The Boston team wins 106-104 and remains at the top of the Eastern Conference of the league in the current season
Saturday night of NBA it was full of tight scores. One of them was in favor of boston celtics, who won the toronto birds of prey by a thrilling 106-104 to clinch their ninth straight victory. It was also by just two points that the Philadelphia 76ers won the difficult duel away from home against Sacramento King, 129 to 127.
Playing at Scotiabank Arena, the Celtics didn’t play with their main weapon, Jayson Tatum. With wrist pain, the MVP candidate was spared. Starters Marcus Smart, who has a sprained ankle, and Robert Williams, with a knee injury, also had action in the first half, but didn’t make it to the end of the game. With so many casualties, Jaylen Brown was the highlight, with 27 points. Grant Williams was 25 and Malcolm Brogdon was 23.
The Raptors led in scoring for most of the game, eventually leading by 11 points. The teams went into the fourth quarter within four points, with the hosts still leading, but the Boston Celtics fought back. Payton Pritchard scored all of his 12 points in the final period of the duel and helped in the comeback. The Raptors also had the ball to tie it up, but stalled in the Boston team’s defensive barrier. The home team played without Fred VanVleet and the scorer of the match was Pascal Slakam, 29 points.
“That says a lot about our team. In the beginning of the match you obviously could feel that we didn’t have the advantage. We kept playing, we didn’t falter, we made great shots. The guys did a great job managing the game,” he said the coach. of Boston, Joe Mazzulla.
Defending Eastern Conference champions, Boston leads with 35 wins and 12 losses. The Toronto Raptors have reached their third consecutive defeat and are in 11th place (20-27). The Milwaukee Bucks (29-17), in second place, were no match for the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road and ended up losing 114 to 102. Cleveland (29-19) is currently fifth. Evan Mobley shined with 38 points. On the night, he did not pass Anthony Edwards, who had 44 points in the Minnesota Timberwolves’ win over the Houston Rockets, 113 to 104.
The Eastern Conference was on fire with the victory of the Philadelphia 76ers at the Golden 1 Center, in Sacramento, third (30-16). The hosts led the first half of the match, reaching 21 points in the second quarter. In the aftermath, Philadelphia fought back and took the lead. The fourth quarter was jittery, but the visiting team maintained a two-point lead, 129 to 127. De’Aaron Fox was the Kings’ scorer (31 points) and Tyrese Maxey was Philadelphia’s scorer (32 points). . Sacramento also ranks third, only in the Western Conference (26-19).
Check out Saturday night’s results:
NBA
Toronto Raptors 104×106 Boston Celtics
Washington Wizards 138×118 Orlando Magic
Atlanta Hawks 118×122 Charlotte Hornets
Cleveland Cavaliers 114×102 Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves 113 x 104 Houston Rockets
Phoenix Suns 112×107 Indiana Pacers
Sacramento Kings 127×129 Philadelphia 76ers
Follow this Sunday’s matches:
Detroit Pistons versus Milwaukee Bucks
Orlando Magic versus Boston Celtics
Chicago Bulls versus Atlanta Hawks
Houston Rockets versus Minnesota Timberwolves
Utah Jazz versus Charlotte Hornets
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