NBA roundup: Jayson Tatum's big 2nd half leads Celtics past Pistons
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[February 16, 2023]
Jayson Tatum scored 26 of his game-high 38 points in the
second half to help the Boston Celtics defeat the visiting Detroit
Pistons 127-109 Wednesday night.
An illness prevented Tatum from playing in Tuesday night's 131-125
overtime loss at Milwaukee. He was 15 of 24 from the field against
Detroit, including 6 of 10 from behind the arc. Tatum had 24 points,
including six 3-pointers, in the third quarter -- the most points
he's scored in one quarter during his NBA career.
Bojan Bogdanovic led the Pistons with 28 points. Jaden Ivey added 17
points, five rebounds and four assists.
Detroit was within six points early in the fourth quarter, but it
was all Boston after that. The Pistons never had a lead in the game.
Nuggets 118, Mavericks 109
Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for his
NBA-leading 21st triple-double, Jeff Green scored a season-high 24
points, and host Denver beat Dallas.
Michael Porter Jr. finished with 22 points, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
scored 14, Vlatko Cancar added 12 and Bruce Brown 10 for the
Nuggets.
Luka Doncic scored 37 points, Christian Wood netted 17, McKinley
Wright IV finished with 11 and A.J. Lawson had 10 for Dallas, which
played without Kyrie Irving, who was out with lower back tightness.
Tim Hardaway Jr. missed his second straight game with right
hamstring tightness.
Knicks 122, Hawks 101
Jalen Brunson and Julius Randle combined for 53 points to help
visiting New York overpower Atlanta and take a three-game winning
streak into the All-Star break.
Brunson scored 28 points on 10-for-19 shooting with nine rebounds
and five assists. Randle had 25 points, 12 in the first quarter,
with 11 rebounds for his 29th double-double, the most by a player in
the Eastern Conference.
Atlanta was paced by De'Andre Hunter with 20 points, Trae Young with
19 points and 11 assists, and 12 points from reserve A.J. Griffin.
Lakers 120, Pelicans 102
Anthony Davis scored 28 points with 10 rebounds and LeBron James
added 21 points in his return to the court as host Los Angeles went
into the All-Star break with a victory over New Orleans.
D'Angelo Russell scored 21 points and Malik Beasley added eight for
the Lakers, who won for just the second time in their past six
games. Jarred Vanderbilt added six points as all three players were
in their third game for Los Angeles after being acquired in a trade
last week.
The Pelicans' Brandon Ingram scored 25 points against his former
team, while CJ McCollum added 22 after missing a game Monday against
the Oklahoma City Thunder with an ankle injury. Jonas Valanciunas
scored 12 points with 11 rebounds for New Orleans, which headed into
the break with two defeats over the last six games following a
10-game losing streak.
Pacers 117, Bulls 113
Buddy Hield scored 27 points and Aaron Nesmith added 21 to lead six
players in double figures and help Indiana defeat visiting Chicago.
Indiana, which trailed by 24 points after one quarter, stopped a
five-game losing streak while sending Chicago to its fifth loss in a
row.
Zach LaVine had 35 points and 11 rebounds for the Bulls, and Coby
White scored a season-high 25 points.
Hornets 120, Spurs 110
LaMelo Ball scored 28 points and ended up with a triple-double as
Charlotte defeated visiting San Antonio.
The Hornets go into the All-Star break with back-to-back victories
after a seven-game losing streak. The Spurs have lost 14 in a row.
Malaki Branham poured in 23 points for San Antonio, which was held
to eight points in the final six minutes.
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Feb 15, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts,
USA; Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) during the first half
against the Detroit Pistons at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Bob
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76ers 118, Cavaliers 112
Joel Embiid had 29 points and 14 rebounds, James Harden added 19
points and 12 assists and host Philadelphia held off Cleveland in
the final game for both teams before the All-Star break on
Wednesday.
Embiid eclipsed 10,000 points in his career, becoming the fastest
player in franchise history to reach the milestone, getting there in
373 games, five fewer than Allen Iverson. De'Anthony Melton
contributed 17 points, Tyrese Maxey scored 16 and Tobias Harris had
13 for the Sixers, who had a 28-point lead just before halftime
whittled to four in the final minute of the game. Philadelphia won
its fourth game in a row.
Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 33 points and Darius Garland
added 27. Mobley had 23 points and nine rebounds, but the Cavaliers
had their seven-game winning streak snapped. Jarrett Allen chipped
in 12 points and seven boards.
Thunder 133, Rockets 96
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points to pace five Oklahoma City
players in double figures during a home victory over reeling
Houston.
The Thunder led by as many as 42 points late in the fourth quarter
while coasting to their fourth victory in six games. Luguentz Dort
scored 15 points, and Jalen Williams and Josh Giddey added 13
apiece.
Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. put up a team-high 15 points for the
Rockets, who took their seventh consecutive loss. Jalen Green scored
14 points before exiting in the second quarter due to a groin
strain.
Grizzlies 117, Jazz 111
In the final game before the All-Star break, Memphis emerged with a
hard-fought home win over Utah behind Jaren Jackson Jr. and Desmond
Bane.
Jackson finished with 26 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and a
career-high five steals as the Grizzlies won for the third time in
four games. Bane added 24 points and six rebounds, while Ja Morant
tallied 20 points, nine assists and eight rebounds.
Utah's Kelly Olynyk had a double-double in the first half, and he
wound up with 28 points, 14 rebounds and six assists. Jordan
Clarkson added 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists, while
Walker Kessler logged 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Nets 116, Heat 105
Mikal Bridges scored 17 of his career-high 45 points in the fourth
quarter as Brooklyn pulled away down the stretch for a victory over
visiting Miami.
Bridges surpassed his previous career best of 34 points with a
spectacular stretch during a span of 3:05 in the fourth that
extended Brooklyn's 90-89 lead to 105-96 advantage on his 15-footer
with 4:16 left. Bridges made 17 of 24 shots and was 7 of 10 in the
fourth quarter when the Nets made 13 of 19 shots and outscored Miami
33-25.
Bam Adebayo reached double figures for the 70th straight game by
totaling 24 points and 13 rebounds for his 28th double-double, but
the Heat dropped 2 1/2 games behind the fifth-place Nets. Gabe
Vincent added 21 and Max Strus contributed 18 for the Heat, who shot
45.8 percent but missed 20 of 28 3-pointers.
--Field Level Media
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