Los Angeles (AFP)
The Boston Celtics maintained their perfect record among their fans, by achieving their seventeenth successive victory in their home stadium, with a sweeping score over the Utah Jazz 126-97, on Friday in the NBA League.
His star, Jason Tatum, scored 30 points, reaching this barrier or more for the fourteenth game this season, and Latvian Kristaps Porzingis added 19 and Jrue Holiday 14, in a match that the Celtics controlled from beginning to end, during which the difference reached 36 points in the first half, against the team. He won nine of his previous 12 matches.
The Celtics excelled from beyond the arc in particular, scoring 17 three-pointers, on their way to compensate for their loss in the last match against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and achieve their seventh victory in the last 8 matches.
The Celtics strengthened their lead in the Eastern Conference, while maintaining the two-game difference that separates them from the leader of the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves, who in turn won over the Houston Rockets 122-95, after two consecutive defeats for the first time this season, thanks to Anthony Edwards (24 points and 6 assists), and the Dominican. Karl-Anthony Towns, 22, with 8 rebounds and 6 assists.
Porzingis believed that there is no magic mixture in the remarkable offensive performance of his team, which scored 120 points or more for the ninth game in a row, adding, “I think it is just talent, in all honesty. It is about us adapting more to our roles and to our playing style, and we are, quite frankly, simply very talented.” ».
In Colorado, Paulo Banquero achieved the first triple-double in his career, leading the Orlando Magic to overthrow the defending champion Denver Nuggets in their stronghold 122-120.
Banquero scored two free throws in the last 9.7 seconds of the match, which he finished with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists, and Jaylen Suggs added 27 points, and Cole Anthony 23, in a match during which the Magic trailed by 18 points in the third quarter, before coming back from afar, and winning the match. The win, thanks to four Banquero free throws in the last 34.6 seconds.
With the numbers tied 120-120, the Nuggets had the opportunity to advance, but German Maurits Wagner snatched the ball from Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and passed it to Banquero, who grabbed a foul and converted the two free throws successfully.
The Nuggets tried to snatch the victory at the fatal time, but Canadian Jamal Murray was not successful, and the matter ended with the champion suffering his fourth defeat in his stadium out of 18 matches, and the twelfth in total out of 37, despite the efforts of Serbian Nikola Jokic (29 points with 8 rebounds) and Michael Porter. “22”, and Murray “20 with 7 rebounds and 8 assists.”
2024-01-06 09:12:50
#Celtics #maintains #land #record #Union
