Four games were played tonight (between Thursday and Friday) in the NBA league, when the Dallas Mavericks were stopped and lost to the Boston Celtics.
Dallas Mavericks (17:22) - Boston Celtics (12:27) 124:95
in a battle between two of the best teams in the league so far, the second triple double in the career of Jayson Tatum who finished the game with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, Interrupted Dallas' seven-game winning streak in the best league in the world.
Luka Doncic scored 23 points (7/23 from the field) after averaging 44.5 points in the previous five games.
The Mavs superstar did not play in the fourth quarter, which started with Boston leading by 24 points.
Tatum wasn't much better than Doncic, going 8-for-22 from the field, but his teammates were there.
Boston hit 16 3-pointers out of 43 attempts, with eight players hitting at least one.
Marcus Smart and Malcolm Brogdon each scored 15 points, with Smart hitting 4-of-9 three-pointers while Brogdon finished the game 3-for-5.
Doncic.
Not his night, photo: USA TODAY Sports
Orlando Magic (25:14) - Memphis Grizzlies (13:25) 123:115
32 points from Jay Morant and another 31 and 10 rebounds from Jaren Jackson Jr. led Memphis to victory over Orlando Magic and first place in the Western Conference.
Rookie Paolo Bunkero scored 30 points and 9 rebounds for Orlando.
Franz Wagner added 22 points, with 19 in a desperate comeback attempt in the fourth quarter.
The first-round pick scored Orlando's first 10 points of the second half, but Morant answered with 11 straight for the Grizzlies, giving them a 25-point lead midway through the third quarter.
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— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) January 6, 2023
Houston Rockets (29:10) - Utah Jazz (21:20) 131:114
Lauri Markkanen continues to look like someone who must enter the All-Star Game of the best league in the world this season.
Tonight, he set a career high with 49 points to lead the Utah Jazz to a victory over the Houston Rockets.
"I've said it over and over again this year, it's just my teammates, the coaching staff, they put me in the right places to be successful," the Finnish star said at the end.
"My teammates did a great job passing the ball to me and I just had to hit my shots."
Jaylen Green had 30 points and Kevin Porter Jr. added 23 for the Rockets, who lost their sixth straight game.
Houston, Lauri was a problem 😳 pic.twitter.com/ZDyZevRSHW
— NBA on ESPN (@ESPNNBA) January 6, 2023
Denver Nuggets (13:24) - LA Clippers (18:21) 91:122
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