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Eight games in the night Nbacon i Phoenix Suns who play the ninth symphony of their great start to the season and reach OKC at the top of the Western Conference: a 31-point Devin Booker is in fact enough to knock out 120-112 the Utah Jazz are at home, still at the bottom of the rankings with only two successes. The Arizona franchise also found 24 points from Bradley Beal and the double double of 15 points and 14 rebounds from Mason Plumlee; the 29 with 10 rebounds by John Collins were useless for the hosts. At the top of the West, with the same record (9-2) as the Suns and Thunder are also the Golden State Warriorswhich the NBA surpassed overnight 120-1117 the Dallas Mavericks in the final, thanks to a vintage Steph Curry who scored 37 points, 12 of which in the last 3 minutes which were decisive for the victory. Luka Doncic’s 31 and former Klay Thompson’s 22 were of no avail at Mavs. Remaining in the Western Conference, third success of the season for the Portland Trail Blazerswho surprisingly fold in front of their audience 122-108 the Minnesota Timberwolves thanks to an excellent team performance, with seven men in double figures.
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In the East comes the third defeat of the season for i Boston Celticswho surrendered at TD Garden against the Atlanta Hawks per 117-116: Onyeka Okongwu’s overtaking basket 7″ from the siren was decisive. Jaylen Brown’s 37 points and Derrick White’s 31 are not enough for the reigning champions, while Dyson Daniels is leading the Hawks with 28. Victory for the New York Knickswhich impose themselves 111-89 at the home of the Philadelphia 76ers thanks to Karl Anthony Towns and OG Anunoby. They also strike a blow Milwaukee Buckswhich in a difficult start to the season they overcome without too many problems at home 99-85 the bottom Toronto Raptors: Giannis Antetokounmpo leads his team with 23 points, while Gradey Dick’s 32 are not enough for the Canadians. Finally, victories also for the Orlando Magic114-89 over the Charlotte Hornets, and for the Detroit Pistons123-121 in overtime against the Miami Heat.