The Celtics can’t stop anyone. Neither did the Wembanyama Spurs who bit the dust this Thursday against the Boston team at the TD Garden (117-98). Mazzulla’s men have accumulated 20 consecutive victories in their fiefdom and remain the sole leaders in the Eastern Conference with a balance of 32-9.
Jayson Tatum was the most productive player for the locals in terms of scoring with 24 points. He was closely followed by his teammates, Jaylen Brown and Jrue Holiday, signing 21 and 22 figures respectively. Not even the losses of Derrick White and Kristaps Porzingis affected the game of the greens, who put a difference of 30 points on the scoreboard, as soon as the second half began (75-45).
As has been usual this season, Wembanyama was once again the best for the Spurs one more night. The French prodigy scored 27 points, in addition to an assist and five rebounds in 27 minutes on the court. His entry into the game was good: he made two triples shortly after the start of the game and was encouraged in the ‘alley-oop’ to finish plays.
All in all, the number one in the 2023 draft could not stop the push of the best team in the NBA. Not even Queta’s claw that told him to sit on the hardwood, when the Portuguese center made space in the paint to hang from the rim and make the score 29-34, during the second quarter. Gregg Popovich’s team remains last in the West with a record of 7-33.
In addition to the Celtics’ victory, it is worth highlighting the Lakers’ victory in the West against the Mavericks (127-110). The Angelenos continue with good feelings, after this Monday they achieved another good result against the Oklahoma City Thunder (112-105).
Luka Doncic, who returned to Jason Kidd’s starting five after three games out, did not win the final prize. The Slovenian guard achieved his seventh triple-double of the year (33 points, 10 assists and 13 sacks), but he missed more support from his teammates.
The second player with the most points on the Mavericks was Dereck Lively (16 points), while Irving settled for 12. For his part, the Lakers trident, formed by D’Angelo Russell, LeBron James and Anthony Davis, was too much for the Mavericks.
The first scored 29 points (five triples) and the second almost reached the triple-double with 28 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. ‘King James’ scored 25 figures, eight rebounds and eight assists. Darvin Ham’s men are showing signs of growth, after his decline after winning the first edition of the NBA Cup in December.
