The Magic keep winning and the Spurs don’t hold their heads up

brilliant this month and the first half of the NBA season, tied on Friday His best historical streak of nine straight wins While in a completely different situation, The San Antonio Spurs continued their hellish decline The fourteenth defeat in a row.

The Magic, the best-performing team in the NBA at the moment and second in the East at 14-5, achieved their ninth straight win, led by Franz Wagner (31 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists) and Paolo Banchero (28). 1 point, 13 rebounds, 7 assists).

The Washington Wizards, who are in second-to-last place in the Eastern Conference with a score of 3-16, sold their defeat dearly thanks to Kyle Kuzma (27 points and 6 rebounds).

Tottenham achieved its second worst series in history with 14 consecutive losses and is only two points away from its worst record (16 consecutive losses in the 2022-2023 season).

In the absence of Frenchman Victor Wimpanyama due to thigh pain, San Antonio fell to the Pelicans, led by Jonas Valanciunas (24 points and 12 rebounds).

The Celtics had a massive scare against the Sixers, who despite missing Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey due to illness, were poised to find success in Boston.

Jayson Tatum, who was ejected for a double technical for protesting to the officials, and Derrick White each added 21 points for the Celtics, while Patrick Beverley shined for a very deserving Sixers with 26 points, 8 rebounds and 7 assists.

Kevin Durant, with 30 points and 11 assists, became the tenth best scorer in the NBA’s history, but he was unable to celebrate while the Nuggets, who had achieved four straight victories, stood in his way.

Nikola Jokic scored 21 points and grabbed 16 rebounds, while Denver scored six players for ten points.

Without Luka Doncic, who announced on Friday that he had become a father to his first daughter, the Mavericks lost to the Grizzlies, with Desmond Payne scoring 30 points and Spaniard Santi Aldama shining with 17 points and grabbing 12 rebounds.

Derrick Jones Jr. and Grant Williams, with 16 points each, were the most productive of the Mavericks as Kyrie Irving had a very unfortunate day with just 10 points and pitiful 3-of-15 shooting from the field.

The Knicks achieved their third victory in a row after becoming strong in the number of points on the bench, as their reserves added 52 points compared to only 25 from players who did not participate as a starter for the Raptors.

Scottie Barnes (29 points, 9 rebounds) and Jalen Brunson (22 points, 8 assists) were the top scorers for Toronto and New York, respectively.