The Celtics, NBA finalists last year, were able to count on Jayson Tatum: author of 55 points during the All-Star Game on Sunday, the winger scored 31 points, including the last four, crucial for his team, in overtime.

Tatum matched his performance by taking twelve rebounds, for a double-double.

Jaylen Brown supported his teammate well, scoring 30 points for his team still leading the Eastern Conference, but closely followed by Milwaukee who did not play Thursday.

The Pacers, where Myles Turner distinguished himself by also scoring a double-double with 40 points and ten rebounds, managed to push the Celtics into overtime, closing a deficit that stood at ten points at halftime.

Tyrese Haliburton even had the opportunity to offer the victory to the locals before this extra time, but missed his shot a handful of seconds from the buzzer.

“We were able to ride out the storm and find a path to victory,” said Jaylen Brown.

"The more we are strained at the moment, the more it will help us in the long term," he added, looking ahead to the play-offs.

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics during the NBA game against the Indiana Pacers on February 23, 2023 in Indianapolis © Dylan Buell / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

In Cleveland, Nikola Jokic, who scored his 22nd triple-double of the season with 24 points, 18 rebounds and 13 assists, carried the Denver Nuggets to a snatch victory in the final quarter.

Sixers tame Grizzlies

In this final period, Denver notably succeeded in muzzling Evan Mobley, the Cavs' leading scorer with 31 points but then completely silenced.

Jamal Murray, back in the ranks of Denver after missing six games, contributed to the victory of his up to 16 points.

The Nuggets are flying over the Western Conference.

They sign their fourth success in a row and have lost only two of their last ten matches.

In Philadelphia, the Sixers, 3rd in the Eastern Conference, tamed the Memphis Grizzlies, who nevertheless counted up to 17 points in advance.

James Harden of the Philadelphia Sixers during the NBA game against the Memphis Grizzlies on February 23, 2023 in Philadelphia © Tim Nwachukwu / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

Philly, where James Harden (31 points) and Joel Embiid (27 points and 19 rebounds) did the job well, made the difference in the final moments: with only 39 seconds left to play, Tobias Harris, d he three-point basket placed the Sixers, led from the first minutes, in the lead 106 to 105 (final score 110-105).

The Lakers, 13th in the Western Conference, will they succeed in their "rise"?

"I want to push to reach the play-offs," said Sunday in the All-Star Game their star and leading scorer in the history of the League LeBron James, who does not imagine not being able to play in the finals. .

On the way to this somewhat crazy bet, the Lakers beat the Golden State Warriors, defending champions, 124 to 111, despite a very discreet LeBron James (13 points).

Los Angeles Lakers playmaker D'Angelo Russell during the NBA game against the Golden State Warriors on February 23, 2023 in Los Angeles © RONALD MARTINEZ / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/AFP

But the victory has a little bitter taste with the injury of D'Angelo Russell.

The leader, who had just arrived at the Lakers, suffered a sprained ankle in the first quarter.

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