Celtics
The Celtics had been missing the injured Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis, however Jayson Tatum (38 points) and Derrick White (24) made certain they had no problems in an convenient road win vs. the Jazz on Tuesday.
For starters, Boston shot a sizzling forty one percent on 3-pointers.
“The regulation of averages, you play so many video games you won’t be best each night. You have to stick with it and have faith that you’re going to have greater true days than bad,” Tatum informed reporters.
In the process, the Celtics grew to be the first group this season to report 50 wins.
The Celtics have also received three straight to end their five-game road trip with a flurry. They’re an dazzling 9-2 on the 2d sport of back-to-backs.
76ers
All-Star Tyrese Maxey back after lacking four straight video games with a concussion, but it did the Sixers little good in their blowout road loss to the Knicks on Tuesday.
But hey, at least Maxey is returned and said he’s feeling good — as Philadelphia continues to hold out hope that fellow All-Star Joel Embiid will play once more earlier than the playoffs.
“I felt notably good. I was once without a doubt tired when I got here out the first time, my wind,” Maxey advised reporters. “It’s type of difficult due to the fact solely so plenty you can do while you’re in the protocol. But overall, it was once all right.”
Coach Nick Nurse was once no longer thrilled with the Sixers’ effort at the begin of the game, calling a timeout just a little extra than a minute into the game. “Their speed, they were shifting faster than we were,” Nurse stated of the Knicks. “Their physicality, I concept on the ball, used to be a big difference on both ends.”
Bucks
The Bucks finished simply 1-3 on their day out out West, getting run out of the health club by the Kings on Tuesday.
“We deserved it tonight,” instruct Doc Rivers told reporters. “It’s my fault. I didn’t get them organized the way I need to mentally. At shootaround, guys were speaking about planes leaving.
“As a staff, we talked about it after shootaround that if our focus is now not better than this morning, it’s going to be a lengthy day. And it used to be a long day. So that’s on us.”
Giannis Antetokounmpo again impressed with 30 points and 13 rebounds on an in any other case forgettable night. But Khris Middleton missed his 15th straight recreation with a sprained ankle.
