Player Boston Celtics Jayson Tatum (number 0) shoots for the basket in an NBA game against the Philadelphia 76ers.
New York – Jayson Tatum secured a 110-107 victory for the Boston basketball players in the NBA hall with a three-pointer with a second left. The Celtics secured first place in the standings over Milwaukee and moved within two wins of Western Conference leader Denver as the Nuggets lost 94-112 to Memphis.
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It's been a long time it looked like the hero would be Philadelphia center Joel Embiid, who scored 41 points and helped erase a 10-point deficit in the final six minutes. But the Celtics signaled when throwing out of the car, the ball reached the running Tatum, who signaled an intrusion under the basket, but stopped at a three-pointer and made the decision with an accurate shot. Until then, he was not doing very well and ended the game with 18 points.
But Embiid could have become a hero after all, after he tried to shoot over three quarters of the court and to the delight of the fans, he aimed accurately, but the ball left his hand at the moment when the red light was on, announcing the end of the game, so the referees could not recognize the basket. “This is just the story of my life, I'm still unlucky,” Embiid sighed.
“This is the NBA and anything can happen in it. It was an unbelievable ending. I've dreamed of shots like this all my life. Today it worked out for me. Then came an incredible moment from Joel, but I knew it was too late,” Tatum said.
Even without the main pivot Steven Adams, Memphis found a recipe to stop Nikola Jokic, who recorded 15 points, 13 rebounds and only 3 assists, and Denver lost its main weapon. The result was only 94 points scored, which is the least in the season by the Nuggets. Ja Morant led Memphis with 23 points.
The New York Knicks celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of winning the title in the 1972/73 season and gave themselves a gift in the form of a 128-106 win over New Orleans. Julius Randle contributed 28 points and R.J. Barrett added 25 points.
San Antonio led Utah by 14 points, but ended up losing 102-118 for its 16th straight loss. Utah was once again led by Finnish international Lauri Markkanen, who scored 14 of his 27 points in the final quarter.
The Jazz decided the game in the last four minutes, allowing the Spurs only two points. And that was mainly thanks to Walker Kessler, who recorded four blocks in this passage. “I just don't like it when people score under my basket. So I try to stop them,” said Kessler, who averages 2.2 blocks per game and is the fifth-leading blocker on the season.
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Charlotte – Miami 108:103, Detroit – Toronto 91:95, Memphis – Denver 112:94, New York – New Orleans 128:106, Orlando – Indiana 108:121, Philadelphia – Boston 107-110, Utah – San Antonio 118-102.
Tables:
Eastern Conference:
Atlantic Division:
| 1. | Boston | 61 | 44 | 17 | 72.1 |
| 2. | Philadelphia | 59 | 39 | 20 | 66.1 |
| 3. | Brooklyn | 59 | 34 | 25 | 57.6 |
| 4. | New York | 62 | 27 | 56.5 | |
| 5. | Toronto | 30 | 31 | 49.2 |
Central Division :
| 1. | Milwaukee | 59 | 42 | 17 | 71.2 |
| 2. | Cleveland | 63 | 38 | 25 | 60.3 |
| 3. | Chicago | 60 | 27 | 33 | 45.0 |
| 4. | Indiana | 62 | 27 | 35 | 43.5 |
| 5 . | Detroit | 61 | 15 | 46 | 24.6 |
Southeast Division:
| 1. | Miami | 61< /td> | 32 | 29 | 52.5 |
| 2. | Atlanta | 60 | 30 | 30 | 50.0 |
| 3. | Washington | 59 | 28 | 31 | 47.5 |
| 4 . | Orlando | 61 | 25 | 36 | 41.0 |
| 5. | Charlotte | 62 | 19 | 43 | 30, 6 |
Western Conference:
Southwest Division:
| 1. | Memphis | 59 | 36 | 23 | 61.0 |
| 2. | Dallas | 61 | 32 | 29 | 52 .5 |
| 3. | New Orleans | 61 | 30 | 31 | 49.2 |
| 4. | San Antonio | 61 | 14 | 47 | 23.0 |
| 5. | Houston | 59 | 13 | 46 | 22.0 |
Northwest Division:
| 1. | Denver | 61 | 42 | 19 | 68.9 |
| 2. | Minnesota | 62 | 31 | 31 | 50.0 |
| 3. | Utah | 62 | 31 | 31 | 50.0 |
| 4. | Oklahoma City | 59 | 28 | 31 | 47.5 |
| 5. | Portland | 59 | 28 | 31 | 47.5 |
Pacific Division:
| 1. | Sacramento | 59 | 34 | 25 | 57.6 |
| 2. | Phoenix | 61 | 33 | 28 | 54.1 |
| 3. | LA Clippers | 62 | 33 | 29 | 53.2 |
| 4 . | Golden State | 60 | 30 | 30 | 50.0 |
| 5. | LA Lakers | 60 | 28 | 32 | 46.7 |
