Alperen Şengün made a double double; Houston Rockets Eliminate Phoenix Suns
The NBA continued with 5 games. The Houston Rockets, in the bottom row of the Western Conference, defeated the ambitious team of the conference, the Phoenix Suns. The Suns losing streak extended to 5 games.
Jalen Green, who produced 26 points and 7 rebounds for the host Rockets, became the field’s leading scorer. Kevin Porter chipped in 18 points, 5 rebounds, and Alperen chipped in 10 points, 16 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Chris Paul had 16 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and Mikal Bridges struggled with 18 points for the Suns. Suns center Deandre Ayton, who took the field without star guard Devin Booker, was unable to return to the game after picking up an injury in the second quarter.
Furkan Korkmaz, on the other hand, finished the game with 3 points and 3 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers’ home loss over the Sacramento Kings 123-103.
THE CELTICS BEAT THE LAKERS IN OT
The Los Angeles Lakers led the Boston Celtics by 13 points (106-93) in the last 4 minutes of the game. However, the league-leading Celtics won the game 122-118, which was taken to overtime by a score of 110-110.
Jayson Tatum, who scored 44 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, and Jaylen Brown, who scored a “double double” with 25 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, led the Celtics to victory.
Anthony Davis’ 37 points, 12 rebounds, LeBron James’ 33 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists, and Russell Westbrook’s 20 points, 14 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 blocks in the Lakers could not prevent defeat.
JAZZ SAYS “STOP” TO THE PELICANS
The Utah Jazz ended their opponent’s 7-game winning streak by beating the New Orleans Pelicans 121-100.
For the Jazz, Jarred Vanderbilt had 18 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists, Lauri Markkanen had 19 points, 11 rebounds, Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 19 points, 6 assists, and Malik Beasley had 21 points.
Up front for the Pelicans, Zion Williamson had 26 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and Jonas Valanciunas had 15 points and 6 rebounds.
RESULTS
Philadelphia 76ers-Sacramento Kings: 123-103
Milwaukee Bucks-Golden State Warriors: 128-111
Houston Rockets-Phoenix Suns: 111-97
Utah Jazz-New Orleans Pelicans: 121-100
Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics: 118-122 (in OT) (AA)