Los Angeles (AFP)

The Suns Zenith Lakers, record-breaking showman Trae Young, stunning Utah vs. Brooklyn: a star-studded night in the NBA.

. The Lakers are reborn in Phoenix

Two days after the break against Toronto, Los Angeles relaunched with the Suns (123-115). Faced with an unpredictable opponent, who puts a lot of pace and shoots all-out, the Lakers have shown that they know how to adapt.

Alongside LeBron James (19 pts, 11 assists, 7 rebounds) and Anthony Davis (24 pts, 12 rebounds), the X factor was Kyle Kuzma author of 23 points out of bench, including two three-point baskets in the money-time.

The lights return to green for the now only leaders in the West, who also saw Rajon Rondo make his debut (5 pts, 6 rbds, 7 passes in 14 minutes).

. Utah does not loose anything

Accelerating a 15-lap delay at the break, the Jazz finally turned the situation against the Nets (119-114), in the wake of a performing Donovan Mitchell (30 pts) and an imposing Rudy Gobert (18 pts, 15 bps, 2 counters).

With this fourth consecutive success, Utah backs the Lakers, confirming his outsider status not to be underestimated.

. The MVP: Trae Young

In Denver, one of the leaders in the West before the game, Atlanta's point guard put an end to the Nuggets' four-game winning streaks and three wins by the Hawks (125-121).

Author of 42 points (11 assists), he scored eight long-distance baskets including one almost mid-field. With the same disconcerting ease, he allowed himself a small bridge over Will Barton, before going on with a perfect shoot. After that, his distrustful look at the Nuggets bench could have led to an incident, but no.

Young, the well-appointed, became the youngest player in league history at age 21 to make a third straight game with at least 30 points and 10 assists. Oscar Robertson, Kevin Johnson and LeBron James made it at 22 years old.

. Philadelphia on the wire

Nothing like "Gonna fly now", the theme of the movie "Rocky", to boost the 76ers when the end of matches are tight. Led by one point at 13.2 seconds, they were able to count on Joel Embiid (27 pts, 16 rbds) to crush a dunk and mortgage Cleveland's hopes of a surprise win.

After which, the interior was thrown on a last badly negotiated ball of the Cavs to extinguish them definitively, assuring a seventh success (98-97) to Sixers who are doing well to have harvested at three points (8). / 38).

. Miami continues to seduce

The Heat is one of the excellent surprises of the early season and has proved again against Detroit with a controlled victory (117-108) after leading twenty points at the break.

In the wake of a Jimmy Butler finally flourished in his role as leader (20 pts, 13 assists), the rookie ruler Kevin Nunn (20 pts, 5 assists) and the interior Bam Adebayo (18 pts, 14 rbds) embody the youth found and sometimes flamboyant team that is creating a game identity under the leadership of Erick Spoelstra.

. New York does not arrive anymore

Nothing goes to the Knicks, stuck in last place in the East, after a ninth loss conceded in Chicago (120-102).

Two days after President Steve Mills' dissatisfaction with the press, which considerably weakened coach David Fizdale, the New Yorkers were still disappointed late in the game. Where the mind usually makes the difference and where the insolent success of Coby White has been too much.

The substitute leader of the Bulls managed 7 shots to three points (27 pts) in the last quarter - time franchise - under the helpless eyes of Frank Ntilikina (3 pts, 4 assists, 3 interceptions in 29 minutes).

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