suns 30 27 8.5
.7.- New Orleans Pelicans 29 27 9.0
.8.- Minnesota Timberwolves 30 28 9.0
.9.- Golden State Warriors 28 27 9.5
10.- Portland Trail Blazers 27 28 10.5
11.- Utah Jazz 27 29 11.0
12.- Oklahoma Thunder 26 28 11.0
13.- Los Angeles Lakers 25 31 13.0
14.- San Antonio Spurs 14 41 23.5
15.- Houston Rockets 13 42 24.5
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