Los Angeles defectors They were given away last Friday great comeback against the Phoenix Suns and The Golden State Warriors added their second win in a row and the The New York Knicks criticized themselves after their humiliating loss to the Boston Celtics.
The Lakers lost 22 points in the second quarter and it seemed that Kevin Durant was going to beat LeBron James in this legendary NBA duel already and that he will probably face his last deliveries.
But JJ Redick’s men, who started with a score of 23-38 in the first quarter, made a great comeback to reach a 2-0 balance that the Lakers had not achieved at the start since the distant 2010-2011 season when Phil Jackson. on the bench and the Los Angeles stars were Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.
Anthony Davis again had another performance with 35 points and 8 rebounds. Austin Reaves (26 points and 8 assists) and LeBron James (21 points and 8 assists) joined the center in some great Lakers from the perimeter (14 of 27 in threes).
Durant (30 points and 6 goals) and Devin Booker (23 points) led the Suns who went from better to less.
With two wins in two games against two weak opponents, the Warriors, who had just beaten the Blazers, comfortably beat the Jazz thanks to 27 points with a huge 7 of 9 triples by Buddy Hield. Stephen Curry added 20 points.
In Utah, very weak and only making 31.5% of his shots, John Collins was the most productive with only 14 points and 7 rebounds.
After the setback against Boston in their first game, the Knicks responded by beating the Pacers with a very determined and collective performance: Jalen Brunson was the main scorer (26 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists) but the Dominican Karl perfectly accompanied him – Anthony Towns (21 points and 15 rebounds), Mikal Bridges (21 points and 5 assists), Josh Hart (20 points and 10 rebounds) and OG Anunoby (14 points).
Instead, Indiana sealed a night to forget, Tyrese Haliburton was terrible (0 points on 0 of 8 shooting) and the team finished with a ridiculous 3 of 30 in triples.
They still couldn’t rely on Joel Embiid and Paul George with injuries, but the Sixers’ ambitious plans for this season did not involve suffering two losses in the first two games, especially tonight against a minor rival like the Raptors .
Scottie Barnes (27 points) and Jakob Poltl (19 points and 9 rebounds) took the reins in Toronto and Kelly Oubre Jr. responded. (28 points) in Philadelphia.
Another competitor in the East that took a tumble was Milwaukee, defeated at home by the surprising Chicago Bulls led by the great Coby White (35 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists). Zach LaVine (25 points) and Nikola Vučević (22 points and 10 rebounds) also stood out for the visitors.
The Bucks did not benefit from Giannis Antetokounmpo’s commendable effort with 38 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists.
The Grizzlies led by 12 points in the second quarter, but after the break the Rockets were swept by a brutal 69-43 that left the win in Houston’s locker.
Seven Texans players scored more than 10 points with Jalen Green (22 points and 6 rebounds) being the top scorer. In addition, Alperen Sengun (16 points and 15 rebounds) and Jabari Smith Jr. (14 points and 16 rebounds) stepped up to the plate.
Ja Morant (24 points) led the Grizzlies in which the Spanish Santi Aldama had 2 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists.
The Nets Jordi Fernández, the first coach born in Spain to coach in the NBA, suffered a second defeat in two games after falling to Magic led by Franz Wagner (29 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists) and Moritz Wagner (18 point ).
Cam Thomas (24 points and 6 rebounds) and Dennis Schröder (20 points and 6 assists) led Brooklyn, which suffered with 19 turnovers.
In the rest of the day’s games, the Atlanta Hawks defeated the Charlotte Hornets (125-120), the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons (113-101) and the New Orleans Pelicans avoided the clock against the Portland Trail Blazers (103 ). -105) with a basket in the final seconds by Brandon Ingram and a block at the buzzer by Zion Williamson.