Celtics train, beat Atlanta to 8 straight wins, Pelicans and Wolves rise

The Celtics faced the Hawks in Atlanta without Robert Williams, Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon. Turns out they didn’t need her to humiliate the “Hawks” in Atlanta and dismantle Trae Young’s team 101-126.

Jaylen Brown led with 22 points, Jayson Tatum added 19 points (on 6-of-19 shooting) and Grant Williams added 18 points on a night where the Celtics had seven players to score in double digits, even going as high as +31.

With the Hawks, Young had 27 points, Dejude Marie had 19 points, and DeAndre Hunter had 13 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 18-30, 53-62, 78-97, 101-126

hawks: Collins 12, Hunter 13 (4/13 shooting, 2 threes), Capela 7 (8 rebounds), Young 27 (10/23 shooting, 2 threes, 5 rebounds, 9 assists), Marie 19 (1 threes). -Pointers, 5 assists), Kaminski 3 (1), Okongo 2 (9 rebounds), Martin, Griffin 6 (3/9 shots), T. Holliday, Johnson 7 (3/11 shots), A. Holliday 2 (1 /6 shots), Forrest , Krejci 3 (1)

CELTS: Williams 18 (4), Tatum 19 (6/19 shooting, 3/10 threes, 7 rebounds, 8 assists), Horford 7 (1 threes, 11 rebounds), White 16 (2 threes, 5 rebounds, 10 assists), Brown 22 (1/6 three-pointers, 5 rebounds), Griffin, Jackson, Houser 15 (5/6 three-pointers, 6 rebounds), Corne 15 (7/7 shots, 1 three-pointer). , 8 rebounds), Pritchard 14 (4), Davison

Nuggets-Knicks 103-106

The Knicks found the Nuggets without Nikola Jokic and didn’t let their chance slip. They played inspired basketball, beating Denver 103-106 and beating the Nuggets away from home for the first time in 16 years! Denver had a chance to send the game into overtime, but Jamal Murray’s late three-pointer missed the target.

Julius Randle with 34 points and 11 rebounds led the winners, with Jaylen Brunson adding 21 points.

For the Nuggets, Murray and Bones Hyland each had 21 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 27-30, 54-55, 84-80, 103-106

NUGGETS: Green 10, Porter 5 (1/8 shooting, 1/6 trebles), Jordan 4 (8 rebounds), Murray 21 (7/20 shooting, 3 trebles, 9 rebounds, 6 assists), Caldwell-Pope 13 (2) , Nagy 13 (1), Brown 12 (2 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Chadzar 2, Hyland 21 (5/10 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Brown 2

curtsy: Randle 34 (3/10 3-pointers, 11 rebounds), Reddish 10, Hartenstein, Brunson 21 (2 3-pointers, 5 rebounds, 7 assists), Barrett 11 (4/18 shooting, 0/9 3-pointers) , Toppin 7 (1/5 3 points), Sims 4, Rose 13 (2), Quickley 6 (5 rebounds, 6 assists)

Pelicans – Bulls 124-110

The Pelicans have learned to live without Zion Williamson since last year. With the Bulls 124-110 in New Orleans, they had no problem coming through for the second straight year despite the absence of their star, even going as high as +26.

CJ McCollum was the leading scorer for the winners with 23 points, with Jonas Valanciunas adding 22 points and Trey Murphy adding 19 points.

With the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan had 28 points and Zach LaVine had 25 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 32-28, 58-53, 95-78, 124-110

pelicans: Ingram 16 (4/15 shooting, 2 threes, 6 rebounds, 9 assists), Jones 10 (2), Valanciunas 22 (2 threes, 7 rebounds), McCollum 23 (3 threes, 8 assists), Murphy 19 (5 threes ). , 10 rebounds), Nance 8 (6 rebounds), Marshall 3 (1/6 shot, 1 three-pointer), Hernangometh, Graham 6 (2), Alvarado 13, Daniels 4

COPS: Williams 5 (1), DeRozan 28 (7 assists), Vucevic 14 (2 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), LaVine 25 (4/11 3-pointers, 5 assists), Dosumno 4, Green 3 (1/7 shooting ). ), Jones, Drummond 8, Bradley 3 (1), Dragic 6 (7 assists), Caruso 13 (3), Terry 1

Magic – Wolves 108-126

Wolves need wins. Meeting Banquero and Carter-less Magic in Orlando certainly boded well for them as Minnesota clinched an easy 108-126 win. This is only the second time this year that Wolves have won back-to-back and are now 7-8.

Anthony Edwards with 35 points and Karl-Anthony Towns with 30 points led the winners, with Rudy Gober adding 16 points.

