Boston on the attack.
The Celtics, leaders of the Eastern Conference, were disrupted in the first half by the Washington Wizards, although only 13th in the Conference.
Unable to counter the Wizards' transition game, Boston trailed at halftime 71-63.
The teammates of Jayson Tatum, still the best scorer of his team (35 pts), then put the turbot in the third quarter, where they stunned the Wizards 36-16 to regain control of the match and win 133 -129.
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The Tatum-Porzingis pair.
Jayson Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis spearheaded the Celtics against the Wizards, scoring more than half of their team's points between them.
Tatum came close to a triple double with 35 points, ten rebounds and eight assists.
Porzingis scored 34 points and grabbed 11 rebounds against his former team.
Milwaukee uncompromising in defense
The Milwaukee Bucks (3rd in the Eastern Conference) remained on three losses.
They set the record straight against the Charlotte Hornets, who were only able to score 84 points, including only 17 in the first quarter.
The teammates of Damian Lillard, top scorer of the match (26 points), were up to 42 points ahead.
While the victory was almost assured, the Bucks coach took a breather from his star Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was left on the bench for the entire last quarter.
The 76ers orphaned by Joel Embiid
Nothing is going well in Philadelphia anymore.
Since the injury of their leader Joel Embiid, reigning MVP, ten days ago against Golden State, the 76ers have lost four of their last five matches.
Latest defeat: Friday at home against the Atlanta Hawks, carried to a 127-121 victory by Trae Young, author of 37 points and 12 assists.
Philadelphia, still 3rd in the Eastern Conference at the end of January, is now only fifth.
And Embiid, who had surgery on Monday, will miss him for several more weeks.
The Lakers shut out the Pelicans.
The New Orleans Pelicans, who remained on four victories, were stopped dead by the Lakers, winners in Los Angeles (139-122).
To Zion Williamson's 30 points, the star winger of the Pelicans, D'Angelo Russell responded by scoring as many for the Lakers.
LeBron James and his teammates scored a whopping 51 points in the second quarter alone, where they took off.
The Pelicans did not recover.
Denver showered in Sacramento.
In Sacramento, the Kings inflicted a severe defeat on the Denver Nuggets (135-106), who suddenly fell from second to fourth place in the Western Conference.
The Kings, after narrowly losing the first quarter, then took the upper hand.
Danger came from everywhere in the ranks of the Kings, with seven players with more than ten points.
They climbed to sixth place in the standings in the West.