As every Sunday, this time the NBA games also started early with a game in which Portland beat the Lakers away and left them winless after three games. Six more games will be played later tonight, including the game between Danny Avdia and Washington against Cleveland.
All tonight’s games:
LA Lakers (3:0) – Portland (0:3) 106:104
Atlanta (1:2) – Charlotte (1:2) 126:109
New Orleans (1:2) – Utah (0:3) 122:121 (overtime)
Oklahoma City (3:0) – Minnesota (1:2) 116:106
Golden State (1:2) – Sacramento (3:0) 125:130
LA Clippers (1:2) – Phoenix (1:2) 112:95
Cleveland (1:2) – Washington (1:2) 107:117 (overtime)
LA Lakers (3:0) – Portland (0:3) 106:104
Both teams came to this game with opposite trends: the disappointing Lakers after two losses and Portland after two wins. A basket by LeBron James 1:56 minutes to the end gave the hosts a 95:102 advantage and it seemed that the team was beating the Angels on their way to their first win of the season. But Damian Lillard had other plans. He scored twice from the penalty spot, Nurkic and Simmons took advantage of Beverley’s and LeBron’s fouls, then a huge three-pointer by “Dime Time” returned the advantage to Portland, who completed a 0:9 run and took the lead 102:104. The visitors fell asleep on the next attack and saw LeBron equalize with 7.7 seconds left, but Jeremy Grant made a strong drive to the basket with 3 seconds left to keep Portland perfect. LeBron tried to save with a shot at the buzzer that went out, but he was left very frustrated in a game where he was excellent and contributed 31 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds. Anthony Davis contributed 22, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks but did not appear for the final quarter. On the other hand, the legendary Damian Lillard stood out above everyone with 41 points, including 6 of 13 outside the arc. Josh Hart dominated the paint with 16 rebounds and Grant contributed 16.
BUCKETS
☔️☔️☔️ pic.twitter.com/8Goy33v1jZ— Golden State Warriors (warriors) October 24, 2022
Golden State (1:2) – Sacramento (3:0) 125:130
Golden State once again shows that when it wants to play, it runs over everything that stands in front of it, but that sometimes it can fall asleep, and sometimes both trends happen on the same night. Stephen Kerry completed his third game of the season with 30 or more, when he scored 33 points, 28 of them in an amazing first half for the champion, who scored 89 points in 24 minutes! Kerry scored 21 in the second quarter alone, in which he hit 5 3-pointers, en route to an impressive game that included 11 of 22 from the field and 7 of 12 beyond the arc. The Warriors scored 50 points in the second quarter – the most per quarter in the club’s history, and the third-best ever in the league. But Sacramento managed to shrink, and in the second half reduced the difference from 26 to 4 only with 1:04 minute left in the period, but Golden State knew how to keep the victory. Andrew Wiggins scored 24 for the champion, Jordan Paul added 24 of his own, and although the Warriors shot 51.7 percent from the field, Klay Thompson was content with 3 of 10 from the field. D’Aaron Fox scored 26 for the Kings.
Chris Paul joins Jason Kidd and John Stockton as the only players in NBA history to record 11,000 or more career assists.
Congrats, CP3! pic.twitter.com/IR7QFqk7sV
—NBA (NBA) October 24, 2022
LA Clippers (1:2) – Phoenix (1:2) 112:95
Devin Booker scored 35 points, Chris Paul became the third in history to reach 11,000 assists, and the Suns achieve an impressive victory, in a game they dominated from the very beginning, after starting with a 0:11 run on the way to an 18:33 lead at the end of the first quarter and a 20 difference in the quarter The second. Marcus Morris scored 22 points for the Clippers, who returned home after two away wins and surrendered in the first home game. John Wall scored 17, Paul George scored 16, and Kawhi in his second game of the season settled for 11 points and 6 rebounds in 21 minutes off the bench. Chris Paul joined John Stockton (15,806) and Jason Kidd (12,091) as the only players with 11,000 career assists (he is the only one of them who also has 20,000 points), finishing with 7 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds.
New Orleans (1:2) – Utah (0:3) 122:121 (overtime)
What’s going on in Utah? The Jazz talked about building a kabuma and a tanking season, and in the meantime in the balance of mosh. Lauri Markkanen scored 31 points with crucial free throws in the clutch, Kelly Olynyk added a big basket with 3 seconds to go, and the Jazz are winning despite having already lost a 17-point lead in the fourth quarter. Zion Williamson scored 25 in front of the home crowd, but was injured in the disappointing loss.