Oklahoma City Thunder opened big with a victory in the top game in the NBA and ended the winning streak of the Boston Celtics.
Oklahoma won the defending champion from the east coast with 118: 112 and thus confirmed the outstanding form. Boston had previously celebrated five victories in a row.
For OKC Was it the 17th victory from the past 18 games. The German professional Isaiah Hartenstein came to the leaders Western Conference from the bank and contributed eleven points.
For many experts, the OKC duel against Boston is a likely scenario for the NBA finalsthe game was given correspondingly much importance.
Gilgeous-Alexander best thrower
Oklahoma City pulled away early, for Boston it was about staying in the game. At 98:98 in the final quarter, the home fans believed in a success of their team again, but the following eight points scored all OKC. After that, the game was decided.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 34 points, Hartenstein replacement Chet Holmgren got 23 points and 15 rebounds. At the Celtics, Jayson Tatum was the best thrower with 33 points, Jaylen Brown came to ten points and only hit 5 of his 15 attempts.
Excitement around Plumlee and Adams
At the game of the Houston Rockets Against the Phoenix Suns Steven Adams (Rockets) and Mason Plumlee (Suns) ensured some excitement – they were disqualified after a wrangling.
The two centers first clutched before they went to the ground and were separated by teammates and supervisors. “We got a little hooked”said Plumlee afterwards. The Suns lost the game 104: 111.