“Brake” on the NBA’s hottest team put last year’s League champions, as well the Celtics beat the Cavaliers 120-117 inside the ‘TD Garden’ and forced them to their first loss after a 15-game winning streak since the beginning of the season.
Protagonist for Boston it was the Jason Tatumwho scored 33 points and had a double-double with 12 rebounds. Cleveland managed to cut a 21-point lead in the 3rd period, but the leader of the “green” was decisive in the final of the match and had 6 3-pointers of his team’s 22 total and added 7 assists to his repertoire.
On the contrarythose who stood out for the “Cavs”, who became 4th team with 15-game winning streak in NBAit was Mitchell with 35 points, while Evan Mobley had a double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds. The Celtics were 14/22 from 3-pointers in the first half, where they closed out the first half of the game with a 65-48 lead.
Next match for Boston in Washington against the Wizards in the early hours of Friday, while a day earlier they will be at the White House, where they will be honored by John Biden for winning the 18th championship in their history last season. For their part, the Cavaliers host the Pelicans on Thursday morning.
In Dallasthe Mavericks beat the Pelicans 132-91, with Luka Doncic returning from injury to score a team-high 26 points, flanked by Klay Thompson (19 points) and Kyrie Irving (18 points). The Slovenian star, who sat out for the first time this season in the win over the Thunder, was 10-of-16 shooting and 3-of-8 three-pointers. For New Orleans, Trey Murphy scored a season-high 19 points, but Zion Williamson was absent for the sixth consecutive game.
In MemphisJamal Murray with 27 points and Michael Porter Jr. with a double-double (24 points and 10 rebounds) led the Nuggets to victory, who beat the Grizzlies 122-110. Christian Brown had 19 points and Russell Westbrook had a triple-double with 12 points, 14 assists and 10 rebounds! Sandy Aldama, for his part, tied his best performance with 28 points, while Jaren Jackson had 19 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks and Scottie Pippen Jr. scored 16 points.
In a borderline match in Brooklynthe Nets managed to beat the Hornets 116-115, with Cam Johnson scoring 34 points and Dennis Schroeder having a double-double (14 points-12 assists). At 1.1 to end the game, Brandon Miller missed a three-pointer for Charlotte to steal the game. Jalin Wilson had 17 points and Dorian Finney-Smith added 15. Trenton Watford had 7 points in the final two minutes and had 10 off the bench. Miller, for his part, scored 29 points, Miles Bridges 21 and Tre Mann had 19 in the Hornets’ 4th loss in their last 5 games.
NBA results in detail
Celtics-Cavaliers 120-117
Nets-Hornets 116-115
Grizzlies-Nuggets 110-122
Mavericks-Pelicans 132-91
Spurs-Thunder 110-104
Lakers-Jazz Ongoing
Source: Sport Fm
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