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The French Portland Nicolas Batum against Spurs Tony Parker and Boris Diaw, November 2, 2013, in Portland. – Sam Forencich / NBAE / Getty Images / AFP

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Portland, second in the Western Conference, has defeated Toronto, leader of the Eastern Conference, (102-97) Tuesday after an interminable game while Kobe Bryant has cracked the 21st triple-double his career in the win from Los Angeles to Denver (111-103).

The battle was as rough as the poster was enticing between Portland and Toronto. The two heavyweights have the pleasure last until extra time, when Portland had counted up to 13 points behind in a match punctuated by video reviews, strategic timeouts and fouls in the final seconds of the game.

The Blazers managed to take the lead with three three-point shots Damian Lillard, Wesley Matthews and Nicolas Batum in three minutes. The big performance Lillard (26 pts, 9 assists) and LaMarcus Aldridge (23 pts, 13 rbs) and the address found Batum allowed Portland to defeat the leader of the East.

So at Denver, Kobe Bryant shone again by signing the 21st triple doubles in his career (23 pts, 11 rbs and 11 assists) in the victory of the Lakers face the Nuggets, Spurs, deprived of Tony Parker for the 11th time of the season, they lost against Memphis (97-95).

For his 30th birthday, LeBron James had to watch from the bench to the defeat of Cleveland against Atlanta (109-101) in a game in which the star has been Paul Millsap (26 pts, 9 rbs), followed closely by Jeff Teague (23 pts, 11 assists) and Kyle Korver (19 pts, 5/8 three-point).