Jayson Tatum scored 34 points and Jaylen Brown had 31 points and ten rebounds for The Boston Celtics will defeat the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-112 on Sunday. and achieved their sixth consecutive victory.
Leandro Bolmaro played 4’18” (the last of a game that they were already losing by 21) for the losing franchise, in which converted two points (1-1 in doubles), took down a defensive rebound and delivered two goal passes.
The Celtics got their 24th win in their last 28 games and, against the Wolves, they did it against a team that until recently was the second most effective in the NBA. Minnesota is 12-5 since the All-Star break and had won 10 of 11 before back-to-back losses to Phoenix and Dallas this week. Anthony Edwards scored 24 points and Karl-Anthony Towns had 19 for the Timberwolves, who began a fourth-game road trip with a loss, their third in four games.
Karl-Anthony Towns dunk for the Wolves.
The Celtics scored 13 of the first 15 points in the second quarter to build a double-digit lead they never lost. They went into halftime with the score 72-49. Until then, the only question was whether Tatum would become NBA scoring leader. He got it and with his 1,923 points he ousted Trae Young, from Atlanta, who has 1,915, from the lead. The Celtics star already has one of the 15 best scoring campaigns in club history and seven games remain that would allow him to become the seventh player in the history of the group that exceeds 2,000 units in a season. Before him, John Havlicek, Paul Pierce, Larry Bird, Isaiah Thomas, Kevin McHale and Sam Jones did it.
Jayson Tatum’s celebration.
Sunday’s results
NY Knicks beat Detroit 104-102
Boston at Minnesota 134-112
Phoenix to Philadelphia 114-104
Washington at Golden State 123-115
New Orleans to LA Lakers 116-108
Dallas to Utah 114-100
Charlotte to Brooklyn 119-110
The positions in the NBA
Eastern Conference
.1. Boston Celtics (47-28)
.two. Miami Heat (47-28)
.3. Milwaukee Bucks (46-28)
.4. Philadelphia 76ers (46-28)
.5. Bulls (43-31)
.6. Toronto Raptors (42-32)
.7. Cleveland Cavaliers (41-33)
.8. Charlotte Hornets (39-36)
.9. Brooklyn Nets (39-36)
10. Atlanta Hawks (37-37)
11. New York Knicks (33-42)
12. Washington Wizards (32-42)
13. Indiana Pacers (25-50)
14. Detroit Pistons (20-55)
15. Orlando Magic (20-55)
Western Conference
.1. Phoenix Suns (61-14)
.two. Memphis Grizzlies (52-32)
.3. Golden State Warriors (48-27)
.4. Dallas Mavericks (46-29)
.5. Utah Jazz (45-30)
.6. Denver Nuggets (44-31)
.7. Minnesota Timberwolves (43-33)
.8. LA Clippers (36-39)
.9. New Orleans Pelicans (32-43)
10. LA Lakers (31-43)
11. San Antonio Spurs (30-44)
12. Portland Trail Blazers (27-47)
13. Sacramento Kings (27-48)
14. Oklahoma City Thunder (21-53)
15. Houston Rockets (20-55).
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Bolmaro and a small contribution in the defeat against the best team in the East