The Celtics come out late to beat Giannis’ 43 points, Denver scores their 5th consecutive success, Sacramento stops the Suns.
REGULAR SEASON (10/11/2024)
Milwaukee fights but Boston prevails
The Boston Celtics win in Milwaukee by defeating the Bucks 113-107 for what is the 7th defeat in the last 8 games, the usual great performance for the reigning champions Jayson Tatum (31+12) while the hosts’ 43+13 were not enough Giannis.
Tight match that lives on point-to-point with a sprint finish at 104-102 Celtics at 105″: triple by Tatum, Giannis doesn’t close the 3-point game (107-104) and then here’s Holiday with 2 free throws, the steal Lillard and before the offensive rebound from a 3 by Tatum misses the KO shot again but the seconds are over and the Bucks chase 109-104 36″ from the final siren, Prince misses the triple of a possible -2 and Tatum, from the line, sends the closing credits (111-104).
Jokic beats Doncic…with his last breath
Fifth consecutive victory for the Denver Nuggets who beat the Dallas Mavericks for 122-120 in a thriller match. Usual triple double Nikola Jokic (37+18+15) while the 43 points were not enough for the Texans Kyrie Irving and the two are the protagonists of the sprint. Triple by Irving at 99″ to make it 120-118 Mavs, Doncic misses the KO at 63″ and Jokic restores parity with the tap-in at 49″ then the highlight: Watson blocks Irving from 3 and Porter Jr scores at 7 ” the Nuggets overtaking floater! The former Cavaliers tries to redeem himself but misses the winning triple at the siren.
THE OTHER MATCHES
Regretfully defeated by the Detroit Pistons who lose 101-99 against Houston (Sengun 27+10) with Harris making 0/2 from the line with 1″ to equalize, Simone Fontecchio he finishes with 5 points (1/4 from the field) in 16′. The trio Mathurin-Turner-Haliburton combined for 99 points (38, 26 and 35 with 14 assists) in the Pacers’ home win against New York for 132-121 where the Knicks’ 63 weren’t enough Brunson-Towns (33 and 30 points). Franz Wagner (23 points) leads Orlando to a victory against Washington 121-94.
An evening to forget for the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated at home by the Golden State Warriors Steph Curry (36 points) for 116-127 and with Chet Holmgren injured (hip), Nikola Jovic scores 15 points including the decisive 3-point play to help Miami beat Minnesota 95-94 while the 76ers beat Charlotte 107-105 after extra time with 20 points It was left over.
Phoenix (without KD) loses at home against Sacramento 127-118 after extra time thanks to 34 points by DeRozan and to the double doubles of Sabonis (20+12) e Fox (21+11). All easy for Memphis to Portland (134-99) as for the Lakers at home against Toronto (123-103) with a triple double of LeBron James (19+10+16) and 27 points of Reaves.
