Cavaliers stumbled in Miami and Lakers won without LeBron James

Cleveland Cavaliers fell this Sunday 122-113 in Miami against the heat, Golden State Warriors he took revenge with a 114-106 of Minnesota Timberwolvesagainst whom he had lost 48 hours before, while Los Angeles Lakers, without LeBron James, he beat Portland Trail Blazers by 107-98.

Tyler Herro and his 34 points were key for the Miami Heat (12-10) who beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (21-4), dominator of the NBA in this initial stretch of the season.

Herro was accompanied by Duncan Robinson with 23 points, Jimmy Butler with 18 and Bam Adebayo, who had a double-double of 16 points and 13 rebounds.

For the Cavaliers, only Darius Garland stood out with 23 points. Donovan Mitchell had 12 and Evan Mobley, who had just scored 41 in the last game, only had 4.

The Los Angeles Lakers (13-11) broke a streak of 3 consecutive losses by beating, without LeBron James, the Portland Trail Blazers (8-16).

Anthony Davis and D’Angelo Russell led the Lakers with double-doubles. Davis scored 30 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, while Russell, who started off the bench, scored 28 points and dished out 14 assists.

Shaedon Sharpe was the Blazers’ leading scorer with 19 points and Deandre Ayton had a double-double with 14 points and 19 rebounds.

Golden State Warriors (14-9) took revenge on the Minnesota Timberwolves (12-11), who had beaten them 107-90 this Friday in the first of two straight games in San Francisco.

This time, Stephen Curry scored 30 points and distributed 8 assists for the Warriors, Buddy Hield scored 27 points and Jonathan Kuminga, 20.

For the Timberwolves, outrebounded 56-46, Anthony Edwards scored 27 points and Nickeil Alexander-Walker had 19.

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Dennis Schröder played a great duel in Brooklyn with almost identical double-doubles. The Greek had 34 points and 11 rebounds, while the German had 34 points and 11 assists.

The winner of the game was the Milwaukee Bucks (12-11), with 23 points from Bobby Portis, 20 from Gary Trent Jr. and 15 points and 11 assists from Damian Lillard.

Brooklyn Nets (10-14) coach Jordi Fernández said at the end of the game that his defense “was atrocious” in the final minutes in which the Bucks turned the score around.

The Atlanta Hawks (13-12) suffered the fury of the Denver Nuggets (12-10), who had fallen 24 hours earlier on their visit to Washington despite Nikola Jokic’s 56 points.

The ‘Joker’ was once again the best on his team with 48 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists, this time accompanied by Michael Porter Jr.’s 26 points.

For the Hawks, who trailed from start to finish, De’Andre Hunter scored 20 points, Dyson Daniels 18 and Trae Young had 15 points and 10 assists.

Memphis Grizzlies (17-8) walked through the Capital One Arena led by Santi Aldama, who scored 19 points, grabbed 7 rebounds, gave 5 assists, made 3 blocks and stole a ball.

Washington Wizards (3-19), who 24 hours earlier had broken a streak of 16 consecutive losses, were no match for these Grizzlies who could not count on Ja Morant due to back discomfort.

For the Wizards, Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas had a double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds.

The Grizzlies won 9 of their last 10 games and thus rose to second place in the Western Conference.

Even without Paolo Banchero or Franz Wagner, the Orlando Magic (17-9) managed to remain the only NBA team undefeated at home.

Jalen Suggs took the team’s scoring reins with 26 points, while Goga Bitadze had a double-double with 21 points and 16 rebounds.

For the Phoenix Suns (12-11), who dominated much of the duel but once again showed that without Kevin Durant it is very difficult to win, Devin Booker scored 26 points, Tyus Jones, 21 and Bradley Beal, 18.

Also this Sunday, Charlotte Hornets beat Indiana Pacers 113-109, Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls 108-100 and San Antonio Spurs won 121-116 over New Orleans Pelicans with a double-double by Victor Wembanyama with 25 points and 10 rebounds.

In addition, the Sacramento Kings defeated the Utah Jazz 141-97 and the Houston Rockets defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-106.