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Jalen Green scored 41 points and Fred VanVleet scored 34 with 10 3-pointers as the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to eight games with a 147-119 rout of the Utah Jazz on Saturday.
Green shot 15 of 22 from the field, 7 of 11 from 3-point range and made all four free throws to fall within one point of his career high.
Jeff Green added 21 points for the Rockets, who made a season-high 27 3-pointers and had their longest winning streak since an eight-game series in November 2019. They came as close as 1 ½ Golden State idle game for 10th place. and the last play-in spot in the Western Conference.
Houston improved to 35-35, marking the first time it has been above .500 since Jan. 13, when it went 19-19.
John Collins scored a season-high 25 points for Utah, which tied a season-high with its fifth straight loss.
Did someone say “hottest team in the league?” » pic.twitter.com/RfuAI56odz
-Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) March 24, 2024
The Celtics win the 9th place in a row
Jayson Tatum scored 26 points and Sam Hauser and Al Horford each added 23 to lead the NBA-leading Boston Celtics to their ninth straight victory, 124-113 over the Chicago Bulls.
Derrick White scored 17 points and Payton Pritchard had 15 and eight assists as the Celtics won for the 19th time in 21 games to improve the NBA’s best record to 57-14.
Boston made 21 3-pointers and won again despite missing Jaylen Brown (sprained right ankle) and Kristaps Porzingis (right hamstring) – two of its top four scorers.
DeMar DeRozan had 28 points, nine assists and six rebounds for the Bulls, who lost all three meetings this season against the Celtics.
Another victory in the Windy City pic.twitter.com/irqnHgizGe
– Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 24, 2024
Kings edge Magic with late free throws
De’Aaron Fox made the tying and deciding free throws with 21.2 seconds remaining and finished with 31 points to give the Sacramento Kings a 109-107 victory over the Orlando Magic.
After Fox’s two free throws gave the Kings a 108-107 lead, Keon Ellis made the second of his two free throws with two seconds remaining and Paolo Banchero missed a long 3-point attempt at the buzzer.
Domantas Sabonis had 21 points and 14 rebounds and Keegan Murry scored 22 points for Sacramento, which completed a 2-1 road trip.
Jonathan Isaac tied his career high with 25 points, but Orlando snapped a five-game winning streak.
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– Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) March 24, 2024
Article first published: Sunday, March 24, 2024, 5:54 p.m. (IST)
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