Basketball – NBA: Celtics lose to Raptors in overtime – Sport

Toronto (AP) – In the close race for the best playoff spots in the NBA, the Boston Celtics slipped from first place to fourth place in the Eastern Conference because of just one defeat.

Despite a good performance by national basketball player Daniel Theis with 13 points and ten assists, the series of six wins against the Toronto Raptors broke. At 112:115 after extra time, the NBA record champion had to do without Robert Williams III as well as the injured Jaylen Brown and Jason Tatum. Because of the center’s knee injury, Theis played from the start and did well. The Raptors are sixth in the table.

First in the Eastern Conference are the Miami Heat again. After the last four defeats, the team scored 123:100 in the home game against the Sacramento Kings. The Chicago Bulls are still fifth after beating the New York Knicks 104-109, but are now level with the Raptors.

Meanwhile, in the Western Conference, the San Antonio Spurs increased the pressure on the Los Angeles Lakers. The Spurs won 123-120 at the Houston Rockets, who were without Dennis Schröder because of a shoulder problem, and finished eleventh in the table, moving closer to the Lakers in tenth place. If LeBron James’ team slips to eleventh place, they will miss the playoffs. The star is a doubt for Tuesday night’s game with the Dallas Mavericks (local time) because of ankle pain.

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