On January 19th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. Let's take a look at the completed games and the latest standings changes. The main information is as follows: The Hawks defeated the Celtics 119-115 in overtime, the Pacers sent the 76ers to their fifth consecutive loss with a score of 115-102, the Suns narrowly beat the Pistons 125-121, and the Warriors defeated the Wizards 122-114.
Let's start with the game between the Hawks and the Celtics. In the first half, both teams played well in one quarter each. The Celtics took the lead at home with a score of 33-21. In the second quarter, Okongwu exploded with 5 out of 4 shots for 11 points, and the Hawks responded with a 31-15 run; in the third quarter, the Celtics relied on an 18-4 run to reverse the trend and regain the lead; in the decisive fourth quarter, the Celtics missed the opportunity to win, Tatum missed a crucial free throw, Young successfully caused harm and made two free throws to drag the game into overtime. In overtime, the Hawks still did better in details, Tatum missed the equalizing three-pointer, and the Hawks finally defeated the Celtics 119-115. This was their second victory at the Celtics' home court this season.
The Hawks have won three consecutive victories and are temporarily ranked sixth with a record of 22 wins and 19 losses, trailing the fifth-placed Pacers by one win. Trae Young contributed 28 points and 11 assists with 10 out of 23 shots, Daniels scored 23 points, Okongwu had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and Johnson had 14 points and 13 rebounds. The Celtics suffered their 13th loss of the season, ranking second in the East with a record of 29 wins and 13 losses, already six wins behind the Cavaliers. Tatum scored 23 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists with 7 out of 21 shots, Brown scored 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists with only 9 out of 27 shots, and was blocked 8 times, while White scored 21 points and 8 rebounds.
The depleted 76ers had no chance of winning against the Pacers on the road without Embiid and George. After four quarters of competition, they lost 102-115 and suffered their fifth consecutive loss, falling two wins behind the tenth place in the East. The Pacers have won two consecutive victories and rose to fifth place with a record of 24 wins and 19 losses. Haliburton struggled with only 9 points and 9 assists on 4 out of 11 shots, but Siakam delivered 21 points and 8 rebounds on 6 out of 12 shots, and Turner had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Let's shift our attention to the Western Conference teams. The Suns narrowly defeated the Pistons 125-121 on the road to welcome their second consecutive victory. Durant scored 36 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists on 13 out of 27 shots, Booker scored 35 points and 5 rebounds on 11 out of 22 shots, and new recruit Richard contributed 21 points and 11 rebounds on 7 out of 8 shots and 7 out of 9 free throws. The Warriors had a tough game against the struggling Wizards today, relying on their heroic performance in the final quarter to defeat the Wizards 122-114 and send them to their ninth consecutive loss. Curry contributed 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 6 assists on 10 out of 22 shots, and was pressed on his ankle by Poole at the last moment, hopefully he will not be seriously injured; Wiggins exploded with 31 points and 10 rebounds, and Schroder scored 20 points. Currently, the Warriors, Suns, and Kings all have a record of 21 wins and 20 losses, with the Kings temporarily ranked ninth, the Suns ranked tenth, and the Warriors ranked eleventh.