Boston Celtics confirm their good feelings and become a serious contender for the NBA title. With 23 wins in the last 27 games, those from the capital of Massachusetts staged the beating of the day.
Also noteworthy is the triumph of Golden State, who woke up to the leader of the East, Miami Heat. In addition, the 43 points of Kyrie Irving were not enough for some Brooklyn Nets to lose on the field of Memphis Grizzlies.
CELTICS 125 – JAZZ 97
The Boston Celtics’ fifth straight win came by blowout as the Utah Jazz trailed by 30 points in the second quarter to a runaway hometown team that ended up making 59.5% of their shots and 52.8% of their 3-pointers ( 19 of 36).
Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, with 26 points apiece, led the Celtics in which Al Horford had 9 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 blocks in 31 minutes.
Donovan Mitchell (37 points and 6 rebounds) was the only one who raised his voice in a Jazz in which the Spaniard Juancho Hernangomezafter four consecutive games as a starter, he returned to the bench and played 5 minutes without leaving a mark on the statistics.
HEAT 104 – WARRIORS 118
After three losses in a row, the last against a very poor Orlando Magic throughout the season, the Golden State Warriors took a breather perhaps in a duel in which no one expected it: during their visit to the Miami Heat, leaders of the East, and without Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green.
Jordan Poole (30 points and 9 rebounds) led this great victory for the Warriors while Kyle Lowry (26 points and 9 assists) was the best of a weak Heat on rebounds (34 to 45 of their rivals).
The Mexican-American Juan Toscano-Anderson played 2 minutes without reflection in the Warriors’ statistics.
GRIZZLIES 132 – NETS 120
Great games from Kyrie Irving (43 points and 8 assists) and Kevin Durant (35 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists) were not enough for the Brooklyn Nets to come away with a win from their visit to a Grizzlies without Ja Morant.
Desmond Bane and De’Anthony Melton each contributed 23 points for a Grizzlies that destroyed the New Yorkers from 3-point range (19 of 38 for the Memphis, 9 of 25 for the Nets).
The Spanish Saints Aldama he had no minutes on the Grizzlies.
LAKERS 121 – SIXERS 126
Without LeBron James, due to knee discomfort, the Los Angeles Lakers sold their defeat against the Philadelphia 76ers dearly, who took the victory of the Californian city with more skill than brilliance.
Joel Embiid (30 points and 10 rebounds) and James Harden (24 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists) led the Sixers while in the Lakers the best were Russell Westbrook (24 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists), Dwight Howard ( 24 points and 8 rebounds) and Malik Monk (23 points).
TIMBERWOLVES 116 – SUNS 125
Six wins in a row lead an imposing Phoenix Suns who enjoyed a huge Deandre Ayton (35 points and 14 rebounds) to defeat the thriving Minnesota Timberwolves who only deflated in the last quarter (28-42).
The Dominican-American Karl-Anthony Towns had 15 points and 11 rebounds for a Wolves who suffered from the Suns’ 52.3% shooting success.
MAVERICKS 110 – ROCKETS 91
Despite playing without Luka Doncic Due to some ankle discomfort, the Dallas Mavericks did not suffer too much to prevail in the Texan duel against the Houston Rockets who are bottom in the West.
Jalen Brunson (28 points) and Spencer Dinwiddie (26 points and 6 assists) showed the Mavericks the way to victory while Alperen Sengun (14 points and 11 rebounds) stood out in a Rockets denied from the triple (4 of 28).
HORNETS 106 – KNICKS 121
The Charlotte Hornets closed their five-game winning streak by losing to the New York Knicks of an RJ Barrett who scored 30 points for the second game in a row.
The Knicks were very solid throughout the game, they were already up by 20 points in the second quarter and ruined the very good performance of LaMelo Ball for the Hornets (32 points and 9 rebounds).
PISTONS 122 – HAWKS 101
Just one day after storming Madison Square Garden, the Atlanta Hawks froze on the court of the Detroit Pistons, who are fighting with the Orlando Magic for not being last in the Eastern Conference.
Jerami Grant (21 points and 8 rebounds) was just one of the eight Pistons players with more than 10 points while in the Hawks the best was Trae Young (21 points and 9 assists).
PACERS 109 – KINGS 110
A tap by Damian Jones with 0.2 seconds to go gave the Sacramento Kings an “in extremis” victory against an Indiana Pacers who left with their heads lowered after a very tight finish.
A former Kings player like Buddy Hield (25 points and 7 assists) was the best for the Pacers, while Davion Mitchell stood out among the Sacramento team (also 25 points and 7 assists).
BLAZERS 96 – SPURS 133
Dejounte Murray (28 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists) guided the San Antonio Spurs to a convincing victory over the Portland Trail Blazers that allows them to continue dreaming of the play-in in the West.
Ben McLemore (23 points) stood out in a Blazers that suffered the 19 triples of the Spurs.
THUNDER 118 – MAGIC 102
The Oklahoma City Thunder closed their terrible ten-game losing streak with a victory against the Orlando Magic, who are also in the last places of the league.
Theo Maledon (25 points) excelled for the Thunder while Chuma Okeke (19 points) did the same for the Magic.
CLASSIFICATION
Eastern Conference
.1. Miami Heat (47-26)
.2. Philadelphia 76ers (45-27)
.3. Milwaukee Bucks (45-27)
.4. Boston Celtics (46-28)
.5. Chicago Bulls (42-30)
.6. Cleveland Cavaliers (41-31)
.7. Toronto Raptors (40-32)
.8. Brooklyn Nets (38-35)
.9. Charlotte Hornets (37-36)
10. Atlanta Hawks (36-37)
11. New York Knicks (31-42)
12. Washington Wizards (30-41)
13. Indiana Pacers (25-48)
14. Detroit Pistons (20-53)
15. Orlando Magic (20-54)
Western Conference:
.1. Phoenix Suns (59-14)
.2. Memphis Grizzlies (50-23)
.3. Golden State Warriors (48-25)
.4. Utah Jazz (45-28)
.5. Dallas Mavericks (45-28)
.6. Denver Nuggets (43-30)
.7. Minnesota Timberwolves (42-32)
.8. Los Angeles Clippers (36-38)
.9. Los Angeles Lakers (31-42)
10. New Orleans Pelicans (30-42)
11. San Antonio Spurs (29-44)
12. Portland Trail Blazers (27-45)
13. Sacramento Kings (26-48)
14. Oklahoma City Thunder (21-52)
15. Houston Rockets (18-55).
NEXT DAY (Thursday, March 24)
Toronto Raptors – Cleveland Cavaliers
Memphis Grizzlies – Indiana Pacers
Milwaukee Bucks – Washington Wizards
New Orleans Pelicans – Chicago Bulls
Denver Nuggets – Phoenix Suns.
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