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A Boston – Portland of fire, stunning Rockets

  • Boston 128 – 124 portland

Two days after beating Memphis in overtime, Portland found Boston to try to confirm this good start to the recovery. Organizations undoubtedly affected by the efforts made against the Grizzlies, the Portland players are completely off their pumps early in the game. The attempts and failures are enchanted and Boston takes advantage. Author of a catastrophic performance against the Bucks with a 2/18 on shots, Jayson Tatum seems to have regained its effectiveness. He scores 6 points in the first quarter and takes part in his team’s three-point orgy in the first quarter: 8 attempts converted out of 12! Portland is the pickup and is behind by 13 points after the first twelve minutes. The second quarter is worse than the first for the men of Terry Stotts. Boston continues to play fair and Tatum does not touch ground anymore. The C’s winger puts on the baskets like pearls and the gap climbs +24! After a little burst of pride, the Blazers returned to the locker room with only 19 points behind. After the break, Jusuf Nurkic and his come back with other intentions. The game seems a little more fluid and access to the basket is easier. The problem for Portland is that they can not achieve defensive stops and Boston takes the opportunity to quietly manage its lead. Yes but there it is, the insolent success of the Celtics will slowly but surely change sides. Nurkic and Jason Collins do the job inside and can count on the support of Gary Trent JR three points. The rear will enchanter three big shots three points to allow his team to get closer to Boston. Inspired by their teammate, Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum will join the party and one minute from the end of the third quarter, Portland is back below 10 points. Better yet, in the first two minutes of the last quarter, on a new missile from McCollum, Portland is a Boston point. The Celtics are meds and can only see the damage. The Blazers even ended up taking the advantage 9 minutes from time with another shot from behind the arc. Boston bends but doesn’t break. And it is the future duo Jaylen Brown – Jayson Tatum who will save the meeting. Brown plants 16 of his 30 points in the last quarter while Tatum scores 8. It is this same Jaylen Brown who scores three points 30 seconds from the end and allows his team to take a 6 point lead. A last banderilla from which the Blazers will not recover. Victory how complicated for the players of Brad Stevens.

Jayson Tatum is forgiven after his more than doubtful performance against Milwaukee. He finished with 34 points 5/8 three points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds. Jaylen Brown finished him with 30 points including a nice 6/8 three points. Good performance also from Gordon Hayward and Kemba Walker who finished with 22 points and 14 points. In front, Carmelo Anthony missed a lot and returned a bad copy: 13 points 5/14 on shots. The 60 combined points of Jusuf Nurkic and Damian Lillard do not change anything. Portland loses and burns a joker in the race for the playoffs.

  • houston 120 – 116 milwaukee

Second victory in two games for Houston who, after disposing of Dallas, card the leader of the Eastern Conference: Milwaukee. Yet it is the Bucks who take the advantage quite quickly in this meeting. Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo are untenable and score 23 points. The gap is then 13 points in favor of Milwaukee but Houston will, thanks to its bench in particular, place a devastating series. Russell Westbrook and his teammates stick a 21 – 5 their opponents and take control of the meeting after the first quarter for three small points: 32-29. The Rockets confirm their good momentum, in particular thanks to the numerous losses of balls of the Bucks (nine balls lost during the period). Westbrook is completely devastated and scored 9 points to put Houston up 11 points. At the break Milwaukee is far: 62-54. After the return from the locker room, the Bucks are reassembled as not possible. Men from Mike Budenholzer will press loa hurts, namely: the interior. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez take advantage of their templates to score close to the circle and scavenge the delay that Milwaukee accuses. And walk! The Bucks won the quarter 36 27 and lead by a small point the start of the last quarter: 90-89. In the last period, Milwaukee continues to push and it ends up paying off again. The Houston players are then mens 8 points three minutes from the end of the game. Milwaukee seems to have done the hard part … but no. The Bucks are literally going to shoot themselves in the foot and get their opponent back into the game. Three successively lost balls, a 9-0 conceded and Houston takes the lead. In a despr lan, Antetokounmpo tries to save his family but he will only succeed in losing the ball, and the Rockets seal the meeting. With 23 ball losses, Milwaukee lost four points but retained its leadership in the East. Houston on the other hand, thanks to Russell Westbrook’s 31 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, takes 4th place in the West!

Brooklyn 118 – 110 Washington
Boston 128 – 124 Portland
Memphis 106 – 108 San Antonio
Orlando 132 – 116 Sacramento
Houston 120 – 116 Milwaukee
Phoenix 117 – 115 Dallas

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