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Celtics down Magic for third straight win

Published by Hurriyet on Sun, 10/23/2022 - 12:02

Boston forward Jayson Tatum poured in 40 points as the Celtics beat the Orlando Magic 126-120 on Oct. 22 to improve to 3-0 in the fledgling NBA season while the Philadelphia 76ers fell to 0-3.

The rebuilding San Antonio Spurs stunned the Sixers 114-105 in Philadelphia, where frustrated 76ers coach Doc Rivers said after the game his team was "not ready" to win yet.

Harden returns to lead Rockets over Nuggets: 130-104

Published by Hurriyet on Wed, 01/01/2020 - 11:51

James Harden scored 35 points and Russell Westbrook finished with 28 as the Houston Rockets cooled off the Denver Nuggets with a 130-104 win on Dec. 31.
Harden also had six assists while Westbrook contributed seven helpers, avenging an earlier loss to the Nuggets.
Nikola Jokic scored 21 points to lead Denver, who had won nine of their last 10 games.