Steph Curry lights up the Cavs! Boston tops Denver, 5/5; Sacramento sinks the Lakers; Memphis & NY go on

The results of the 8 matches of the night are here:

Boston received Denver and offered a 5th success in a row, carried by Jayson Tatum (34 points at 11/21, 8 rebounds and 5 assists) and 25 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists from Jaylen Brown and in which the C’s, 7 loose balls, shot 57% and made 16 3-point shots. Opposite the reigning MVP finished with 29 points at 12/20, 8 rebounds and 3 assists for the Nuggets (34-21 conceded in the 4th).

Against all odds and without even needing Paolo Banchero (ankle), the Magic beat Phoenix, picking up a 2nd consecutive win for the first time this season. Wendell Carter Jr. was in a double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and Terrence Ross scored 12 of 14 points in the final quarter. The Suns, without CP3 (heel) were limited to 40% on shots.

In San Francisco the Warriors were still able to count on a big Stephen Curry (40 points at 15/23 including 6/11 from afar, 4 rebounds and 5 assists) to win at the expense of Donovan Mitchell’s Cavs (29 points at 10/21, 10 rebounds, 9 assists). The Chef was clutched with a 3-pointer to equalize 1’18 from the end, a layup to pass a few moments later on a long pass from Kevon Looney, and a 3-point dagger to conclude. It’s a third straight loss for Cleveland.

In Memphis Ja Morant (28 points at 11/25, 10 rebounds, 8 assists) and his friends (24 points and 5 assists for Desmond Bane, 21 points for Dillon Brooks) won a 5th game in 6 games. Anthony Edwards scored 28 points, Rudy Gobert 15, Karl-Anthony Towns, hampered by fouls, 13. Wolves were outshot 46-33 on the rebound. New York, for its part, won for the second time in 3 games, thanks to 30 points from RJ Barrett, 26 from Jalen Brunson and 21 from Julius Randle, against the Pistons. San Antonio with 29 points at 9/17 from Keldon Johnson disposed of the Bucks deprived of their stars. OKC beat the Raptors with a Eugene Omoruyi in career high mode. The two-way player from the Toronto area compiled 22 points at 8/10 including 5/6 at 3-pointers and allows his team (8 players at least 10 points for the Thunder) to end a series of 4 losses.

Finally the Kings of De’Aaron Fox (32 points at 13/19, 7 rebounds, 12 assists) and Domantas Sabonis (21 points at 9/15, 10 rebounds and 6 assists) came to beat the less-LeBron (groin) Lakers , led on their side by the 24 points at 8/14 and 14 rebounds fromAnthony Davis and the 21 points at 6/17, 4 rebounds and 11 assists from Russell Westbrook off the bench. Led 60-56 at the break, Mike Brown’s men dominated the second half by 10 points, 64-54.

Celtics – Nuggets 131-112