Brunson scored 55 points in the Knicks’ victory, Mavs lost without Doncic and Lakers won without LeBron

The 55 points from Jalen Brunson in the success of New York Knicks facing Washington Wizardsthe tenth consecutive victory Oklahoma City Thunderthe defeat of Dallas Mavericks without injured Luka Doncic against Portland Trail Blazers and the Los Angeles Lakers triumph without LeBron James against Sacramento Kings They illuminated the NBA day this Saturday.

Jalen Brunson put on a basketball show and led the Knicks’ victory, including a comeback, with 55 points in their visit to the Wizards, last in the East.

New York trailed by 10 points at the beginning of the fourth quarter, but managed to come back at the pace of Brunson who scored 14 points in that quarter. The Knicks star shined with a 33-point second half. In overtime, Brunson capped off his big night with 9 points to give the Knicks their eleventh victory in thirteen games played in December.

Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a double-double of 30 points and 14 rebounds, while Mikal Bridges scored 23 points.

Without Luka Doncic, who will be out for at least a month after his calf injury suffered on Christmas Day against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Mavericks fell on their visit to the Blazers despite Kyrie Irving’s 46 points.

They were difficult hours for Doncic, who suffered a robbery at his home on Friday night. Both he and his family are in good condition and were not at the residence at the time of the incident.

Shaedon Sharpe’s 23 points and Deandre Ayton’s double-double of 21 points and 16 rebounds propelled the Blazers to second-to-last in the West.

A health problem prevented LeBron James from taking the court at the Cyrpto.com Arena in Los Angeles for the game against the Kings, but his team did its homework at home boosted by 36 points, 15 rebounds and 8 assists from Anthony Davis.

Austin Reaves also confirmed his great moment with 26 points and 16 assists for the Lakers.

James, the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and owner of the record for minutes in the league, will turn 40 this Monday.

The Lakers have won five of their last six games and are sixth in the West with a record of 18 wins and 13 losses.

In the expected crossover between Steph Curry and Kevin Durant, Jonathan Kuminga emerged as the protagonist of the Warriors’ victory with 34 points and 9 rebounds. Kuminga had 60% accuracy in field goals (12 of 20) and also contributed 2 triples, 3 assists and 1 steal.

Steph Curry scored 22 points, grabbed 6 rebounds and distributed 6 assists, while Trayce Jackson-Davis contributed a double-double of 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Kevin Durant scored 31 points for the Suns without Devin Booker for the fifth straight game.

Chicago Bulls, boosted by a triple-double from Josh Giddey, took advantage of the Bucks without the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo, and won at home 116-111.

In the second meeting at the United Center in six days, the Bulls avenged the humiliating 21 loss suffered last week, when the Bucks walked in Chicago despite playing without Giannis and Damian Lillard.

Lillard returned to Doc Rivers’ quintet this Saturday and scored 29 points, after missing the last four games, but this time the Bulls managed to win with a triple-double of 23 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists from Giddey.

Oklahoma City Thunder recorded their tenth consecutive victory in the NBA regular season, imposing their law on the road against the Hornets, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander starring with 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.

Still without Chet Holmgren, the Thunder had 20 points from Jalen Williams and a double-double of 12 points and 15 rebounds from Isaiah Hartenstein.

The Serbian Nikola Jokic excelled with 37 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, the Canadian Jamal Murray scored 34 points and the Nuggets left behind the defeat suffered against the Cleveland Cavaliers with a victory against the Pistons.

The Nuggets shot 56% from the field and 48% from three against Detroit.

The 76ers chained their third consecutive victory and are approaching the East playoff zone after their victory in their visit to the Jazz, second to last in the West.

Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey led the Sixers with 32 points each, on a night in which Paul George only scored 13.

Jalen Johnson scored 28 points and the Atlanta Hawks closed out a four-game homestand with their third straight win, 120-110 over the Miami Heat.

Trae Young added his 22nd double-double of the season, with 11 points and 15 assists, and De’Andre Hunter scored 26 points in his 14th consecutive game with at least 15 points.

Tyler Herro scored 28 points and dished out 10 assists, while Bam Adebayo added 17 points and 10 rebounds. It was the Heat’s fourth straight game without star Jimmy Butler.