Lakers fall at home to Celtics.

Fell Los Angeles Lakers the title holder and the second the current arrangement in the backyard at home to the Boston Celtics (86-87) Thursday night as part of the American Basketball Association.
And mitigates the terror of loss for the Lakers, a leader of the Western Pacific (42 wins, 14 losses) is that it is still playing without injured star Kobe Bryant for the sixth time in a row, and that group leaders Celtics Eastern Atlantic (34-for-18) premier team won the title 17 times since starting the competition in the 46-47 season, including 8 times in a row between 1959 and 1966 and first in the 56-57 season, most recently in the 2007-2008 season where the Lakers won, especially in the final round (4-2).
And overcoming the five players from the Celtics threshold of 11 points are Ray Allen (24 points) and Rajon Rondo (14 points, 11 assists), Kevin Perkins (13 points, 14 rebounds) and Kevin Garnett (13 points and 8 rebounds, all defensive), and Paul Pierce (11 points, 6 rebounds, all defensive).
In contrast, the Lakers scored four players over 13 points, Spain's Pau Gasol are the best player in Europe for the year 2009 (22 points, 7 rebounds) Ron Artest (15 points, 8 rebounds) and Andrew Binom (14 points and 9 rebounds) and Lamar Odom (13 points and 14 follow-up, including 12 defensive).

Denver Nuggets host the Cleveland Cavaliers surprising:

In another surprise hit Cleveland Cavaliers overall leader and arrange the group of Central and Eastern (43 wins and the defeat of 12) Denver Nuggets at home to group leaders of the North West (36-for-18) outcome (116-118) after the extension of the hall to Keuken oozing Arena in front of 20562 spectators.
The game marked fluctuations in the control exceeds Nuggets in the first quarter (31-21) and last (31-27), and the Cavaliers in the second (23-21) and third (35-23) before they decide the result for the first in extra time (12-10) .
And protect competition in particular, between the Cleveland Calfalierz "King" LeBron James's 43 points and 15 rebounds, 13 defensive, Dunfrnagtss star Carmelo Anthony (40 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists).
The performance of the winner also Kenyon Martin (18 points and 17 rebounds, 13 defensive) and Chauncey Billups (18 points and 8 assists), and losing Shaquille O'Neal (18 points and 7 rebounds, all defensive).