NBA Recap: Kings celebrate De’Aaron Fox’s return in style

A calm day, no big surprises NBA. Jayson Tatum and Giannis Antetokounmpo shined in wins over the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks, respectively, as the Toronto Raptors rallied from a 23-point third-quarter deficit against the Washington Wizards to complete the feat of the night. Achieved. Another notable player was De’Aaron Fox, who returned after a 15-day injury hiatus and scored 28 points in a win over the Sacramento Kings. Here’s everything that happened in the NBA early Tuesday morning:

Sacramento Kings 132-120 Cleveland Cavaliers

De’Aaron FoxHe finished with 28 points and six assists in his return to the Kings after missing five games with a sprained ankle, and Sacramento celebrated his star return by adding three straight wins.

dominican Chris Duarte Against the Kings, who had four players scoring 20 points or more, he scored two points in nine minutes. Sasha VezenkovHe was named the final EuroLeague MVP and showed a good performance off the bench with 11 points and 2 rebounds. Domantas Sabonis nearly reached a triple-double with 23 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists.

Cleveland’s offense was also very choral, with seven players scoring over 10 points. donovan mitchell Although he became the top scorer with (22 points), the team has not yet made a breakthrough.

Toronto Raptors 111-107 Washington Wizards

The Raptors lost 45-64 at halftime and had a 23-point lead (48-71) with 9.32 points in the third quarter, but Pascal Siakam played an active role in the Toronto team with 39 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists. It was a wonderful turnaround. .

Kyle Kuzma’s 34 points didn’t help the Wizards, who have lost three straight.

Boston Celtics 114-98 New York Knicks

Tatum scored 17 points in the fourth quarter for a total of 35 points, overwhelming the New York Knicks and giving the Celtics their third straight victory.

Boston’s Dominican Republic international Al Horford came off the bench and had two points and four rebounds in 21 minutes.

Jalen Brunson (26 points) and Julius Randle (25 points, 9 rebounds) were the main reference players for the Knicks, who collapsed in the second half (62-45).

Milwaukee Bucks 118-109 Chicago Bulls

Antetokounmpo had 35 points and 11 rebounds as the Bucks won against the Chicago Bulls, led by Nikola Vucevic with 26 points and 12 rebounds.

Damian Lillard returned to action for Milwaukee after missing two games with calf discomfort, but he was limited to just 12 points and was disappointing on 3-of-17 shooting (1-of-9 triples), so he was forced to return. had no luck.