Los Boston Celtics they reach the stop of All Star as the best team in the league. The classification and the advanced statistics say it, but also the sensations given off by a squad capable of competing against the second best classified without any of its stars on the track. The 42 wins and 17 losses of the current finals make them once again one of the top candidates for the ringand a look at the rankings for the best attacks and defenses make the team’s balance clear: they are fourth in both categories, and this gives them the best net rating in the league (6.1 points more than the opponent per 100 possessions).
Against the Detroit Pistons, one of the worst teams in the competition, they had no problems last night thanks to the great match of Jayson Tatumreturned to the lineup after missing the game against the Milwaukee Bucks with 38 points. In a day with many spotlights, Nikola Jokic prevailed over Luka Doncic in the most outstanding duel and the Philadelphia 76ers they stopped the Cleveland Cavaliers. Los Angeles Lakers, For their part, they signed a solid and convincing victory against the New Orleans Pelicans in the debut of their new full squad and at home.
SIXERS 118 – 112 CAVALIERS
Although they were leading by 28 points before the break, the Sixers had to work until the end to demolish a Cavaliers who saw their seven-game winning streak snapped.
Joel Embiid (29 points and 14 rebounds) surpassed 10,000 points in the NBA with Philadelphia, Donovan Mitchell (33 points) stood out in Cleveland and the Spanish Ricky Rubio He didn’t play because he was sick.
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CELTICS 127 – 109 PISTONS
The encounter between the best and the worst team in the East ended without surprise and the Celtics easily beat the Pistons with a Jayson Tatum that touched the triple-double (38 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists).
Bojan Bogdanovic (28 points) was Detroit’s leading scorer.
GRIZZLIES 117 – 111 JAZZ
Years Jackson Jr. (26 points and 9 rebounds) was one of three Memphis players with 20+ points in their close win against Utah.
Kelly Olynyk (28 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists) shone for the Jazz while the Spanish Santi Aldama he signed 10 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals with the Grizzlies.
Summary of Hispanics
PACERS 117 – 113 BULLS
With no remedy in sight, the Bulls wasted a +24 against Indiana in the second quarter and chained their fifth consecutive loss.
The 35 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists of Zach LaVine.
Buddy Hield (27 points) led some Pacers in which the Dominican Chris Duarte had a good night (14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.
HORNETS 120 – 110 SPURS
Is there any team the Spurs can beat right now? For now it doesn’t seem like it since San Antonio added its fourteenth straight loss by falling to the Hornets who are penultimate in the East.
LaMelo Ballwith a triple-double (28 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists), was in charge of dispatching some Spurs with Big Branham as a benchmark in attack (23 points and 6 rebounds).
HAWKS 101 – 122 KNICKS
Jalen Brunson (28 points and 9 rebounds) and Julius Randle (25 points and 11 rebounds) joined hands to seal the third straight win for the Knicks with a close win in Atlanta.
Trae Young (19 points and 11 assists on 4-of-14 shooting) he did not have a very lucky day in a Hawks denied from the triple (5 of 26).
THUNDER 133 – 96 ROCKETS
The Thunder passed over some Rockets who have seven straight losses thanks to the 29 points and 6 assists of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander since its 13 players who stepped on the court added at least 4 points each.
Jabari Smith Jr. (15 points and 9 rebounds) led Houston, where the Spanish Usman Garuba he did not shoot to the basket but contributed 4 rebounds, an assist and a steal.
Other highlights
Classifications:
Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 42-17
.2. Milwaukee Bucks 40-17
.3. Philadelphia 76ers 38-19
.4. Cleveland Cavaliers 38-23
.5. Brooklyn Nets 34-24
.6. New York Knicks 33-27
.7. Miami Heat 32-27
.8. Atlanta Hawks 29-30
.9. Toronto Raptors 28-31
10. Washington Wizards 27-30
11. Chicago Bulls 26-32
12. Indiana Pacers 26-34
13. Orlando Magic 24-35
14. Charlotte Hornets 17-43
15. Detroit Pistons 15-44
Western Conference:
.1. Denver Nuggets 41-18
.2. Memphis Grizzlies 35-22
.3. Sacramento Kings 32-25
.4. Phoenix Suns 32-27
.5. Los Angeles Clippers 32-28
.6. Minnesota Timberwolves 31-29
.7. Dallas Mavericks 31-29
.8. New Orleans Pelicans 30-29
.9. Golden State Warriors 29-29
10. Oklahoma City Thunder 28-29
11. Utah Jazz 29-30
12. Portland Trail Blazers 28-30
13. Los Angeles Lakers 27-32
14. San Antonio Spurs 14-45
15. Houston Rockets 13-45
NEXT DAY (Thursday, February 16, last before the All-Star)
Chicago Bulls – Milwaukee Bucks
Minnesota Timberwolves – Washington Wizards
Phoenix Suns – Los Angeles Clippers.
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