Driven by Nikola Jokic's triple-double and Jamal Murray's 34 points, Denver beat (122-109) the Lakers without LeBron James (sore ankle), keeping first place in the West.
Boston, firmly in the lead in the East, defeated Chicago (107-99).
Jokic once again showed his dominance in all areas (14 points on 5/5 shooting, 16 assists, 11 rebounds), making his 11th triple-double of the season.
This tenth win in twelve games keeps the Colorado team leading the conference ahead of Memphis, who snagged their seventh straight win against San Antonio (121-113).
Without Ja Morant, the Grizzlies could count on Tyus Jones (24 points).
Well settled in third position, New Orleans, even without Zion Williamson, won in Washington (132-112),
The Celtics, in their third consecutive success, precede Brooklyn, which will have to do without Kevin Durant (sprained right knee) for at least two weeks, and ahead of Milwaukee (3rd), which won in New York (111-107) .
Mistreated by the Knicks, with Jalen Brunson author of 44 points (new personal best), the Bucks remained behind until the end of the third quarter (70-53), before finding the target behind the arc, with twelve centers.
Little in sight until then, Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez resurrected late on, scoring 10 of their 15 and 17 points.
Thus, they took over from Giannis Antetokounmpo (22 points, 10 rebounds).
