NBA, Paolo Banchero starring in Orlando’s feat in Boston

Also worth noting is the Los Angeles Lakers’ affirmation over the Denver Nuggets.

The NBA regular season, it is known, can give surprises on any given night. It so happens that one of the worst teams, standings in hand, of the Eastern Conference and the entire league, the Orlando Magic, can rout no less than TD Garden, the lair of the Boston Celtics. That is, the franchise with the best record ever.

Remarkable then was the feat of Paolo Banchero and his teammates, who imposed themselves 117-109. The Italian-American rookie scored 20 points, to which he added 5 rebounds and 5 assists, in an impressive 37 minutes on the parquet. In the other games, nice affirmation of the Lakers over Denver, with LeBron James scoring 30 points. Dallas won its sixth in a row by beating Portland 130-110 thanks to yet another monstrous performance by Luka Doncic, while Kyrie Irving put the Nets’ winning basket in Toronto right at the buzzer. To top it off, another away loss for Golden State, which, without Steph Curry and Draymond Green, lost in Philadelphia 118-106.

All the results of the Italian night’s NBA contests:

PHILADELPHIA 76ERS – GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS 118-106
CHARLOTTE HORNETS – ATLANTA HAWKS 106-125
DETROIT PISTONS – SACRAMENTO KINGS 113-122
BOSTON CELTICS – ORLANDO MAGIC 109-117
OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER – MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES 110-112
CHICAGO BULLS – NEW YORK KNICKS 91-114
DALLAS MAVERICKS – PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS 130-110
CLEVELAND CAVALIERS – INDIANA PACERS 118-112
TORONTO RAPTORS – BROOKLYN NETS 116-119
LOS ANGELES LAKERS – DENVER NUGGETS 126-108.