Lakers had their lowest score since 2017 and Celtics overwhelmed the Heat

Los Angeles Lakers suffered this Monday during his visit to Minnesota Timberwolves with his lowest score in a match since 2017, while Boston Celtics recovered from its defeat against Cleveland Cavaliers overwhelming Miami Heat.

Just one day after struggling until the final moments to beat the Utah Jazz (second to last in the West), The Lakers (12-9) once again offered another disappointing image this Monday and added their fifth defeat in the last seven games.

Nothing went well for the Lakers affected by the poor shooting of LeBron James, who finished with 10 points (4 of 16 on field goals) and 8 rebounds with 6 turnovers; and Anthony Davis, who finished with 12 points (4 of 14) and 11 rebounds.

Austin Reaves was low for JJ Redick’s team and D’Angelo Russell took advantage of it with 20 points (8 of 12 on shots, 4 of 5 on triples) that placed him as the Angelenos’ top scorer. But the 21 turnovers and a terrible 6 of 31 (19.4%) from the perimeter were an impossible burden to lift.

In the Wolves (10-10), who took breath with two consecutive wins, Julius Randle (18 points) and Rudy Gobert (17 points and 12 rebounds) complemented each other to compensate for the unfortunate night of Anthony Edwards (8 points and 7 rebounds with 3 of 13 in shots).

The Wolves excelled from the outside, going 15 of 35 on three-pointers (42.9%) and scoring 20 fastbreak points.

Jaylen Brown (29 points and 7 rebounds) led the Celtics (17-4) who avoided their second straight loss despite not being able to count on Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday and the Dominican Al Horford.

Payton Pritchard (25 points) also shined for the Celtics with 18 points and 11 rebounds from Jayson Tatum and 19 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists from Derrick White.

Boston went on to win by 27 points and left Miami at 35.6% in field goals and 22.9% in triples.

Without Jimmy Butler, the Heat (9-10) had at least the best performance by Mexican Jaime Jáquez Jr. so far this season with a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds, in addition to 3 assists in 36 minutes as a starter .

The Nets (9-13) suffered their third straight loss in a game with multiple losses (Cam Thomas, Ben Simmons, Cam Johnson, Dorian Finney-Smith, etc.). Brooklyn did not go above 40% from the field and had 16 points and 10 assists from Dennis Schroder.

For the Bulls (9-13), Josh Giddey signed his first triple-double in Chicago with 20 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.

The Hawks (11-11) have won four in a row with a very choral performance and seven of their nine players with double figures in scoring. De’Andre Hunter (22 points) and Trae Young (12 points and 15 assists) stood out in Atlanta.

CJ McCollum (29 points and 6 rebounds) was the most productive of the Pelicans (4-18) sunk by injuries and with nine straight losses. Dejounte Murray contributed 7 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists in his return to Atlanta.