The Cleveland Cavaliers, the team with the best record in the NBA, after a heavy defeat against the West leader Oklahoma City, returned to the winning way by defeating the Minnesota Timberwolves 124:117.
It is their 35th win of the season, with only six losses.
They were led by Donovan Mitchell with 36 points, and Darius Garland scored 29, while Anthony Edwards’ 28 points and Julius Randle’s excellent performance were not enough for the hosts, who with 20 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists almost recorded a triple-double. .
At the end of the third and the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Cavs went 20 points behind with an 18:0 run, and Minnesota ran out of time to turn around.
The Boston Celtics lost for the fourth time in their last seven games and began to seriously fall behind the Cavs in the battle for first place in the East. At home, they lost against the Atlanta Hawks 119:115 after overtime and broke the record to 29-13.
Trae Young scored 28 points with 11 assists for the Hawks, and Dyson Daniels added 23. For the Celtics, four players scored at least 20 points, the most being Jaylen Brown, who had 24 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists.
Results:
Detroit – Phoenix 121:125
Indiana – Philadelphia 115:102
Boston – Atlanta 115:119 (pr.)
Golden State – Washington 122:114
Minnesota – Cleveland 117:124
Portland – Houston 103:125
(Vijesti.ba)
