14 the one, 2024, 6:15 a.m. ET
Los Angeles Lakers, sin LeBron James, added a new disappointment this Saturday when falling to Utah Jazz while Boston Celtics extended their impeccable record at home to 19-0 this season right at the game contra Houston Rockets which marked the return to Boston of his former coach Ime Udoka.
How long will the Lakers’ crisis continue? The Angelenos have accumulated a disastrous 5-12 since they won the NBA In-Season Tournament in Las Vegas and this Saturday they lost precisely against a team on a streak like the Jazz, splendid with five wins in a row and an astonishing 11-2 in their last 13 games .
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In this duel for the last play-in position in the West, Utah won with Lauri Markkanen (29 points and 9 rebounds) and Collin Sexton (27 points) as the top scorers. Without LeBron due to ankle discomfort, D’Angelo Russell recorded his best game of the season with 39 points and 8 assists. Anthony Davis achieved a triple-double (15 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists) but was not sharp in his aim (5 of 21 on field goals).
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19 wins in 19 games at home have accumulated overwhelming Celtics at the TD Garden and that have embittered the return to Boston of Udoka, who took them to the 2022 Finals but who left through the back door of the franchise after it was learned that he did not respect the internal policies of the team and that he maintained a relationship with a worker of the group.
Jaylen Brown led the Celtics with 32 points and 6 rebounds while Jayson Tatum, who was ejected in the fourth quarter for a double technical, added 27 points and 8 rebounds. Alperen Sengun (19 points and 10 rebounds) and Cam Whitmore (22 points and 7 rebounds) were the best for the Rockets who suffered the Celtics’ great 24 of 47 three-point shooting.
Despite the absence of Stephen Curry due to rest, the Bucks went through quite a bit of trouble to surpass the Warriors with 33 points and 9 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo and 27 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists from Damian Lillard.
Golden State sold its loss dearly even though it was their second night of back-to-back play after their win on Friday against the Chicago Bulls. Jonathan Kuminga (28 points) and Brandin Podziemski (23 points and 10 rebounds) were the highlights.
The Pelicans beat the Mavericks at home in a game with many absences, since Luka Doncic, Dante Exum and Dereck Lively were missing in Dallas and Brandon Ingram, CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson did not play in New Orleans.
Jordan Hawkins scored his best score so far in the NBA with 34 points for the Pelicans in which Puerto Rican José Alvarado contributed 14 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists. Kyrie Irving had 33 points and 6 assists for the Mavericks.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (37 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists) wonderfully led a Thunder quintet with all its members scoring over 10 points. Oklahoma City won its last four games and fights with the Minnesota Timberwolves for the top of the West.
Paolo Banchero came very close to the triple-double for the Magic with 20 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists.
In a season with very few reasons to smile, the Wizards, who had suffered six consecutive defeats, treated themselves to a fantastic night in Atlanta with a review of the Hawks by Kyle Kuzma (29 points and 6 rebounds) and a Deni Avdija who almost reached the triple-double (19 points, 14 rebounds and 9 assists).
Atlanta continues to give bad feelings this season. Trae Young was the top scorer (21 points and 10 assists) but, like the rest of his team, he did not have his day in terms of aim (6 of 19 in field goals for the point guard, 2 of 10 in triples).
Julius Randle (24 points and 11 rebounds) and Isaiah Hartenstein (12 points and 20 rebounds) became strong in the interior game as the Knicks achieved their sixth win in seven games since they signed OG Anunoby (18 points).
GG Jackson (20 points) was the most productive of a Grizzlies with many absences (Ja Morant, Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr., Santi Aldama, Steven Adams, Marcus Smart, Brandon Clarke and Derrick Rose).
Nikola Vucevic (24 points and 16 rebounds) took advantage of Victor Wembanyama’s absence to lead the Bulls with seven players in double figures in scoring.
Tre Jones (30 points and 9 rebounds) was the Spurs’ beacon.
2024-01-14 11:15:00
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