In the East, Philly is the best
Good operation for the Sixers: by beating the Nets 124-108, the players of Doc Rivers have both consolidated their status as leaders of the Eastern Conference and pushed back a rival for the title, admittedly deprived of Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving on Saturday.
Joel Embiid (33 points and nine rebounds), Tobias Harris (21 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists) and Ben Simmons (16 pts, 12 rebounds and 8 assists) were the main architects of the 17th victory in 24 matches this season of Philadelphia.
Opposite, James Harden came close to the "triple double" (26 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds).
But in the absence of Durant, ruled out under NBA health protocol, and Irving (sprained right index finger), the Nets failed to tell the difference and are 4th (14 v-11 d).
Milwaukee, who largely beat Cleveland on Saturday (124-99), is second (15v-8d) and Boston third (12v-9d).
Curry shines, but Dallas is smiling
The match between Dallas and Golden State offered an epic duel between Luka Doncic and Stephen Curry.
The Mavericks, largely dominated Thursday by the Warriors (147-116), took their revenge by winning on the wire 134-132. In the recital of 57 points of Curry, Luka Doncic answered by 42 points, enough to equal the best total of his career.
"What a basketball festival tonight", marveled Dallas coach Rick Carlisle.
“Curry and Doncic were impressive, both teams played with a lot of heart and joy,” he added.
Author of eleven three-point baskets, the Golden State star brought the Warriors one point behind the Mavericks, while there were ten seconds left before the buzzer.
But six seconds from the end, the German Maxi Kleber replied to him to give an irreversible lead of four points to the Texans, penultimate of the Western Conference (10 v-14 d).
LUKA and STEPH combine for 9⃣9⃣ points, 1⃣8⃣ threes, and score 10+ points EACH in EVERY quarter!
Where else do two offensive marvels THRILL from start to finish?
# OnlyHerepic.twitter.com / uDotRJZn99
- NBA (@NBA) February 7, 2021
The Lakers at the end of the suspense
In the last game of the evening, the Lakers won in overtime (135-129) against the Detroit Pistons.
At Staples Center, the defending champions took their revenge on the Michigan franchise, which had inflicted a clear defeat on them ten days ago (107-92).
But the Californians were hot after letting a seventeen point advantage slip away.
It was finally at the end of the second extension that they completed the Pistons, the last of the Eastern Conference (5 v-18 d).
LeBron James (33 pts, 5 rebounds and 11 assists) and Anthony Davis (30 pts, 5 rebounds) are often illustrated.
In the opposing camp, Jerami Grant (32 pts, 6 assists) and Josh Jackson 28 pts, 8 rebounds) also shone.
In the Western Conference standings, the Lakers are second (18 v-6 d), still ahead of Utah (18 v-5 d). Fifth (13 v-10 d), the Spurs dominated the Houston Rockets on Saturday 111- 106.
✨ LBJ and AD drop 30+ each in the @Lakers 2OT win!
✨ @ KingJames: 33 PTS, 11 AST, 4 STL @ AntDavis23: 30 PTS, 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/1npSjjeKAW
- NBA (@NBA) February 7, 2021
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