Celtics, no mercy against the Knicks.Bucks still unstoppable

The Brooklyn Nets won their second Saturday in two games following Kyrie Irving’s suspension. Meanwhile, the Phoenix Suns smashed Damian Lillard’s orphaned Portland Trail Blazers to take sole command of the West.

In the East, the Milwaukee Bucks have won nine in a row. Despite the loss to Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo’s knee discomfort, he was never disturbed at home against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

The Nets didn’t have Kyrie Irving.Kyrie Irving served second of at least five-game suspension over recent anti-Semitic lawsuitThe incident had a huge impact on the United States, and LeBron James became the last person to distance himself from his former partner’s actions.

LeBron James said, “I hope he understands that what he said hurt a lot of people. We are human and we are not perfect, but what he did or what he did I hope you will understand that my actions have hurt many people.

Hornets 94 – Nets 98

The Nets won their second of two games without Kyrie Irving, but needed a spectacular comeback from the Charlotte Hornets, who led by 12 points in the fourth quarter, before succumbing to Kevin Durant’s 27 points.

Irving was suspended from the Nets for promoting an anti-Semitic movie on Twitter, initially refusing to apologize, but was eventually absent on Friday after doing so. saw him break his sponsorship deal.

Suns 102 – Trail Blazers 82

The Suns took advantage of the Blazers without their two best players in Lillard and Anfanie Simmons for an easy win at home to dominate the West (7-2).

Devin Booker scored 24 points and Chris Paul scored 15 with 5 rebounds and 4 assists on a peaceful night at the Footprint Center.

Knicks 118 – Celtics 133

With Jaylen Brown scoring 30 points and six triples and Jayson Tatum scoring 26 points, the Boston Celtics took their second straight win after winning over the Chicago Bulls and increased their balance to 6-3.

Julius Randle’s 29 points and RJ Barrett’s 27 points weren’t enough for the Knicks, who have lost four in their last five games.

Bucks 108 – Thunder 94

With Giannis Antetokounmpo sidelined with a sore left knee, the Bucks stopped Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, the star of a great start to the season, to seal his ninth and ninth win.

He had 61 rebounds to the Thunder’s 47 and dominated in the paint. Spain’s Serge Ibaka scored eight points in his 24 minutes on the court, with six rebounds, two assists and two blocks.

Hawks 124 – Pelicans 121

Dejounte Murray’s stellar triple-double of 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists and Trae Young’s 34 points helped the Atlanta Hawks finish fourth in the East with a 6-3 balance and win over the Pelicans in overtime.

The 29 points scored by CJ McCallum, who also had 10 rebounds with Zion Williamson, wasn’t enough for the Pelicans.

Wolves 129 – Rockets 117

Without Frenchman Rudy Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns led the Wolves’ group of seven players by more than 10 points. “KAT” recorded 25 points, 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 21 points while Spaniard Ousmane Galba had seven points, three rebounds, one assist and one stolen base in 24 minutes.

Nugget 126 – Spurs 101

Bones Hyland had six triples and scored 24 points while Serbia’s Nikola Jokic had 21 points, six rebounds and 10 assists in the Nuggets’ comfortable victory over the Spurs.

The Nuggets have won six of nine games and will next face the Spurs again in San Antonio.

Magic 123 – Kings 126

The Kings sealed a thrilling win at Magic Field with a buzzing 3-pointer from De’Aaron Fox who capped off a great 37-point performance in overtime.

He irritated Italy’s Paolo Banchero, who achieved a double-double of 33 points and 16 rebounds, losing the eighth of the ten games they’ve played this year.