Led by the back duo made up of young Devin Booker (43 pts, 12 rebs, 4 ast) and veteran Chris Paul (21 pts, including 15 in the last quarter, 5 ast), the Arizona franchise presents a record of 38 wins and 9 losses. It has more than 3 wins ahead of Golden State (35-13), second in the West.
Miami, first in the East, has 31 wins (17 losses) after its 110-96 success against New York. The Heat hit hard from the start (30-16 after twelve minutes) and could count on the address of Duncan Ronsinson who returned 7 shots from 3 points (out of 11 attempted) and completed his match with 25 points.
In the East, Cleveland finds colors. The Cavaliers signed an 8th victory in nine games and found the solution to afford the defending champions Milwaukee 115-99. Kevin Love, who found a new youth (25 pts, 9 rebs), and the 19 three-point baskets conceded and the 19 balls lost by the Bucks are largely responsible for the 20th defeat in fifty games of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co Cleveland is now 3rd in the East (30-19) behind Chicago (30)17) winner of Toronto 111-105. DeMar DeRozan remembered the good memories of the franchise that made him known by scoring 29 points for the Bulls.
Charlotte still did better than Cleveland in the exercise of long-range shots since they inflicted 24 on the defense of Indiana deprived it is true of a lot of injured elements. As a result, the Honrets won 158-126. Kelly Oubre scored ten and a total of 39 points, her career high. Leader LaMelo Ball signed his fourth triple double of the season (29 pts, 13 ast and 10 rebs).
Another young leader who confirms his potential: Ja Morant. The Memphis wisp equaled his season high with 41 points and led the Grizzlies to victory at San Antonio 110-118, enough to make up for Dejounte Murray’s triple-double (16 pts, 10 rebs, 11 ast), another leader who breaks out this season on the floors of the NBA but who evolves in a young team in reconstruction.
The Los Angeles Clippers like to scare themselves. They have once again rectified a compromised situation. The day after their 35-point comeback in Washington, they closed a 14-point deficit (39-25) before winning 102-111 in Orlando. Again the substitute bench played a decisive role, scoring 49 points (against 27 for the Magic) in this third success in four games for the Clippers.
