Jayson Tatum recorded his seventeenth double-double of the season because the short-handed Boston Celtics gained 109-98 over the Brooklyn Nets of their first sport with the injured Kevin Durant on Thursday.
Tatum high scored for Boston with 20 factors on seven-of-22 capturing from the sphere, making two-of-10 from three-point vary, with 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Celtics small ahead notched his fifth help with a go for Derrick White’s three-pointer with 1:12 remaining within the fourth to place the dagger in and seal the win.
The victory is Boston’s fifth straight win, whereas it improves their NBA-best highway document to 14-7.
The Celtics are 7-0 from the second sport of back-to-backs this season, they usually achieved that with out Jaylen Brown (adductor) who had scored 41 on Wednesday.
Marcus Short added 16 factors, whereas White drained 4 triples in his 15-point haul. Malcolm Brogdon contributed 16 off the bench.
Kyrie Irving had a game-high 24 factors for the Nets, who went 5-16 with out Durant throughout a month-and-a-half stint on the sidelines final season.
Ben Simmons scored zero factors from three photographs, marking his second scoreless sport of his season and profession. However, he did have a season-high 13 assists, whereas T.J. Warren scored 20 factors off the bench.
76ers – Thunder
James Harden recorded 15 assists for the sixth time this season however the Philadelphia 76ers have been overwhelmed 133-114 at dwelling by the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander continued his excellent season with 37 factors, eight rebounds and 6 assists, whereas Josh Giddey added 20 factors and eight assists for OKC, who fought again from a third-quarter deficit to steer by 16 on the last change.
Harden had 24 factors with six rebounds and 15 assists, with Joel Embiid scoring 30 factors on 10-of-17 capturing from the sphere with 10 rebounds.
Mavericks – Lakers
Luka Doncic scored game-tying three-pointers on the finish of regulation and the primary additional time earlier than the Dallas Mavericks triumphed 119-115 in a bodily double OT conflict over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Doncic, who went 16 minutes with out a basket at one level, completed the sport with 35 factors, 14 rebounds and 13 assists, whereas Christian Wood got here up clutch defending the rim late with 24 factors, 14 rebounds and 5 blocks.
LeBron James tried valiantly for the Lakers with 24 factors, 16 rebounds and 9 assists with two steals, whereas Russell Westbrook added 28 factors off the bench, together with two essential free-throws on the finish of regulation .
