LeBron James managed to snap his losing streak, one of the worst of his entire season, and the Los Angeles franchise won its first game of the 22/23 season. In addition, the current champions of the North American League fell for the fourth time in seven games.
After a five-game losing streak, the Los Angeles Lakers added their first win of course on a Sunday where Luka Doncic dazzled with 44 points and the The Golden State Warriors were surprised before the Detroit Pistons.
Los Angeles Lakers 121-110 Denver Nuggets
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
- LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers: 26 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists
- Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets: 23 points, 14 rebounds and 6 assists
With hard work from start to finish and a good shot from the triple (13 of 30), the Lakers achieved their long-awaited first victory thanks to LeBron James, Anthony Davis (23 points and 15 rebounds) and Russell Westbrook who stood out- nod again from the bench (18 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists). For their part, the benchmarks for the Nuggets are Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray (21 points).
Dallas Mavericks 114-105 Orlando Magic
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
- Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks: 44 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists
- Tim Hardaway Jr., Dallas Mavericks: 21 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists
With 44 points against Orlando, Luka Doncic has scored more than 30 points in each of his six games since the start of the season, a record that no one has accomplished in the NBA since Michael Jordan in the 1986-1987 season.
The Slovenian, who already had 30 points at halftime, finished the game with 17 of 26 field goals (including 2 of 9 triples), 8 of 14 free throws, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and a steal with no turnovers.
Bol Bol (16 points and 11 rebounds) and the number one in the last draft, Paolo Banchero (18 points), became the benchmark for the Magic.
Detroit Pistons 128 – 114 Golden State Warriors
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
- Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors: 32 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists
- Jordan Poole, Golden State Warriors: 30 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists
Big surprise in Detroit, where the Pistons beat the reigning champions, the Golden State Warriors, with Cade Cunningham (almost a triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists) leading a quintet where the all his players scored at least 15 points.
The Warriors, who had lost two straight games against minor league rivals (their only loss to the Charlotte Hornets), had Stephen Curry as the game’s leading scorer.
San Antonio Spurs 107-98 Minnesota Timberwolves
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
- Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves: 26 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists
- Keldon Johnson, San Antonio Spurs: 25 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists
Also notable was the win by the San Antonio Spurs, a team that began this course without much ambition, with an impressive 5-2 record and beat the booming Minnesota Timberwolves.
Keldon Johnson (25 points) and Doug McDermott (23 points) led San Antonio while on the Wolves, with a low 4 of 29 on triples (13.8%), the most outstanding being the Dominican-American Karl -Anthony Towns ( 26 points and 11 rebounds).
Los Angeles Clippers 91-112 New Orleans Pelicans
Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
- CJ McCollum, New Orleans Pelicans: 22 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists
- Zion Williamson, New Orleans Pelicans: 21 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists
With Zion Williamson back and at a great level, the New Orleans Pelicans stormed Los Angeles and beat the Clippers who started the season with a lot of doubts (2-4).
Norman Powell (18 points) was the best in a Clippers without Kawhi Leonard due to the restriction of minutes after his serious injury and in a very failed Paul George (14 points with 5 of 19 shots) .
Spaniard Willy Hernangómez didn’t get a minute in the Pelicans rotation while José Alvarado, an American of Puerto Rican and Mexican descent, added a rebound and 2 assists in 19 minutes.
Boston Celtics 112-94 Washington Wizards
TD Garden, Boston, Mass.
- Jaylen Brown, Boston Celtics: 24 points, 10 rebounds and 2 assists
- Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics: 23 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists
After a two-game losing streak, the Boston Celtics reversed course with a comfortable win over the Washington Wizards, trailing by 24 points in the second quarter. Jaylen Brown (24 points and 10 rebounds), Jayson Tatum (23 points) and Malcolm Brogdon (23 points) were very dynamite for a Wizards led by Kristaps Porzingis (17 points and 13 rebounds).
New York Knicks 108-121 Cleveland Cavaliers
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse, Cleveland, Ohio
- Donovan Mitchell, Cleveland Cavaliers: 38 points, 3 rebounds and 12 assists
- Kevin Love, Cleveland Cavaliers: 29 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist
After losing their opening game on the course, the Cleveland Cavaliers responded well and this Sunday they added their fifth straight win by knocking off the New York Knicks. The excellent game of Donovan Mitchell (38 points and 12 assists) and the excellent 3-point shooting of the Cavaliers (23 of 50) dismantled the Knicks led by Jalen Brunson and Evan Fournier (16 points each).
Phoenix Suns 124-109 Houston Rockets
Footprint Center, Phoenix, Arizona
- Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns: 30 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists
- Kevin Porter Jr., Houston Rockets: 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists
With an acceleration in the fourth quarter (34-23), the Phoenix Suns combined their strong start to the season (5-1) by defeating the Houston Rockets.
Devin Booker (30 points and 6 assists) and Chris Paul (10 points and 15 assists) led a group of seven Suns players with 10 points as Houston grabbed Kevin Porter Jr. (26 assists) on offense. points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists ).
Cover photo: Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Source: Tycsports
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