National basketball player Isaiah Hartenstein celebrates his second win in a row with the New York Knicks. The 24-year-old's team surprisingly prevailed after overtime at the Boston Celtics, the best team of the season so far in the NBA.
NBA leaders Boston Celtics have lost their third game in a row. Against the New York Knicks around national basketball player Isaiah Hartenstein, the record champions conceded a 117:120 after overtime. The Celtics had already missed a win against the Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic and lost their lead in the Eastern Conference. The team now has a small buffer against the Philadelphia 76ers.
The strong Knicks leader Julius Randle recorded 37 points, Hartenstein contributed 4 points. Jayson Tatum, who was selected to the All-Star team for the fourth time, was the Celtics' top pitcher with 35 points but was unable to avert the loss before the home game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
Despite 40 points from superstar Kyrie Irving, the Brooklyn Nets were unable to benefit from the Celtics' next blunder and unexpectedly lost 122:130 to the Detroit Pistons. It was only the 13th win of the season for the Pistons, only the Houston Rockets have won fewer games so far. The clear 95:113 against the Cleveland Cavaliers was already the 38th loss of the season for the Texans, who are in last place in the Western Conference.
The Dallas Mavericks, meanwhile, convinced without Luka Doncic, who was substituted early on with an injury, in the 99:95 against the Phoenix Suns and thus defended a direct playoff spot. Slovenia's Doncic twisted his ankle early in the game and was unable to continue. For the Suns, on the other hand, a series of four wins ended.
