The Brooklyn Nets beat the Orlando Magic, and the Phoenix Suns strengthened their lead by defeating the Sacramento Kings, in the NBA competitions.
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Kevin Durant scored 45 points, the highest score for a player this season (AFP)
Kevin Durant led his Brooklyn Nets to a 109-102 victory over the Orlando Magic, in the NBA.
Durant scored 45 points, the highest tally of points for a player this season, as Brooklyn achieved its 11th win this season, compared to 11 losses.
In another match, Phoenix Suns player Devin Booker scored 44 points to lead his team to a 122-117 victory over the Sacramento Kings, and strengthen its lead in the Western Region.
The Washington Wizards defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves, 142-127, thanks to Latvian player Christaps Porzingis, who scored 41 points (the highest in his career).
The Boston Celtics, the league leaders, also achieved an easy victory over its guest Charlotte Hornets, 140-105, and advanced from the first minute to the last, while the Philadelphia Seventy Six came back from a 16-point deficit to beat its guest Atlanta Hawks 104-101, with the return of its Cameroonian star Joel Embiid. from injury.
In Los Angeles, the Indiana Pacers defeated their guest Los Angeles Lakers in the final moments, as Andrew Nimbhard scored a deadly triple at the end of time to give Indiana a 116-115 victory, adding to it the 12th loss this season, compared to 7 wins.