No. 16 NBA roundup: Green Army beats 76ers to top the East, James mileage sad Kings double kill Lakers

On November 16, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and a total of 8 games were played today. The Celtics sent the 76ers to two consecutive defeats, surpassing their opponents and topping the East. With Beal out and Booker back, the Suns beat the Timberwolves to end a two-game losing streak and end their opponent's seven-game winning streak. The Lakers faced the Kings back-to-back, James came to the 8th place in history with three points in his career, and surpassed Kidd for the 108th triple-double in his career, but the Lakers had no chance to reverse and were killed by the Kings. Here's a roundup of today's game.

The Celtics beat the 76ers 117-107

The 76ers faced opponents back-to-back, with the Celtics' two main players, Brown and Porzingis, absent. This is a strong conversation between the two teams with the top two records in the East, and the winner will go directly to the East. Although the Celtics opened up the gap many times, once taking a 17-point lead in the first half, the 76ers always stubbornly recovered the difference, and the game needed to be fought until the last minute to decide the winner. At the critical moment, Tatum stepped up for the Celtics, led the team to play a wave of offensive climaxes to open up the difference, and in the final moment, he scored 5 points alone to kill the game. In the end, the Celtics ushered in a 4-game winning streak and successfully reached the top of the East, while sending their opponents 2 consecutive defeats.

Melton hit the first three-pointer in the first quarter, the Celtics scored four straight points, and Harris responded with a three-pointer. Embiid sent the interference ball, Harris and Horford each scored 2 points, Covington made two dunks in a row, Holiday made a layup to chase the points, and Embiid hit a mid-range shot. Tatum and Hauser each hit a three-pointer, Covington scored four straight points, Holiday scored four straight points and Pritchard hit a three-pointer, and Holiday continued to dunk to stop the 76ers. Mikhailiuk made a three-pointer and Holiday made a layup to extend the 12-point advantage, the 76ers chased four points in a row, and the Celtics went on a 7-0 offensive wave, and the 76ers trailed the Celtics 22-37 at the end of the first quarter.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Tatum expanded his 17-point advantage by mid-range shooting, Springer chased 5 points with three points and a steal dunk, Tatum hit a mid-range shot and Kornet's dunk, and Maxey scored 5 points with a three-point and layup. The Celtics scored four straight points to extend their 15-point advantage, the 76ers scored four points in a row, Maxey complained about eating his first career T, and Tatum missed a technical free throw. The 76ers scored six more points to tie the trail to five points, Hauser hit a layup, and Reed and White hit a three-pointer. Melton scored five straight points with Harris to take one point lead, White and Embiid each scored two points, and Holiday and Maxey hit a three-pointer. At the end of the first half, the 76ers outscored the Celtics 58-57.

Embiid scored four points in a row to expand the five-point advantage, Tatum and Horford each hit a three-pointer, White made two free throws to lead by two points, and Melton scored three points and Maxey made a layup to regain the lead. Horford responded with two consecutive three-pointers, Covington made a layup to chase points, Tatum and Embiid scored two points each, and Hauser extended the four-point advantage with three points. Embiid hit a mid-range shot to chase points, Tatum made three points and Holiday made a layup to expand the advantage, the 76ers made 2 of 4 free throws, Holiday hit a three-point shot, the 76ers lost by 9 points in a single quarter 17-26, and the 76ers trailed the Celtics 75-83 at the end of the third quarter.

At the beginning of the final quarter, Harris and White both scored 4 points in a row, the 76ers chased another 3 points, Cornet dunked violently, and the 76ers chased a wave of 6-0 offense to only 1 point. White scored five straight points on a three-pointer and a throw-up to consolidate the advantage, Reed hit a layup, Cornet hit a two-point shot and a dunk, and Melton and Maxey each hit a three-pointer to chase down the difference of only one point. Cornet hit a rebound, Maxey hit two free throws to bite the score, and Tatum hit a 2+1 three-point shot with White to stop the 76ers. Covington made a layup to chase points, Tatum hit both free throws, Embiid hooked up to chase points, and Horford made three points to extend an eight-point advantage. Maxey broke through 2+1 to chase points, Horford hated Covington, and Tatum hit a three-point shot to stop the 76ers. Maxey made a three-point foul on Holiday and Mazzulla successfully canceled the foul, and Tatum hit a self-made layup to extend the 10-point advantage. Embiid hit an inside shot, White was fouled and hit both free throws to seal the win, and the 76ers lost to the Celtics in the end.

