Boston Celtics Round Night

of boston celtics they enjoyed the night. The Eastern leader of his conference, Brooklyn, won a high-altitude duel against his Nets (98-109) and saw the two leading pursuers, Milwaukee and Philadelphia, go down on the same day. In a game where they faced the uncertainty of playing without his two starters, they bolstered him as a team to win in the NBA.

The Nets played the first game without Kevin Durant He missed at least two weeks with a knee injury and the Celtics were missing Jalen Brown (Mentioned after scoring 41 points against the Pelicans) Al Horford, usually rests when teams play two nights in a row. So there was an opportunity to measure wardrobe. And in that attack, the Celtics took their hand.

Brooklyn has put together one of the best shooting teams in recent years, and the first half put the Celtics’ stamina to the test. Up to four Nets players scored in his double figures at halftime, but most notably was the only player not to score in the entire game. Ben SimmonsThe Australian has the best and worst of his games combined in one game. Especially open is his excellent vision on the field (10 assists) and reluctance to shoot that would ultimately harm his team.

It was a close-knit matchup to playoff tension, fist-clenching until the Celtics’ two unlikely heroes broke the game. Between the end of the 3rd period and the start of the 4th period, Malcolm Brogdon and Peyton Pritchard They tied seven baskets in a row, opening up a crucial gap along with a nice collective stretch of defense.

Even on bad nights of attack, he suffers from thumb and wrist problems, Jason Tatum He was the Celtics’ leading scorer with 20 points (7/22 shooting), behind Brogdon, Marcus Smart (16) and Derrick White (15). All of them were fundamental to the defense that made the difference in Boston’s five-game winning streak.