Cleveland, who went to sign his tenth success in a row in ten games since the opening of the NBA basketball season. Friday in the duel of the Conference leaders, the Cavaliers dominated the Golden State Warriors 136-117. They remain the only undefeated team.
The Warriors concede their second defeat of the season, their first away. This setback makes them lose the leading position in the Western Conference, where they are now behind Oklahoma City, easy winner of Houston 126-107, and Phoenix, who snatched victory from Dallas 113-114.
His big victory is accompanied by several records for Cleveland: that of the greatest number of points scored by a franchise in a half, the first with 83, and that of the largest gap opened up on an opponent in a half: 41!
This is the fifth time in ten matches that the Cavaliers have exceeded the 130-point mark, what’s more in front of the second best defense in the championship, which they have shattered.
“10-0 is a magic number,” exclaimed coach Kenny Atkinson. “We can’t play better than during this first half.” During this memorable game against Stephen Curry’s team, which was only able to score 12 points, six Cavaliers players achieved a double-double.
The Boston Celtics managed to beat the Brooklyn Nets, who were up to 14 points ahead in the first period, in overtime 108-104.
After this victory, to which Jayson Tatum largely contributed by scoring 33 points, the defending champion retains second place in the Eastern Conference standings, where the Nets are only fifth.
The Phoenix Suns were visiting Dallas, last season’s finalist. They won by one point 113-114, on a final free throw from Jusuf Nurkic eight tenths of a second from the buzzer!
After this meeting during which Kevin Durant scored 26 points for the Suns and Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving respectively 30 and 29 for the Mavericks, Phoenix is neck and neck at the top of the Western Conference: the two franchises have still only lost ‘once this season.
The Thunder, with Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who scored 29 points each, made the difference in the second quarter, winning 44-20, against Houston.