The Celtics had four double-doubles, Tatum had 29 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, White had 27 points and 5 assists, Holiday had 18 points and 10 rebounds, and Horford had 14 points, 8 rebounds and 5 blocks

The 76ers had six double-doubles, Maxey had 20 points and 4 assists, Embiid had 20 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Harris had 16 points and 7 rebounds, Covington had 16 points and 6 rebounds, Melton had 16 points and 7 rebounds, and Reed had 10 points and 6 rebounds

Timberwolves 115-133 Suns

Booker returned after missing five games from injury, Beal was temporarily sidelined with a back injury, and the Suns' Big Three combined debut was postponed. With the courageous play of Booker and Durant, the Suns scored 76 points in the first half and successfully established a lead. The follow-up Suns always held the initiative on the court, taking a maximum 28-point lead, and the Timberwolves kept chasing points hopelessly, and the final quarter of the game was completely reduced to garbage time. In the end, the Suns won by a big win to end the Timberwolves' seven-game winning streak and end a two-game losing streak.

Allen took the lead in the opening three-point shot, Towns scored 4 points in a row, Edwards shot and the Timberwolves immediately overtook him, Booker broke through after hitting a three-point shot, Downs also broke through twice in a row to score points, Booker came to two more dry shots, and after a break of 5 games, Booker scored 11 points in a row at the beginning. Durant also hit two shots after breaking through the foul, Okogie hit a three-pointer, Milton broke through, Reed hit both free throws, Booker responded with two free throws, and the Suns led the Timberwolves 35-29 after the first quarter.

In the second quarter, Diop took the lead, Conley hit a three-point shot, Booker threw a shot, Eubanks hit a three-point shot in the bottom left corner, Booker hit a mid-range shot, Edwards responded with a mid-range, Goodwin and KD hit three points one after another, the Suns played a wave of 10-2 small climax, Edwards three points stabilized the game, Durant scored 5 points in a row, Okogie and Allen hit three points one after another, the Suns have opened up to 19 points, and the Suns have opened the difference to 22 points 41-25 in a single quarter.

Yibian fought again, Downs hit a basket, Booker was stolen McDaniels 2+1, Gobert ate a T Booker technical foul and hit a free throw, Downs broke through again and narrowed it down to 20 points to stop the Suns. Booker broke through and scored Towns in response, Gordon scored a three-pointer and Walker scored a three-pointer, Nurkic hit a three-pointer after Durant pulled out the mid-range, Allen, Watanabe, and KD hit three-pointers one after another, and the Suns led the Timberwolves 110-82 after the third quarter.

In the last quarter, Okogie's shoes fell off (the second time in this game), Brown made two fouls and hit two free throws, Reed hit a three-pointer, Booker responded with a strong 2+1, Reed made a basket and made a basket, Booker faced Brown's defense in the middle distance, Lee Kyle received an empty assist McDaniels dunk, and Gordon also hit the Timberwolves for a three-point timeout. McDaniels threw one, Durant responded with a throw, Edwards pulled out, Durant completed 2+1 and then both teams replaced the main force and entered garbage time.

The Timberwolves had five double-doubles, Towns had 25 points and 7 rebounds, Conley had 14 points, Edwards had 13 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, McDaniels had 13 points and Reed had 13 points and 4 rebounds

The Suns had six double-doubles, Durant 31 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, Booker 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Gordon 15 points, Allen 14 points, Eubanks 13 points and 4 rebounds, and Okogie 12 points

Kings 125-110 Lakers

The Lakers faced the Kings back-to-back, and the thick eyebrows were in poor offensive and defensive condition, and Sabonis scored 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists in the first quarter, and the Kings scored 38 points in a single quarter to open up the difference. In the first three quarters of the game, the Lakers trailed the Kings by as many as 26 points. In the final quarter of the game, the Lakers once played offensive and defensive suppression, and narrowed the difference to within 10 points with a 30-13 offensive climax. However, the Lakers failed to continue their offensive firepower and failed to reverse the situation. In the end, the Kings won the game without danger, beating the Lakers twice this season, giving the Lakers their first home defeat. James suffered a tragic milestone, becoming the second-oldest player in history to get a triple-double, ranking fifth all-time with 108 triple-doubles in his career, and moving up to eighth all-time with Terry in three-point points.

The Lakers, who just beat the Grizzlies yesterday, fought back-to-back, and the opening seemed a little lax, and was immediately attacked by Fox after jumping the ball, and then Russell and thick eyebrows missed the near basket shots in a row, and James also made two mistakes. With 2:05 left before the end of the first quarter, the Kings took a 20-point lead at 37-17 after Huerter hit an open three-pointer. After that, both teams slipped from the field, and after Wood and Hayes hit a three-pointer off the bench, Prince hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to put the Lakers up 25-38.

