Western Conference Recaps, March 21: Jayson Tatum's Big Night Pushes Celtics Past Sacramento Kings

-The Boston Celtics used Jayson Tatum’s 36 points to capture a 132-109 victory against the Sacramento Kings. Jaylen Brown had 27 and Derrick White had 20 points and 12 assists. De’Aaron Fox led the Kings with 18 points and Domantas Sabonis had 16 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists.

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The New Orleans Pelicans are trying to keep their play-in hopes alive.

Led by Brandon Ingram’s 32 points, they grabbed a 119-84 victory against the struggling San Antonio Spurs. Ingram sat out the entire fourth quarter.

“I just continued to attack,” said Ingram, who also had 10 free throws. “I was good at the free throw line today and just concentrating on my shot and trying to knock them down. Thank you to the referees.”

Jonas Valanciunas had 19 points and 15 rebounds and Trey Murphy had 17 points. Sandro Mamukelashvili led the Spurs with 20 points and Devonte’ Graham had 15 off the bench.

-Shai Gilgeous-Alexander followed up his 40-point performance on Sunday with 31 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 101-100 victory against the Los Angeles Clippers. Rookie Jalen Williams had 20 points and Josh Giddey recorded 13 points.

Kawhi Leonard led the Clippers with 21 points and Paul George had 18 before leaving the game in the fourth quarter with a leg injury.

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