| |
|
NBA -- Irving's 33 carries Celtics past Nuggets
By Oliver Iglesias PhilBoxing.com Fri, 15 Dec 2017

BOSTON ? Kyrie Irving scored 33 points while Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown made a combined 15-of-21 field goals to lift the Boston Celtics over the Denver Nuggets, 124-118, on Wednesday night at the T.D. Garden.
Without the tenacious defense of Al Horford who sat out the game for rest, the Nuggets took a 31-30 first quarter lead with Harris accounting for 11 markers. Then the trio of Shane Larkin, Tatum and Brown started piling up the points from the perimeter, giving Boston the lead at halftime, 68-59.
Denver kept pushing in the third quarter to tie it at 85 on a Harris tip-in, but Boston retaliated with a 9-0 tear for a 106-94 lead it never relinquished since.
Celtics? Brown finished with 26 points, Tatum added 15 and center Aron Baynes contributed 17. Larkin was 6-of-6 from the field for 14 points.
Starting guard Harris had 36 points and 6 assists and Jamal Murray added 28 points and 10 rebounds to pace the Nuggets, who fell to 15-13.
Overall, Boston shot 47-of-79 from the field for a 59.5 percent clip while Denver had 45-of-91 for 49.5 percent conversion rate.
The Celtics kept its league-leading 24-6 record and will next play the Utah Jazz Friday night.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Oliver Iglesias.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
The Past Week in Action 17 March 2025: Teraji Stops Akui to Unify WBA/WBC Belts; Olascuaga, Santiago Win in Japan; Ball Retires Doheny in 10 By Eric Armit, , Tue, 18 Mar 2025Undefeated Filipino rising star Kenneth Llover takes on Japan’s Keita Kurihara for an epic boxing showdown , Tue, 18 Mar 2025GEORGE KAMBOSOS JR TO FACE AUSTRALIAN RIVAL JAKE WYLLIE IN NEW MAIN EVENT THIS SATURDAY IN SYDNEY , Tue, 18 Mar 2025Jamaine Ortiz Moves One Step Closer to a World Title with Dominant Win Over Yomar Alamo , Tue, 18 Mar 2025Sunday Night Home Run: Naoya Inoue-Ramon Cardenas/Rafael Espinoza-Edward Vazquez Championship Doubleheader to be Televised May 4 LIVE on ESPN , Tue, 18 Mar 2025WORLD BOXING WELCOMES DECISION OF IOC EXECUTIVE BOARD TO PROPOSE BOXING FOR INCLUSION AT LA28 , Tue, 18 Mar 2025Ignacio Fernandez: The Iron-Fisted Warrior of Silay By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, , Mon, 17 Mar 2025RP Blu Girls Recognized at PSC Women in Sports Awards By Marlon Bernardino, , Mon, 17 Mar 2025Kayak is back in Sarbay Festival 2025 By Lito delos Reyes, , Mon, 17 Mar 2025MENSA OR MAULER? SEAN O'BRADAIGH, NYU CLASS OF '25, TO MAKE PRO DEBUT ON UNDERCARD OF NYC'S BIGGEST IRISH BOXING EVENT. TODAY! AT THE GARDEN! , Mon, 17 Mar 2025WFM Ruelle "Tawing" Canino rules National Age Group Chess Championships By Marlon Bernardino, , Mon, 17 Mar 2025Thunderdome 49: Josh Byrne claims state title glory , Sun, 16 Mar 2025Wild, Wild West 2.0 By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, , Sun, 16 Mar 2025FILLER, LABUTIS, OI, AND MACIOL MARCH INTO SEMI-FINAL| 2025 EUROPEAN OPEN POOL CHAMPIONSHIP , Sun, 16 Mar 2025FORD FACES MATTICE IN ATLANTIC CITY , Sun, 16 Mar 202510 nations into finals of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Niš , Sun, 16 Mar 2025WORLD NINEBALL TOUR HEADS TO FLORIDA FOR THE FIRST-EVER FLORIDA OPEN AT THE CARIBE ROYALE, 5-10 AUGUST 2025 , Sun, 16 Mar 2025World Boxing now with 84 countries and will have Panamerican Congress in Panama By Gabriel F. Cordero, , Sat, 15 Mar 2025Grandmaster Daniel Maravilla Quizon tops DG's Cup 2025 Invitational chess tournament By Marlon Bernardino, , Sat, 15 Mar 2025Nick Ball Defends Belt Against TJ Doheny & Ammo Versus Volny on Saturday By Chris Carlson, , Sat, 15 Mar 2025Johnny Hill: The Ebb and Flow of The First Filipino-American Boxing Star By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT, , Sat, 15 Mar 2025WILLIAMS VS. VOLNY WEIGH-IN RESULTS IN ORLANDO , Sat, 15 Mar 2025Tickets ON SALE NOW for Naoya Inoue-Ramon Cardenas Undisputed Showdown at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas , Sat, 15 Mar 202514 nations secured medals at IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Niš , Sat, 15 Mar 2025Japan Crowns Second Unified Champion But Loses, Fails to Win Another Belt By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, , Fri, 14 Mar 2025 |

|
|
|
|
|