At the beginning of the second quarter, James led the team to a 7-0 run to narrow the gap to only six points. But then the Lakers made three mistakes in a row, and the score was quickly pulled away. James was rested, and the thick eyebrows that reappeared on the court still looked careless, and he was at a comprehensive disadvantage in the offensive and defensive confrontation with Xiao Sa. The Lakers saw that the situation was not good and quickly changed back to James, and as soon as Lao Zhan came back, he played 2+1, and then hit three points again, leading the team to chase the score to 56-65. At the critical moment, Fox stepped up and grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a three-pointer after hitting one of two free throws. Although James drew a foul on Fox and hit one of two free throws before the final quarter whistle, the Lakers still trailed by 13 points at 59-72 and went into the break.

In the second half, Lao Zhan continued to lead the team to chase points, and even sent a chase hat in the defense, but even halftime failed to wake up the sleepwalking thick eyebrows, worse than the sluggish state, he showed no fighting spirit and desire on the field. On the other hand, the Kings collectively felt hot today, in addition to Huerter and Murray, even Xiao Sa hit three points at the top of the arc, and the score on the court became bigger and bigger, 3.3 seconds before the end of the third quarter, after Fox hit two free throws, the difference once came to 25 points, and then Reaves hit one of two free throws, and the Lakers trailed by 24 points 80-104 into the final quarter.

As soon as the fourth quarter came up, the Lakers put Zhan, Mei, and Russell on the court at the same time, trying to make the last wave, and the Kings' consecutive mistakes gave the opposite side an opportunity, and the Lakers had a small climax, chasing the score to 90-106. At the critical moment, Xiao Sa threw at the free throw line to stop the bleeding for the king, thick eyebrows made a mistake and hit the iron, and then gave Xiao Sa 2 + 1, fortunately Lao Zhan did his best, assisted Russell to hit three points, and then continued to kill the basket, 5 minutes and 18 seconds before the end, he scored 2 + 1, chasing the score to 102-113, only 11 points left.

After the timeout, the two sides competed for offense, you come and go and the score staggered up, the Lakers once chased only 9 points, but at the critical moment Barnes made two steals, which made the Lakers, who had lost time like gold, feel desperate, Fox made two free throws in the last 1 minute and 26 seconds, the score returned to 121-110, and the Lakers withdrew the main force and conceded defeat.

The Kings had four double-doubles, Sabonis had 29 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, Fox had 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, Huerter had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, and Barnes had 13 points and 4 steals

The Lakers had three double-doubles, James 28 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 steals and 6 turnovers, Russell 28 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, Reddish 16 points and 5 steals, and thick eyebrows 9 points, 9 rebounds, 4 blocks and 4 turnovers

Mavericks 130-117 Wizards

The Mavericks challenged the Wizards back-to-back, and Irving was sidelined with injury. Under the leadership of Doncic, the Mavericks scored 41 points in the first quarter and successfully opened up the difference. Throughout the game, the Mavericks maintained the absolute initiative on the court, taking a lead of up to 27 points. In the end, the Mavericks defeated their opponents and handed the Wizards a 4-game losing streak.

The Mavericks had six double-doubles, Doncic had 26 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists, Jones Jr. had 20 points and seven rebounds, Lively had 17 points and nine rebounds, Grant Williams had 10 points and seven assists, Hardaway had 31 points and Seth Curry had 15 points

The Wizards had eight double-doubles, Kuzma 22 points and 6 rebounds, Poole 16 points and 5 rebounds, Affdija 15 points, 4 assists and 3 steals, Jones 12 points, Gafford 10 points and 9 rebounds, Kispert 12 points and 4 assists, Koulibaly 10 points and 8 rebounds, Gallinari 10 points and 6 rebounds

Knicks 116-114 Hawks

The game was wide open, with the Knicks leading by as many as 13 points, but the Hawks leveled the score in the final quarter, and the two sides needed to battle until the last minute to decide the winner. At key moments, Randle and Brunson took turns stepping up to score the winning score for the Knicks. With Quickley hitting 2 free throws, the Knicks ensured an unbeaten streak in regulation time, and Murray made 1 of 2 free throws, but couldn't get the rebound. In the end, the Knicks narrowly beat the Hawks.

