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Tonight's games:
Indiana (26:34) - New Orleans (25:35) 114:123
Toronto (37:22) - Dallas (25:34) 136:126
Chicago (31:28) - Cleveland (20:38) 123 :132 (after two overtimes)
Minnesota (17:42) - Memphis (39:20) 101:110
Denver (19:40) - Sacramento (25:33) 96:117
L.A.
Clippers (19:37) - L.A.
Lakers (28:31)
Another triple double for the collection.
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Toronto (37:22) - Dallas (25:34) 136:126
After the frustrating loss in Cleveland from a half-court three-pointer by the Strauss, Luka Doncic was not ready to lose again on his 25th birthday and led his team to a comfortable victory with a triple double His 11 of the season.
The Slovenian superstar scored 30 points and added 16 assists and 11 rebounds.
Kyrie Irving shot 15 of his 29 in the fourth quarter, but Dallas made the escape in the third quarter with a crushing 25:40.
Doncic, the league's scoring king, made a little history when he became the first to record a triple-double with 30 points on his birthday.
PJ Washington added 23 for the winners while Emmanuel Quickley led with 28. RJ Barrett, who came with Quickley from the Knicks during the season, contributed 26, but Toronto continues to pile up losses.
Indiana (26:34) - New Orleans (25:35) 114:123
Pascal Siakam starred with 24 points and 11 rebounds, Tyrese Halliburton led the way with 13 assists and 17 points for Indiana, which won the first of two consecutive meetings against the two.
New Orleans came to this game with its three stars, but got into a hole with 40:24 in the first quarter and couldn't get out of it.
Brandon Ingram led it with 30 points, CJ McCollum and Zion Williamson added 23 points, but did not prevent a third loss in four games.
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He's tired of losing to Sacramento.
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Denver (19:40) - Sacramento (25:33) 96:117
Denver, the champion, lost to Sacramento in the last three meetings, but this time she put an end to it by blowing up her opponent in the second and third quarters.
Nikola Jokic contributed, of course, another triple double with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 11 assists.
Jamal Murray was on fire with 32, including 5-of-6 from beyond the arc and Aaron Gordon contributed 17 for the Nuggets, who also benefited greatly from the fact that Sacramento was without injured star Deron Fox.
Keegan Murray led on the other hand with 21. Domantas Sabonis this time did not record a triple double and stopped at only 13 points and 10 rebounds.
Minnesota (17:42) - Memphis (39:20) 101:110
Anthony Edwards scored 17 of his 34 points in the third quarter and Minnesota achieved a fairly comfortable victory on the way to first place in the Western Conference.
Naz Reed scored 19 points off the bench and Karl-Anthony Towns, who was questionable for this game, returned from injury with 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolves, who are a game and a half ahead of Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City.
Jaren Jackson Jr. starred on the other side with 33 points and 13 rebounds, but Memphis lost interest this season after shutting down Jay Morant and Desmond Bain.
Chicago (31:28) - Cleveland (20:38) 123:132 (after two overtimes)
The dramatic game of the night was held in Chicago, where Cleveland arrived after its victory in Dallas from a basket from the half with the buzzer by Max Strauss.
DeMar DeRozan ended up being the hero of this game with 35 of 16 points in the two overtimes.
Nikola Vucevic added 24 and 13 rebounds and Andre Drummond scored 17 for the Bulls.
Evan Mobley led the way with 25, Darius Garland added 23 and Donovan Mitchell settled for 19, but the Bulls' 0:8 run at the beginning of the second overtime decided this game.
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