The Celtics winger won his match in the game against the Dallas star. 21 points and 16 for Rudy Gobert in Minnesota’s victory.
Jayson Tatum scored 37 points and grabbed 13 rebounds on Wednesday to help the Boston Celtics, leaders of the Eastern Conference, win a convincing victory over Dallas (125-112), despite the 42 points of Slovenian Luka Doncic.
The Celtics, whose nine-game winning streak was snapped Monday in Chicago, resumed their march forward at home against the Mavericks.
Their record, the best in the NBA, stands at 14 wins and four losses, before playing five games in a row at home.
«I think we were ready from the start“said Tatum. “Losing to Chicago made us regroup and refocus».
«It was good to come home and get the win back“, welcomed the winger, who signed the 10th game of his career with at least 35 points and 10 rebounds.
In a matchup between contenders for this season’s NBA MVP title, Doncic, the league’s leading scorer, added nine assists and eight rebounds to his 42 points.
«Everyone knows how talented and special he is“, pointed out Tatum. “He can do so many things on the pitch. He’s someone I respect and like to compete against.“, explained the player of 24 years.
The Sacramento Kings saw their seven-game winning streak snapped as Trae Young scored 35 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to victory (115-106).
Chicago wins at Milwaukee
Lithuanian Domantas Sabonis had 15 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists for Sacramento.
Donovan Mitchell (34 points) was decisive for the Cleveland Cavaliers who signed a fourth victory in a row in Portland (114-96). The Cavs, 3rd in the Eastern Conference, improved their record to 12-6 overall.
DeMar DeRozan scored 36 points and sent eight assists for the Chicago Bulls’ precious success at Milwaukee (118-113).
The Bucks, 2nd in the East, lost despite Giannis Antetokounmpo’s 36 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 23 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and Frenchman Rudy Gobert contributed 21 points and 16 rebounds in Minnesota’s 115-101 win over Indiana. Myles Turner totaled 31 points for the Pacers, whose five-game winning streak came to an end.
Zion Williamson, finally fully operational again, scored 32 points and took 11 rebounds to allow the New Orleans Pelicans to win on the floor of the San Antonio Spurs (129-100).
The Brooklyn Nets, humiliated by a defeat on Tuesday against a Philadelphia team deprived of three holders, rebounded by winning in Toronto (112-98).
Imperial Jokic
Kyrie Irving scored 29 points, Ben Simmons and Nic Claxton added 14 points each. As for Kevin Durant, still a little behind on the score sheet, he settled for 12 points, in addition to seven rebounds and five assists for the Nets.
The Denver Nuggets came back from a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter to snatch the overtime victory in Oklahoma City (131-126).
Serbian Nikola Jokic led the way with 39 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists for Denver, also helped by Aaron Gordon’s 30 points. Their teammate Bruce Brown had a triple-double with 17 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists. Opposite, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was the Thunder’s leading scorer with 31 points.
Terry Rozier (22 points) and PJ Washington (19 points) were instrumental in the Charlotte Hornets’ success over the Philadelphia Sixers (107-101).
In Miami, Kyle Lowry scored 28 points and Caleb Martin 24 to allow the Heat to beat Washington (113-105). Kyle Kuzma’s 33 points weren’t enough for the Wizards.
Croatian Bojan Bogdanovic confirmed his great form by scoring 23 points in the success of the Detroit Pistons against the Utah Jazz (125-116)
For his part, Andrew Wiggins scored 31 points, his best total of the season, to lead the Golden State Warriors, defending champions for the moment moribund, to victory against the Los Angeles Clippers (124-107).
The results of the night:
Atlanta-Sacramento 115-106
Boston-Dallas 125-112
Miami-Washington 113-105
Toronto-Brooklyn 98-112
Golden State-LA Clippers 124-107
Utah-Detroit 116-125
MilwaukeeChicago 113-118
Oklahoma City-Denver 126-131 (a. p.)
San Antonio-New Orleans 110-129
Charlotte-Philadelphia 107-101
Cleveland-Portland 114-96
Indiana-Minnesota 101-115
