21 wins in their last 25 games. That’s the extraordinary balance of a Boston Celtics continuing to launch as the Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers stumbled into their games this Sunday.
NUGGETS 104 – KELTICS 124
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, with 30 points each, led the Celtics to a resounding victory against the Nuggets, with only Nikola Jokic reacting (23 points and 8 rebounds).
Dominican Al Horford played 24 minutes as a starter for the Celtics and got 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and a block in 24 minutes on the field, while Argentinian Facundo Campazzo, who is having a rough time in the Nuggets franchise, he played only 4 minutes after the game was already decided.
WARRIOR 108 – SPURS 110
A basket in the last second from Keldon Johnson, after an offensive rebound on the free throw from Jakob Poeltl, gave the San Antonio Spurs a great win on the field of a Golden State Warriors who had led the entire game.
Josh Richardson (25 points) led the Spurs while Jordan Poole (28 points) was the best of a Warriors in which Mexican-American Juan Toscano-Anderson had no minutes.
SIXERS 88 – RAPTORS 93
The Philadelphia 76ers won the first quarter by 16 points, but the team of Joel Embiid (21 points and 13 rebounds) and James Harden (17 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists) eventually fell prey to the Toronto Raptors in a tough and rough game (7 of 26 in triples for the Canadians, 7 of 27 for the Philadelphians).
Pascal Siakam (26 points and 10 rebounds) was the benchmark for the dominant Raptors in the rebound (56 for 40).
HAWKS 112 – PELICANS 117
The New Orleans Pelicans took the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference standings thanks to their victory over the Atlanta Hawks in a great game against Spaniard Willy Hernangómez (17 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and a steal in 15 minutes).
Jonas Valanciunas (26 points and 12 rebounds) and CJ McCollum (25 points and 8 assists) led the Pelicans without Brandon Ingram, while Danilo Gallinari, with 27 points, was the Atlanta team’s leading scorer.
American of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent José Alvarado also played an outstanding game for the Pelicans with 15 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in 24 minutes.
KNICKS 93 – JAZZ 108
The good news for the Hernangómez continued with Juancho on the Jazz, who started for the third game in a row due to the absence of Bojan Bogdanovic and Danuel House Jr., and who had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals in 25 minutes.
At Madison Square Garden, the Jazz also took their third straight win thanks to the stellar performance of Donovan Mitchell (38 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists), while in the Knicks, RJ Barrett stood out (24 points, 7 rebounds).
KINGS 124 – SUNS 127
The Phoenix Suns had to work overtime to maintain their good streak (five wins in a row) with a tight win against the Sacramento Kings led by Devin Booker with 31 points and 7 rebounds.
Davion Mitchell (28 points and 9 assists) was the best of the Kings to let the win slip and Domantas out injured Sabonis (18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists).
ROCKETS 98 – GRIZZLIES 122
The Memphis Grizzlies didn’t miss Ja Morant, absent with a sore knee, crushing the Houston Rockets who are bottom of the West with five straight losses.
Desmond Bane (24 points and 7 assists) led the Grizzlies’ festival (16-for-34 from a 3-point range) while Dennis Schroder (17 points) was the Rockets’ lead scorer.
PACERS 129 – BLOWERS 98
In a game between two teams sentenced to play nothing until the end of the season, the Indiana Pacers boasted a collective attack (seven players over 10 points) to defeat Josh Hart’s Portland Trail Blazers (26 points). .
The image of the match emerged at the end when a fan reprimanded Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic, who is still injured, and he confronted the fan and threw his cell phone at him.
MAGIC 90 – THUNDER 85
Another game where almost nothing was at stake ended with a win for the Orlando Magic against the Thunder, who have lost nine in a row.
Wendell Carter Jr. (30 points and 16 rebounds) led the Magic to victory in a poor game with very few shots (38.6% for the Magic, 32.6% for the Thunder).
CLASSIFICATION.
East conference:
.1. Miami Heat (47-24)
.two. Milwaukee Bucks (44-27)
.3. Philadelphia 76ers (43-27)
.4. Boston Celtics (44-28)
.5. Bulls (41-29)
.6. Cleveland Cavaliers (41-30)
.7. Toronto Birds of Prey (40-31)
.8. Brooklyn Nets (37-34)
.9. Charlotte Hornets (36-35)
10. Atlanta Hawks (35-36)
11. Washington Wizards (30-40)
12. New York Knicks (30-41)
13. Indiana Pacers (25-47)
14. Detroit Pistons (19-52)
15. Orlando Magic (19-53)
Western conference:
.1. Phoenix Suns (58-14)
.two. Memphis Grizzlies (49-23)
.3. Golden State Warriors (47-24)
.4. Utah jazz (45-26)
.5. Dallas Mavericks (43-28)
.6. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-30)
.7. Denver Nuggets (42-30)
.8. Los Angeles Clippers (36-37)
.9. New Orleans Pelicans (30-41)
10. Los Angeles Lakers (30-41)
11. San Antonio Spurs (28-44)
12. Portland Trailblazers (26-44)
13. Sacramento Kings (25-48)
14. Oklahoma City Thunder (20-51)
15. Houston Missiles (17-54).
NEXT DAY (Monday March 21)
Charlotte Hornets – New Orleans Pelicans
Cleveland Cavaliers – Los Angeles Lakers
Detroit Pistons – Portland Trail Blazers
Philadelphia 76ers – Miami Heat
Brooklyn Nets Utah Jazz
Chicago Bulls-Toronto Raptors
Houston Rockets-Washington Wizards
Oklahoma City Thunder-Boston Celtics
Dallas Mavericks-Minnesota Timberwolves.
Source: El heraldo
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