The Thunder confirmed their great form (23-9) by defeating the team with the best record in the NBA, the Celtics (26-7), 127-123. Cy Giljus Alexander continued his MVP performance for Oklahoma with 36 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, while he got significant help from Josh Giddy who had 23 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Kristaps Porzingis had 34 points and 10 rebounds, while Jayson Tatum had 30 points, 13 rebounds and 8 assists.
The Kings suffered a shock loss from the Hornets with 111-104 in Sacramento, despite leading 100-94 with four minutes left. Terry Rozier with 34 and Miles Bridges with 27 points did the most damage to the hosts. DeAaron Fox with 30 points and Domantas Sabonis with another 23 and 19 rebounds fought more for the “kings”, while Sasha Vezenkov didn’t even get a second of participation for the third time this year.
The Warriors they ended a three-game losing streak and breathed a sigh of relief beating the Magic 121-115. Steph Curry stood out with 36 points (4/9 three-pointers), 6 assists and 4 steals, while Jonathan Cuminga scored another 19 points.
THE Joel Embiid led the Sixers to a 110-97 win over the Bulls with the seventh triple-double of his career, having 31 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists in his return from four games due to a sprain.
With 26 points and 10 assists by Ja Morad Grizzlies beat the Spurs 106-98, who got 20 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks from Victor Webanyama. Finally, the Pelicans having seven double-digit scorers the Nets won 112-85.
Detailed results:
Sixers-Bulls 110-97
Grizzlies-Spurs 106-98
Pelicans-Nets 112-85
Thunder-Celtics 127-123
Kings-Hornets 104-111
Warriors-Magic 121-115
Source: Sport Fm
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