The Golden State Warriors immediately forgot their Christmas Day loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and were once again a winning team, clearly overcoming their leaders’ duel against the Toronto Raptors.
Forward Kevin Durant had a 22-point double-double, matched his season-best rebounding record with 17 and led the Warriors to a 121-111 victory over the Raptors.
Along with Durant, point guard Stephen Curry, with 28 points, was the Warriors’ leading scorer, while guard Klay Thompson reached 21 points.
With their triumph, the Warriors (28-5) consolidate in the first place of the Pacific Division.
The Golden State team has reached 119 consecutive regular season games without losing two games in a row, since April 2015 and have achieved eight victories in the last 10 meetings.
The Raptors (22-9), despite the defeat, remain leaders in the Atlantic Division.
Guard DeMar De Rozan added 29 points to 10,290 points, beating Chris Bosh’s 10,275 points, but the Raptors saw their franchise record of seven consecutive victories broken.
Power forward LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points and led the San Antonio Spurs to a 119-98 victory over the Phoenix Suns, even though they played without leading scorer, forward Kawhi Leonard, who was out with trouble. stomach.
The Spurs (26-6) reached three straight victories and established themselves as leaders in the Southwest Division, with a 2.5-game advantage over the Houston Rockets, who had a bye.
Point guard Kemba Walker had 21 points and led the visiting Charlotte Hornets to a 101-120 win over the Orlando Magic.
The Hornets (18-14) added their fifth win in the last 10 games and are consolidating leaders in the Southeast Division.
The Magic (15-19) remain second to last in the same division as the Hornets.
German point guard Dennis Schroder scored 27 points, center Dwight Howard added a double-double of 16 and 22 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks beat the New York Knicks 102-98 in overtime.
With their triumph, the Hawks (16-16) consolidate in the sub-leadership of the Southeast Division, with half a game of advantage over the Washington Wizards, who also won.
The Hawks had lost three straight games and six of seven at home.
The Knicks (16-15), who suffered the expulsion of forward Carmelo Anthony for attacking the Swiss guard-forward Thabo Sefolosha, had point guard Derrick Rose as the leader with 26 points, which did not prevent the New York team’s second consecutive loss.
Forward Jimmy Butler matched his best score of the season with 40 points, but came off the field apparently injured, although he led the Chicago Bulls to a 101-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets before.
The Bulls (16-16) have two consecutive wins, four in the last 10 games and are second in the Central Division.
Point guard John Wall added a double-double of 36 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists that put him in front of the balanced attack of the Washington Wizards that defeated the Indiana Pacers 114-105.
The Wizards (15-16) have accumulated two consecutive victories and seven in the last 10 games, which allow them to remain in third place in the Southeast Division, but increasingly with their game.
Forward Wilson Chandler scored 17 points and achieved a key block in the final seconds of regulation, with which he helped the Denver Nuggets beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 105-103, for whom the Dominican center Karl-Anthony Towns contributed triple-double (15 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists), in a duel between losing teams in the Northwest Division.
Power forward Jabari Parker approached the double-double with 31 points and nine rebounds that allowed the visiting Milwaukee Bucks (15-15) to beat the Detroit Pistons 94-119 (15-19).
Power forward Anthony Davis contributed 20 points as the leader of the New Orleans Pelicans, who beat the Los Angeles Clippers 102-98 for the third consecutive victory.
The Clippers (22-12) had four losses in a row and five in the last 10 games, and they are second in the Southwest Division.
The guard CJ McCollum contributed 20 points as leader of the attack of the Portland Trail Blazers, who defeated the Sacramento Kings 102-89, in a duel of losing teams in the Western Conference. EFE