“Suns” defeated “Lakers” at home with a score of 109:105 (25:34, 25:14, 26:35, 33:22).
Devin Booker contributed to the home team’s success with 33 points, while Kevin Durant added 30 points and eight rebounds.
Anthony Davis, who stood out with 29 points and 15 rebounds, continues to play productively for the Lakers, while Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura scored 23 and 20 points.
On the other hand, Denver “Nuggets” overtime won 127:125 (29:30, 25:32, 29:26, 31:26, 13:11) over Toronto “Raptors”.
Among the winners, Nikola Jokic was the top scorer with 40 points and ten rebounds, while Jamal Murray, who tied the game 114-114 in the last second of regulation, stood out with 17 points, nine rebounds and seven assists, and Christian Brown also scored 17 points.
Scotty Barnes had a versatile performance for Toronto, who had 21 points, 12 rebounds, nine assists and five steals.
Orlando “Magic” also defeated Indiana “Pacers” at home with 119:115 (35:36, 36:23, 22:39, 26:17), achieving their third success in four matches.
For the home team, Paolo Bankero scored 37 points in halftime, finishing the match with 50 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, while Jalen Suggs scored another 25 points for the Magic.
“Pacers” could not be saved from the loss by Pascal Siakams and Tyris Haliburton, who scored 26 and 19 points, respectively.
Last season, the champion was the Boston “Celtics”, who were superior to the Dallas “Mavericks” in the final series with 4-1.