Tatum swept the Pistons, Bulls and Kings comfortably

Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart were out for the Celtics against the Pistons. But Boston had Jayson Tatum and that was enough to drive them to a 99-111 win in Detroit.

The all-star forward had a great night, taking his team by the hand with 34 points and 11 rebounds, especially when the “Pistons” came back from -23 in the 4th quarter. Derrick White followed with 23 points, Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points.

The Pistons had Bojan Bogdanovic on 21 points, Killian Hayes on 17 points and Jaden Ivey on 14 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 25-26, 53-60, 72-90, 99-111

PISTONS: Bogdanovic 21 (2), Stewart 10 (4/12 shots, 0/7 trebles, 12 rebounds), Duren 7 (14 rebounds), Ivey 14 (1 treble, 5 assists), Burks 5 (2/ 8 shooters, 1 /5 3-pointers), Livers 5 (1), Bay 14 (5/15 shooting, 1/5 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Hayes 17 (3), Diallo 6

CELTS: Tatum 34 (3/9 threes, 11 rebounds, 6 assists), Houser 15 (5/9 threes, 6 rebounds), Horford 3 (1/6 shooting, 1 threes, 5 rebounds), R Williams 15 (15 rebounds) , White 23 (2 threes, 7 rebounds, 7 assists), Griffin, G. Williams 2, Brogdon 16 (4), Pritchard 3 (1)

Rockets – Kings 120-140

The Kings have been volatile lately. Still, they found a way to earn a comfortable 120-140 win over the worst team in the NBA and improve their record to 29-23.

Keegan Murray’s 30 points on 8/12 3-point shooting led the way for the winners, with Malik Monk adding 20 points and Domantas Sabonis adding 17 points and 10 assists.

With the Rockets, Jaylen Green had 27 points, Kenyon Martin had 18 points, and Eric Gordon had 16 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 24-31, 48-65, 88-99, 120-140

MISSILES: Smith 13 (5/15 shooting, 1/6 threes, 5 rebounds), Martin 18 (2 threes, 8 rebounds), Senggun 15 (1 threes, 7 rebounds, 7 assists), Gordon 16 (3 threes, 8 assists) , Green 27 (5/11 3 pointers), Fernando 6 (5 rebounds), Garuba 3 (1), Dice 2, Eason 4 (5 rebounds), Tate 9, Christopher 5, Washington 2

KINGS: Sabonis 17 (1 treble, 7 rebounds, 10 assists), Barnes 9 (3/9 shots, 5 rebounds), Marie 30 (8/12 trebles, 6 rebounds), Fox 16 (8 assists), Herter 16 (2/ 7 3-pointers), Lyles 14 (2), Metu 4, Burton, Len, Dellavedova, Mitchell 5 (1 3-pointers, 5 assists), Davis 3 (1), Monk 20 (4/7 3-pointers), Ellis 3 (1)

Bulls – Spurs 128-104

One blowout was more than enough for the Bulls against the Spurs, and Chicago rode to an easy 128-104 win. The game was a derby for almost three periods until a 23-3 partial run by the home side helped them escape 108-88 and never look back.

Nikola Vucevic was the winners’ leader with 22 points and 12 rebounds, with Andre Drummond adding 21 points and 15 rebounds, Zach LaVine 20 points and DeMar DeRozan 19 points.

For the Spurs, Keldon Johnson had 21 points and Malachi Branham had 15 points (but 6/18 shooting).

THE DODECALPTA: 39-28, 62-59, 90-85, 128-104

COPS: Williams 11 (1 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), DeRozan 19 (5 assists), Vucevic 22 (2/6 3-pointers, 12 rebounds), LaVine 20 (1/5 3-pointers), Dosumno 10, Terry 2 , Jones 5 (1), Drummond 21 (15 rebounds), Bradley 2, Dragic 4, White 12 (1)

SPURS: Bates-Diop 9 (1 three-pointer, 5 rebounds), K. Johnson 21, Peltle 14 (9 rebounds), Richardson 11 (5/14 shooting, 1 three-pointer), Branham 15 (6/18 shooting, 3 three-pointers, 5 rebounds ), Roby 8, Collins 8, Barlow 4, McDermott 6 (2), S. Johnson 3, Wesley 5 (1 3s, 5 rebounds)

Wizards – Cavaliers 91-114

The Cavaliers found the Wizards without Bradley Beal, Kyle Kuzma and showed no mercy. Playing as much as needed, they prevailed 91-114, their fourth win in their last five games.

Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen each had 23 points for the winners, with Donovan Mitchell adding 21 points.

With the Wizards, Kristaps Porzingis had 18 points and Will Burton had 15 points.

THE DODECALPTA: 25-37, 46-66, 72-96, 91-114

WIZARD: Kispert 2 (1/7 shots, 0/5 trebles), Avdiyya 12 (3/10 shots, 1 treble), Porzingis 18 (1/6 trebles, 7 rebounds), Gafford 11 (8 rebounds), Morris 10 (2 3-pointers, 7 assists), Gill 6 (1), Gibson 6, Burton 15 (1 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Wright, Nunn 8, Goodwin 1, Davis 2

CAVALIERS: Mobley 16 (5 rebounds), Okoro 12 (2), Allen 23 (8 rebounds), Garland 23 (5/9 threes, 5 assists), Mitchell 21 (3/9 threes, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Wade, Diakite, Stevens 2, Osman 3 (1/5 shots, 1 three), Lopez 2, Neto 2, LeVert 10 (1 three, 8 rebounds)

Jazz – Outsiders 111-124

The Mavericks didn’t have Luka Doncic against Jazz. They don’t have – yet – Kyrie Irving to debut in their next game. And none of that…didn’t matter at all as the lackluster Dallas caused an upset in Utah, beating the Jazz 111-124.

Josh Green and Jaden Hardy each had 29 points for the winners, with Tim Hardaway adding 17 points (on 5/16 shooting).

In the Jazz, Jordan Clarkson had 26 points, Lauri Markkanen had 19 points, and Walker Kessler had 13 points and 9 rebounds.

THE DODECALPTA: 37-25, 62-60, 85-89, 111-124

JAZZ: Olynyk 11 (6 rebounds), Markkanen 19 (1/7 threes, 7 rebounds), Kessler 13 (9 rebounds), Conley 10 (1/4 threes, 11 assists), Clarkson 26 (7/19 shooting, 0/5 3-pointers), Gay 10, Azubuike, Sexton 10, Beasley 9 (3/9 shooting, 3 3-pointers, 7 rebounds), Agbaji 3 (1)

MAVERICKS: Hardaway 17 (5/16 shooting, 3/7 3-pointers), Bullock 13 (3/8 3-pointers), Powell 12 (16 rebounds), Wright 10, Green 29 (3 3-pointers, 6 rebounds), Wood 6 (1/7 shots, 9 rebounds), Silva 2, McGee, Dilikina, Pinson 3 (1), Lawson 3 (1), Hardy 29 (4/6 3-pointers)