The NBA lowered its revolutions this Sunday on the day in which the sports world of the United States sets its eyes on the Super Bowl. Day with only 2 games in play: Celtics beat Hawks and Timberwolves beat Pacers.
Boston beat Atlanta 105-95 for its eighth straight win and improved to 33-25. The team of udoka is in its best moment of the season, while Hawks accumulates 4 losses in the last 5 games.
The game went to halftime 45-55 and it was in the third quarter (42-23) when Boston put the direct with Jayson Tatum to the offensive commanders.
Tatum finished with 38 points and 10 rebounds (16 points in the third quarter), Jaylene Brown added 17 plus 9 rebounds, Derrick White contributed 14 points and 5 assists and Marcus Smart 13 plus 7 basket passes, neither of them being good in the shot. In addition, Robert Williams III signed a double-double.
Al Horfordmeanwhile, one of the 3 Dominicans in contention on the day, had 8 points and 6 rebounds in 24 minutes.
Atlanta, which played without John Collins and finished with a poor 36.6% on the shot, had Bring Young with 30 points and 10 assists (9 of 26 facing the hoop), Bogdan Bogdanović with 26 points already Clint Capela with 17 rebounds.
Boston won again from defense, the aspect of the game in which it has improved the most and which is allowing it its current excellent streak of results.
Minnesota win
The Wolves won 120-129 in Indiana to get 30-27 for a poor 19-39 Pacers without direction.
The Dominican duel between Chris Duarte Y Karl-Anthony Towns it was not. The first was injured after 4 minutes of play and the second went through serious foul trouble that only allowed him to play 22 minutes to make 15 points and 13 rebounds, with 6 turnovers.
The visitors laid the foundations for their victory with a 24-41 win in the second quarter and had the young Anthony Edwards as a great star: 37 points, 4 steals and 7 triples scored. He is the fourth youngest player to reach 2,500 points scored. He only outdoes him in precocity Lebron James, Kevin Durant Y Devin Booker.
D’Angelo Russell He made 23 points and 6 basket passes in a team that attacked the rival from the triple (18 of 34) and that was much deeper in its squad, with its second unit scoring 54 points.
Indiana hurt on the offensive rebound and had a brilliant Tyrese Haliburton, who finished with 22 points, 16 assists and 6 triples. Spectacular newcomer.
Oshae Brissett had 22 points and 13 rebounds, lance stephenson added 21 goals and the also newcomer Jalen Smith he went to 17 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes.
Indiana had to play without Isaiah Stewartlost Duarte due to injury and had buddy hildanother newcomer, in a painful 1 of 13 from the triple.
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Celtics and Timberwolves Wins on Super Bowl Day