Two consecutive defeats were too many for them Celtics, who made an emphatic return to success with a 117-107 win over Phoenix. THE Jason Tatum had 29 points (5/9 three-pointers), 10 rebounds and 7 assists, while another 27 points were added by Jaylen Brown for Boston, which at 49-14 remains the team with by far the best record in the East. THE Kevin Durant had 45 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists, while Bradley Beal added another 25 points for the Suns, who played without the injured Devin Booker and are seventh in the West (37-27).
The Nuggets they caught the second place in the West (44-20) the Timberwolves after the comfortable victory over the Jazz with 142-121. Jamal Murray had 37 points on 6/9 3-pointers and 7 assists, while Nikola Jokic had 26 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds for the champions.
The Warriors lost to the Spurs 126-113 at San Francisco paying for Steph Curry’s absence with an ankle problem. Keldon Johnson had 22 points and 11 rebounds for the winners, who also had a big absence, that of Victor Webanyama. Klay Thompson with 27 and Jonathan Cuminga with 26 points could not prevent the second straight defeat for the “warriors”, who are tenth in the West.
The Mavericks they got past Detroit 142-124 with the Luka Doncic to tally 39 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and become the first player in history with six straight triple-doubles scoring 30+ points. Kyrie Irving had 21 points for Dallas, who is eighth in the West, while Cade Cunningham had 33 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds for Detroit, with Simone Fontecchio adding 27 points.
NBA results in detail
Clippers-Bulls 112-102
Hornets-Nets 110-99
Pistons-Mavericks 124-142
Suns-Celtics 107-117
Warriors-Spurs 113-126
Nuggets-Jazz 142-121
Blazers-Raptors 128-118 (retd 113-113)
Source: Sport Fm
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