The NBA continued with 8 matches. The Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 104-96 in the match between the play-off teams in the Eastern Conference. Cavaliers all-star center Jarrett Allen was unable to continue playing after suffering an injury in the 2nd quarter.
Lauri Markkanen scored 22 points, 12 rebounds, Evan Mobley scored 20 points, 17 rebounds, 3 blocks, and Darius Garland had 17 points and 10 assists in double doubles for Cavaliers. Cedi Osman had 17 points, 3 assists and 2 steals.
Pascal Siakam had 24 points, Chris Boucher had 21 points, 7 rebounds and Scottie Barnes had 19 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists for the Raptors.
The Houston Rockets, in the last row of the Western Conference, defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, one of the ambitious teams of the conference, 123-112 and won 12 games later. Playing for the host Rockets, Alperen Şengün finished the game with 6 points, 4 assists and 2 blocks.
NUGGETS BEAT PELICANS WITH JOKIC’S VERSATILE GAME
The fight between the Denver Nuggets and the New Orleans Pelicans was the scene of great contention. The host Nuggets won the game 138-130, which went into overtime with a score of 124-124.
Nuggets all-star center Nikola Jokic scored 46 points, 30 of which were in the final quarter and overtime. The Serbian basketball player filled the statistics sheet with 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 blocks and 3 steals and scored a “triple double”.
Brandon Ingram’s 38 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds, CJ McCollum’s 24 points, 9 assists, 5 rebounds and Jonas Valanciunas’ 19 points and 14 rebounds were not enough to win in the Pelicans, whose 4-game winning streak ended.
TATUM’DAN NETS POTASINA 54 SAYI
Boston Celtics defeated the Brooklyn Nets 126-120 thanks to Jayson Tatum’s 54 points and 5 rebounds. Tatum scored a season-high for himself, with Jaylen Brown contributing 21 points, 5 assists and 3 steals.
Kevin Durant had 37 points, 8 assists, 6 rebounds and Kyrie Irving had 19 points, 6 assists, 3 steals for the Nets, who lost 7 of their last 10 games.
RESULTS
Boston Celtics-Brooklyn Nets: 126-120
Milwaukee Bucks-Phoenix Suns: 132-122
Washington Wizards-Indiana Pacers: 133-123
Oklahoma City Thunder-Utah Jazz: 103-116
Houston Rockets-Memphis Grizzlies: 123-112
Cleveland Cavaliers-Toronto Raptors: 104-96
Denver Nuggets-New Orleans Pelicans: 138-130 (uzatmada)
Los Angeles Clippers-New York Knicks: 93-116
