Stephen Curry and LeBron James show on NBA night

The perfect night of Stephen Curry, with eight of eight triples in the victory of the Golden State Warriors against the Philadelphia 76ersthe 38 points and seven triples from LeBron James with Los Angeles Lakersand the Jimmy Butler’s request to leave Miami They marked the NBA day this Thursday.

Even for the best three-point shooter in NBA history, this night was historic. Curry had never gone 8-for-8 from beyond the arc in his career.

At 36 years old, Curry finished the game against the Sixers with a double double of 30 points and ten assists, with eleven of fifteen field goals and a perfect performance from the arc. He also grabbed six rebounds in his 29 minutes on the court.

The Warriors increased their balance to 17 wins and 16 losses, which leaves them tenth in the West. The Sixers, in which Joel Embiid was the top scorer (28 points and 14 rebounds), have a record of 13-19 and are eleventh in the East.

The Lakers played against the Blazers with special t-shirts with LakeShow written on the chest, but the show was offered by LeBron James on the court with 38 points, eight assists and seven three-pointers.

King James, who turned 40 on December 30, connected on fifteen of his 25 field goals on a night in which the Lakers were without Anthony Davis.

Max Christie had 28 points for the Lakes and hit five 3-pointers.

The losses of Jaylen Brown due to a problem in his right shoulder and of the Latvian Kristaps Porzingis due to an injury to his left ankle did not stop Joe Mazzulla’s team, second in the East with a balance of 25 wins and nine losses, behind the Cavs (29-4).

Tatum led the Celtics’ victory with 33 points, eight rebounds, nine assists and three steals. The number zero also shone from the arc with six triples.

Derrick White contributed to Boston’s victory with 26 points and scored five triples, and Sam Hauser, starter in Mazzulla’s quintet, scored fifteen with five triples.

Julius Randle was Minnesota’s leading scorer with 27 points, eight rebounds and five assists, and he connected on five three-pointers. Naz Reid contributed twenty points off the bench, with a brilliant four of five from the arc. Anthony Edwards did not exceed fifteen points, four rebounds and six assists, with five of 16 shooting from the field and two of five from the arc.

Spanish coach Jordi Fernández’s Nets almost blew a 24-point lead in Milwaukee against the Bucks, but they achieved a 113-110 victory despite going 6:49 minutes without scoring a point in the fourth quarter.

Fernández’s team won 111-90 in the fourth period, but suffered a resounding 20-0 run that put the Bucks back in the game.

Milwaukee had the ball to take the lead at 111-110 in the light, but Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the layup against Nic Claxton’s great defense. Doc Rivers’ team would have possession again and Damian Lillard launched the three-pointer for a possible tie, with no luck.

Cameron Johnson led the Nets with 26 points and Cam Thomas contributed 24 off the bench in a game the Nets entered without Ben Simmons, De’Anthony Melton and new signing Maxwell Lewis.

The Thunder came back from a 16-point deficit at home against the Clippers and celebrated their thirteenth consecutive victory. Shai Gilgeous Alexander was, once again, the protagonist with 29 points and eight assists.

The Clippers lost their second straight game on a night in which they had a long series of losses that included James Harden, Kawhi Leonard, PJ Tucker and Terance Mann.

Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers’ big victory at the Kaseya Center in Miami with 33 points and fifteen assists, supported by Pascal Siakam’s double double of 18 points and eleven losses.

The Heat fell despite the great personal night of rookie Kel’el Ware, the fifteenth overall pick in the 2024 draft, who scored 25 points in 21 minutes off the bench.

Shortly after the end of the game, Jimmy Butler assured that he is not happy with the Heat and that his future will soon be known. The Houston native asked Miami to be traded.