Rome, 23 March (LaPresse) – The 2025–2026 NBA regular season is drawing to a close, with five games taking place between late evening and night-time in Italy. The Timberwolves, without their star Anthony Edwards, won in Boston, where they hadn’t won for more than twenty years. Bones Hyland (23 points off the bench) and Jaden McDaniels (19 points) were decisive in the 102-92 victory. With his 35th triple-double of the season, Nikola Jokic (22 points, 14 rebounds and 14 assists) led Denver to a crucial 128-112 victory over Portland, whilst Phoenix thrashed Toronto 120-98 thanks to the duo of Devin Booker (25 points and 6 assists) and Jalen Green (20 points and 7 assists), and New York did the same against Washington with a 145-113 scoreline (Karl-Anthony Towns recorded a double-double with 26 points and 16 rebounds, and Jalen Brunson scored 23 points). Malik Monk proved decisive (32 points, including 7/13 from three-point range, coming off the bench) in the Kings’ 126-122 victory over the Nets.