Los Angeles (AFP)

Utah and Philadelphia, respectively winners of Dallas and Minnesota, consolidated their dominance in the Western and Eastern conferences on Friday in the NBA, the Clippers and Brooklyn having also won in Orlando and Oklahoma City, but not Milwaukee in New Orleans .

And 11 straight wins for the Salt Lake City franchise (15-4), which easily won (120-101) against very dull Mavericks, with the exception of Luka Doncic (25 pts, 7 assists , 6 rbds).

Without Donovan Mitchell (concussion protocol), Bojan Bogdanovic was Utah's powerhouse with 32 points fueled by a 7/11 long distance.

Joe Ingles only gave him two three-pointers but, with 846 total in 493 games, he broke the franchise record long held by legendary John Stockton.

Rudy Gobert was still dominant on the inside (17 points, 12 rebounds).

Just behind the Jazz, follow the Clippers (15-5) easy winners on the floor of the Magic (116-90), in the wake of their two stars Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, back after having observed a short quarantine time to '' a traceability investigation linked to the coronavirus.

The first managed 26 points (9 rebounds, 5 assists) and the second 24 points.

A significant contribution for their team who also defended very well, containing the formidable Nikola Vucevic at 10 points.

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In the duel between "Frenchies", Evan Fournier also struggled in attack (8 pts), while Nicolas Batum regained his role in the shadows (3 pts, 4 rebounds, 3 assists) 24 hours after being in the "sunlights" (18 pts) in Miami.

Still in the West, San Antonio, quietly, points its nose in the heights, now sharing 4th place with its victim of the evening, Denver (119-109).

A third consecutive victory which materialized in the last quarter, removed 32-23.

DeMar DeRozan (30 pts, 10 assists) and Dejounte Murray (26 pts) were decisive for combative Spurs, who had a hard time facing Nikola Jokic (35 pts, 10 rebounds, 5 assists).

“I liked what I saw. The guys did a good job. Denver is one of the toughest teams to play. It’s consistent night after night, but we were able to show character, 'aggressiveness and good activity,' said veteran trainer Gregg Popovich, 72, who was recently vaccinated against Covid-19.

In the East, Philadelphia, which remained on a tight success against the Lakers, followed with a much easier second among the Timberwolves (118-94).

- Brooklyn in success -

The star Joel Embiid again released a big performance with 37 points (11 rebounds).

He could have been the MVP of the evening, but Atlanta nugget Trae Young did better (41 pts) in the Hawks' win in Washington (116-100).

The Cameroonian can be consoled, his 76ers (14-6) are more than ever leaders in the East, now followed by Brooklyn.

The Nets, become big favorites for the title (with the Lakers) for two weeks since James Harden joined them, made an offensive demonstration in the Thunder (147-125), without even relying on their "Big 3", Kevin Durant having been spared.

Behind "The Beard", author of a triple-double (25 points, 11 assists, 10 rebounds), and Kyrie Irving, also 25 units (7 assists), seven players finished between 10 and 20 points, for a remarkable success on shots of 57%.

Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot thus contributed with 13 points (5 rebounds), but the Frenchman who distinguished himself even more in this match was the leader opposite, Théo Maledon, still established and who achieved a superb performance ( 24 pts, 6/6 behind the arc).

Finally, the bad evening operation is the liabilities of the Bucks (3rd), beaten at the Pelicans (131-126).

They paid dearly for their catastrophic start (23 points behind at the break), despite the late start initiated by Giannis Antetokounmpo (38 pts, 11 rebounds).

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