Jayson Tatum had himself a night on Tuesday, as his 50 points helped the Boston Celtics overcome the Washington Wizards in the NBA play-in tournament and clinch a playoff spot with
Domantas Sabonis and
Oshae Brissett leading the way.
Sabonis was a monster on the glass, recording 21 rebounds to go with 14 points and nine assists, while
Brissett was the
The scoring load was shared around well by
Indiana, who had eight players get into double figures in terms of points.
This was the
Pacers first win in the playoffs since beating LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers in 2018, and they achieved it without
Caris LeVert, who had to miss the
Hornets game due to the NBA s health and safety protocols, and the injured
Myles Turner.
Hornets, it was not as positive a night. Missing
Golden State Warriors point guard should be awarded the
NBA s regular season MVP prize.
In the
Curry scored 46 points to become the top scorer of the 2020/21 regular season.
Curry also became the second oldest player to achieve that feat after
Michael Jordan, who was the league s top scorer in the 1997/98 campaign at the age of 35. We re playing, in my mind, the MVP of this year in
Steph, said
Los Angeles Lakers and the
Warriors.
Curry became the fourth player to have ever won the
NBA title, the MVP award and the top scorer s prize on more than one occasion, after
After losing control of his
Repsol Honda coming out of turn six in free practice, the Spaniard flew off the bike heading into turn seven.
There was understandable concern in the pitlane, with Marquez only having just returned to MotoGP after
a nine-month spell out injured.
Marquez, who has undergone surgery on his right arm three times before, was able to walk away from the incident and return to the pitlane.
He is expected to take part in qualifying as normal on Saturday.
Takaaki Nakagami went fastest in practice in Jerez.
When Jayson Tatum scored 53 points for the Boston Celtics against the Minnesota Timberwolves on April 9, he promised that he would do it again because his three-year-old son, Deuce