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After the trade deadline, the NBA returned to the courts.
Nine games were played tonight (between Thursday and Friday), with Steph Curry's show at the top.
Tonight's games:
Indiana (24:29) - Golden State (25:24) 131:109
Orlando (24:28) - San Antonio (42:10) 111:127
Brooklyn (31:20) - Cleveland (16:34) 118:95
New York (19:33) - Dallas (23:29) 122:108
Memphis (34:18) - Chicago (27:25) 118:110
Milwaukee (19:33) - Minnesota (16:36) 129 :105
Phoenix (21:30) - Utah (26:26) not yet finished
LA Lakers (25:27) - Denver (16:35) not yet finished
Portland (35:15) - Detroit (43:7) not yet finished
Who needs reinforcement when he plays like this?
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Indiana (24:29) - Golden State (25:24) 131:109
The Warriors surprisingly kept the roster on the last day of the deadline, but with or without a boost, they still have the greatest scorer in history, who on a given day can beat teams on his own.
This is exactly what Steph Curry did, precisely after a lukewarm 9-point game against Philadelphia: he hit a season-high 11 three-pointers (13th career game with 11 or more three-pointers), exploded with 42 points (fifth game of the season with 40 or more) and scored 15 from 22 from the field, in a typical shooting display that also made Pacers fans cheer him, and respect the moment.
Golden State led from the beginning of the game to the end, capping off a successful road trip with a third straight victory.
Jonathan Cominga helped Kerry with 18 points, and on the other side, Pascal Siakam's 16 and 8 rebounds and Myles Turner's 15 and 7 could not make up for Tyrese Halliburton's weak offensive day, who was content with only 5 points.
Milwaukee (7:33 p.m.) - Minnesota (4:36 p.m.) 129:105
True, the Bucks have extenuating circumstances and tonight they appeared in a particularly lacking roster, without Damian Lillard and Khris Middleton.
Still, one could have expected a little more from the faltering Milwaukee, which suffered a defeat in Doc Rivers' home debut and dropped to 5:1 since he was appointed coach, after a sharp game in which the Wolves already led by 28 points.
Anthony Edwards starred with 26 points and 9 assists, Karl Anthony Towns (19), Mike Connelly (19) and Naz Reed (17) helped him, on the way to maintaining first place in the West.
The Bucks were led by AJ Green with a career high 27 points.
Giannis Antetokounmpo settled for 17 and 7 assists, after resting in the extended garbage time of the second half.
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New York (7:33 p.m.) - Dallas (11:29 p.m.) 122:108
The Knicks' very lacking roster held on and stayed within reasonable distance in the first half, but in the next two quarters, Luka Doncic took over the business and won at Madison Square Garden.
Luka had 39 points (27 in the second half) along with 11 assists and 8 rebounds, Tim Hardaway Jr. with 18 and Kyrie Irving with 16 assists, and the Mavericks recorded their third consecutive victory, all away.
Donte DiVincenzo led the Knicks, who were missing Jaylen Bronson, Julius Randle and OJ Anunovi, among others, with 36 points.
That didn't prevent a second loss in three games, which came after a nine-game winning streak.
Brooklyn (31:20) - Cleveland (16:34) 118:95
The Cubs establish themselves in second place in the Eastern Conference amid the losses of the Bucks and Knicks, with their eighth win in a row and 16 in the last 17 games.
Donovan Mitchell again led with 27 points, Evan Mobley supported with 14 and 12 rebounds and Jarrett Allen also finished with a characteristic double-double of 14 and 10, and Cleveland secured the victory already in the third quarter with a 0:21 run that put the gap on 29. Mikel Bridges scored 26 for the Nets, who suffered their third straight loss.
A show at MSG.
Doncic/GettyImages, Al Bello
Orlando (24:28) - San Antonio (42:10) 111:127
Fourth win in five games for the Magic, who held on against Devin Vassell's 30-point second half.
Franz Wagner scored 34, Jaylen Suggs scored 17 and Paolo Bunkero produced 16, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
Victor Wombenyama who played 23 minutes on the second night of back-to-back games, finished with 15 points, 3 blocks and 5 turnovers.
The Spurs with a sixth straight loss.
Memphis (34:18) - Chicago (27:25) 118:110
A dominant fourth quarter by the Bulls gave them their second consecutive victory and third in four games.
DeMar DeRozan stood out with 30, Andre Drummond shone with 21 and 13 rebounds and Nikola Vucevic also contributed his with 20 and 10 rebounds.
The Grizzlies were led by Jaren Jackson Jr. with 28 points, before he committed six fouls in the last quarter and sealed the fate of the game for good.
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