Phoenix, the undisputed leader in the West and dragged by Devin Booker, author against Brooklyn by 35 points (final 121-111) have reached 11 consecutive victories.
Chicago by beating Orlando (126-115) consolidated its dominance in the East Conference.
Now the Suns have five away games, but they are in a state of grace.
Not only Booker (32 points per game in the last 10 games): Chris Paul also used all his skills once again (20 points, 14 assists) and Mikal Bridges was an important third man (27 points and 8 rebounds).
Golden State (second) achieved a major success at San Antonio (124-120), despite the absence of Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins.
Jordan Poole (31 points) did not make them regret, while the good performance of Dejounte Murray (27 pts, 9 assists, 9 rebounds) was not enough in San Antonio.
The talented Timberwolves (7 / mi) defeated Nikola Jokic's Nuggets (6 / i) (130-115) (21 pts, 16 rebounds, 8 assists).
In East Chicago, leader without playing after two consecutive defeats by the Heat, did not miss the opportunity to confirm himself against Orlando (126-115).
But it took the best DeMar DeRozan (29 points) and Zach LaVine (24) to keep the Magic at bay.
Chicago is now ahead of Philadelphia, as Miami (3 / a) suffered their third defeat in Toronto (110-106) with the Raptors (8 / vi) led by Gary Trent Jr (33 points).
Milwaukee also had to fight to get rid of Washington (112-98).
Giannis Antetokounmpo set the example with a massive triple double (33 points, 15 rebounds, 11 passes).