New York (AFP)

Utah and Rudy Gobert, who have a third consecutive double-double, defeated Philadelphia, while Milwaukee and Houston won respectively against the LA Clippers and a losing Golden State on Wednesday in the NBA.

The Jazz took over the Sixers (106-104), who suffered their second consecutive loss after being the last undefeated start-of-season team. Rudy Gobert achieved a notable performance, with 14 points and 16 rebounds, despite a sixth foul synonymous exclusion at the last minute of the match, without gravity.

Philadelphia could still count on the return of Joel Embiid (27 points, 16 rebounds), which was suspended two games after his fight against Karl-Anthony Towns. But the team lost in the game Ben Simmons, injured right shoulder, whose health condition will be reassessed Thursday, as announced by the franchise.

Two other Frenchmen walked on Wednesday: Evan Fournier and Frank Ntilikina. The first scored 9 points for Orlando, defeating 106 to 107 by the Mavericks Luka Doncic, who is still very visible at the beginning of the season (27 points, 7 assists and 7 rebounds).

Despite a new defeat of the Knicks (the seventh in eight games), Frank Ntilikina has, for his part, particularly illustrated in defense. For his second tenure of the season, the 21-year-old, who took advantage of the absence of Dennis Smith Jr., managed 3 blocks but also scored 11 points.

In the expected clash on Wednesday, Giannis Antetokounmpo's Milwaukee Bucks won on the floor of the Los Angeles Clippers (124-129), in a match that had, however, lost some ground after the last minute Clippers star , Kawhi Leonard. Antetokounmpo, MVP last season took the opportunity to illuminate the part of his talent with 38 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists.

Another favorite of the finals, Houston dominated a Golden State losing 129 to 112. James Harden (36 points, 13 assists) and Russell Westbrook (18 points) looking after their statistics, even improving slightly their efficiency (18 shots out of 41 with both of them).

Deprived of injuries by Draymond Green and D'Angelo Russell, and the longer absences of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the Warriors are on their way to a nightmarish season (6 defeats in 8 games), after have ruled the NBA these past five seasons (3 wins, including 5 finals).

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