NBA: Stephen Curry drags Golden State to Houston, Minnesota stops OKC

NBA night results

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There were five contests played in the NBA night. Golden State was not affected by back-to-back fatigues and also passed in Houston thanks to Stephen Curry’s 27 points and 19 from a very solid Jimmy Butler. In the Rockets’ ranks, 25 points put up by Aaron Holiday were not enough.

The challenge between Anthony Edwards and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended in favor of the T'Wolves’ No. 5 who put up 23 with 7 assists against the 24 scored by the NBA's current leader in average points scored per game. The key to Minnesota’s victory, however, è was Naz Reid, who did not let the absences of Randle and Gobert weigh him down and è authored a 27-point performance with 11/18 shooting.

Despite numerous injuries in the long division, Dallas still managed to pull off the upset over Miami. Without Irving and Davis, it was up to Exum, Christie and Dinwiddie to drag the Mavs to victory thanks to 64 combined points.

After defeating the Lakers, Utah failed to repeat against the LA Clippers, who won the W all'OT dragged by a super Norman Powell author of 41 points. Also noteworthy was the excellent debut of Ben Simmons, who coming off the bench put up 12 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 recovered balls.

NBA night results

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New Orleans Pelicans – Sacramento Kings 140-133 OT
Houston Rockets – Golden State Warriors 98-105
Minnesota Timberwolves – Oklahoma City Thunder 116-101
Dallas Mavericks – Miami Heat 118-113
Utah Jazz – Los Angeles Clippers 116-120 OT