At the Magic, Bol Bol had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Jaylen Suggs had 23 points, and Franz Wagner had 18 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 24-42, 49-74, 80-98, 108-126

MAGIC: Okeke 5 (2/8 shots, 1/6 trebles, 5 rebounds), Wagner 18 (7/17 shots, 1 treble, 6 rebounds), Baba 8 (0/5 trebles, 10 rebounds), Ball 26 (12 rebounds ), Suggs 23 (5/11 3-points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists), Houston 3 (1), Schofield 6, Hampton 4, Ross 6 (1), Harris 9

WOLVES: McDaniels 10 (4/12 shooting, 1/5 threes, 8 rebounds), Gober 16 (8 rebounds), Towns 30 (2 threes, 5 rebounds, 5 assists), Russell 11 (1/6 threes). Pointer, 6 assists), Edwards 35 (7/13 threes, 8 rebounds, 6 assists), Prince 5, Knight, Anderson 8, Reed, McLaughlin 9 (1), Nowell, Lawson 2

Raptors – Heat 112-104

In a crazy game marred by significant absences (Siakam and Trent for the Raptors, Adebayo and Hiro for the Heat), Toronto prevailed and rode to a 112-104 win, going an insane 21-0 in the third -Run drove quarter! Still, Miami put the game on point but never completed his counterattack.

Augie Anunoby with 32 points and 10 rebounds led the way for the winners, with Fred VanVleet adding 23 points (but shooting on July 21) and Scotty Barnes 19 points.

For the heat, Max Struss had 20 points, Kyle Lowry had 19 points, and Gabe Vincent had 16 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 27-31, 54-60, 84-79, 112-104

birds of prey: Young 12 (8 rebounds), Anunoby 32 (1 3s, 10 rebounds), Barnes 19 (1 3s, 6 rebounds, 6 assists), Bandon 5 (2/10 shots, 1/6 3s) , VanVleet 23 (7/ 21 shots, 3/10 3-pointers, 8 assists), Bushe 15 (1 3-pointers, 10 rebounds), Hernangometh, Coloco 4, Burts 2

BLOW: Jovic 13 (1), Butler 13 (5 assists), Martin 14 (2 threes, 9 rebounds), Lowry 19 (4), Struss 20 (3), Kane, Dedmon 9, Vincent 16 (3 threes). , 5 templates) , Robinson

Misfits – Rockets 92-101

Luka Doncic took a day off to rest and that proved to be a big problem for the Mavericks, who saw the NBA’s worst team (the Rockets) beat Dallas 92-101.

Kevin Porter and Jaylen Green each had 17 points for the Rockets, with Alperen Senggun adding 14 points on a night when Houston had 19 blocks, threatening the team’s all-time record (20).

With the Mavericks, Tim Hardaway had 28 points and Christian Wood had 26 points and 8 rebounds.

THE DODECALPTA: 28-31, 51-57, 74-76, 92-101

MAVERICKS: Finney-Smith 7 (3/11 shooting, 1/8 threes, 8 rebounds), Bullock (0/6 threes), Powell 7 (5 rebounds), Dinwiddie 9 (3/18 shooting, 1/9 threes, 10 assists ), Green 4 (5 rebounds), Bertans 3 (), Hardaway 28 (10/26 shots, 5/14 threes), Wood 26 (2 threes, 8 rebounds), Dilikina 5 (1), Cabasso 3 (1/6 3-pointer, 5 assists)

MISSILES: Smith 10 (3/10 shooting, 2 three-pointers, 9 rebounds), Senggun 14 (7 rebounds, 5 blocks), Gordon 10 (3/9 shooting, 1 three-pointer), Porter 17 (6/14 shooting, 2 three-pointers, 11 Rebounds, 8 assists, 5 rallies), Green 17 (5/15 shots, 1 treble, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 turnovers), Garuba 12 (5/5 shots, 2 trebles). , 9 rebounds), Martin 10 (1) , Eason 8 (7 rebounds), Christopher, Nix 3 (1)

Hornets – Pacers 113-125

The Pacers showed character in Charlotte and played great basketball in the fourth quarter and earned an important 113-125 win over the Hornets.

Tyrish Halliburton with 22 points and 11 assists led the way for the winners, with Myles Turner adding 20 points and 10 rebounds, Benedict Mathurin 20 points and Buddy Hield 19 points.

For the Hornets, LaMelo Ball had 26 points — but twisted his left ankle again when he stepped on a fan’s foot and left just before the end of the game — and PJ Washington had 24 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 27-27, 63-60, 90-90, 113-125

HORNETS: Washington 24 (4), Plumlee 12 (10 rebounds), Ball 26 (5 3-pointers, 6 assists), Rozier 17 (1 3-pointers, 8 assists), Oubre 17 (8/21 shooting, 1/7 3 -Pointer, 13 rebounds), McDaniels 3, Thor, Richards 5 (5 rebounds), Malenton 7 (1), Booknight 2

pacemaker: Smith 11 (7 rebounds), Turner 20 (1 three-pointer, 10 rebound), Nebhardt 13 (1), Halliburton 22 (3 three-pointers, 11 assists), Hield 19 (3), Brissett 8 (2), Nesmith, Jackson 6 , McConnell 6 (5 assists), Mathurin 20 (1)