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A modest cycle of six games was held tonight (between Monday and Tuesday) in the NBA. Phoenix won in New Orleans and narrowed the gap in the battle for the sixth place in the West, Boston traveled against Charlotte. Orlando narrowly defeated weak Portland and Indiana defeated Brooklyn.
Tonight's games:
Charlotte (57:18) - Boston (16:59) 118:104
Detroit (62:13) - Memphis (50:25) 110:108
Indiana (33:43) - Brooklyn (47:29) 111: 133
Orlando (31:44) - Portland (56:19) 103:104
Chicago (40:36) - Atlanta (40:35) 113:101
New Orleans (30:45) - Phoenix (31:44) 124:111
How far will he lead Phoenix? Devin Booker/GettyImages
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Charlotte (57:18) - Boston (16:59) 118:104
The best team in the league played host to one of the weakest teams in the league and not surprisingly, this game ended in an easy victory for the Celtics, who took revenge on Charlotte for the loss at the beginning of the season. Jayson Tatum scored 25 points, as did Sam Hauser, who made seven three-pointers. Kristaps Porzingis added 20 for Boston, which has already secured the Eastern Conference lead and will probably also finish with the best balance in the league that gives home advantage throughout the playoffs. Miles Bridges led the way with 26, Grant Williams added 23.
New Orleans (30:45) - Phoenix (31:44) 124:111
Devin Booker in action: Phoenix's star exploded on New Orleans with 52 points, the fifth highest score in his career and led his team to an important away victory that brought it within winning distance of its rival in the battle for the sixth place that gives a direct ticket to the playoffs. Booker hit eight 3-pointers from 16 attempts and added 9 assists, enjoying a lot of help from Kevin Durant (20) and Jusuf Nurkic who scored 19 and added the same number of rebounds to the Suns, who already led by 25 in the third quarter. Zion Williamson led the way with 30, but CJ McCollum was stuck at 15 points and without the injured Brandon Ingram, the Pelicans couldn't keep up with Booker's dizzying pace of Durant.
Left no chance for Charlotte. Jayson Tatum/GettyImages
Indiana (33:43) - Brooklyn (47:29) 111:133
Tyrese Halliburton, who started the season with a storm but faded during it, was hot with 27 points and 13 assists for the Pacers who cruised to an easy victory against a weak opponent with 43 points and a 16 difference already in the first quarter. Jaylen Smith added 17 points before being ejected in the third quarter for an unsportsmanlike foul in a game where Indiana is shooting 52 percent from the field. Cam Thomas scored 22 against Brooklyn, but of course it was far from enough against one of the best attacks in the league. Indiana needs every win until the playoffs to secure the sixth spot in the East that it currently holds, but behind it lurk strong teams like Miami and Philadelphia.
Orlando (31:44) - Portland (56:19) 103:104
Three days after being defeated by 60 points in Miami, Portland managed to give a surprising fight to the second Florida team and was already in a winning position, but DeAndre Ayton missed a comfortable jumper and Orlando succeeded To extract a victory in the game in which she was supposed to cruise. Franz Wagner led a balanced list of Magic scorers with 20, Wendell Carter Jr. contributed 17 and 13 rebounds. Ayton contributed 20 and 12 rebounds to Portland, which just about avoided a tenth consecutive loss. The surprising Orlando, which few believed would enter the playoffs this year, continues to surprise and is currently fifth in the East and unless something unexpected happens will play in the postseason.
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