Sabonis reigns in Boston and the Thunder humiliates the Knicks

With 23 points and 28 rebounds (personal record of his career), Domantas Sabonis had a memorable performance this Friday for the Sacramento Kings to defeat the Boston Celtics while The overwhelming Oklahoma City Thunder humiliated the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Celtics 97-114 Kings

Six wins in a row lead the Kings (19-19), who many thought were dead after changing their coach Mike Brown, but with Doug Christie on the bench they have a record of 6-1 and tonight they surprised at home, with a great last quarter (21-38) and without De’Aaron Fox to the current champions.

DeMar DeRozan (24 points and 9 assists) and Malik Monk (22 points and 8 assists) accompanied an unstoppable Sabonis under the hoops (8 of his rebounds were offensive) and with 10 of 15 shots (3 of 4 on triples) .

Jaylen Brown (28 points) was the top scorer for the Celtics (27-11) who are going through a period of doubts and who continue to lose ground against the Cleveland Cavaliers (33-4). Jayson Tatum did not have his day and finished with 15 points (5 of 13) and 12 rebounds with 8 turnovers.

Knicks 101-126 Thunder

The Thunder (31-6) won by 28 points in the second quarter, just an example of Oklahoma’s fabulous performance in New York against the Knicks (25-14) who gave a terrible image and were booed on several occasions by his fans.

Still without Chet Holmgren and Alex Caruso, the Thunder had an excellent Shai Gilgeous-Alexander at MVP pace (39 points on 15 of 21 shooting and not playing in the final quarter) and an exquisite Isaiah Joe off the bench (31 points and a brutal 8 of 11 in triples). Oklahoma finished 53.9% shooting and 51.9% from 3-point range (14 of 27).

Their defense also shined, limiting the Knicks to 38.5% shooting and a ridiculous 12.9% from 3-point range (4 of 31). Jalen Brunson (27 points), the Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns (23 points and 10 rebounds) and Josh Hart (16 points and 13 rebounds) were saved from the burn, but Mikal Bridges (0 points on 0 of 9 in shots) and OG Anunoby (4 points on 2 of 8).

Magic 106-109 Bucks

After almost two and a half months out due to injury, Paolo Banchero returned with the Magic (22-18) and stood out with 34 points and 7 rebounds. However, a fantastic Giannis Antetokounmpo ruined his return with 41 points and 14 rebounds as Milwaukee took the win.

Damian Lillard added 29 points and 7 assists for the Bucks (20-16) with three straight victories and who defeated a direct rival in the fight for second place in the East behind the Cavaliers, Celtics and Knicks.

Nuggets 124-105 Nets

Triple-double party in Denver, where Nikola Jokic (35 points, 12 rebounds and 15 assists) and Russell Westbrook (25 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists) led the Nuggets to victory (22-15).

Keon Johnson (22 points) led the way for Spanish coach Jordi Fernández’s Nets, who have suffered four consecutive losses and seven in their last eight games.

Pacers 108-96 Warriors

Five wins in a row and six in their last seven games have led the Pacers (21-18) tonight, led by Tyrese Haliburton (25 points and 10 assists), Pascal Siakam (25 points and 9 rebounds) and Bennedict Mathurin (21 points and 10 rebounds). ).

Without Stephen Curry or Draymond Green, the Warriors (19-19) had their most productive men in Buddy Hield and Pat Spencer with 17 points per head.

In the rest of the day’s games, the New Orleans Pelicans, without Zion Williams suspended for a game by his team for arriving late to the plane, gave the surprise by defeating the Philadelphia 76ers without Joel Embiid (115-123). Additionally, the Chicago Bulls beat the Washington Wizards (138-105).