The 13 consecutive victories for the first time in their history were reached by Thunder who crushed the Clippers 116-98 and at 28-5 they have the second best record in the NBA, behind only the Cavaliers (29-4). Shay Giljus Alexander had 29 points without playing in the final period for the Oklahoma team. James Harden was absent for the LA team.
The Celtics beat Minnesota 118-115 and with 25-9 they remain second in the East. Jayson Tatum had 33 points, 9 rebounds and 8 rebounds and along with Jaylen Brown who added another 26 points made sure that the void of the injured Jaylen Brown was filled. The Timberwolves came back from -8 in the last two minutes, but Anthony Edwards’ 3-pointer missed the target in the final two minutes, and he was limited to 15 points on 5/16 shooting.
Led by a terrific Tyrese Halliburton who had 33 points and 15 assists without making a mistake, the Pacers beat Miami 128-115. Jimmy Butler had 9 points and didn’t play in the fourth quarter for the second straight Heat game.
The Warriors defeated the Sixers 139-105 with Steph Curry having 30 points on 8/8 three-pointers, but also 10 assists in just 30 minutes. Joel Embiid had 28 points and 14 rebounds for Philadelphia, which is eleventh in the East at 13-19.
The absence of Anthony Davis did not cost them Lakersled by LeBron James’ 38 points (7/10 three-pointers) they beat the Blazers 114-106.
Detailed results:
Heat-Pacers 115-128
Timberwolves-Celtics 115-118
Thunder-Clippers 116-98
Warriors-Sixers 139-105
Lakers-Blazers 114-106
Source: Sport Fm
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