NBA. Curry Contributes to Warriors' Victory, Jokic Falls Toronto

Western leader strikes hard on eastern leader Denver, with decisive Nikola Jokic, beat Toronto, NBA's top-seeded early-season team, his fifth loss (106-103) while Stephen Curry finally regained the win with the Golden State Warriors on Monday.

The big Serbian pivot (2.13m), the author of a triple double with 23 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, scored three crucial free throws in the closing seconds of the game, while the Canadians were tied ( 103-103) at seven seconds of the term.

This pass from Jokic pic.twitter.com/qbYD3xPDlm

"To win some of these away games against quality opponents means a lot. The guys are progressing, taking advantage of the moment, and you always know that a team like that will succeed in a good series, " greeted manager Mike Malone, who still loses a player in his five major, Gary Harris, hit a hip.

This is only the fifth defeat of the Raptors this season: the Canadian franchise and star Kawhi Leonard, 27 points and 8 rebounds Monday, see their series of eight wins in a row interrupted, but still stun the conference is with 20 successes, against 15 for 7 defeats to their Milwaukee dolphin.

The Nuggets, one of the surprise teams in the West this season, are on their side a sixth win in a row, and lead the conference with the Los Angeles Clippers, also winners in pain Monday. In an offensive festival with more than 140 points scored in the first half, Californians beat the New Orleans Pelicans (129-126) despite 37 points by Julius Randle.

The Nuggets-Clippers duo have a victory ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder, which won in Detroit (110-83).

Ntilikina still dismissed

Just behind, Golden State, two-time defending champion, found the victory after two defeats. Absent for 11 matches because of hamstring pain, and returned to business Saturday without being able to prevent a loss against the Pistons, star Steph Curry scored 30 points in Atlanta, including 18 in the first quarter (128- 111) to end an unusual series for the Warriors with six away defeats in a row.

30 pts for Steph Curry in his second match since returning from injury and a victory of the Warriors 128-111 against the Hawks of John Collins (24 pts and 11 rbds). pic.twitter.com/NP7mOP9kqO #NBA #WarriorsHawks

"I think he's back on the track now! " , Appreciated his coach Steve Kerr.

The one who seems more and more far from the floor is Frank Ntilikina. The New York Frenchie was again left on the bench of the Knicks during the defeat in the shock against Washington (110-107).

Without the least minute since two games, the 20-year-old, drafted in eighth position by the Knicks in 2017, never-seen for a French, may continue to see the rumors start to multiply. The latter were also reported in the press from an interest expressed by the other New York franchise, Brooklyn. But the Knicks are refusing for the moment to evoke the slightest transfer.

Silly evening for the other two French on the floor: Ian Mahinmi (Washington) played only five minutes without scoring, and Timothy Luwawu-Cabarrot did not play.