NBA Westbrook makes Wizards history … but runs out of prize
El pvot cameruns Joel Embiid contribution a double-double of 27 points and 10 rebounds that allowed the Sixers of Philadelphia win this Saturday from visitors 89-109 to the Knicks from New York. The Cameruns pvot remains undefeated at Madison Square Garden.
The Australian point guard Ben Simmons, who stayed at the doors of the double-double, achieved 15 points, nine rebounds and six assists, which also helped the Sixers win (2-0), who are undefeated under their new coach, Doc Rivers.
Embiid and Simmons still do not know defeat at Madison Square Garden as professionals and the Sixers lengthened to 13 consecutive victories achieved in New York.
The wing-pvot Tobias Harris and guard Seth Curry, which started, they scored 17 points eachwhile Philadelphia improved to 2-0 and got off to a good start to reverse their road troubles after finishing with a 12-26 record last season off the field.
Curry and reserve guard Danny Green were in charge of scoring the decisive goals in the third period when the score was broken in favor of the Sixers on a 16-3 streak.
With his 945th career victory, @DocRivers has the 10th most wins among head coaches in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/S9ZAkOtx8W
? Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) December 27, 2020
The new coach Doc Rivers got his victory number 945, getting ahead of the legendary Bill Fitch and occupying the 10th place on the all-time list of the NBA.
The wing-pvot Julius Randle asked for 25 pounds and the escort Alec Burks added 22 as many as the Knicks’ leading scorers, who are 0-2 under new coach Tom Thibodeau.
The forward second year RJ Barrett, who in the first game of the season got 26 points, this time he failed to surpass Simmons’ mark, and ended with just 10 points after scoring just 2 of 15 field goals.
The Knicks were without their two first-round rookies. Obi Toppin, the eighth pick in the last college draft, was out due to a strained right calf and Immanuel Quickley, who was still in discomfort after suffering a puncture to the hip in his first game of the season.
The reserve guard-forward Terrence Ross anot 25 puntos, including three triples, and led the attack of the Magic of Orlando, who were imposed this Saturday from visitors by 120-130 to the Wizards from Washington.
Meanwhile, the Swiss Montenegrin pvot Nikola Vucevic, with a double-double of 22 points, 17 rebounds -14 defenses-, three assists and two ball recoveries, he was once again the leader of the Magic inside game (2-0), who achieved the second consecutive victory.
Another tall man, the power forward Aaron Gordon, also stood out within the painting and fell short of a double-double by scoring 15 points and nine rebounds.
Point guard Markelle Fultz was in charge of directing the Magic game by distributing seven assists and also scored 21 points that allowed him to be the third highest scorer.
The Wizards, despite having the offensive support of the shooting guard Bradley Beal, who scored 39 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two ball recoveries, could not achieve victory and suffered the second consecutive defeat.
The team’s newest acquisition, the star point guard Russell Westbrook, repeated his second consecutive triple-double, this time with 15 points, 15 rebounds and 12 assists, but he committed five losses and missed 13 of 19 field goals, so he could not contribute the decisive points to his team.
Russell Westbrook has back-to-back triple-doubles to open the season.
Hes the 1st player with consecutive triple-doubles to open a season since Magic Johnson in 1982-83. pic.twitter.com/gl5sGnDAEC
? ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) December 27, 2020
Brazilian point guard Ral Neto, who barely played nine minutes, was the other side of the coin of the Wizards attack, being perfect on all four shots from the field he made, including three triples, to reach 11 points and be the player. effective team and game.
Back at it tomorrow vs. the Wizards (again)! pic.twitter.com/jI4F6zAZV7
? Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) December 27, 2020
The Canadian escort Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Scored the tiebreaker basket when 1.4 seconds remained for playing the extension and ended with 24 points, which visitors helped Thunder Oklahoma City to defeat 107-109 to the Hornets by Charlotte.
For the Thunder it was his first win in the new season of the NBA after last Wednesday the game they were going to play, also visitors, against the Houston Rockets had to be suspended, due to several coronavirus infections that occurred within the Texan franchise.
The base George Hill contributed 21 pointswhile forward Darius Bazley and Canadian guard Luguentz Dort scored 15 points each for the Thunder (1-0).
The Thunder led by 13 points with 1:50 left, but forward Miles Bridges led Charlotte with 11 of his 14 points in the final 1:06, including a three-pointer in the final 25 seconds. His last triple tie (107-107) the score with 10.3 seconds left in overtime.
Gilgeous-Alexander received the ball in the possession service, brought the ball to the ground and got up with a jump shot before the marking of Caleb Martin who could not avoid the basket and the defeat of the Charlotte team.
