NBA. The Boston Celtics also bit too large for the NY Knicks |

Boston is working on a chain of victories in the NBA. The Celtics beat Thursday night the New York Knicks with 128-100 and achieved a fourth consecutive victory.

Kyrie Irving was good for 22 points and 8 assists. Also Jaylen Brown (21 pts) and Al Horford (19 pts, 12 rebounds) did their penny (large) in the bag. With fourteen wins and ten defeats share Boston-the fifth place in the Eastern Conference with Indiana. Toronto (21-5) is the authoritarian leader. The Knicks (8-18) should be provisionally satisfied with twelfth place. The top eight (which to the play-offs may be), is difficult.

In the Western Conference was Portland, number seven in the standings, at home too strong for staartploeg Phoenix (108-86). Damian Lillard made 25 points, one more than teammate Jake Layman.

Utah won in the third duel of the evening easily of Houston. Derrick Favors (24 pts, 10 rebounds) led the home team to a 118-91 victory. The Jazz is, for now, eleventh in the west, the Rockets are thirteenth.

Results

Boston – New York 128-100

Portland – Phoenix 108-86

Utah – Houston 118-91

Standings (wins, losses, winning percentage):

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1. Toronto 21 5 0.808

2. Milwaukee 16 7 0.696

3. Philadelphia 17 9 0.654

4. Detroit 13 9 0.591

5. Indiana 14 10 0.583

. Boston 14 10 0.583