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with an effort victory after two overtimes in Boston, the Knicks extended their magnificent moment this Sunday with nine consecutive wins while Anthony Davis revived Lakers’ play-in hopes y Kevin Durant defeated Kyrie Irving in their first duel since both left the Brooklyn Nets.
CELTICS 129 – KNICKS 131
Immanuel Quickley (38 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists) was the best of the Knicks in their impressive victory after two overtimes in Boston against Celtics who lost three of their last four gamestwo of them against those of New York.
For the Celtics, the top scorer was Jayson Tatum with 40 points, as well as 11 rebounds and 6 assists, although he was not inspired from the triple (6 of 17) while the Dominican Al Horford added 20 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists.
MAVERICKS 126 – SUNS 130
Kevin Durant, with 37 points and 7 rebounds and a key double in the finale, decided the confrontation against his former teammate in Brooklyn Kyrie Irving (30 points and 7 assists).
Luka Doncic (34 points and 9 rebounds on a gray 8 of 23 shooting) and Devin Booker (36 points and 10 assists) met at the end of the game to add more spice to the recent rivalry between the Mavericks and Suns.
LAKERS 113 – WARRIORS 105
The Lakers embittered the return of Stephen Curry and took a fundamental victory in their aspirations for the play-in thanks to 39 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists from a huge Anthony Davis.
Curry, who had missed the past month with the Warriors through injury, was his team’s leading scorer with 27 points and 6 assists.
CLIPPERS 135 – GRIZZLIES 129
After five consecutive losses since Russell Westbrook arrived, the Clippers finally celebrated their first win with the point guard thanks to Paul George (42 points and 11 rebounds) and Kawhi Leonard (34 points and 10 rebounds)..
Desmond Bane (30 points and 6 assists) was the best for Memphis in a changing game that went from 30-51 for the Grizzlies in the third period to 38-17 in the last quarter for the Clippers.
The Spanish Santi Aldama got 9 points in the visitors.
WIZARDS 111 – BUCKS 117
With a triple-double by Giannis Antetokounmpo (23 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists) and six players above 10 points, the Bucks beat the Wizards on the road and they distanced themselves from the Eastern Front due to the stumble of Boston.
Bradley Beal (33 points and 9 rebounds) stood out in Washington.
BULLS 122 – PACERS 125
The Bulls are further and further away from entering the Eastern play-in, despite having too many resources to give up on this season. They lost to the Pacers in a very even duel.
Tyrese Haliburton (29 points and 11 assists) hit a huge 3-pointer with just 2.7 seconds left to spoil Zach LaVine’s big run in Chicago (42 points).
NETS 102 – HORNETS 86
Mikal Bridges (33 points and 8 rebounds) was the most outstanding of the Nets in their comfortable win over the Hornets who were already trailing by 37 points in the third quarter.
Kelly Oubre Jr. (17 points and 7 rebounds) was the most productive for Charlotte.
MAGIC 119 – BLAZERS 122
All the Blazers’ hopes for the final stretch of the season go through Damian Lillard, who had another fantastic performance (41 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists) to break the Magic.
Paolo Banchero (26 points) led an Orlando quintet with all its members in double-digit scoring.
ROCKETS 142 – SPURS 110
The Texan duel between the last and the penultimate in the West was taken by the Rockets, who beat the Spurs for the second consecutive day thanks to a surprising and unstoppable aim (61.2% in field goals, 54.2% in triples) .
Jalen Green (31 points) led the Rockets with seven players with 10+ points while Keita Bates-Diop (17 points) excelled in San Antonio.
Spaniard Usman Garuba had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in Houston.
THUNDER 129 – JAZZ 119
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander shined with 38 points and 7 rebounds in his return from five games out due to injury and the Thunder scored a direct duel for the West play-in.
Without Lauri Markkanen, Utah had Jordan Clarkson as the top scorer (18 points and 12 assists).
