Undaunted Celtics with nine straight wins, upset in Cleveland

The Celtics continue to come out with significant absentees in every game. However, that didn’t stop them from picking up another win, this time against the Pelicans without Zion Williamson in New Orleans, 109-117.

Jaylen Brown with 27 points and 10 rebounds and Derrick White with 26 points led the winners, with Jayson Tatum adding 19 points and 10 assists on a night when Boston even hit +19 a little stressed in the fourth third. but finally victory.

In the Pelicans, Brandon Ingram had 25 points, CJ McCollum had 18 points, and Herb Jones had 17 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 25-40, 57-67, 78-89, 109-117

Cavaliers – Hornets 132-122

One of the top games of the season came in Cleveland when the Cavaliers blew away a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter and eventually needed two overtimes to beat the LaMelo Ball-less Hornets 132-122.

Darius Garland’s 41 points led the way for the winners, with Donovan Mitchell adding 34 points, Evan Mobley adding 21 points and 18 rebounds, and Jarrett Allen adding 20 points and 12 rebounds.

With the Hornets, Kelly Oubre had 34 points and Terry Rozier and PJ Washington each had 28 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 28-14, 58-46, 82-70, 105-105, 120-120, 132-122

Wizard – run 107-106

The Heat entered Washington without Butler, Adebayo, Hiro and just 7 healthy players in total (and the injured Gabe Vincent replaced 8). Still, they fought to the end but eventually relented, with the Wizards earning a 107-106 victory in overtime and coming back from a -16 deficit in the second half.

Bradley Beal was the leading scorer for the winners with 27 points, with Kyle Kuzma with 21 points (on 9/24 shooting) and the three-pointer that sent the game into five-minute overtime, and Kristaps Porzingis 20 points and Scored 17 rebounds.

For the Heat, Kyle Lowry had 24 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists and Max Struss had 22 points (on 8/24 shooting), the latter missing a 3-pointer and two missed chances to his team in both the regular season finale and the overtime finale to bring victory.

THE DODECALPTA: 33-31, 57-69, 81-88, 104-104, 107-106

Bulls – Magic 107-108

The Magic shocked the Bulls in Chicago. And they have Jaylen Suggs to thank for that, whose late-game 3-pointer gave his team a 107-108 win in Orlando in a crazy game that saw the Magic lose a 19-point deficit.

Wendell Carter led by 21 points, with Suggs and Franz Wagner each adding 20 points.

For the Bulls, DeMar DeRozan had 41 points and Nikola Vucevic had 14 points and 16 rebounds. However, the Montenegrin missed a chance to seal victory for his team after missing two shots at 107-105, setting the stage for Saggs’ game-winning goal.

THE DODECALPTA: 24-37, 52-66, 79-87, 107-108

Grizzlies – Thunder 121-110

The Grizzlies did what they had to do against the Thunder and won 121-110. But that victory came at a price as Ja Morad injured his ankle. However, the Thunder also had their own problems after Alexei Pokusevsky left with a left ankle injury.

Jaren Jackson was the winner’s leader with 25 points and 12 rebounds, with Morad and John Konchar each adding 19 points.

For the Thunder, Josh Giddy had 20 points and Jaylen Williams had 16 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 33-28, 63-59, 92-83, 121-110

Rockets – Pacers 91-99

The Pacers knocked out the Rockets at home while showing that Houston is still experiencing the expected troubles of a young team, with Indiana clinching a 91-99 win and erasing a 20-point deficit.

Tyrish Halliburton’s 19 points led the way for the winners, with Myles Turner adding 17 points and Benedict Mathurin adding 15 points (on 4/14 shooting).

For the Rockets, Eric Gordon had 24 points and Jaylen Green had 16 points (but on 2/10 shooting).

THE DODECALPTA: 25-10, 50-45, 70-71, 91-99