Los Angeles (United States), 25 Feb. With a three-pointer in the dying seconds, Jayson Tatum gave the Boston Celtics a great victory in Philadelphia on Saturday while the Memphis Grizzlies, second in the West, clearly prevailed against the leaders of their conference, the Denver Nuggets .
SIXERS 107 – CELTICS 110
The game between the best team in the East (Boston) and the third (Philadelphia) ended with an epic hat-trick from Tatum, who had not had his best day so far (18 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists) in a Celtics led by Jaylen Brown (26 points).
Joel Embiid shone for the Sixers with 41 points and 12 rebounds and left, courtesy of Tatum, the image of the night he hit a three-pointer from about 25 yards out and at the buzzer for sending the game on. overtime but that incredible shot came just a few tenths off time.
GRIZZLIES 112 – NUGGETS 94
With an excellent second quarter (38-22), the Grizzlies quickly laid the foundation for a solid victory over the Nuggets who had won five of their last six games but were already down 29 points before halftime. .
Six Memphis players topped 10 points with Ja Morant leading (23 points and 7 rebounds) while Nikola Jokic was top for Denver (15 points and 13 rebounds).
Spaniard Santi Aldama contributed 5 points, 6 rebounds and an assist for the Grizzlies.
KNICKS 128 – PELICANS 106
The Knicks added their fifth straight win by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans who have lost three straight.
Julius Randle (28 points and 7 rebounds) led a choir performance for New Yorkers (six players in double digits) and Brandon Ingram (19 points) was the top scorer for some poor Pelicans in triples (8 of 38 ).
Spaniard Willy Hernangómez enjoyed his 11 minutes in New Orleans with 9 points, 8 rebounds and 3 steals while Puerto Rican José Alvarado had 6 points and 3 assists.
JAZZ 118 – SPURS 102
San Antonio continues to dig its own grave and scored its sixteenth straight defeat this Saturday, losing to Lauri Markkanen’s Jazz (27 points).
Jeremy Sochan (22 points and 6 rebounds) led the attack for these weak Spurs.
MAGIC 108 – PATTERNS 121
Myles Turner (24 points and 8 rebounds) led the Pacers reaction in the second half to give Orlando a win.
Franz Wagner (21 points and 6 rebounds) stood out for the Magic and Chris Duarte had 6 points, 2 rebounds and an assist at Indiana.
HORNETS 108 – HEAT 103
The doubts and problems continue for the Heat, who are four straight losses and have fallen to some Hornets who surprisingly have four straight wins.
LaMelo Ball (19 points, 7 rebounds and 13 assists) and Mark Williams (18 points and 20 rebounds) ruined Tyler Herro’s good game in Miami (33 points and 7 rebounds).
PISTONS 91 – RAPTORS 95
While both teams suffered from the perimeter (both around 25% in triples), the Raptors, without minutes for the Spaniard Juancho Hernangómez, added their fourth victory in a row thanks to Pascal Siakam (29 points and 8 rebounds) .
Marvin Bagley III (21 points and 18 rebounds) stood out in Detroit.
. Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 44-17
.2. Milwaukee Bucks 42-17
.3. Philadelphia 76ers 39-20
.4. Cleveland Cavaliers 38-25
.5. Brooklyn Nets 34-25
.6. New York Knicks 35-27
.7. Miami Heat 32-29
.8. Atlanta Hawks 30-30
.9. Toronto Raptors 30-31
10. Wizards of Washington 28-31
11. Chicago Bulls 27-33
12. Indiana Pacers 27-35
13. Orlando Magic 25-36
14. Charlotte Hornets 19-43
15. Detroit Pistons 15-46
Western Conference:
.1. Denver Nuggets 42-19
.2. Memphis Grizzlies 36-23
.3. Sacramento Kings 34-25
.4. Phoenix Suns 33-28
.5. Los Angeles Clippers 33-29
.6. Dallas Mavericks 32-29
.7. Golden State Warriors 30-30
.8. Minnesota Timberwolves 31-31
.9. Utah Jazz 31-31
10. New Orleans Pelicans 30-31
11. Oklahoma City Thunder 28-31
12. Portland Trail Blazers 28-31
13. Los Angeles Lakers 28-32
14. San Antonio Spurs 14-47
15. Houston Rockets 13-46.
THE NEXT DAY (Sunday February 26)
Milwaukee Bucks-Phoenix Suns
Atlanta Hawks – Brooklyn Nets
Chicago Bulls-Washington Wizards
Dallas Mavericks – Los Angeles Lakers
Cleveland Cavaliers-Toronto Raptors
Oklahoma City Thunder – Sacramento Kings
Golden State Warriors-Minnesota Timberwolves
Portland Trail Blazers – Houston Rockets
Denver Nuggets-Los Angeles Clippers. EFE
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