The Jazz have four losses in their last five games and the Heat end a three-game losing streak.
The Boston Celtics squandered a 19-point lead to fall 91-89 this Saturday against the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the Utah Jazz they had another night to forget in front of the Miami Heat from Tyler Herro and Kyle Lowry.
Hand in hand with the German Dennis Schröder and of Jayson Tatum, who signed 28 and 21 points, the Celtics started the game strong in Cleveland leading 72-53 at the beginning of the third quarter.
From that moment on, Boston suffered an offensive short-circuit and the Cavaliers turned the scoreboard around with a 21-2 run in which they showed why they are one of the great surprises of the season.
With the newbie Evan Mobley imposing on both sides of the court (19 points, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks), the point guards Darius Garland and Ricky Rubio imposed an impossible rhythm to follow for the Celtics, who had sensitive losses like Jaylen Brown and the veteran Al Horford.
The Spanish Rubio, in a spectacular moment of form, contributed 16 points and 7 vital assists for the victory of the Cavaliers, such as the one he gave 35 seconds from the end for a ‘alley-oop‘ from Jarrett Allen.
Trailing 91-89, the Celtics had a final 9-second possession but Schröder’s individual play, well defended by Cedi Osman, ended with a faulty shot.
The Cavaliers, one of the worst teams in the Eastern Conference last season, they are now fourth with nine wins and five losses and the Celtics fall to 10th (6-7).
In Utah, the young Tyler Herro and the veteran Kyle Lowry commanded the triumph of the Miami Heat 111-105 against the Jazz, who have lost four in their last five games.
The explosive Herro, starter since the injury of Jimmy ButlerIt was a nightmare for the Utah defense with 27 points and 8 rebounds while Lowry contributed 21 and 6.
Miami thus closes a streak of three consecutive defeats, two of them without Butler, with no return date due to his right ankle injury.
Utah suffered a second straight setback on their court that drops them to sixth place in the Western Conference.
“I wouldn’t say we’re panicking, but it’s annoying,” he said. Donovan Mitchell, Jazz star, who scored 22 points. “It is annoying because we know each other, we know what we do. And it is time for us to go out and do it ”.
The Croatian forward Bojan bogdanovic He added 19 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter, in which the Jazz achieved a 36-16 run that was not enough to catch the Heat on the scoreboard.
Wizards, more leaders without Beal
In Orlando, Washington Wizards they beat the Magic 104-92, confirming their surprising leadership in the Eastern Conference, with nine wins and three losses.
In the absence of the star Bradley Beal, the base Spencer Dinwiddie he was the engine of the Wizards with 23 points, 11 rebounds and 6 assists.
For the Magic, penultimate in the East, the young point guard Cole Anthony achieved 22 points and 8 rebounds and the pivot In Bamba others 14 and 17.
On their turn, the Indiana Pacers beat 118-113 Philadelphia 76ers, who accumulate their fourth defeat in a row without their star Joel Embiid, in quarantine for the coronavirus.
Power forward Tobias Harris had 32 points and 11 rebounds and the point guard Tyrese Maxey another 24 points but the Sixers couldn’t stop the Pacers’ offense.
The base Malcolm Brogdon achieved a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists and the Dominican rookie Chris Duarte he played 27 minutes and added 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the last crash on Saturday Los Angeles Clippers they devastated 129-102 Minnesota Timberwolves with 23 points from the forward Paul George, registering his seventh victory in a row.
Through Minnesota, on a dark night of his figure Karl-Antony Towns (8 points and 8 rebounds), the Argentine rookie Leandro Bolmaro he played 5 minutes with 3 points and his first field goal in the NBA.
Results of the day on Saturday:
Utah Jazz – Miami Heat 105-111
Indiana Pacers – Philadelphia 76ers 118-113
Orlando Magic – Washington Wizards 92-104
New Orleans Pelicans – Memphis Grizzlies 112-101
Toronto Raptors – Detroit Pistons 121-127
Cleveland Cavaliers – Boston Celtics 91-89
LA Clippers – Minnesota Timberwolves 129-102 (D)
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