No. 2 NBA roundup: The remnants of the Lakers upset the Green Army Maxey scored 51 points and the 76ers narrowly beat the Jazz
On February 2, Beijing time, the NBA regular season ushered in a four-game matchup.
James and Thick Eyebrows were absent at the same time, Reaves exploded and hit 7 three-pointers to set a career record, and the Lakers upset the league's top Celtics.
Maxey returned after missing three games from injury, hitting seven three-pointers to score a career-high 51 points, and the 76ers narrowly beat the Jazz to end a four-game losing streak.
The Knicks narrowly beat the Pacers to win the league's longest winning streak of nine games and tie the season record for third place in the East.
Here's a roundup of today's game.
Lakers 114-105 Celtics
The classic "yellow-green battle" ushered in the 300th meeting in history, James and thick eyebrows chose to rest at the same time, and the Lakers also lost a big man from Vanderbilt in the game. However, the Lakers ushered in Reaves' outburst, contributing a season-high 32 points, hitting a career-high 7 three-pointers, and combined with Russell's season-high 14 assists, leading the Lakers to continue to suppress the Celtics. The Celtics had a sluggish performance, scoring only 31 points on 12-of-33 shooting, and finally the Lakers upset the league-leading Celtics and ended a two-game losing streak.
In the first quarter, Brown sent a series of dunks to help the Green Army play an 8-4 start. The Lakers' Reaves hit back-to-back three-pointers, Vanderbilt and Hayes dunked back-to-back, and the Lakers responded with a 12-2 offensive run. Tatum hit a three-pointer, Reaves, Hachimura, and Russell hit another three-pointer, and the Lakers went on another 12-2 run to lead the Celtics by 11 points. Hauser hit two three-pointers in a row, and Holiday hit a shot from the buzzer, and the Green Army went on an 8-0 run. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led the Celtics 28-25, and Reaves scored 11 points in a single quarter.
In the second quarter, Keita scored a rebound, Russell hit a three-point shot, and Pritchard scored five points in a row, and the Green Army overtook it. Wood and Russell hit three-pointers, and the Lakers went on a 10-0 run to lead by nine points. Keita dunked to make it 2+1, and Horford and Tatum hit three-point shots. The Lakers' outside line exploded, and Reaves, Vanderbilt, and Christie also opened up the difference again with color. However, Vanderbilt left the game with a right foot injury 47 seconds before halftime. At halftime, the Lakers led the Celtics 60-46.
In the second half, the Lakers replaced Vanderbilt with Hachimura. Porzingis dunked in the air, Reeves hit three of three free throws and then hit a three-pointer from beyond the arc, and Hayes made a quick catch. After Tatum scored five points in a row, Hauser, Pritchard, and Tatum hit three points in a row, and the Green Army went on a 12-2 run to narrow the gap to six points. Christie hit two free throws and Hayes followed up with a dunk to give the Lakers a 10-point lead. Horford hit a three-pointer and Reaves answered with a three-pointer. At the end of the third quarter, the Lakers led the Celtics 88-78.
In the final quarter, Porzingis dunked and White hit a layup, and the Green Army trailed by six points. Prince, Russell, and Hachimura scored back-to-back layups. Porzingis and Hachimura exchanged three-pointers, and Reaves hit a shot to score his 30th point, and the Lakers had a 12-point lead. White hit a three-pointer, Hayes hit back-to-back free throws, Holiday hit two in a row, and Hachimura hit another three-pointer. Porzingis scored on a hook and Russell hit a three-pointer. The Lakers scored back-to-back free throws, and the Green surrendered two minutes early. The Lakers beat the league's No. 1 Green Army on the road.
