Simone Fontecchio shines and Detroit beats LA Lakers, Boston and Golden State fall
NBA night results
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There were 14 contests played on NBA night. The LA Lakers surprisingly fall at home against Detroit, which won the W thanks to the usual Cade Cunningham's contribution (20 points and 10 assists) and excellent performances coming off the bench by Malik Beasley and Simone Fontecchio, author of a perfect night with 13 points without shooting errors. In the ranks of the yellowviola, LeBron James’ triple double was not enough.
In the top areas come defeats for Golden State and Boston. The Warriors, accomplice to an opaque Stephen Curry, are beaten by Indiana, dragged by the double-doubles of the Turner-Haliburton duo. Ko in the sprint, instead, for the Celtics who are defeated by an Orlando decimated by injuries. Surprise protagonist in the Magic house was rookie Tristan Da Silva with 18 points.
Consolidating their high ranking positions in the West are Oklahoma City, Houston and Dallas, which s'impose respectively on Washinghton, Charlotte and Portland. In the East, the fantastic run of Cleveland and New York continues, with wins over Utah and Toronto.
Finally, the challenge between Phoenix and Denver ended in domination by the Nuggets, who flew away in scoring in the second half. In the Suns’ house, 46 combined points from the Durant-Beal duo were not enough.
NBA night results
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Orlando Magic-Boston Celtics 108-104
Charlotte Hornets-Houston Rockets 101-114
Cleveland Cavaliers-Utah Jazz 124-113
Philadelphia 76ers-San Antonio Spurs 111-106
New York Knicks-Toronto Raptors 139-125
Miami Heat-Brooklyn Nets 110-95
Atlanta Hawks-Minnesota Timberwolves 117-104
Chicago Bulls-Milwaukee Bucks 91-112
Oklahoma City Thunder-Washington Wizards 123-105
Memphis Grizzlies-Los Angeles Clippers 110-114
Dallas Mavericks-Portland Trail Blazers 132-108
Golden State Warriors-Indiana Pacers 105-111
Denver Nuggets-Phoenix Suns 117-90
Los Angeles Lakers-Detroit Pistons 114-117
