The Boston Celtics have in the North American Basketball League NBA lost again after extra time and have to den Milwaukee Bucks leave the top spot in the east for the time being.
Both Cleveland Cavaliers the Celtics lost 114:118 after extra time, after a narrow home defeat against the New York Knicks had given.
Williams misses free throws
After that, the Celtics traveled to Cleveland, where they played without their rested regulars Jayson Tatum and Al Horford. Still, victory in Cleveland would have been possible, but Grant Williams missed two free throws at the last second. For winner Cleveland, Donovan Mitchell was the top pitcher with 40 points.
Joel Embiid even scored 42 points with 147:143 Philadelphia 76ers against the Indiana Pacers.
Denver shoots game in Toronto
West Leader Denver Nuggets won 118:113 against the Toronto Raptors and in the last two minutes turned a six-point deficit into a win with a 13:2 series.
Damian Lillard made it 110:104 of his Portland Trail Blazers both Detroit Pistons a so-called “triple doubles” with double digits in three statistical categories. Lillard finished the game with 31 points, 13 rebounds and twelve assists to basket successes.