Paris (AFP)

Utah, the Lakers and Philadelphia all lost Saturday night in the NBA, while the New York Knicks continued their streak by signing a ninth victory in a row against the Raptors (120-103).

- Jazz surprised, Philly destroyed -

For the leader of the Western Conference, the defeat is particularly unexpected: the Jazz, certainly without Donovan Mitchell, cracked against Minnesota, fourteenth and already eliminated from the race for the play-offs (101-96).

Apart from Karl-Anthony Towns (24 points and 12 rebounds), D'Angelo Russell (23 pts) and Anthony Edwards (23 pts, 9 rebounds) stood out for the Timberwolves, who had gleaned only seven away successes so far.

For Utah, which is the fourth loss at home since the start of the season, Bojan Bogdanovic registered 30 points, Mike Conley 18 and Jordan Clarkson 15.

Rudy Gobert took 17 rebounds and nine points to his account.

Less surprising, the defeat of Philadelphia against Milwaukee (132-94) is however much more worrying for the second in the Eastern Conference, which fails to join the leader Brooklyn in the standings and records a fourth straight loss.

The Pennsylvania franchise is clearly suffering from Ben Simmons' medical absence for four matches now.

Saturday in Wisconsin, the Sixers also had to evolve without Joel Embiid, touched to a shoulder.

None of the Sixers, orphans of their two pillars, managed to exceed the fifteen points.

What let all the light to Giannis Antetokounmpo (24 pts, 14 rebounds, 7 assists): the "Greek Freak" has become the second most prolific player in the history of the Bucks with 12,023 points.

The 26-year-old double MVP (best player) of the NBA overtook Glenn Robinson (12,010 points) on Saturday and moved closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (14,211).

"It's a magnificent reward", welcomed Antetokounmpo.

But "it's a marathon, not a sprint, I have to keep working hard," he added.

The remark is also valid for the defending champions: the Lakers were corrected (108-93) by Dallas, a third defeat in a row which places them under the threat of their executioner, sixth in the West with two victories less than the Lakers.

- New York 'supersoKnicks' -

Fourth in the East, the Knicks confirmed their sparkling form on Saturday by winning a ninth straight game at home against Toronto (120-103).

This is their best streak of victories since the 2012-2013 season, during which they had lined up thirteen successes.

The day after Brooklyn took power in the standings, the other franchise in New York was once again able to count on Julius Randle (31 pts, 10 rebounds), but also on RJ Barrett (25 pts, 12 rebounds) or Derrick Rose (19 pts, 7 assists).

"We are reaching a peak but we can still improve a lot," said Randle.

"Of course we play well offensively, but defensively I feel we can be much better," he continued.

The offense is also on the verge of Denver, who knocked out the Houston Rockets 129-116 with 39 points from Michael Porter Jr. The Nuggets are fourth in the West.

On Saturday, the finalist of the last season Miami also dominated Chicago 106-101 and consolidated its seventh place in the East.

The Indiana Pacers pushed down Detroit (115-109), last in the Eastern Conference, a little more, while San Antonio narrowly emerged against New Orleans (110-108), despite 33 points and 14 rebounds from the young prodigy. of the Pelicans Zion Williamson.

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