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After the excitement of the NBA Cup quarterfinals, the NBA returned to the regular season this Thursday with a transition day of only three games in which the Boston Celtics’ beating of the Detroit Pistons and the victory of the Miami Heat stood out. against the Toronto Raptors.
CELTICS 123 – PISTONS 99
Without Jayson Tatum, the Celtics (20-5) had no problem crushing the Pistons (10-16) and putting pressure on the Cavaliers (21-4) who remain in front of the East with the best balance in the league .
Payton Pritchard was the best of those in green with 27 points (7 of 15 on triples) and 10 assists coming off the bench like a rocket. Derrick White also shone from the perimeter with 23 points (7 of 12 on three-pointers) for the Celtics who won by 32 points.
Compared to Boston’s 20 of 48 three-point shooting, Detroit crashed from the outside with 7 of 37. Cade Cunningham had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists for the Pistons.
HEAT 114 – RAPTORS 104
With the league pending rumors of Jimmy Butler’s departure from Miami, the Heat (13-10) chained their fourth straight win, defeating the Raptors (7-19) with four consecutive losses.
Bam Adebayo (21 points, 16 rebounds and 5 assists) and Tyler Herro (23 points) led Miami while RJ Barrett had a triple-double for Toronto (13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists) despite his poor 5 of 18 in shots.
PELICANS 109 – KINGS 111
Although they had more trouble than expected, the Kings (13-13) took the victory and chained their third consecutive victory thanks to a fantastic Domantas Sabonis, who dazzled with 32 points (a huge 11 of 15 in shots and 9 of 9 from the personal line) and 20 rebounds.
Additionally, Malik Monk made a key steal off Dejounte Murray in the final seconds as the Pelicans attacked to win the game or force overtime.
CJ McCollum’s 36 points (17 of them in the fourth quarter) were of no use for the Pelicans (5-21), who remain sunk in last place in the West.
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