February 12, 2024 – 6:10 am
In a close and sometimes heated game, the Boston Celtics clinched another win over the Miami Heat. The hosts have no answer to Kristaps Porzingis. Oklahoma City, on the other hand, is back on track after the bankruptcy in Dallas.
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- After the abrasion a few weeks ago, the Heat held up much better against Boston this time and in the end this game had real playoff intensity. Thanks to strong defense and a hot running Tyler Herro (22 of 24 points in the second half), the hosts were suddenly down to -2 with two minutes left, but were unable to finish the comeback.
- Caleb Martin unnecessarily fouled the outstanding Kristaps Porzingis (25, 8/14 FG, 9 rebounds) on the rebound, then Jaylen Brown grabbed an offensive rebound and Jayson Tatum made everything clear from the free throw line. Miami still fought selflessly without Jimmy Butler (personal reasons), and Josh Richardson (shoulder) and Terry Rozier (ankle) were also injured.
- Feuer came into the game eight minutes before the end, when Brown (20) and Duncan Robinson (15) hooked each other and the Celtics forward received a flagrant foul. Miami turned it into a 5-point game and got back into the game. Tatum scratched a triple-double with 26 points (11/20), 10 rebounds and 9 assists, while Jrue Holiday (15) was there in important moments with three-pointers (5/6). In addition to Herro, Bam Adebayo (22, 7/18, 13 rebounds) tried a lot for the Heat, but didn’t always have the necessary touch in the end.
- After the abrasion in Dallas the day before, things went much better for the Thunder at home against Sacramento, and in the end there was a clear win. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (38, 15/26, 7 assists) and Jalen Williams (32, 13/20, 8 rebounds, 9 assists) scored almost at will. The Kings tried a lot against both of them, but nothing worked.
- On the other hand, De’Aaron Fox (15, 6/17) hardly had a chance; he was worked on very well by Lu Dort (17, 9 rebounds), so Sacramento mainly had Domantas Sabois (21, 11 rebounds, 14 assists). ) offense found. The Lithuanian fooled Chet Holmgren (14) time and time again; the rookie blocked four shots in the first quarter, but after that his influence waned.
- Instead, the Kings had more success with the bench, including Malik Monk (26, 6/10 3P) and Davion Mitchell (14, 4/4 3P). However, the Thunder sank 48 percent of their threes (13/27) and extended the lead to 24 points at one point in the third quarter. Sacramento reduced the score to -8 eight minutes before the end, i.eoch Williams scored seven points in a row with a stepback three-pointer, two free throws and a short jumper in just over a minute.
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