The Boston Celtics beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 135:100 at home in another regular season game of the National Basketball Association (NBA). With the victory, the Celtics will surely finish with the best record in the League and they will also have home court advantage in the playoffs.
Above all for the Celtics was Kristaps Porzingis, who recorded a double-double - 27 points and 12 rebounds. He added 4 assists, 1 steal and 5 blocks while being perfect from the three (3/3) and from the penalty line (2/2). Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown contributed 24 and 23 points, respectively. Four other players on the team scored 10 or more points - Al Horford (16), Jrue Holiday (12), Payton Pritchard (11) and Sam Hauser (10).
For the Thunder, who were without their big star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Josh Giddey led the way with 17 points. Luguentz Dort added 15 points, Isaiah Joe scored 13 points, and Cason Wallace scored 12. Chet Holmgren and Aaron Wiggins finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively.
It was Boston's 60th win of the campaign, giving the Celtics the best record in the NBA and home field advantage in the playoffs. Oklahoma is third in the Western Conference with a record of 52-24, with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets above them with 53 wins and 23 losses each. In their next games, the Thunder visit the Indiana Pacers, while the Celtics will host the Sacramento Kings and Alexander Vezenkov.
The rest of the results:
Washington Wizards - LA Lakers 120:125
Charlotte Hornets - Portland Trail Blazers 86:89
Brooklyn Nets - Indiana Pacers 115:111
Atlanta Hawks - Detroit Pistons 121:113
New Orleans Pelicans - Orlando Magic 108:117
Minnesota Timberwolves - Toronto Raptors 133:85
Milwaukee Bucks - Memphis Grizzlies 101:111
Phoenix Suns - Cleveland Cavaliers 122:101. /BGNES
