The Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics had two a priori simple games this Saturday but they had to sweat until the end to defeat with difficulty – and in the case of those in green with a triple by Jayson Tatum – the New Orleans Pelicans and the Toronto Raptors, respectively.
Especially difficult was the victory of the Celtics (11-3), who had to go to overtime against the Raptors (2-12) to win 123-126. At 123-123, Boston had possession to win with 20.2 seconds on the clock but the play was getting very tangled until Tatum created a fabulous triple at the buzzer that gave the home team the victory without having to go through a second half. extra.
The play
Tatum scored at the buzzer, and in overtime, Boston’s winning triple
That ending was the best of the current NBA champions against the Raptors who are bottom of the East with the worst record in the entire league. Tatum almost reached the triple-double with 24 points (7 of 19 on shots, 5 of 12 on triples), 11 rebounds and 9 assists, while Jaylen Brown had 27 points (8 of 16), 6 rebounds and 7 assists. Dominican Al Horford also stood out with 18 points and 5 of 10 in triples.
The Celtics’ next game will be on Tuesday in Boston, as part of the Emirates NBA Cup and against the undefeated 14-0 Cleveland Cavaliers no less. For the Raptors, Jakob Pöltl shined with 35 points (a huge 16 of 19) and 12 rebounds while RJ Barrett added a triple-double of 25 points, 10 rebounds and 15 assists.
For their part, the Lakers (9-4) chained their fifth straight win 99-104 against the Pelicans (4-10) who are second to last in the West. With 99-102 and 1.3 seconds left, the Pelicans, greatly diminished by injuries at this start of the campaign, had possession to force overtime but lost the ball on the throw-in.
Anthony Davis (31 points with 12 of 20 shooting and 14 rebounds) and LeBron James (21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists) shared the spotlight with rookie Dalton Knecht, who continues to offer excellent sensations and achieved his highest score in the NBA so far with 27 points (10 of 17 in shots, 5 of 10 in triples) and 7 rebounds.
A month and a half before his 40th birthday, LeBron played his 1,505th regular season game this Saturday, which allowed him to overtake John Stockton (1,504) and become the fifth player in history with the most regular season games.
The record
A month and a half before his 40th birthday, LeBron played his 1,505th regular season game this Saturday, which allowed him to overtake John Stockton (1,504) and become the fifth player in history with the most games
Ahead is Robert Parish (1,611), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560), Vince Carter (1,541) and Dirk Nowitzki (1,522). In the Pelicans, a former Lakers player like Brandon Ingram contributed 32 points and 8 assists.
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