The Lakers survived their first game of the season without Lebron James this Sunday by beating the Portland Trail Blazers, while with their victory the Dallas Mavericks tied the Denver Nuggets in the standings, - who lost to the Rockets - at the head of the Western Conference.
The New York Knicks (5-4) added their third consecutive victory in a game in which they easily beat the Charlotte Hornets (3-6) in the four quarters (7, 3, 10 and 2).
Julius Randle was the most decisive player by adding 23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists for the Knicks with a very distributed score and in which point guard Immanuel Quickley had a special impact coming off the bench, with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists.
The top scorer of the game was LaMelo Ball of the Hornets, with 32 points, in addition to 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
The Grizzlies (2-8), who were the worst team in the NBA with a victory in their first 8 games, attacked the Clippers (3-6) who came out with Paul George, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and Russell Westbrook as headlines.
Desmond Bane with 27 points and Bismack Biyombo with a double-double (13 points and 12 rebounds) were Memphis' best players. For his part, Paul George stood out among the locals with 26 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.
Harden has yet to win since he debuted with the Clippers 4 games ago and with him on the court his team had a /- differential of -28. Spanish Santi Aldama helped the Grizzlies win with 9 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 21 minutes of play.
Point guard Tyrese Maxey's 50 points, a record in his NBA career, led the 76ers (8-1) to their eighth consecutive victory that allows them to maintain first place in the Eastern Conference.
Cameroonian center Joel Embiid, for his part, recorded his seventh consecutive double-double, this time with 37 points and 13 rebounds, in addition to 7 assists.
For the Pacers (6-4), point guard Tyrese Haliburton also stood out with a double-double, with 25 points and 17 assists.
Nikola Jokic's triple-double (36 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists) and Michael Porter Jr.'s double-double (25 points and 10 rebounds) were not enough for the Nuggets (8-2) to take the win against the Rockets.
Those from Houston (6-3), who are consolidating themselves at the top of the Western Conference, scored their sixth straight victory led by Fred VanVleet with 26 points and Alperen Sengun with 23 points.
Kyrie Irving with 35 points and 7 assists, and Luka Doncic with 30 points and 9 assists led the attack of the Mavericks (8-2) who with their victory against the New Orleans Pelicans (4-6) tied with the Denver Nuggets in the leadership of the Western Conference.
Lithuanian Jonas Valanciunas with a double-double (15 points and 10 rebounds) stood out for the Pelicans who could only keep up with the Dallas team in the first quarter.
Without Lebron, absent due to a bruise on his left calf that he suffered in Friday's game against the Phoenix Suns, Anthony Davis took over the reins of the Lakers (5-5), with a double-double of 30 points and 13 rebounds, plus 6 assists.
On the part of the Blazzers (3-6), who shot 50% from the field (45 of 90), the best was Skylar Mays with 15 points and 12 assists.
