CAVALIERS 117, CELTICS 110
CLEVELAND – Collin Sexton scored 29 points, Darius Garland added 25 and Cleveland’s young guards made big plays down the stretch for the Cavaliers to end a four-game losing streak with a 117-110 win over the Celtics from Boston this Wednesday night.
The Cavs also ended a nine-game losing streak to the Celtics, who wore their familiar green on St. Patrick’s Day but had nothing to celebrate.
Cleveland was ahead all night, but the Cavs had to endure a Boston rally in the second half led by Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
Tatum scored 29 points and Brown 28 for the Celtics, who lost at home to the Utah Jazz on Tuesday and held only a 2-0 lead over the Cavs.
With Cleveland clinging to a four-point lead, Garland hit a runner in the lane, and after Brown’s miss, Cavs rookie Isaac Okoro threw a brutal dunk and Tatum fouled. He completed the three-point play to make it 105-98.
Sexton followed up with his own three-point play a minute later to put the Cavs ahead by 12, and Cleveland, which lost in Miami on Tuesday, made its free throws in the final two minutes for its first win since break. of stars. .
Larry Nance Jr. added 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Okoro had 15 points.
Boston was just 10 of 38 on 3s with Tatum and Brown for a combined 5 of 25.
The Celtics were left without point guard Kemba Walker (knee injury management) and forward Tristan Thompson (health and safety protocols).
After the Celtics cut Cleveland’s lead to eight points in the fourth, Tatum took control early in the quarter and scored 12 straight points to put Boston to four.
Playing their best half since the All-Star break, the Cavs built a 21-point lead in the first half while taking advantage of Boston’s misses.
BUCKS 109, 76ERS 105
PHILADELPHIA – Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 10 of his 32 points in overtime to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 109-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in a meeting between two of the best teams in the Eastern Conference of the United States. NBA.
After reports broke that PJ Tucker could come to Milwaukee in a trade with Houston, Donte DiVincenzo added 20 points and Jrue Holiday added 19 for the Bucks, who have won five straight games and 10 of the last 11.
Tucker did not play with the Rockets on Wednesday, and neither did DJ Augustin and DJ Wilson with Milwaukee, who according to ESPN would go to Houston as part of the deal.
Tobias Harris scored 19 points and Danny Green had 18 for Philadelphia, which ended its six-game winning streak. Star Joel Embiid was out for the third straight game with a left knee injury. Ben Simmons had 13 points and 12 assists and scored a triple late in the game.
KINGS 121, WIZARDS 119
WASHINGTON.- De’Aaron Fox scored 28 points and hit a jump shot over Bradley Beal with 0.7 seconds left to play for Sacramento Kings will conquer this Wednesday a 121-119 victory over the Washington Wizards.
Harrison Barnes and Richard Holmes scored 18 points apiece for Sacramento, which earned its first win in the third of six road games on the East Coast. The Kings are 4-4 since suffering a nine-game losing streak in February.
Russell Westbrook he finished with 26 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, recording his 11th triple-double of the season for the Wizards, who have lost five straight since the All-Star break. The last four defeats have been at home.
Beal scored 29 points, making 12 of 20 shots from the field, but missed all five of his 3-point attempts in a game in which the Wizards scored just 16%, or 4 of 25, 3-pointers, the fewest this season.
Alex Len he had 13 points and 12 rebounds for Washington.
PISTONS 116, RAPTORS 112
DETROIT – Saddiq Bey had 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Detroit Pistons surpassed Norman Powell’s 43 points to beat the Toronto Raptors 116-112 on Wednesday night, ending a four-game streak.
Bey, who leads all rookies in 3-pointers with 85, hit 6 of 10 from behind the arc for Detroit, which had lost 10 of 12.
“That young man is already a solid professional and he’s just starting out,” said Pistons coach Dwane Casey. “He’s strong as an ox and you can see what he does with his jump shot. He’s going to be a star in this league for a long time. “
Bey has played 38 of Detroit’s 40 games, but he’s not worried about hitting a wall of rookies.
“I love this schedule,” he said. “When you’re in college, or even when you’re playing an 82-game season, you have a lot of downtime between games. This year, we basically play every other day with a lot of games in a row. This is exactly what the players want. “
Delon Wright added 18 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, and Jerami Grant had 23 points.
The Pistons outscored Toronto 54-30 in rebounds, including 13 offensive rebounds.
“There was a stretch in the first half where we made four stops in a row, but they beat us on every bounce and got another setback,” Raptors coach Nick Nurse said. “At the end of that, you have worked hard, but you have no stops. You can’t win when they beat you. “
Powell made 14 of 18 shots from the field, including 8 of 12 on 3s, and Chris Boucher added 21 points on 10 of 16 shots. However, Toronto’s other three starters – Pascal Siakam, Fred VanVleet and Kyle Lowry – all missed 30 of their 37 field goal attempts in a sixth straight loss.
“It’s frustrating, because we had a chance to win this game, but we couldn’t make shots,” Nurse said. “Norman and Chris gave us a chance, but we couldn’t get there.”
Siakam and VanVleet were returning from absences related to COVID-19 protocols.
“Obviously, I haven’t been able to do much in the last two weeks, but it was great to be back,” said Siakam, who scored 13 points on 3 of 11 shots. “However, I am tired and I think I have lost some weight. Maybe it will make me faster. “
Powell had 21 points in the first half, but the Pistons’ 14-4 lead in second-chance points helped them take a 63-58 lead. Toronto went ahead with a 10-1 run to start the third quarter, aided by flagrant-1 fouls against Wright and Mason Plumlee.
The Pistons, however, continued to dominate on the glass and took an 84-77 lead with 2:38 left in the fourth when Isaiah Stewart kicked off the third offensive rebound of Detroit’s possession.
Detroit led 88-81 at the end of the period and was up by double digits before a late streak by the Raptors made it 105-102 with 2:27 to play.
Josh Jackson hit a 3-pointer but fouled on the next possession. Powell had a chance for a four-point play with 32 seconds left, but missed the free throw to make it 112-109. Grant added a sweater late.
NETS 124, PACERS 115
INDIANA.- James Harden scored 40 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to register his 11th triple-double of the season, leading the victory of the Brooklyn Nets this Wednesday by 124-115 on Indiana Pacers.
The Nets did not count on the stars Kyrie Irving, from a groin injury, and Kevin Durant, because of a tendon ailment, nor with the newcomer Blake Griffin.
Harden made 13 of 27 field goals and 12 of 14 free throws. When he was not shooting, he assisted his teammates in making their way to the basket, often to make dunks and layup shots.
Joe Harris added 19 points for the Nets, Jeff Green Y Tyler Johnson they had 15 points each.
Malcolm Brogdon led Indiana with 24 points and Domantas Sabonis he had a triple-double with 18 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.
Caris LeVert He scored 19 points in his home debut with the Pacers since returning from kidney surgery three games ago. It was acquired in the deal that brought Harden to the Nets.
The Pacers scored 40 points in the first quarter, the most in a single quarter this season, for a 15-point lead.
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