Jayson Tatum scored a season-high 28 of his 43 points in the first half as the Boston Celtics beat the Detroit Pistons 117-108 on Saturday night for their sixth straight win.
Tatum also grabbed 10 rebounds and Marcus Smart added 18 points and 10 assists in Boston’s second win over Detroit in four days. The Celtics won at home 128-112 on Wednesday.
Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points to lead Detroit, and rookie Jalen Ivey added a season-high 26. Marcus Bagley III made his season debut after missing the first 13 games with a sprained knee and finished with four points and four rebounds in 17 minutes.
Both teams could not count on one of their most important players. The Pistons’ Cade Cunningham will be out for at least a week with a shin injury, while the Celtics’ Jaylen Brown had the night off with a knee bruise.
76ERS 121, HAWKS 109
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid had season-high 42 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia turned a first half shooting performance into a win against Atlanta.
Tyrese Maxey scored 26 points and Tobias Harris added 21 for the Sixers (6-7), who have won all three consecutive games this season. Philadelphia lost Thursday night to Atlanta 104-95.
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Trae Young scored 27 points and Dejounte Murray added 21 for the Hawks, who had a 43-31 lead in rebounding, including a 12-2 lead on offensive glass, but struggled shooting just 24.3 percent from the field. pointed bow.
