The Rockets, on the rise and the Lakers cut their triumph streak

Houston Rocketsinstalled in second place in the West, sealed his fourth consecutive victory on his visit to his visit on Tuesday Atlanta Hawkswhile Los Angeles Lakers He crashed before Philadelphia 76ersthat did not have Joel Embiid or Paul George.
Only one day after winning in Boston, Houston (32-14) also won at Atlanta and accumulates a spectacular 10-2 in his last 12 games.
Jalen Green (25 points and 7 rebounds) and Alperen Sengun (18 points and 10 rebounds) led some rockets who had to fight until the end to certify the victory.
It brings Young (21 points and 9 assists) was the top scorer of some Hawks (22-25) that do not raise their heads and lost their last six games.
The Lakers (26-19) not only had a very bad performance in Philadelphia and saw their run of four triumphs in a row but also lost Anthony Davis in the first quarter due to muscle problems in the abdominals.
The Angels suffered with 22 ball losses that resulted in 27 points of the Sixers. LeBron James touched the triple-double (31 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists), but 15 of his points arrived in the last quarter when the comeback was almost impossible. Dalton Knecht supported him with 24 points.
For the Sixers, who chained three victories and who did not have Andre Drummond and Caleb Martin, Tyrese Maxey extended their magnificent moment and got 43 points with 15 of 26 in shots (4 of 11 in triples). He put 28 or more points in his last 11 games.
He was seconded Kelly Oubre Jr. (20 points and 8 rebounds), Guerschon Yabusele (14 points), Eric Gordon (14 points) and Ricky Council IV (16 points and 7 rebounds).
Bucks (26-19) also took a negative surprise, which fell in Portland against Blazers (18-29) that are antepenultants from the west but that took impulse unexpectedly with five wins in their last six games.
Deni Avdija (30 points and 9 rebounds), Anfernee Simons (25 points and 7 assists) and Deandre Ayton (21 points and 14 rebounds) led the Blazers. In the Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 39 points and 12 rebounds while Damian Lillard, back in Portland, contributed 20 points and 6 assists.
Nothing better than a visit of the poor jazz (10-35 and seven losses in a row) to lift the mood of some Warriors (23-23) that awarded the victory without counting on Stephen Curry.
Dennis Schröder (23 points) and Brandin Podziemski (20 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists) took command in Golden State. On the part of Utah, also with important casualties such as those of Lauri Markkanen and Jordan Clarkson, the best was Collin Sexton (30 points).