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Celtics sweep Knicks, Kings beat Suns with Vezenkov’s career high

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The Celtics reached their 16th victory this season in the NBA early in the morning, after being eliminated in the semi-finals of the in-season tournament, they beat the Knicks 133-123 in New York.

Leading for Boston was Derrick White, he had 30 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, while Jayson Tatum added 25 points (6 rebounds and 5 assists). The one who stood out for the home team was Jaylen Brunson with 23 points and 4 assists, ARJ Barrett followed with 23 points and Julius Randle finished the match with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.

An important victory in Phoenix for the Kings, who prevailed against the Suns 114-106, with Sasha Vezenkov setting a new NBA career record. Last year’s Euroleague MVP and Olympiakos player scored 14 points (the previous record was 13), making 2/3 three-pointers, 2/2 shots, while collecting 3 rebounds, dishing out 2 assists and 3 steals in 19 minutes of action.

The first scorer for the winners was DeAaron Fox with 34 points and 7 assists, while Domantas Sabonis had a double-double with 15 points, 17 rebounds and 5 assists. For the Suns, who played without Durant and Beal, Booker had 28 points (with 7 assists and 7 rebounds), while Gordon finished the game with 19 points and Nurkic with 15 points.

Detailed results

Hornets-Raptors 119-116



Magic-Pistons 123-91



Sixers-Hawks 125-114



Nets-Wizards 124-97



Celtics-Knicks 123-133



Grizzlies-Timberwolves 103-127



Heat-Cavaliers 99-111



Thunder-Warriors 138-136



Spurs-Bulls 112-121



Nuggets-Rockets Ongoing

Suns-Kings 106-114

Blazers-Mavericks Ongoing

Jazz-Clippers Ongoing

Source: Sport Fm

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