The Tribune

By TENAJH SWEETING

Tribune Sports Reporter

tsweeting@tribunemedia.net

Bahamian sharpshooters Chavano “Buddy” Hield and Klay Thompson both picked up victories on Wednesday night in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

“Buddy” and the Warriors upset the (7-2) Boston Celtics 118-112 at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts.

The victory placed Golden State at 7-1 for the season and at the second spot in the stacked Western Conference.

Hield, who has been on a tear as of late, posted 16 points, 6 rebounds and a dime. He knocked down 6-for-11 field goals and 4-for-7 threes in 29 minutes.

Steph Curry led the team in scoring with 27 points, seven boards and nine assists in 34 minutes. It was just his second game back from an ankle injury.

The Mavericks outplayed the Chicago Bulls 119-99 last night at the American Airlines Centre in Dallas, Texas.

Thompson scored 13 points, grabbed six rebounds and made 5-of-10 field goals in 25 minutes.

 Warriors vs Celtics

 Hield checked into the game at the 5:58 mark and a few seconds later splashed a two-pointer off a Curry assist. The Warriors trailed 14-7 during this point.

The Grand Bahamian sharpshooter made two of his four threes during this period but the Warriors still trailed 24-19 after one.

The tide shifted in Golden State’s favour in the second period as the Celtics struggled to generate offence without the services of Jaylen Brown.

Moses Moody put up the final five points for the Warriors in the second period to give the team a 51-40 double digit advantage at the break.

During the third period, Tatum managed to help the Celtics to close in 74-70 but Buddy extended the lead to seven (77-70) with a big three at the 2:25 mark.

Despite that, the Celtics were just behind by 1 (82-81) after three quarters of play.

The final quarter came down to the wire for both teams. The Warriors held a 115-112 lead and forward Draymond Green cashed in a free throw with 11 seconds remaining. Warriors newcomer Kyle Anderson was fouled at the 2.4 seconds mark and connected on two freebies for the win.

GSW outrebounded Boston 53 to 47 in the narrow victory.

Jayson Tatum scored a game-high 32 points in the loss.

Mavericks vs Bulls

The 2024 Western Conference champions nearly shot 50 per cent in Wednesday’s contest to defeat the Bulls.

Dallas held the Bulls to 41.9 per cent shooting while lighting it up for 48.4 per cent on field goals.

After getting out to a 24-11 early in the first period, the Mavs were ahead just 32-24 to start the second quarter.

Former OKC Thunder Josh Giddey helped the Bulls to shave the margin down to 6 (43-37) with 5:55 on the clock but Dallas closed out the half in the driver’s seat 56-45.

The game got away from the Bulls in the third period. Thompson helped the Mavs to pile on the points with an open three at the 8:46 mark.

The Mavs were in charge 69-45 during this mark and never looked back the rest of the way.

Point guard Luka Doncic led all scorers with 27 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds.

Dallas now sits at 5-3 for the season in the Western Conference.

The Mavs will return to action on Friday night versus the Phoenix Suns at 7:30pm. The Warriors will face the red hot Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday as well at 7:30pm.