Sabonis made 10 of 12 shots from both the floor and the free-throw line to send the Kings to their 11th win in their last 13 contests overall and 13th in their last 17 on the road. Despite the loss, the Celtics still managed to clinch a playoff spot due to a loss by the Miami Heat earlier Saturday.ĭomantas Sabonis collected 30 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds to lift streaking Sacramento to a victory over host Washington. It was Boston’s third game in four nights. But the Jazz, playing their first game since Monday, returned after a six-game road trip and rallied past the road-weary Celtics. Kessler finished with 12 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks.īoston led by as many as 19 points and was up by six with 2:31 left to play after a 3-pointer by Williams, who hit 7 of 12 shots from deep. Jaylen Brown topped Boston with 25 points and Grant Williams scored 23, but his last-second game-winning attempt near the rim was blocked by rookie Walker Kessler. Lauri Markkanen scored 28 points with 10 rebounds, and Utah rallied late to take a victory over Boston in Salt Lake City. Maxey was 12 of 18 from the field and 5 of 9 from 3-point range. His tip-in with 10.4 seconds remaining effectively sealed the win for Boston, which has now won eight of its last ten games to remain atop the East.The Sixers stretched their lead to 125-105 on Maxey’s trey with 7:14 remaining and maintained a double-digit lead throughout the fourth quarter. Nevertheless, the Celtics held on down the stretch thanks to some late-game heroics from the ever-versatile Jayson Tatum. Plus, Myles Turner took the C’s to task, scoring a season-high 40 points and draining a career-high eight triples and Tyrese Haliburton scored 22 points and dished out 14 assists. Indiana caught fire from deep in the third quarter after trailing by as many as 16 to make things close. Not half-bad for Boston, then, having the best record in the NBA despite said shortcomings as it pertains to their overall health.Īgainst Indiana - a tilt that, on paper, should have been a cakewalk - it didn’t seem to matter. It wasn’t just the first time since before the All-Star break: It was just the second time all season that Boston’s starting lineup of Jayson Tatum Jaylen Brown, Al Horford, Marcus Smart, and Robert Williams shared the floor at tip-off. Recap: Nuggets open post All-Star break with victory over Cavaliers Takeaways from the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 115-109 loss to the Denver Nuggets Celtics survive Pacers in OT, 142-138įor the first time since well before the All-Star break, Boston had all of its starters not just available, but in the starting lineup. (particularly Michael Porter Jr., who led Denver with 25 points) stuck it out to win their fourth straight. The sophomore dropped 31 points and pulled down nine rebounds, but Jokic and co. On Thursday, he dropped yet another triple-double - 24 points, 18 rebounds, and 13 assists - shot 61.5 percent from the field, and helped to carry Denver past the Cavs and an epic Evan Mobley performance. Voter fatigue, shmoter shmatigue we shouldn’t be acting casually about what he’s pulled off this season.īest of all? He still has 22 games to go. The more, the merrier! But the Joker is currently averaging a triple-double and has his team five games clear of the next squad atop the Western Conference standings. I mean, sure, I’ll entertain a heated battle for second-place. The notion that any player not named Nikola Jokic should be this season’s MVP frontrunner just seems silly to me. WHAT JUST HAPPENED?! Sixers pull off wild comeback over Grizzlies Quick Recap: Grizzlies blow a 17-point lead to the 76ers Jokic leads Nuggets over Cavs, 114-109 Though Desmond Bane scored 25 with ease, seemingly coasting to floater after floater, Ja Morant scored just 15 for Memphis, and while trying to attack Joel Embiid at the rim, well. The Grizzlies, meanwhile, continue to struggle: They lost eight of nine before a 3-1 streak to end the first half of the season, but with this loss, they find themselves 4-11 in their last 15. Despite shooting just seven-of-25 from the field, Joel Embiid finished with a routine 27 points and 19 rebounds, while James Harden (31-7-and-7) and Tobias Harris (20 points) helped balance Philly’s onslaught, particularly down the stretch as they clawed their way from behind. That’s five - count it - five wins a row for the Philadelphia 76ers, who almost certainly seemed out of this one through most of the action. Sixers overcome 17-point deficit to top Grizzlies, 110-105 Cue the happy tears.Ī picture, as they say, is worth a thousand words. After four days away, basketball has returned.
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