The Knicks had five double-doubles, Randle had 29 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists, Brunson had 24 points and eight assists, Grimes had 11 points, Quickley had 20 points and four assists, and Hartenstein had 11 points and four rebounds

The Hawks had five double-doubles, Jalen Johnson had 18 points and five rebounds, Trae Young had 15 points and 17 assists, Murray had 13 points and five rebounds, Bogdanovic had 28 points and Saddiq Bey had 16 points

Bucks 128-112 Raptors

With Antetokounmpo out due to injury, Lillard scored 14 points and five assists in the first quarter to help the Bucks run a 36-21 lead. The Bucks basically showed a crushing posture throughout the game, and Lillard became more and more courageous in the follow-up, hitting three points to boost the morale of the whole team, and directly looked at the letter brother who watched the game on the sidelines. The Bucks took a game-high 33-point lead and did not give the Raptors any chance to turn around, and the Bucks eventually beat the Raptors on the road.

The Bucks had six double-doubles, Lillard had 37 points, 4 rebounds and 13 assists, Beasley had 30 points and 4 rebounds, Middleton had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists, Da Lopez had 10 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists, Portis had 18 points and 7 rebounds, and Payne had 13 points

The Raptors had five double-doubles, Scottie Barnes had 29 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists, Poeltl had 13 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals, Siakam had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Dick had 11 points, and Achiuwa had 11 points and 4 rebounds

Magic 96-94 Bulls

DeRozan missed the game due to family matters, LaVine was in poor form in the first three quarters, scoring only eight points on 2-of-11 shooting, and the Magic led by as many as 19 points. But the Bulls didn't give up the game, and they fought back in the final quarter, relying on LaVine's 3-pointer with 7.5 seconds left to tie the score. Banchero stepped up for the Magic, facing Caruso's defense and hitting a turnaround jumper with 1.4 seconds left before the break. With the Bulls unable to complete the counter-lore, Banchero made a successful lore.

The Magic had five double-doubles, Banchero had 17 points and 9 rebounds, Bitadze had 15 points and 11 rebounds, Wagner Jr. had 13 points, Suggs had 10 points, 5 assists and 3 steals, and Anthony had 16 points and 5 rebounds

The Bulls had four double-doubles, LaVine had 19 points and six rebounds, Vucevic had 17 points and nine rebounds, Craig had 11 points and seven rebounds, and Caruso had 16 points and five rebounds

Cavaliers 109-95 Trail Blazers

The Cavaliers' main player Garland was absent, and the Cavaliers who were fighting away were mainly anti-away, and successfully stretched the difference to double digits in the first quarter of the game, and the Trail Blazers relied on multi-point blossoming to complete the score in the second quarter. Mitchell then exploded, posing a great threat to the Trail Blazers on the offensive end and once again establishing a lead for the Cavaliers. In the end, the Cavaliers took an 18-point lead at most, and the victory was firmly in the bag, giving the Trail Blazers a fifth straight defeat.

The Cavaliers had five double-doubles, Mitchell had 34 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists, Mobley had 21 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks, Strus had 14 points and 7 assists, Allen had 11 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, and LeVert had 17 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists

The Trail Blazers had six double-doubles, with Grant 17 points, Mays 13 points and 4 assists, Sharpe 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Dupp Rees 16 points, Thybulle 13 points and 3 steals, and Jabari Walker 12 points

East and West are currently ranked

Eastern:

1. Celtics 9-2 (4 wins in a row)

2.76ers 8-3 (2 straight losses)

3. Pacers 7-4 (1 straight win)

4. Heat 7-4 (6 wins in a row)

5. Bucks 7-4 (2 wins in a row)

6. Knicks 6-5 (1 win in a row)

7. Nets 6-5 (2 wins in a row)

8. Hawks 6-5 (1 straight loss)

9. Magic 6-5 (1 win in a row)

10. Cavaliers 5-6 (1 win in a row)

11. Raptors 5-6 (1 straight loss)

12. Bulls 4-8 (2 straight losses)

13. Hornets 3-7 (2 straight losses)

14. Wizards 2-9 (4 straight losses)

15. Pistons 2-10 (9 straight losses)

West:

1. Nuggets 9-2 (1 straight win)

2. Mavericks 9-3 (1 win in a row)

3. Timberwolves 8-3 (1 straight loss)

4. Rockets 6-3 (6-in-a-row)

5. Thunder 7-4 (2 wins in a row)

6. Kings 6-4 (4 wins in a row)

7. Warriors 6-6 (4 straight losses)

8. Lakers 6-6 (1 straight loss)

9. Suns 5-6 (1 win in a row)

10. Pelicans 5-6 (1 win in a row)

11. Jazz 4-7 (2 wins in a row)

12. Clippers 3-7 (6 straight losses)

13. Spurs 3-8 (6 straight losses)

14. Trail Blazers 3-8 (5 straight losses)

15. Grizzlies 2-9 (1 straight loss)