Phoenix is sixth in the West, Houston is getting closer, Denver survived without the stars - voila! sport. The Suns celebrated 106:131 in San Antonio, 119:147 big for the Rockets over Utah, 111:114 for the champion in Portland, who made history.

The night of the NBA games opened with an early game in New York, where the Knicks beat Brooklyn in the early hours. Later that night (between Saturday and Sunday) seven more games were played, including Washington's victory and loss to Toronto.