For the Hornets, who do not know the victory so far this season, the leading scorer was the point guard. Terry Rozier, with 19 points.
Rozier scored 42 points with 10 3-pointers in Charlotte’s loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the new NBA season.
Power forward PJ Washington scored 18 points and guard Devonte Graham contributed double-double of 14 points and 10 assists, which also did not prevent the Hornets from losing.
SHAI GILGEOUS-ALEXANDER FOR THE WIN. pic.twitter.com/5Q32MNploo
? Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 27, 2020
Lithuanian wing-pvot Domantas Sabonis I got triple-double with 22 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, and the Pacers of Indiana shone in the second and third quarters of the game that they won from visitors by beating 106-125 Over the Bulls from Chicago.
Domantas Sabonis tonight:
22 PTS
10 REB
11 AST
8-11 FGIt’s his 5th career triple-double, only Detlef Schrempf has more in Pacers franchise history. pic.twitter.com/ihA62CD5RO
? StatMuse (@statmuse) December 27, 2020
The eaves T.J. Warren anot 23 puntos, guard Vctor Oladipo added another 22 and the Indiana team beat their Central Division rivals for the tenth time in a row, including five straight games at the United Center.
The Pacers are unbeaten into the season opener with a 2-0 record.
While the Bulls (0-2), under the direction of new coach Bill Donovan, had as their leading scorer the shooting guard Zach LaVine, who scored 17 points and the Finnish power-wing Lauri Markkanen approached the double-double with 16 points and nine rebounds.
With the loss, Chicago fell for the second straight game at the start of the season.
After getting off to a lousy start to the season-opening loss to the Atlanta Hawks, the Bulls started off quite well on Saturday, building a partial 40-34 lead early in the second quarter, but couldn’t keep up with the pace of play they expected. the Pacers imposed.
While the guard Coby White contributed 12 points and the Brazilian pvot Cristiano Felicio did not play by Donovan’s decision.
22 points
10 rebounds
11 assists@ Dsabonis11 | #AlwaysGamepic.twitter.com/ZZdc3hESrx? Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) December 27, 2020
Listen to him DeMar DeRozan anot 27 points as the leading scorer against his former team and the San Antonio Spurs came back in the last minute of the game they won this Saturday by 119-114 before the Raptors from Toronto.
San Antonio was playing its first home game since March 10, before the league imposed a four-month suspension of the competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.
A triple by DeRozan, a former Raptors player, with one minute remaining in regulation time, put the Spurs with a 114-113 lead, which was extended to 115-114 with power forward. LaMarcus Aldridge, who scored with 29.9 seconds to go.
The Spurs attack also had the support of the reserve point guard, the Australian Patty Mills, which I bring 21 points, and the starting escort Lonnie Walker IV, who scored another 14.
The victory allowed the San Antonio team to improve to 2-0 at the start of the new NBA season.
The Toronto team sum 27 points from point guard Fred VanVleet, which was their best scorer, but they did not avoid defeat, the second in a row (0-2).
Regarding power forward, reserve Chris Boucher had a double-double of 22 points and 10 rebounds, while Cameroon Pascal Siakam added another of 16 points and captured 15 balls under the hoops.
Meanwhile, the starting point guard Kyle Lowry recorded 16 points and delivered 10 passes scoring in what was his second consecutive double-double at the start of the season.
One final Christmas gift
Highlights from tonights win pic.twitter.com/tC51zNunw5
? San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) December 27, 2020
Point guard De’Aaron Fox scored 24 points and provided seven assists, power forward Richaun Holmes and Bahamian guard Buddy Hield combined with five free throws in the last two minutes of regulation time and the Sacramento Kings beat 106-103 this Saturday. to the Phoenix Suns.
Power forward Marvin Bagley III added 3 points and 11 rebounds and forward Harrison Barnes had another 11 points and captured 11 balls under the hoops. Hield finished the Sacramento team with 14 points.
Just three nights after beating the Denver Nuggets on a last-second play by Hield in overtime, the Kings had to do their best again to score another victory down the stretch of the game.
For the Suns, Devin Booker scored 26 points, but could not get the deciding points in the final stretch of the game.
Veteran point guard Chris Paul, the Suns’ newest addition, had 22 points and 12 assists, and forward Jae Crowder had 17 points and eight rebounds.
The loss ended the Suns’ nine-game winning streak, which dates back to last season when Phoenix won its last eight in the NBA “bubble” set up in Orlando, Florida to conclude the 2019 regular season. -20 and complete the playoffs.
NO GIVEN.
Swipa was making moves on both ends of the floor | @kpthrivepic.twitter.com/V8CTeqT34M
? Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) December 27, 2020
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