At the same time as the postponement of Washington and Danny Avdia's game against Detroit, eight games were played tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday) in the NBA.
In focus: Boston ran over Brooklyn mercilessly, Golden State messed up again and lost, and Damian Lillard was hot in Portland's victory.
Boston (15:37) - Brooklyn (20:31) 96:139
Boston's dominance in meetings against Brooklyn in recent years continued tonight, with a record game, in which it simply crushed its opponent by 43 points.
At the end of the first quarter it was already a monstrous 16:46 for the Celtics, who continued to cruise to victory without looking back.
Jayson Tatum led with 31 points and 9 rebounds, Jaylen Brown added 26 7 and Robert Williams also celebrated with 16 points and 9 rebounds on the way to the Greens' 10th straight victory over Brooklyn.
On the losing side, Kyrie Irving scored 20.
We opened the first quarter logging 46-points, but we didn't stop there as we continued to dominate to close the game out with a win against Brooklyn.
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— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 2, 2023
Minnesota (26:28) - Golden State (25:26) 114:119 (after overtime)
What will happen to Golden State?
The champion again lost a double-digit lead in the last quarter, and again lost in overtime, as in 15 of the last 17 games in which it entered.
The Timberwolves trailed by 11 early in the fourth quarter, but DeAngelo Russell and Anthony Edwards led a turnaround and a dunk by Naz Reed set up the overtime win.
Russell led with 29, Edwards with 27 and Reese finished with 24 and 13 rebounds.
For the Warriors, Steph Curry scored 29 and pulled down 10 rebounds.
THAT'S HOW YOU CLOSE A GAME pic.twitter.com/vIpSMKiZPe
— Minnesota Timberwolves (@Timberwolves) February 2, 2023
Memphis (19:32) - Portland (26:25) 122:112
Damian Lillard was hot again and led Portland to another win in a great season for them.
This is the Blazers' fourth win in the last five games.
Lillard finished with 42 points and 10 assists, marking his second consecutive game with over 40 points, and third in the last four games.
Anfernie Simmons contributed 26 of his own and Portland won the game with a big 22:38 last quarter.
For Memphis, Jay Morant finished with 32 points, 12 assists and 9 rebounds and Jaren Jackson Jr. added 18 and 6 blocks.
feeling: 🔥🐐😌 pic.twitter.com/4UsWFS7Prp
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) February 2, 2023
The other games:
Philadelphia (17:33) - Orlando (32:20) 94:105
Houston (38:15) - Oklahoma City (27:24) 106:112
San Antonio (38:14) - Sacramento (21:29) 119:109
Utah (26:36) - Toronto (29:23) not yet finished
Phoenix (25:27) - Atlanta (26:25) not yet finished
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