Charlotte Hornets, 118 – Boston Celtics, 130
Jayson Tatum destroyed the Charlotte Hornets on Monday with 51 points and seven triples in the 130-118 victory of the Boston Celtics, in the special program of NBA games for Martin Luther King Day.
The Celtics leader broke the fifty-point barrier for the fifth time in his career and scored 18 in the fourth quarter, key to thwarting comeback attempts by the proud Hornets. His game ended with three consecutive triples for 51 points, with nine rebounds and five assists, on a day in which the Celtics could not count on Jaylen Brown, out due to injury.
They supported him Derrick White, with 19 points; and Malcolm Brogdon, with 16, coming off the bench to give the Eastern Conference-leading Celtics (33-12) their sixth straight win. It was the fifth straight loss for the Hornets and the eighth in the last nine games. The team coached by Steve Clifford occupies the last place in the East with a balance of 11-34.
Los Angeles Lakers, 140 – Houston Rockets, 132
LeBron sealed his best score of the season and, with 48 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists, led the Los Angeles Lakers to a very tight victory against the Houston Rockets.
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LeBron dropped a season-high in the Lakers W.
48 points
8 rebounds
9 assists
5 threes— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2023
With eleven straight losses and as last in the West, the Rockets had a spectacular Alperen Sengun (33 points, with a huge 14 of 17 shooting, 15 rebounds and 6 assists) as a reference. The Spanish Usman Garuba had 4 points, 2 rebounds and an assist in Houston and the Mexican Juan Toscano-Anderson had 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists in the Lakers.
Memphis Grizzlies, 136 – Phoenix Suns, 106
Ten wins in a row bring these unstoppable Memphis Grizzlies, who destroyed a depressed Phoenix Suns with a fantastic duo: Ja Morant (29 points and 7 assists in 27 minutes) and Desmond Bane (28 points and 6 assists in 27 minutes with an incredible 10 of 12 in shots).
Ja Morant and Desmond Bane combined to lead the Grizzlies to their 10th straight W tonight ??
Ja: 29 PTS, 7 AST, 5 3PM
Bane: 28 PTS, 3 REB, 6 AST pic.twitter.com/9uc306ywO9— NBA (@NBA) January 17, 2023
Without the injured Chris Paul and Devin Booker, the Suns have lost 12 of their last 14 games and this Monday their best man was Mikal Bridges with 21 points and 7 assists. The Spanish Santi Aldama contributed 6 points, 5 rebounds and an assist in Memphis.
Milwaukee Bucks, 132 – Indiana Pacers, 119
Still without the injured Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Milwaukee Bucks exploded in the fourth quarter (39-21) to knock down the Indiana Pacers. Jrue Holiday (35 points and 11 assists) and Myles Turner (30 points and 8 rebounds) led the Bucks and Pacers, respectively.
Jrue Holiday showed out in the Bucks win:
35 PTS
4 REB
11 AST
5 Threes pic.twitter.com/3Ol3IsHmJq— NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2023
Cleveland Cavaliers, 113 – New Orleans Pelicans, 103
With 30 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists from Darius Garland, the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied against the Jonas Valanciunas-led New Orleans Pelicans with 22 points and 13 rebounds. The Spanish Ricky Rubio returned to play in front of his fans after his very serious knee injury and got 2 points and an assist for Cleveland. His compatriot Willy Hernangómez was once again without playing in the Pelicans while the Puerto Rican José Alvarado amassed 10 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
New York Knicks, 121 – Toronto Raptors, 123
Fred VanVleet, with 33 points and 8 assists, led the victory in overtime for the Toronto Raptors against the New York Knicks who forced overtime with a dunk on RJ Barrett’s buzzer (32 points and 7 rebounds). Spaniard Juancho Hernangómez got a rebound for the Canadians and missed both shots he attempted.
Washington Wizards, 118 – Golden State Warriors, 127
Stephen Curry shined with 41 points and 7 rebounds and Jordan Poole accompanied him with 32 points and 7 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors took the victory for Washington. Kristaps Porzingis led the Wizards with 32 points.
Atlanta Hawks, 121 – Miami Heat, 113
The Atlanta Hawks got rid of the Miami Heat thanks to the good performance of their two figures: Trae Young (24 points and 8 assists) and Dejounte Murray (28 points and 7 assists). Jimmy Butler was the best for Miami with 34 points.
Minnesota Timberwolves, 125 – Utah Jazz, 126
Jaden McDaniels missed a solo three-pointer, from the corner and at the buzzer that would have given the Minnesota Timberwolves victory in a very even match against the Utah Jazz. Walker Kessler, with 20 points and 21 rebounds, stood out in Utah and Anthony Edwards, with 29 points, did the same for the Wolves.
