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Celtics – Nets 126-120: Tatum’s 54 broke Durand and his team
Great performance from Jason Tatum who scored 54 points for the Celtics to throw the nets to the canvas (126-120) and get closer to the Top 4 in the East.
The Celtics have a good moon, their rise continues and on Sunday night the home win over the Nets (126-120) was enough for them to get closer to the east quartet and send a signal in all directions. At the same time, the Nets are 3-15 in the last 18 and 5-11 with Kairi Irving in their lineup while now sitting ninth in the District.
Incredible performance from Jason Tatum, who finished on the floor with 54 points (8/15 two points, 8/15 three points, 14/17 shots) in the remaining 41 minutes while Jalen Brown was grinding his teeth and carrying due to an injury problem 21 points, four rebounds, five assists and three steals.
Kevin Durand had 37 points (8/12 two points, 4/9 three points, 9/10 shots, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks) in the second game after his return but also had seven errors throughout with Kairi Irving Being criticized by his former team’s crowd during the game and staying on 19 points from 18 shots in 37 minutes of participation. At 39-27 the Celtics (23-11 home and 16-16 away), at 32-3 the Nets (13-18 home and 19-15 away) failing to stay in the top six.
THE TWELVE MINUTES: 29-34, 58-60, 89-90, 126-120
BOSTON CELTICS (Udoka): Tatum 54 (8/15 twos, 8/15 threes, 14/17 shots, 5 rebounds, 3 assists), Horford 13 (3 threes, 7 rebounds, 4 assists), Robert Williams 10 (8 rebounds, 2 Assists, 2 steals, 5 blocks), Brown 21 (3), Smart 14 (2 3-pointers, 3 rebounds, 9 assists), Grant Williams 2, White 6, Pritchard 3 (1), Thais
BROUKLYN NETWORKS (Nas): Durand 37 (8/12 two points, 4/9 three points, 9/10 shots, 6 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 blocks), Brown 16 (1 three points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists), Drummond 6 (7 rebounds) ), Curry 8 (2), Irving 19 (6/12 two points, 2/6 three points, 1/1 shot, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 steals), Dragic 7 (1), Aldridge 14 (7/10 two points) , Mills 3 (1), Johnson 2, Claxton 5, Thomas 3 (1)
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