Boston looked into the abyss and bolted. Twenty-two down, 56-43 against in the TD Gardenand the Celtics They found the pulse in time to knock down Miami with a winning triple by Derrick White. Comeback of character and fifth victory in a row for a team that does not let up in the East.
White hit the decisive shot and closed the night with 21 points. Jaylen Brown He set the scoring bar with 29. And Payton Pritchard He put on his overalls from the bench: 24 points to sustain the reaction. Boston is now 34-18 and second in the conference.
There were also minutes for the Spanish Hugo Gonzalezchosen with the 28th overall in the last draft. He contributed two points, three rebounds and a steal in 16 minutes on the court.
In Miami the push of Andrew Wigginsauthor of 26 points, nor with Norman Powell’s 24. The final blow came from the corner, with the Garden on its feet.
Lis Pistons break the Knicks’ streak
Meanwhile, in Detroit, the Pistons snapped the Pistons’ eight-game winning streak in the bud. New York Knicks with a 118-80 without discussion. Balance of 38-13 for the Eastern leaders; 33-19 for the third-place Knicks who could not count on Karl Anthony Towns.
Daniss Jenkins led Detroit with 18 points on a night without a visitor response. The rest of the day left Milwaukee 105-99 against Indiana and the assault of New Orleans to Minnesota (119-115), with Saddiq Bey reaching 30 points and Zion Williamson scoring 29.
