Dallas ended a nine-game winning streak for Utah in the NBA (111-103) on Monday, during a night where the Brooklyn Nets snatched (114-112) the New York derby against the Knicks. Carried by their Slovenian star Luka Doncic, a hair’s breadth away from the triple-double (31 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists), the Mavericks signed in their room a fifth victory in a row, despite the absence of their pivot Kristaps Porzingis.
Their victory suits the Phoenix Suns, Utah dolphins in the Western Conference standings, who won 133-130 against Houston to offer themselves a sixth consecutive success, now the best series underway in the NBA. In New York, the derby of “Big Apple” was won with a breath by the Nets, who take alone the lead of the Eastern Conference (the Knicks are eighth). Kyrie Irving has more than a third of her team’s points (40, plus seven assists).
Results of the night:
Houston – Phoenix 130 – 133
Brooklyn – New York 114 – 112
Toronto – Washington 103 – 101
Dallas – Utah 111 – 103
Minnesota – Sacramento 116 – 106
Oklahoma City – Detroit 108 – 132
San Antonio – Cleveland 101 – 125
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