Overview
- New York hammered Philadelphia 138-89 for its largest win over the 76ers, as Jose Alvarado hit a career-high eight threes and scored 26 off the bench with Joel Embiid out.
- Detroit beat Toronto 113-95 behind Cade Cunningham’s 28 points, staying first in the East at 40-13 despite multi-game suspensions to centers Jalen Duren and Isaiah Stewart.
- Boston rolled Chicago 124-105, with Payton Pritchard scoring 26 off the bench and Nikola Vučević posting a 19-point, 11-rebound double-double against his former team; the Celtics sit second in the East at 35-19.
- Cleveland routed Washington 138-113 for a fifth straight win, led by Donovan Mitchell’s 30 points, to hold fourth in the East at 34-21.
- San Antonio notched a sixth consecutive victory with a 126-113 win at Golden State as Victor Wembanyama put up 26 points with nine rebounds.