CLEVELAND (UNITED STATES) (ITALPRESS) – Cleveland continues to run. Washington (18th loss in the last 19 games) also succumbs to the Cavs, 115-105 the final, who thus remain the best team in the league with a 22-4 record. Darius Garland (24 points and 8 assists), Jarrett Allen (21 points and 11 rebounds) and Donovan Mitchell (20 points) put their stamp on a victory that keeps Boston behind, in an Eastern Conference where Philadelphia continues to flounder: ko against Indiana (121-107, 32 points and 11 assists for Haliburton) and Joel Embiid out of action in the first half due to a fractured nose after a blow received from Mathurin: a season so far to forget for the Cameroon-born center, who was just in his sixth game. Back to success Chicago, which overcame Charlotte 109-95 in the sign of Giddey (17 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists) and Dosunmu (19 points).In the West, the most credible alternative to OKC remains Memphis, which consolidates its second place by centering its fourth win in a row: beaten the Nets 135-119 with 28 points and 10 assists from Morant and 21 points from Bane. For the Grizzlies it was also the 10th win in 11 games. Despite a less incisive Nikola Jokic than usual (16 points and 7 rebounds), Denver triumphed over the Clippers (120-98) while the Lakers, without LeBron James, sank under the blows of Minnesota: 97-87 for the Wolves where Anthony Edwards (23 points) and Julius Randle (21 points) shone. Anthony Davis (23 points and 11 rebounds) tried to save the Yellowviola but it was not enough to avoid their eighth stop in 11 games. The Booker-Durant tandem (34 points the former, 30 the latter, 8 assists apiece) led Phoenix in the 134-126 win over Utah that broke a three-match losing streak while Victor Wembanyama’s two free throws with 2″1 to go at the buzzer (28 points overall) made the difference in San Antonio’s 118-116 win over Portland, climbing back from -17.- Photo Ipa Agency -(ITALPRESS).
