james lebron celebrated his 38th birthday this Friday with 47 points in the triumph of the Los Angeles Lakers, the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo chained his second game in a row with at least forty points and twenty rebounds with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Golden State Warriors extended their flight back with their fifth consecutive victory.

HAWKS 121 – LAKERS 130

‘King James’ celebrated his birthday with an authentic piece of art in Atlanta and his 47 points, ten rebounds and nine assists they allowed the Lakers to come back from fifteen points behind in the second period against the Hawks.

Has his 38 years oldJames continues to be the absolute leader of a Lakers in which, without Anthony Davis, Thomas Bryant shone with 19 points and 17 rebounds, and in which Russell Westbrook brought a double double of fourteen points and eleven assists off the bench .

BUCKS 123 – WOLVES 114

Giannis Antetokounmpo he scored a double double of more than forty points (43) and twenty rebounds (20) for the second consecutive game and revived the Bucks after four consecutive losses, the last of which was particularly traumatic, in overtime against the Bulls three losing fifteen advantage points.

This time they were the 2021 NBA champions to come back from eleven points down at halftime with a 39-21 third quarter that paved the way for victory, on yet another night without Khris Middleton or Jrue Holiday.

WARRIORS 118 – TRAIL BLAZERS 112

The Warriors increased their home record to 16-2 with a win, including a 16-2 comeback and final, against the Blazers, lit up by 41 points from Jordan Poole and Klay Thompson’s 31, who scored seven triples.

The defending champions showed their defensive power in the final stretch of the fourth period and Donte Di Vincenzo managed a steal against Damianl Lillard (34 points) decisive for the victory.

NUGGETS 124 – HEAT 119

The Nuggets remained in control of the West, tied with the Pelicans, with a victory over the Heat led by the 84th career triple-double of Nikola Jokicwith 19 points, twelve rebounds and twelve assists.

The Nuggets finished eight players in double figures, including a Kentavious Caldwell Pope (20), perfect from the arc with a four of four.

PELICANS 127 – 76ERS 116

The Pelicans, co-leaders in the West, defeated the 76ers with a CJ McCollum protagonist with 42 points and eleven triples, the best mark of his career and his arc team, supported by the 36 points of Zion Williamson.

The 76ers weren’t enough with 37 points and eight rebounds from Joel Embid nor the double double of 20 points and ten assists from James Harden.

RAPTORS 113 – SUNS 104

Without Devin Booker, a double double of twenty points and eleven assists from Chris Paul was not enough for the Suns and they fell into the camp of a few Raptors led by the 35 points of Gary Trent and the 26 by Pascal Siakam.

The Canadian defense barely conceded four points, seven rebounds and three assists to DeAndre Ayton in 30 minutes on the field.

KINGS 126 – JAZZ 125

With a 3-pointer from Kevin Huerter with 9.2 seconds remaining, the Kings earned their second straight one-point victory, following the 127-126 win over the Nuggets, and ranked fifth in the West.

Huerter finished with thirty points and six hat-tricks, while Domantas Sabonis he signed a double double of 28 points and eleven rebounds, with eight assists.

MAGIC 100 – MAGICIANS 119

Kristaps Porzingis He overwhelmed a loss-ridden Magic with a double-double of 30 points and 13 rebounds after the nine suspensions he received for Wednesday’s fight against the Pistons.

Franz Wagner scored 28 points and Italy’s Paolo Banchero added 21, but the Magic paid for lousy group-level shooting percentages at just 42%.

BULLS 132 – PISTONS 118

Zach LaVine he sealed 43 points for some Bulls who added their fifth win in the last six games against the Detroit Pistons to rank tenth in the East in playing positions.

LaVine played on a night in which DeMar DeRozan contributed 22 points, against a Pistons in which Jaden Ivey scored 22 points and Alec Burks had 19, with four of four on triples.