The Detroit Pistons won the NBA top game against the Boston Celtics and consolidated first place in the Eastern Conference. The 112:105 was the fourth win in a row for the Pistons and at the same time a successful revenge for the defeat at the end of November, with which the Celtics ended a series of 13 wins for the Pistons.
Cade Cunningham recorded 32 points, 10 assists and 4 rebounds for the Pistons at TD Garden. Jaylen Brown was the most successful for the Celtics with 34 points. The hosts mainly suffered from a series of missed threes, with 20 of 21 attempts missing the target.
Jokic is once again the outstanding player
In the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets then decided the duel between second and third in the table in their favor after overtime. It was 128:125 against the Houston Rockets around Kevin Durant.
The Nuggets had equalized in the tight game with a free throw 2.3 seconds before the end of regular time, and Nikola Jokic then missed the chance to make an early decision with a three-pointer. With 39 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists, the Serb was still the best man on the court. “This is a very talented team with a lot of weapons,” Jokic said. “It was a very good game for us.”
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