Suns reactivated, Edwards overwhelmed Clippers and Mavs cannot without Doncic

Phoenix Suns was reactivated this Monday after four consecutive defeats, Anthony Edwards overwhelmed Los Angeles Clippers with 37 points and the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo walked in Toronto with a triple-double in three quarters, on an NBA night in which Dallas Mavericks lost their fifth game in a row without Luka Doncic.

Bradley Beal scored 25 points and Kevin Durant contributed 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists to revive the Suns after their drought and give them a worthy victory on their visit to the 76ers.

Philadelphia paid for the absence of Joel Embiid, out due to a left foot problem, and wasted a good start to the game in which they took a 12-point lead.

Tyrese Maxey recorded a double-double of 31 points and 10 assists and Kelly Oubre Jr. had 26 points and 11 rebounds, unable to avoid the 76ers’ defeat.

The Suns are twelfth in the West with a record of 16 wins and 18 losses. The 76ers are eleventh in the East, with 14 wins and 20 losses.

Anthony Edwards scored 37 points, Frenchman Rudy Gobert grabbed 18 rebounds and the Wolves imposed their law at home against the Clippers.

Kawhi Leonard played his second game of the season, but he only contributed 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists in 20 minutes. James Harden scored 22 points for the Angelenos, who lost three of their last four games.

The Bucks defeated the Raptors on their visit, who had just ended a streak of 11 consecutive losses at the pace of Damian Lillard, the protagonist with 25 points and five triples.

Giannis Antetokounmpo contributed a triple-double of 11 points, 12 rebounds and 13 assists, despite having 7 turnovers.

The Bucks are fifth in the East (18-16), while the Raptors, in which Scottie Barnes scored 25 points, are thirteenth (8-28).

The Mavericks, who have lost five consecutive losses since the injury suffered by their leader Luka Doncic, do not raise their heads. Against the Grizzlies, Kyrie Irving’s absence was added to the Slovenian’s absence due to a back problem and the Texans succumbed to the third best team in the West.

Jaren Jackson dominated with 35 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists for the Grizzlies, in which Spanish Santi Aldama is still out due to injury.

Without the Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns, out due to discomfort in his right knee, the Knicks surrendered at Madison Square Garden against a Magic led by 24 points from Cole Anthony.

The Knicks only connected 4 triples of 22 attempts. Their top scorers were Jalen Brunson and Mikal Bridges with 24 points each.

The Magic continue to achieve great results despite weeks without leaders like Paolo Banchero and the Germans Franz and Moritz Wagner, and they put pressure on the Knicks themselves for third place in the East.

The Bulls came back from a 19-point deficit at the United Center, led by 35 points (22 in the second half) from Zach LaVine and 123 from Coby White who sealed a spectacular one-handed dunk against Frenchman Victor Wembanyama to confirm the victory.

Wembanyama had 23 points, 14 rebounds and 8 blocks, but was defeated in Chicago.

Chris Paul, who scored 18 points, became the twentieth player with the most games in the NBA, with 1,308. The absolute record belongs to Robert Parish, with 1,611.

Brooklyn Nets, full of absences, lost at home against the Indiana Pacers (99-113) and have lost five in their last six games.

Coach Jordi Fernández has to live with a very complicated situation and against the Pacers he could not count on Cameron Johnson, Ben Simmons, De’Anthony Melton, Cam Thomas, Maxwell Lewis and Bojan Bogdanovic.

Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 23 points, 8 assists and 4 triples, supported by Bennedict Mathurin’s 20 points and Pascal Siakam’s 19.

The Nets, who had achieved a great victory on their visit to the Milwaukee Bucks last week, fell for the sixth straight game at the Barclays Center. They have a balance of 13 wins and 23 losses.

In the other games of the day, the Detroit Pistons beat the Portland Trail Blazers 118-115 and the Sacramento Kings beat the Miami Heat 123-118 in double overtime.