Burning with 51 points, Jayson Tatum helped the Boston Celtics have their 7th win in a row
The earliest match of today's match took place at dawn on January 17 between the Charlotte Hornets and the Boston Celtics. Boston Celtics march to Spectrum Center with the absence of key player Jaylen Brown.
However, the home team Charlotte Hornets also lacked throwers Gordon Hayward and Kelly Oubre due to injury. Jayson Tatum and his teammates are confident that they will extend their winning streak to 7. As for the home team, they are struggling to get out of the bottom of the Western table.
The first half took place with another open game. The two teams continuously have their own points. The change only came from the last 4 minutes of the half, with a 16-3 shake Boston garden took a 13-point lead before entering the second half. Of these 16 points, 4 3-pointers were created by Celtics players. from extremely smooth drive and kick phases.
With the advantage of the first half, the Boston Celtics actively attacked the Charlotte Hornets in the first minutes of the second half. Suddenly, Jalen McDaniels made 3 consecutive 3 points for himself to help the game not go too far.
With high spirits Charlotte Hornets continuously had the points to shorten the gap to 11 points before entering the break. The highlight of these two rounds was Jayson Tatum when he had 20 points to help the Celtics lead with a score of 66-55 before the second half ended.
The third half saw the return of the home team players. Although the Boston Celtics took the initiative in the first minutes, they did not score any points in the last 3 minutes and let the Charlotte Hornets score 10 consecutive points.
Therefore, the distance before the final round began to shorten to only 6 points. Score 86-92 with a slight advantage for the Boston Celtics. At one point in the fourth half, Charlotte Hornett shortened the gap to only 2 points.
But on a day when the Celtics' throwers were too close to hand, the distance continued to increase. With 3 phases 3 points in a row in just the last 2 minutes of the game, Jayson Tatum completely ended all hopes of the home team players. The match ended with a score of 118-130, an easy victory for the Boston Celtics.
MVP in this match is definitely Jayson Tatum when he reached the season-high of the season with 51 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Derick White on the day to play in the main team also played quite well with 19 points and 8 assists.
Jalen McDaniels leads the home team with 26 points and a performance of 5/7 (71%) on the 3-point line. Lamelo Ball also had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists. Mason Plumlee got himself a double with 19 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists.
Winning the 7th consecutive victory, Boston Celtic is at the top of the Western rankings. Far away from the 2nd place team - Brooklyn Nets to 5 wins. In the next round, they will welcome the charming opponent Golden State Warriors at home. The match will take place at 7:30 am on January 20.
In contrast to the sublimation of the Boston Celtics, the Charlotte Hornets are still struggling at the bottom of the table. The next round they will march to Toyota Center to confront a Houston Rockets also in crisis. The match will take place at 8:00 am on January 19.
