The team led by LeBron James is still unsettled in the 2022/23 campaign, adding three losses so far.
In three losses in three games, Los Angeles Lakers appeared on the cross at the beginning of the era of National Basketball Association while on the face there two undefeated teams and that they are performing beyond everyone’s expectations: the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Los Angeles Lakers 104-106 Portland Trail Blazers
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
- Damian Lillard, Portland Trail Blazers: 41 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
- LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers: 31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists
Damian Lillard (41 points) and Jerami Grant (16 points, including a key basket with 3 seconds left) starred in the Portland Trail Blazers’ impressive comeback against a Lakers that led by 7 points with two minutes left and still not leading. victory on this course is known after three games have been played.
LeBron James (31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists) and Anthony Davis (22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks) were the best of the Lakers where Russell Westbrook again offered a very controversial performance (10 points on 4 of 15 in shots, 6 rebounds and 6 assists). In addition, Mexican Juan Toscano-Anderson had 4 points, 2 rebounds and a steal in 20 minutes.
New Orleans Pelicans 121-122 Utah Jazz
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
- Lauri Markkanen, Utah Jazz: 31 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists
- Christian James McCollum, New Orleans Pelicans: 28 points, 8 rebounds and 12 assists
After the departure of Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Bojan Bogdanovic, it looks like the Jazz will be one of the worst teams in the league this season. But instead of the promised rebuild, Utah’s franchise has faltered with three wins in three games and is the only undefeated team to date along with the Blazers and Celtics.
The latest of his unexpected wins came on the Pelicans’ court and in overtime thanks to a last-second basket by Kelly Olynyk. Lauri Markkanen (31 points and 12 rebounds) is the leader of the Jazz while in the Pelicans, who lost Brandon Ingram -concussion protocol- and Zion Williamson -hip contusion- in the game, the benchmark in the attack is CJ McCollum (28 points and 12 help).
Los Angeles Clippers 95-112 Phoenix Suns
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
- Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns: 35 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists
- Marcus Morris, Los Angeles Clippers: 22 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist
In a rivalry between opponents in the West, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Los Angeles Clippers with great authority thanks to a great Devin Booker (35 points on 13 of 21 shooting and 5 of 9 on 3-pointers).
Marcus Morris (22 points) was the leading scorer for some thick Clippers in the attack while for the Suns point guard Chris Paul had a very special night by becoming the third player in NBA history to reach 11,000 assists (the other two are John Stockton and Jason Kidd).
Golden State Warriors 130-125 Sacramento Kings
Chase Center, San Francisco, Calif.
- Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors: 33 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists
- De’Aaron Fox, Sacramento Kings: 26 points, 5 rebounds and 10 assists
With more problems than expected at the end, especially after they led by 26 points in the third quarter, the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings with Stephen Curry as the lighthouse (33 points with 7 of 12 triples).
De’Aaron Fox (26 points and 10 assists) led the Kings who still lacked a triple victory (11 of 43) but dominated the rebound (51 of 37).
Cleveland Cavaliers 117-107 Washington Wizards
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
- Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers: 37 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists
- Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards: 27 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists
The Cleveland Cavaliers had to go to overtime to beat the Washington Wizards thanks to 37 points from Donovan Mitchell.
For his part, Bradley Beal (27 points) stood out in the team from the US capital.
Oklahoma City Thunder 106-116 Minnesota Timberwolves
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
- Anthony Edwards, Minnesota Timberwolves: 30 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists
- Luguentz Dort, Oklahoma City Thunder: 20 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists
With 30 points and 11 rebounds from Anthony Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the winless Oklahoma City Thunder this season.
Dominican-American Karl-Anthony Towns had 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Wolves while the Thunder was led by Luguentz Dort (20 points).
Atlanta Hawks 109-126 Charlotte Hornets
State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
- Trae Young, Atlanta Hawks: 28 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists
- Kelly Oubre, Charlotte Hornets: 24 points and 10 rebounds
Kelly Oubre Jr. (24 points and 10 rebounds) and Nick Richards (20 points and 11 rebounds) joined forces for the Charlotte Hornets who fell to the floor of a poor Atlanta Hawks in triples (8 of 35), while Trae Young (28). points and 9 assists) stand out for the local team.
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Source: Tycsports
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