The Lakers had six double-doubles, Reaves 32 points, Russell 16 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists, Hayes 16 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals, Prince 11 points and 8 rebounds, Van der Bilt 10 points and 7 rebounds, Hachimura 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists
The Celtics had three double-doubles, Tatum had 23 points and 7 rebounds, Porzingis had 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 blocks, and Hauser had 17 points
76ers 127-124 Jazz
Maxey made a comeback after a three-game injury, and he exploded on the day he was named to the All-Star team, hitting seven three-pointers to score a career-high 51 points. Although the Jazz trailed by as many as 12 points in the final quarter, Maxey hit a crucial three-pointer and made a free throw. In the end, in the absence of Embiid, the 76ers led the team by Maxey to narrowly defeat the Jazz to end a four-game losing streak.
The 76ers had three double-doubles, Maxey had 51 points, Harris had 28 points, five rebounds and seven assists, and Oubre had 16 points and four rebounds
The Jazz had six double-doubles, Markkanen had 28 points and 10 rebounds, Sexton had 22 points and six assists, Collins had 15 points and nine rebounds, Clarkson had 16 points and 10 assists, Olynyk had 14 points and Kiyant George had 11 points
Pacers 105-109 Knicks
The Pacers dominated the game, scoring 36 points in the first quarter and leading the Knicks by as many as 15 points in the first half. Brunson contributed 40 points to lead the team to a 10-2 offensive climax at a critical moment to seal the victory, and finally the Knicks narrowly defeated the Pacers to usher in the league's longest existing nine-game winning streak and tie the league's longest winning streak in a season.
The Pacers had six double-doubles, Siakam had 18 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, Nesmith had 17 points and 6 rebounds, Haliburton had 15 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Smith had 20 points and 9 rebounds, Toppin had 12 points, and Nembhard had 10 points and 6 assists
The Knicks had five double-doubles, Brunson 40 points and 5 rebounds, DiVincenzo 20 points, Achiuwa 12 points, 16 rebounds and 4 steals, Hartenstein 12 points, 19 rebounds and 6 assists, and McBride 16 points
Cavaliers 108-101 Grizzlies
Facing the Grizzlies, the Cavaliers fell into a disadvantage in the first half, trailing their opponents by 12 points at one point. Mitchell stepped up for the team and successfully led the team to close the point difference, and the Cavaliers relied on LeVert and Strus to win the game at critical moments, and finally the Cavaliers reversed the Grizzlies to usher in a four-game winning streak, and the last 11 wins in the past 12 games are firmly in the top four in the East.
The Cavaliers had four double-doubles, Mitchell had 25 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, Allen had 14 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks, Strus had 11 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, and LeVert had 16 points
The Grizzlies had five double-doubles, Jackson Jr. had 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks, Aldama had 18 points and 9 rebounds, Vince Williams Jr. had 17 points and 6 rebounds, Pippen Jr. had 10 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, and G-Jackson had 10 points and 5 rebounds
East and West are currently ranked
Eastern:
1. Celtics 37-12 (1 straight loss)
2.雄鹿32胜16负（2连败）
3. Knicks 32-17 (9 straight wins)
4.骑士30胜16负（4连胜）
5.76人30胜17负（1连胜）
6. Pacers 27-22 (2 straight losses)
7.热火25胜23负（1连胜）
8.魔术25胜23负（1连胜）
9. Bulls 23-26 (1 straight win)
10.老鹰20胜27负（2连胜）
11. Nets 19-28 (1 straight loss)
12.猛龙17胜30负（1连胜）
13. Hornets 10-36 (5 in a row)
14.奇才9胜38负（1连败）
15. Pistons 6-41 (1 straight loss)
West:
1. Timberwolves 34-14 (2 wins in a row)
2.יהוה 33 יהוה (1 יהוה)
3. Clippers 31-15 (1 straight win)
4.掘金33胜16负（1连败）
5. Kings 27-19 (1 straight loss)
6. Suns 28-20 (2 wins in a row)
7.鹈鹕27胜21负（1连胜）
8. Mavericks 26-22 (1 straight loss)
9.湖人25胜25负（1连胜）
10. Jazz 24-26 (3 straight losses)
11.火箭22胜25负（1连败）
12.勇士20胜24负（1连胜）
13.灰熊18胜30负（3连败）
14.开拓者15胜33负（2连胜）
15. Spurs 11-37 (2 straight losses)