“He’s fine, there shouldn’t be any problems.” Beyond the clear victory over the Kings, putting the Celtics people in a good mood are the words of coach Joe Mazzulla regarding the injury of the defending champions’ star Jayson Tatum, who was forced off the court after a sprained left ankle.
Before leaving Sacramento’s hardwood, Boston’s No. 0 still managed to put up 25 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists, being the best of his team. Four others went in double figures: from the bench Pritchard made 22 and Kornet 13, then there were Porzingis’ 16 (with 8 rebounds) and White’s 12 (8 assists). The Kings struggled and held their own against the champions, but then had to surrender despite double-doubles by DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis, the former posting 20 points and 10 assists, the latter 16 points and 17 rebounds.
Nice and important play-in win for the Magic, who, eighth in the Eastern Conference, beat the Lakers 118-106 at home. Excellent performances by Franz Wagner and PaoloBanchero. The former finished with 32 points and 9 assists, the Italian-American with 30 points and 7 rebounds, but in addition to Carter’s 12 points and 8 rebounds, the contribution coming off the bench with Anthony Black’s 17 points was also important. The Yellow Jackets, fifth in the Western Conference, collect their third consecutive loss despite Luka Doncic’s 32 points, 7 rebounds and as many assists, LeBron James’ 24 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, Austin Reaves’ 18 points and Dorian Finney-Smith’s 14.
A total of 8 games played on Italian night. Victories for Pacers (119-103 over Timberwolves with 24 points and 11 assists for Haliburton), Raptors (112-104 over Wizards with 21 points and 11 rebounds for Poeltl),Mavericks (120-101 over Nets with Dinwiddie’s 15 points and 12 assists), Pelicans (112-99 over Sixers with 19 points for Matkovic), Bulls (129-119 over the Nuggets with 37 points for White) and Suns (108-106 over the Bucks with a great Kevin Durant who, with 38 points and 8 rebounds, won the challenge in the challenge against Giannis Antetokounmpo who finished with 31 points and 10 rebounds).
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