NBA Comprehensive | The Celtics win over the Bulls James and the Lakers lose to the Nuggets
Xinhua News Agency, Washington, January 9 (Xinhua) – The United States Professional Basketball Association held several matches in the regular season on the 9th. Tatum scored 32 points to help the Boston Celtics beat the Chicago Bulls 107-99. James was absent, and the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Denver Nuggets 109-122.
Celtic players celebrated during the game.
In the first quarter of the game, the Celtics team led by 3 points, and at the end of the next quarter, the Celtics suddenly expanded the difference to 9 points. Yi Bian fought again. Although the Bulls tried to catch the score, they still failed to beat the score. In the fourth quarter, Hoford hit a three-point shot to help the Celtics beat the Bulls.
In this game, the Celtics’ Tatum got 32 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists, and Grant Williams got 20 points and 8 rebounds. The Bulls’ Lavin scored 27 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists, and Vucevic scored 21 points and 13 rebounds.
James missed the game due to injury. The Nuggets led by 6 points in the first quarter with Brown’s play. In the next quarter, Nuggets continued to make strong attacks and scored many times, expanding the difference to 14 points at one stroke. In the third quarter, the Lakers once reduced the difference to 5 points, but the scores of Popp and Brown kept the Nuggets ahead. In the last quarter, the Lakers did not have many ways to defeat their opponents.
The picture shows the game between the Lakers and the Nuggets.
In this game, Murray of Nuggets scored 34 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, while Yokic contributed 14 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists. Westbrook of the Lakers got 25 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, and Thomas Bryant got 17 points and 10 rebounds.
In other competitions of the day, Washington Wizards lost 112:132 to the New Orleans Pelican, the New York Knicks lost 107:111 to the Milwaukee Bucks, the Memphis Grizzlies defeated the San Antonio Spurs 121:113, and the Sacramento King 136:111 defeated the Orlando Magic.
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