A lay-up from Dennis Schroder forced his Los Angeles Lakers into overtime against the league-leading Utah Jazz and the Californians stayed the distance to emerge 127-115 victors.
The Lakers were their own worst enemy after blowing a 14-point lead early in the fourth quarter, but managed to stop the rot by outscoring the Jazz 17-5 in the extra period.
In the absence of injured stars – Utah were without Donovan Mitchell, Mike Conley and Rudy Gobert while Los Angeles did not have LeBron James or Anthony Davis – Jordan Clarkson led the Jazz with 27 points, the same number contributed by Andre Drummond of the Lakers.
We dug deep down the stretch to finish with a 119-114 victory, as Jayson Tatum led the way for us with 44 points. pic.twitter.com/2yob1DLs2c — Boston Celtics (@celtics) April 18, 2021
The Boston Celtics claimed their sixth straight win after Jayson Tatum scored 44 points and had 10 rebounds en route to a 119-114 victory against the Golden State Warriors.
Two-time league MVP Steph Curry poured in 47 points but it was not enough to steal the advantage from the Celtics, whose guard Kemba Walker nailed a crucial three-pointer to slow the Warriors' momentum with 24 seconds remaining.
The injury-hit San Antonio Spurs stopped the Phoenix Suns' 10-game winning streak with a dominant 111-85 performance, while Nikola Vucevic scored 25 points as his Chicago Bulls downed the Cleveland Cavaliers 106-96.
The Memphis Grizzlies began their seven-game road-trip with a 128-115 triumph over the Milwaukee Bucks and the Washington Wizards were 121-100 victors against the Detroit Pistons.
