NBA: Atlanta offers a legendary “comeback” against the Celtics

Faced with the Celtics, already assured of finishing at the top of the Eastern Conference and who remained on 9 consecutive victories, Atlanta seemed to be off to a bad start for a while, being 30 points behind in the second quarter. But the Hawks, still without their star leader Trae Young, who injured his left hand in February, relied on their aggressiveness to come back little by little and finally win 120-118 to the delight of their audience.

“When you know that there are people behind you who support you in all weathers – and there was a lot of bad weather this evening – it helps a lot to ensure that the good weather returns,” he said. Quin Snyder the coach of the Hawks, still 10th in the East (32 v. - 39 l.) and virtually qualified for the play-offs for the play-offs.

In a league fond of statistics of all kinds, Sacramento's Lithuanian interior Domantas Sabonis twice entered his name in the record books during his team's 108-96 victory against Philadelphia. With 11 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, he became the fifth player in history with at least 25 triple-doubles (10 units or more in three statistical categories) in a season (after Oscar Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, Russell Westbrook and Nikola Jokic). And he also surpassed Kevin Love to become the only holder of the number of consecutive double-doubles (54) since the merger of the NBA with the ABA, another American basketball league, in 1976-1977.

Once again carried by their back Jalen Green (27 points), the Rockets, long moribund, scored a 9th consecutive victory against Portland 110-92. With now 36 victories for 35 defeats, they are putting pressure on Golden State (36 v. - 34 l.), 10th in the Western conference, the last place offering a ticket for the play-offs for the play-offs.

Yet deprived of their star debutant Victor Wembanyama, the Spurs managed to secure their 16th victory of the season against the Suns 104-102. In the absence of the French interior, it was winger Jeremy Sochan who took charge, with 26 points and 18 rebounds. In the race for the play-offs, this defeat hurts Kevin Durant's Suns, who slipped to 8th place in the West, synonymous with the play-offs, and saw Dallas and Sacramento pass them in front.

Victorious 128-103 over the Grizzlies, the Nuggets, defending champions, consolidated their first place in the West, in a race still hotly contested with Oklahoma City and Minnesota, who did not play Monday. Another great match, double MVP Nikola Jokic came close to a new triple-double (29 points, 11 rebounds, 8 assists).

Les matches disputés lundi:LA Clippers - Indiana 116 - 133Atlanta - Boston 120 - 118Toronto - Brooklyn 88 - 96New York - Detroit 124 - 99Cleveland - Charlotte 115 - 92Sacramento - Philadelphie 108 - 96Utah - Dallas 105 - 115Denver - Memphis 128 - 103Houston - Portland 110 - 92San Antonio - Phoenix 104 - 102Chicago - Washington 105 - 107