33 points to Hawks37 at Grizzlies54 at Nets and 44 at Hornets. It is the sequence of annotations of Jayson Tatum so far in the month of March. the player of the Celtics goes through an extraordinary moment, the best since he arrived at the NBA and he has his team through the roof. At present there is none fitter. In Boston they start to dreambecause they have what it takes to strike: a unbalancing starbut also a hulking defense.
Results of the day
- Hornets 101-115 Celtics
- Pistons 108-114 Bulls
- Heat 90-111 Suns
- Bucks 124-115 Hawks
- Rockets 139-130 (Pr.) Lakers
- Timberwolves 132-102 Thunder
- Pelicans 102-108 Magic
- Mavericks 77-107 Knicks
- Spurs 104-119 Raptors
- Jazz 123-85 Blazers
- Kings 100-106 Nuggets
- Clippers 115-104 Wizards
On January 21, in the middle of a very irregular season, the balance of the Celtics was 23 wins and 24 wins. Now it’s 40-27. Of the last 20 meetings they have won 17. They are fifth in the fast-paced Eastern Conference and a future threat in the playoffs, a team that nobody would like to see in the playoffs for the ring.
Tatum, con an average of 42 points in March and 26.5 so far this season, has finally made the leap that was expected of him. He is the leading scorer, but the Celtics’ switch resides on the other side of the field, where his star is also a reference. To the coach Ime Udoka It cost him to understand his defensive plan but, once achieved, his team is a wall.
Receive 104 points per gamethe third best average in the NBA only behind the Cavaliers and the Mavericks. But in defensive efficiency they are the best: they concede 105.6 points per 100 possessions. The data is even lower since 2022 began: 103.3. Robert Williams III is confirming himself as an intimidator of the first order, in fact he leads the NBA in blocks, and the intensity of Jaylen Brown y Marcus Smart it’s huge. Attack, defense, a great NBA star… and soar.
It’s been a long time since Giannis Antetokounmpo you are playing with MVP mode on. The season of the Bucks forward is a little below the one that other contenders for the award are signing as Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Ja Morant, but it is worth vindicating him. In the triumph over the Hawks (124-115), went to the 43 points, 12 rebounds and five assists. In the last two games, adding the 39 from the night before, he has scored 82 points. The colossus warms up for the playoffs.
But if we talk about favorites for the MVP, nobody is more so than Nikola Jokic. The pvot left another recital in the victory of the Nuggets before the Kings by 100-106. finished with 38 points. I did everything again. The same dances in the paint that inflates to catch rebounds. Sum 18. He has already played 28 games this season reaching 15. He is the second highest rebounder in the NBA, ninth in points and seventh in assists. In his team he leads those three statistics and those of recoveries, blocks and field goals. The Nuggets are him.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the NBA’s leading scorer since the All Star break. Thunder accumulated 233 points with an average of 33.3 per night in that part of the season. However, he crashed on his visit to the Wolveswho beat their Thunder 132-102 with only eight points in 31 minutes to L. finished with 2/15 on field goalsincluding 0/4 triples.
The night left minutes for three of the Spaniards in the NBA. Serge Ibaka help the victory of the Bucks with two points, five rebounds and two recoveries in 18 minutes on the court. Juancho Hernandez, Given the ease with which Jazz they defeated the Blazers (63-35 already at halftime) played seven minutes in which he was productive: five points, two rebounds, an assist and a block. And his brother Willy played four minutes in the defeat of the Pelicans in front of the Magic adding three rebounds.
