The Boston Celtics came away with an impressive overtime win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Christmas Day. However, Boston couldn’t keep the momentum going as it dropped a tough contest on Thursday to the Houston Rockets. Boston will look to get back on track against a Memphis Grizzlies team that is riding a two-game winning streak with victories over the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers.
Meanwhile, the Portland Trail Blazers host the Golden State Warriors just two days after taking down the defending champions in overtime. Damian Lillard hit a game-winning 3 in the final seconds of overtime and will be looking to do more of the same. However, the Warriors have lost two in a row and struggling on the defensive end quite a bit. This could be the game to watch on Saturday’s slate.
NBA schedule for Saturday, Dec. 29
Giannis’ triple-double leads Bucks past Nets
Giannis Antetokounmpo continued his MVP campaign with another strong performance on Saturday afternoon. He finished with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists on a highly efficient 13-of-17 shooting to lead the Bucks past the pesky Nets. This was Giannis’ third triple-double of the season.
Ntilikina slams on countryman Gobert
Rudy Gobert is a shot-blocking machine, but not on Saturday night. It turns out the key to dunking on the Jazz big man is to be a Frenchman as well, as Knicks guard Frank Ntilikina put one down right in Gobert’s face.
Tatum flies in for a crazy putback
Jayson Tatum got the Celtics’ game against the Grizzlies off to an exciting start with this high-flying putback slam off a missed 3-pointer by Al Horford.
Harden gets off to an extremely hot start
James Harden continues to play at an MVP level as he helps the Houston Rockets turn things around from their slow start to the 2018-19 campaign. While there is plenty of basketball left to be played, Harden is getting whatever he wants in the early going with 26 first half points.
Allen rejects Giannis
Jarrett Allen has made a name for himself this season with some big time rejections on elite stars like Blake Griffin and LeBron James. Now, Allen has added Giannis Antetokounmpo to his list.
Giannis responds with a poster of his own
Giannis Antetokounmpo may have come up short on his previous attempt at finishing at the rim but nothing was going to stop him on this attempt as he went through a Nets defender on his way to a one-handed slam dunk.
Collins dunks on the entire Cavaliers roster
John Collins has been a highlight machine for the Hawks since entering the NBA and he did it again on Saturday night with this impressive putback dunk against the Cavaliers.
Wall out with heel injury; leaning toward surgery
The Wizards will be without guard John Wall for Saturday’s game against the Hornets, and possibly much longer. It’s the second consecutive contest that Wall will miss as he deals with a left heel injury. In addition, Shams Charania of The Athletic is reporting that Wall leaning toward surgery for the injury in the coming days.. However, the pain is reportedly “too significant” to keep playing through. Wall is averaging 20.7 points and 8.7 assists in 32 games this season.
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