The basketball players of Dallas, the defending champions in the NBA league, defeated Boston 90:85 in their away game, and for the first time this season they had more wins than losses.
Dallas is 6-5 after visiting Massachusetts on Wednesday night.
It was the third straight game for the Mavericks without point guard Jason Kidd, who injured his back.
Dallas ended the match without coach Rick Carlisle, who was ejected early in the third quarter for two technical fouls.
The team from Texas, however, made a 24:6 run after that, with which they gained a double-digit lead and kept it until the end of the match.
Veteran Jason Terry was the most effective in the winning team with 18 points, while Dirk Nowitzki scored 16.
Boston was led by Razon Rondo with 24 points and seven assists, while Kevin Garnett finished the game with 16 points and 10 rebounds.
The LA Clippers beat last year's finalist Miami at home with 95:89 after overtime.
The reborn Clippers, who have greatly improved this season, were led by Chris Paul with 27 points, while Blake Griffin finished the game with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Caron Butler also scored 20. LeBron James (23) was the most effective in Miami. .
The Clippers now have a record of five wins and three losses, while Miami has eight wins, with three losses as well.
The LA Lakers defeated Utah 90:87 in overtime, led by Kobe Bryant, who scored 40 points in the second consecutive game.
This was the team from California's first victory away from home this season, and the Jazzers' first loss at home.
In addition to Bryant, the man of the decision was Pau Gasol, who scored a three-pointer in overtime to give the Lakers an 86:85 lead, after which the team from the city of angels kept the advantage until the end of the match. The Spanish representative finished the game with 14 points and 11 rebounds.
Philadelphia ended its streak of six victories (85:79) on the road to New York, and Nikola Vucevic missed two shots from the field in 11 minutes and 40 seconds, and had five rebounds and a block and a turnover.
The results:
Toronto - Sacramento 91:98
Atlanta - Indiana 84:96
New York - Philadelphia 85:79
Boston - Dallas 85:90
Chicago - Washington 78:64
New Orleans - Oklahoma 85:95
San Antonio - Houston 101:95
Denver - New Jersey 123:115
Utah - LA Lakers 87:90
Portland - Orlando 104:107
LA Clippers - Miami 89:95
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