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NBA: Wembanyama takes down Lakers, Indiana surprises New York

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There are only four NBA games played on the Italian night. At the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles a real show is staged by Victor Wembanyama who scores a whopping 40 points, including 37 in the first two quarters, dragging his San Antonio Spurs. The Lakers, deprived of Luka Doncic, LeBron James, Austin Reaves, Marcus Smart and Deandre Ayton, are completely overwhelmed (108-136).

Luca GiorgettiPure madness in the NBA, chaos erupts on the court: pictures

Pure madness in the NBA, on the court chaos breaks out
A'huge brawl broke out during the challenge between Detroit Pistons and Charlotte Hornets
The brawl started when Moussa Diabate of the Hornets committed a hard foul on Pistons center Jalen Duren
Duren then hit the'opponent in the face and the situation escalated
The referees lost control of the situation and the field turned into a huge ring
Some elements of the bench had to intervene to avoid the worst
Moussa Diabate was furious and tried every way to tackle Jalen Duren
Rarely do you see such violent fights in the NBA: harsh punishments are expected from the league
The brawl lasted several minutes, it was very difficult to restore peace between the players
Horrible scenes that made the rounds via social media: criticism came from everywhere
So many users on X have criticized the behavior of the players: "Only idiots get excited seeing certain scenes" wrote someone on X
Insults and shoving also flew in the'area leading to the locker room

Surprise victory for the Indiana Pacers, who routed New York‘Madison Square Garden’ in New York: it was Pascal Siakam, author of 30 points, who led the guests to victory in the overtime (137-134), but there were 7 players in double figures for the NBA vice champions. On the other side, the Knicks didn&#8217t need a 40-point Jalen Brunson in addition to Josh Hart&#8217s triple-double of 15 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

The Houston Rockets also won, keeping them in hot pursuit of the San Antonio Spurs for second place in the Western Conference. At the ‘Toyota Center’ the Rockets beat the Los Angeles Clippers (102-95), who still remain in the play-in zone, thanks to 48 points from the duo of Kevin Durant (26) and Alperen Sengun (22). Nothing to do for the Clippers despite a Kawhi Leonard nearing a double-double with 24 points and 8 rebounds.

Finally, success also for the Phoenix Suns with the Dallas Mavericks (120-111) cashing in their eighth consecutive defeat. The best scorers of the match are from the Mavs (31 by Naji Marshall and 27 by Cooper Flagg) but the Suns send seven players into double figures including Dillon Brooks (23 points) and Devin Booker (19).

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