“NBA”: The Celtics maintain their clean record, while the Nuggets are at the top of the West
The Boston Celtics maintained their clean record in the NBA after Jason Tatum led them by scoring 32 points with 11 rebounds to win over the host Brooklyn Nets 124-114 on Saturday.
The Celtics are the only team without a loss this season, and Jaylen Brown also stood out with 23 points and Latvian center player Kristaps Porzingis with 22, bringing the 17-time defending champion Celtics to 5 wins from 5 matches at the top of the Eastern Conference.
“They present different challenges,” Tatum said. “They play fast and score a lot of hat-tricks, so this was a good test for us away from home to find out.” He added: “I liked the way we finished the match.”
According to Agence France-Presse, Tatum (25 years old) has become the youngest player in Celtics history to reach 10,000 points in his career.
“This is exceptional,” Tatum noted about his personal achievement. This is amazing”.
Tatum said he was impressed by the way they finished the match (Reuters)
He continued: “I was lucky to be at a great club… I hope I have more to move forward and more matches to win.”
New winger Jrue Holiday, who joined the team after two trade deals, also shined in the Celtics ranks, scoring 18 points with 10 assists and 9 rebounds.
The Philadelphia 76ers remained one game away from the Celtics after defeating the Phoenix Suns 112-100.
Center player Joel Embiid shined, scoring 26 points and 11 rebounds, Kelly Oubre added 25 points, Tobias Harris 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Tyrese Maxey 22 points and 10 assists on his 23rd birthday.
Kevin Durant scored 31 points for the losing team with 8 rebounds.
Serbian Nikola Jokic led his team to victory over the Chicago Bulls (AP)
On the other hand, Serbian Nikola Jokic excelled with 28 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists to lead the defending champion Denver Nuggets to victory over the Chicago Bulls 123-101.
The Nuggets took the lead in the Western Conference with 6 wins and 1 loss. Michael Porter also stood out with 27 points, and Aaron Gordon had 15 points and 12 rebounds.
German Franz Wagner scored 26 points, and Paolo Banquero scored 25 points and 10 assists, led their team, the Orlando Magic, to win over the visiting Luis Angeles Lakers 120-101.
Anthony Davis scored 28 points for the Lakers with 13 rebounds and 7 blocks, and LeBron James added 24 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Utah Jazz 123-95 thanks to the duo Anthony Edwards (31 points) and Dominican Karl Anthony-Towns 25.
2023-11-05 10:17:42
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