A packed round of 11 games awaited tonight (between Monday and Tuesday) for NBA fans.
Boston suffered a dramatic loss after losing a huge lead, Houston got even closer to the stressed Golden State, Domantas Sabonis set a historic record, Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic continued to star and Washington also kept the winning streak going without the sick Danny Avdia.
Tonight's games:
Cleveland (28:44) - Charlotte (54:17) 92:115
Atlanta (39:32) - Boston (15:57) 118:120
New York (28:43) - Detroit (60:12) 99 :124
Toronto (49:23) - Brooklyn (45:27) 96:88
Chicago (38:34) - Washington (58:14) 107:105
Houston (35:36) - Portland (53:19) 92:110
San Antonio (56:16) - Phoenix (30:42) 102:104
Denver (21:51) - Memphis (48:24) 103:128
Utah (43:29) - Dallas (29:42) 115:105
Sacramento (29:42) - Philadelphia (33:39) 96:108
LA Clippers (27:44) - Indiana (32:41) 133:116
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Atlanta (39:32) - Boston (15:57) 118:120
Crazy game in Georgia: The Celtics seemed to be on their way to another easy cruise and another victory by a large margin, as has already happened many times this season - but then the Hawks woke up out of nowhere and recorded a turnaround on a historical scale.
Boston's lead peaked at 30, but DeAndre Hunter with 24 points including a game-winning 3-pointer in the last minute, along with 22 points from Bogdan Bogdanovic and 19 and 15 assists from Dejontae Murray, staged a huge comeback.
The Celtics, who came into the game after nine consecutive victories, became only the tenth team in NBA history to lose a lead of 30 or more - despite a night of 37 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists by Jayson Tatum.
Sacramento (29:42) - Philadelphia (33:39) 96:108
An exciting night for Domantas Sabonis: who is considered by many to be the most underrated star in the NBA today, recorded a double-double in 54 consecutive games, breaking the longest streak in the league in its current format ( since 1976-77) which until now belonged to Kevin Love, but was not satisfied with that and also reached a triple double with 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 rebounds.
In doing so, he also became only the fifth player of all time to reach 25 triple doubles in a season, with Nikola Jokic, Russell Westbrook, Wilt Chamberlain and Oscar Robertson next to him on the exclusive list.
Keegan Murray and Dearon Fox starred alongside him and scored 23 points each, which helped the Kings snap a 10-game losing streak to the Sixers and tie Dallas for sixth in the Western Conference.
Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points for Philly, who dropped to eighth in the East.
Chicago (38:34) - Washington (58:14) 107:105
Even without the sick Danny Abadia and without the injured Kyle Kuzma and Tyus Jones, the Wizards recorded a third consecutive victory - their best streak of the season - enjoying 23 points from Jordan Paul and Corey Kispert's first career double-double, with 19 points and 12 rebounds (personal best).
DeMar DeRozan scored 27 for the Bulls, but missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer that could have given the Bulls the win.
Kobe White added 22 for the loss.
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