Dejounte murray had 22 points, 12 assists and nine rebounds in his return from the NBA health and safety protocol to help the San antonio spurs to keep the Boston Celtics for 99-97.
Murray was removed from the COVID protocol before the game and returned after missing five games. Derrick White and Devin Vassell they added 17 points each for the Spurs, who snapped their four-game losing streak. San Antonio held on after taking a 99-95 lead with 1:32 to play.
Jaylen brown he led Boston with 30 points, but missed a layup when time ran out. Jayson tatum added 19 points and eight rebounds on his return from COVID protocol in the Celtics’ 10th loss in 16 games.
Tatum played for the first time since the team’s defeat on Christmas Day in Milwaukee. Brown was coming off a 50-point, 11-rebound performance in Boston’s 116-111 overtime win over Orlando on Sunday.
San Antonio went 58-56 at halftime after neither team led by more than six in the first half. With an 80-77 lead going into the fourth quarter, the Spurs held on to it for most of the period.
Boston came close to 90-89 with a layup of Marcus Smart with 7:15 remaining, but Keldon Johnson nailed a triple and White he hit a jump shot to make it 95-89 at San Antonio with 4:33 left.
Tatum and Dennis Schroder they responded to cut the deficit to 95-93 with nearly four minutes to go. After Johnson’s jump and Brown’s layup, the shot from Murray put the Spurs up 99-95 with 1:32 to play.
Schroder’s tray with 1:05 by playing he made it a two-point game, and Brown he pushed the fumble and forced a jump with 14.1 seconds left. San Antonio won it and, after a layup missed by Brown, took the victory.
Wednesday was the Popovich’s 2,000th match. He is the first person in NBA history to coach 2,000 games for the same team.
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