Celtics Beat Nets

Start strong your sportsbook business in 2023 with the bests bookie software. Check fighting news for boxing odds, and NBA news for basketball odds. Meanwhile in the NBA, With a brutal 139-96 defeat on Wednesday, the Boston Celtics put the depleted Brooklyn Nets in their place and Jayson Tatum scored 31 points. The heavyweight matchup between the two rivals in the Eastern Conference came to an end with the Nets in a bind as the Celtics won decisively at the TD Garden by a narrow margin.

Tatum scored 18 points for Boston, which led from the start with a remarkable 46 points in the first quarter alone. The Celtics had jumped out to a 34-point lead against a Brooklyn team still without Kevin Durant after the break.

Jaylen Brown contributed 26 points to Tatum's 31 points, including seven three-pointers on 12-of-19 shooting.After a lopsided defeat, six Boston players finished in double figures. With 20 points, Kyrie Irving led Brooklyn in scoring.

Robert Williams III, who finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, received special praise from Tatum.In a different setting, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Orlando Magic in a comprehensive manner, 105-94, to avenge their upset loss to them on Monday.

The Sixers had won seven straight games going into Monday's game, but somehow they gave up a 21-point lead to lose 119-109. The Sixers did not have to wait long to avenge that defeat because of a scheduling error, and Philadelphia did so on Wednesday. Joel Embiid scored 28 points and James Harden scored 26 to lead a reenergized Sixers team to a convincing victory.

Harden had nine rebounds, 10 assists, and six three-pointers, but he didn't quite get a triple double. His total of points included six threes. With 18 points, Markelle Fultz led the Magic in scoring.The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies, 122-112, thanks in large part to the prolific Damian Lillard, who scored 42 points for the second consecutive game.

Lillard, who also had 10 rebounds and 10 assists, is now tied with Shaquille O'Neal for 19th place on the list of NBA players who have had the most games with 40 points or more. Lillard now has 49 games with 40 points, including a 42-point performance on Monday against Atlanta.