11 NBA games were played tonight (between Wednesday and Thursday), in addition to Washington's loss against Chicago.
Golden State had a dramatic loss without Steph Curry in Utah, a triple double for Morant in Memphis.
The Lakers surrendered without Davis and LeBron, Milwaukee defeated.
Tonight's games:
Orlando (6:20 p.m.) - L.A.
Clippers (12:14) 111:116 (after overtime)
Brooklyn (12:14) - Charlotte (18:7) 116:122
New York (13:12) - Atlanta (12:13) 89:113
Toronto (12: 13) - L.A.
Lakers (14:10) 113:126
Chicago (14:10) - Washington (14:11) 111:115
Memphis (9:16) - Oklahoma City (14:11) 102:123
Milwaukee (6:18) - Sacramento (10:13) 113:126
Minnesota (12:12) - Indiana (12:13) 115:121
New Orleans (8:16) - Detroit (20:7) 98:104
Utah (12:15) - Golden State (13:13) 123:124
Phoenix (8:16) - Boston (5:20)
Another purpose display.
Antetokounmpo (Photo: Reuters)
Brooklyn (12:14) - Charlotte (18:7) 116:122
Brooklyn continues to accumulate victories since Kyrie returned to the top five and this time the versatile center starred not only with 33 points, but also with an excellent defensive game that included 4 steals while also adding 9 assists.
Kevin Durant again signed a card with 29 points in excellent percentages (12 of 19) and Set Curry was the third rib (20) in the fifth victory in six games of the hosts.
Terry Rozier (30) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (29) again managed to force a close game, but did not prevent their team from a third consecutive loss and seventh in the last ten games, most of them coming in games where Lamlo Ball and the injured Gordon Hayward are not playing.
Toronto (12:13) - L.A.
Lakers (14:10) 113:126
The injured LeBron James and the sick Anthony Davis were not available to the Lakers and without these two giant stars the team lost as expected in Canada against a team that has a home record of 3:10.
The great Pascal Siakam led the hosts with 25 points and 10 rebounds, Fred VanVelt contributed 25 and OJ Anonovy contributed 23 for the Raptors.
In the absence of the stars, Dennis Schroeder led the other side with 18, with Russell Westbrook and Thomas Bryant adding 16 each, but this game was already decided in the second quarter that ended at 16:31 for Toronto and the advantage soared to over 20.
Seventh career triple double.
Morant (Photo: Reuters)
Orlando (20:6) - L.A.
Clippers (12:14) 111:116 (after overtime)
The return game of Kawhi Leonard and Paul George ended in a very difficult victory in Charlotte.
Tonight the Clippers were involved in another thriller, this time ending in a loss against one of the weakest teams in the league.
Orlando came into this game on a nine-game losing streak, but rookie Paolo Bancro scored 10 of the Magic's 23 points in overtime to secure a rare victory.
The No. 1 pick in the last draft hit all six of his free throws in the last seven seconds of overtime and rescued his team from a 111:110 deficit.
Ball Ball and Mo Wagner each contributed 20 for the Magic, who trailed by 18 in the first quarter and by 17 at the end of the third quarter, but came back in the final quarter.
Kawhi recorded a weak game on the other hand with 14 points in bad percentages (4 of 15) and also recorded 4 turnovers.
Paul George also missed nonstop and finished with 11 (3 of 12) for the guests, who shot 41 percent from the field and lost their heads in overtime.
Memphis (9:16) - Oklahoma City (14:11) 102:123
Memphis managed to win even without Ja Morant in the last game.
Tonight he returned to the top five and swept it to a fourth consecutive victory with his second triple double of the season which included 26 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists.
It was Morant's seventh career triple-double, tying a career high in rebounds.
Dillon Brooks added 24 for the hosts and Brandon Clark contributed 17. Shea Gilges Alexander led as usual on the other side with 26, but finished just 4 of 14 from the field.
This game was close for three quarters, but a 2:10 run at the start of the last quarter overwhelmed the visitors.
Could not reset the handle.
Thompson (Photo: Reuters)
Utah (12:15) - Golden State (13:13) 123:124
Steph Curry, Draymond Green and Andrew Wiggins were rested and were not available to the champion, who still gave a fight in Salt Lake City and was in a winning position, but dropped him with great naivety.
The Warriors, who trailed by nine at the beginning of the last quarter, managed to take a 119:122 lead thanks to Jonathan Cominga's points with only 25 seconds left.
Klay Thompson lost, but blocked Pontecchio and Jordan Paul drove to the line.
He scored one of two shots with only 13.3 seconds left to make it 119:123.
But then Malik Beasley hit a 3-pointer.
Steve Kerr called a timeout with 6.9 seconds left, but Jordan Paul lost a layup and Simone Pontacchio hit a game-winning dunk with 1.4 seconds left in the game.
Jordan Clarson led the hosts with 22 points and 9 assists, but the hero of the victory was Pontacchio who contributed 18 off the bench and a winning basket.
Jordan Paul on the other hand with 36 points in 37 minutes,
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