Nine regular season games are played in the National Basketball Association.
Boston unexpectedly lost to Cleveland on the next day of the NBA championship game. And it’s not about the status of the opponent, because the “cavalry” is among the leaders of the Eastern Conference, but about the course of the game.
The truth is that the Celts completely controlled the match, winning three quarters. The championship leaders entered the final game with a +16 advantage over their opponents. Then they brought it to +22. However, failed in the end, they allowed the opponent to grab the victory 105:104.
Boston’s Ukrainian defender Svyatoslav Mikhailyuk did not take part in the match.
NBA. Regular season. March, 6
Charlotte – Orlando 89:101 (20:25, 23:20, 23:30, 23:26)
Charlotte: Micic (21), Mann (18), Miller (18), Bridges (7), Richards (2) – start; Bertans (14), G. Williams (9), McGowens (0).
Orlando: Banchero (22+5 losses), Carter (12+9 rebounds), G. Harris (9), F. Wagner (8), Suggs (4) – start; Anthony (14), Isaac (11), M. Wagner (11), Black (10), Schofield (0), Ingles (0+8 assists), Houston (0), Okiki (0).
Cleveland – Boston 105:104 (25:33, 20:22, 26:32, 34:17)
Cleveland: Allen (21+12 rebounds), Harland (16+11 assists), Okoro (16), Merrill (6), E. Mobley (4) – start; Wade (23+8 rebounds), LeVert (10), Niang (9), Porter (0).
Boston: Tatum (26+13 rebounds), Porzingis (24+9 rebounds), Brown (21), Holiday (12), White (3+7 assists + 4 blocked shots) – start; Horford (7), Houser (5), Cornet (4), Pritchard (2).
Toronto – New Orleans 98:139 (28:42, 17:26, 31:38, 22:33)
Toronto: Quickley (17+7 rebounds + 7 assists), Trent (16), Barrett (15), Olynyk (15+7 assists), Agbaji (3) – start; Freeman-Liberty (13), Nwora (9), Porter (5), Dick (2), Ramsey (2), Carton (1), Guy (0).
New Orleans: Jones (17), Williamson (16+8 rebounds + 9 assists), Ingram (12+6 assists), McCollum (11), Valanciunas (10+10 rebounds) – start; Murphy (34), Marshall (11+7 rebounds), Nance (6), Ryan (6), Zeller (5), Alvarado (5+6 assists), Brockington (4), Hawkins (2), Robinson-Earl ( 0).
Brooklyn – Philadelphia 112:107 (23:30, 33:27, 24:26, 32:24)
Brooklyn: Schroeder (20+8 assists + 5 losses), Finney-Smith (20+8 rebounds), Clexton (17+10 rebounds + 4 blocked shots), Bridges (15), K. Johnson (6) – start; Walker (19), Smith (7+6 assists), Wilson (4), Bates-Diop (2), Watford (2).
Philadelphia: Harris (18+9 rebounds), Payne (15), Lowry (14), Hield (13), Bamba (4) – start; Oubre (30), Martin (6), Reed (5), Batum (2+7 rebounds), Dautin (0).
Miami – Detroit 118:110 (36:26, 25:34, 32:28, 25:22)
Miami: Butler (26+8 assists), D. Robinson (18), Adebayo (18+7 rebounds), Rozor (17+7 assists), Jovic (8) – start; Caleb Martin (15), Jaques (11), Highsmith (3), O. Robinson (2), Bryant (0).
Detroit: Cunningham (23+8 assists), Ivey (16), Duren (14+10 rebounds), Stewart (13), Thompson (9) – start; Fontecchio (22), Fournier (7), Wiseman (6+7 rebounds), Sasser (0).
NY – Atlanta 100:116 (15:33, 35:28, 28:22, 22:33)
New York: DiVincenzo (21+6 assists), Achiuwa (15), Hart (14+8 rebounds + 6 assists), McBride (11+9 assists), Hartenstein (5) – start; Bogdanovich (19), Burks (11), Sims (4+9 rebounds).
Atlanta: Johnson (26+9 rebounds + 7 assists), Murray (21+9 rebounds + 6 assists), Bay (17+9 rebounds), Capella (13+9 rebounds), Bogdanovich (5) – start; Hunter (22), Forrest (5), Fernando (4+7 rebounds + 7 turnovers), Matthews (3).
Houston – San Antonio 114:101 (26:21, 21:32, 33:24, 34:24)
Houston: Shengyun (45 + 16 rebounds + 5 steals), Green (23), VanVleet (21 + 10 assists), Smith (2), Brooks (0) – start; Whitmore (19+8 rebounds), Thompson (2), Landale (2+8 rebounds), A. Holiday (0), Green (0), Bullock (0).
San Antonio: Vassell (22+8 rebounds), Sohan (15+8 rebounds), Vembanyama (10+11 rebounds + 7 blocked shots + 6 turnovers), Jones (4), Shempeni (0) – start; Brenham (20), K. Johnson (18), Osman (6), Collins (6), Wesley (0).
Dallas – Indiana 120:137 (32:35, 38:39, 18:32, 32:31)
Dallas: Doncic (39 + 10 rebounds + 11 assists + 5 turnovers), Irving (23 + 7 rebounds), Washington (20 + 7 rebounds), Green (6), Lively (0) – start; Hefford (16+10 rebounds), Gardway (6), Exum (4), D. Jones (2), Hardy (2), Lawson (2), Powell (0), Kleber (0).
Indiana: Turner (20), Haliburton (19+11 assists), Siakam (13+13 rebounds + 6 assists), Nembard (10), Nesmith (6) – start; Maturin (19), Toppin (14), McConnell (13+7 assists), Sheppard (12+7 rebounds), Smith (11), Walker (0), Brown (0).
Denver – Phoenix 107:117 OT (32:28, 18:37, 31:25, 21:12, 5:15)
Denver: J. Murray (28+7 rebounds + 9 assists), Jokic (25+15 rebounds + 7 turnovers), Porter (20+7 rebounds), Caldwell-Pope (11), Gordon (7) – start; K. Brown (7), Wattson (4), Jackson (3), Najee (2).
Phoenix: Durent (35+8 rebounds), Allen (28), Bill (16+7 rebounds + 6 assists), O’Neal (8+6 assists), Nurkic (7+12 rebounds + 6 assists) – start; Eubanks (10+9 rebounds), S. Lee (4), Gordon (4), Roddy (3), Ball (2).
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