Celtics, Bucks and Cavaliers. The leaders of the Eastern Conference won all, remaining in the top three: Boston over Washington (130-121), Milwaukee over Dallas (124 -115) and Cleveland over Detroit (102-94). In Boston, the Celtics (16-4), pushed by Jaylen Brown (author of 36 points), achieved their third consecutive success. Six other players scored more than ten points for a finalist team last season in the NBA. In Milwaukee, the Bucks (14-5) controlled the Mavericks, with their star Giannis Antetokounmpo scoring 30 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. His teammate Grayson Allen stole the show by scoring 25 points on an incredible shooting percentage: 8 of 10 from two and 7 of 8 from three. In the ranks of Dallas, Luka Doncic, author of 27 points, could not prevent his team from suffering the fourth consecutive defeat. The Cleveland Cavaliers (13-7) went on to win on Detroit home turf. But they had to sweat it out. Donovan Mitchell’s teammates, the game’s leading scorer with 32 points, were trailing by three points as the fourth quarter began. From there they turned the game around, going on to inflict a 29-16 on the Pistons. The Memphis Grizzlies, third in the Western Conference, blew the victory from the New York Knicks, beaten by four points in front of their Madison Square Garden crowd (127-123). Ja Morant was one of the main architects of Memphis’ victory by signing a triple-double of 27 points, 10 rebounds and 14 assists. Stephen Curry’s Golden State Warriors (25 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists) outscored the Minnesota Timberwolves 137-114 for their second away win of the season. Also in the West, among the teams at the top of the table, the Los Angeles Clippers (5/i) beat the Indiana Pacers 114 to 100. In this match, the Clippers insider, the Croatian Ivica Zubac, scored 31 points, but above all grabbed 29 rebounds, a season best.
