The Boston Celtics won the NBA’s leading game versus the Memphis Grizzlies and stay top in the league.
The league leader of the Eastern Conference won 119: 109 (61:48) versus the second location from the west.
For Boston, it was the 41st win of the season with 16 defeats, Memphis lost 34 victories for the 22nd time after.
The grizzlies caught the much better start and were still ahead with 37:31 in the 2nd quarter, but until the break the hosts turned this space into a 61: 48 lead.
Also in the second half, the grizzlies started much better and equalized to 63:63.
In the last area, the hosts then settled decisively.

The finest throwers in a well-balanced Celtics offending were Derrick White with 23 points and Sam Mauser with 20 points.
Jayson Tatum created modest 16 points for him.
For Memphis, Moran was the most successful with 25 points.