Los Angeles (AFP)

In Wednesday night's top game in the NBA, Utah gave a recital against the Los Angeles Lakers, which he dropped to 25 points to win 114-89 and stay in control of the Western Conference.

The Lakers of LeBron James, who held only a quarter-time, the first, conceded their heaviest defeat of the season and thus suffer their fifth loss in six games, but remain third in the Western Conference (22 v -11 d).

The Jazz collective spoke with six players over ten points: among them, Donovan Mitchell managed a double double with 13 points and 10 rebounds and the French pivot Rudy Gobert added 18 points and 9 rebounds.

“We have been very consistent,” said Mitchell.

The Jazz signed their 22nd victory in 24 matches and have the best record in the NBA.

In the ranks of the Lakers, deprived of Anthony Davis for a month, only LeBron James survived by registering 19 points, with 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

In the Western Conference, the Phoenix Suns (4th) missed a great opportunity to get closer to the Lakers.

But they were surprised at home by the Charlotte Hornets, winners by a short header in Arizona 124 to 121.

Malik Monk, author of 29 points, was the leading scorer for Charlotte, where six other players scored more than 10 points each.

Devin Booker might have struggled on the Phoenix side by scoring 33 points with a success rate close to 55%, but his 3-point shot with less than a second from the end did not return and the Suns, despite a better last quarter that Charlotte, bowed.

- The Bulls tumble -

East side, Indiana and Toronto, 4th and 5th in the Conference, both lost, the Raptors in Miami, winner 1116-108, the Pacers at home against the Golden State Warriors who won 111-107.

Jimmy Butler of the Heat was the man of the game, approaching the triple double with 27 points, 10 assists and 8 rebounds.

The 24 points each of Fred VanVleet and Kyle Lowry in the ranks of the Raptors were not enough.

These losses of Indiana and Toronto benefit the Chicago Bulls, 6th and which are closer to them.

The Bulls, who hosted the Western Conference's red lantern, the Minnesota Timberwolves, escaped it narrowly to finally win after an overtime 133-126.

Distanced by ten points at half-time (68-58), Malik Beasley's teammates then nibbled their delay, equalized 119-119 at 5 seconds from the end of the last quarter on a free throw from Ricky Rubio, before giving up in overtime in front of the Bulls who were able to count on the 35 points and the strong success rate (66.7%) of Zach LaVine.

This is the Bulls' fifth victory in six games, and their third in a row.

But the card of the evening is to the credit of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, author of 42 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who blew the victory to the San Antonio Spurs 102-99 thanks to a miraculous 3-point basket from Luguentz Sleep in the mermaid.

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