The Los Angeles Lakers sank this Monday with their lowest score in a game since 2017 during a visit to the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Boston Celtics dominated the Miami Heat and bounced back from a loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Celtics 108 – Heat 89

Jaylen Brown (29 points, 7 rebounds) leads the Celtics (17-4) Despite not being able to rely on Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday and Dominican Republic’s Al Horford tonight, a second straight loss was avoided.

Peyton Pritchard (25 points) also played an active role for the Celtics with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Jayson Tatum had 19 points, six rebounds and eight assists for Derrick White.

Boston won by 27 points, and Miami shot 35.6% from the field and 22.9% from triples.

The Heat (9-10), without Jimmy Butler, had Mexican Jaime Jaques Jr. as the starter and had a double-double of 19 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in 36 minutes, at least his best so far this year. showed performance.

Timberwolves 109 – Lakers 80

A day after fighting until the final moments to defeat the Utah Jazz (second-to-last in the West Division), the Lakers (12-9) produced another disappointing image this Monday, suffering their fifth loss in their last seven games. did.

Nothing went right for the Lakers. LeBron James’ poor shooting weighed on him, resulting in 10 points (4-of-16 from the field) and eight rebounds with six turnovers. Anthony Davis had 12 points (4 of 14) and 11 rebounds.

Austin Reaves was a low scorer for J.J. Redick’s team, but D’Angelo Russell was the top scorer for Angelenos with 20 points (8-of-12 shooting, 4-of-5 triples). It became. But 21 turnovers and an abysmal 6-of-31 shooting (19.4%) from the perimeter was a burden that was impossible to get rid of.

For the Timberwolves (10-10), who took a breather with their second straight win, Julius Randle (18 points) and Rudy Gobert (17 points, 12 rebounds) combined to help Anthony Edwards (8 points, 7 points). Made up for my bad luck. Rebound on 3 of 13 shots).

Minnesota was outstanding from the outside hitting 15 of 35 triples (42.9%) and scored 20 points on fast breaks.

Bulls 128 – Net 102

The Nets (9-13), led by Spanish coach Jordi Fernandez, have lost their third straight game in a game with multiple casualties (including Cam Thomas, Ben Simmons, Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith). . Brooklyn didn’t shoot more than 40 percent from the field and Dennis Schroder had 16 points and 10 assists.

For the Bulls (9-13), Josh Guidi recorded his first triple-double in Chicago with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

Hawks 124 – Pelicans 112

The Hawks (11-11) won their fourth straight game with a very solid performance, with seven of their nine players scoring in double figures. DeAndre Hunter (22 points) and Trae Young (12 points, 15 assists) stood out for Atlanta.

CJ McCollum (29 points, 6 rebounds) was the most active for the Pelicans (4 wins, 18 losses), who suffered injuries and suffered a nine-game losing streak. Dejounte Murray had seven points, five rebounds and 10 assists in his return to Atlanta.