NBA: an'irrepressible OKC makes 15 in a row, LeBron James and Luka Doncic drag the Lakers

Five games played on NBA night. The Oklahoma City Thunder have no intention of stopping: at the ‘Delta Center’ in Salt Lake City, the defending champions, without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, stopped by an elbow problem, beat the Utah Jazz (131-101) with the Chet Holmgren-Jalen Williams duo scoring 50 points. OKC is increasingly first in the Western Conference with 23 wins to one’s only loss. Behind it, paired in second place in the standings, are the Los Angeles Lakers, who regained victory in Philadelphia, and the Denver Nuggets, who eviscerated Charlotte.

The yellowviola, dragged by LeBron James, author of 29 points and decisive in the final, and Luka Doncic, who signed a triple-double of 31 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, beat the Philadelphia 76ers with a score of 112-108. The Nuggets, on the other hand, center their 10th consecutive away win by knocking out the Charlotte Hornets (115-106) under the blows of Jamal Murray (34 points) and Nikola Jokic, who with 28 points, 9 rebounds and 11 assists, comes close to a triple double. The Golden State Warriors, orphaned by Steph Curry, Al Horford and Draymond Green, also won: 123-91 was the result by which they downed the Chicago Bulls thanks to Brandin Podziemski’s 21 points and Jimmy Butler’s 19.

The Golden State Warriors also won.

Finally, staying in the West, the play-in zone clash with the Portland Trail Blazers (119-96) goes to the Memphis Grizzlies: Santi Aldama is the Grizzlies’ best scorer with 21 points. Moving to the East, on the other hand, fifth success in a row for the Boston Celtics who overcame the Toronto Raptors on Sunday night (121-113), led by Jaylen Brown (30 points) and Derrick White (27 points). An important victory that takes them to third place in the Eastern Conference standings, behind the New York Knicks, who a few hours earlier, had beaten the Orlando Magic (106-100) with Jalen Brunson as the protagonist: 30 points and 9 assists for him.