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Basketball – NBA – Chicago Bulls still unbeaten after success in Toronto, first for LA Clippers against Portland

The Chicago Bulls have notched up their fourth victory (111-108) on the Toronto field in as many games this season. The LA Clippers have finally launched their season by easily dominating Portland (116-86). Chicago as in 40 They had not known such a start since the Michael Jordan era, during the 1996-1997 season. The Bulls had finished NBA champions. Perhaps inspired by the recent auction which saw a pair of his icon’s shoes sold for a record amount of $ 1.472 million a few days ago, Chicago continued its perfect start to the season (4-0) by dominating the Raptors on their floor on Monday night (111-108). This Tuesday morning, they are at the top of the standings, the only undefeated with Golden State (3-0) and Utah (2-0).

Former Raptor DeMar DeRozan led the charge with 11 of 26 points (plus 6 assists) in the final quarter. Zach LaVine split 22 points, Lonzo Ball added 15 points and 5 assists, Alex Caruso compiled 8 points and 4 steals for these old-school flavored Bulls, including the calendar sequel -New York, Utah, Philadelphia twice, Brooklyn- will serve as revealer. read also The results of the night The first: the Clippers, finally After a complicated start to the season, notably explained by a reduced workforce -Kawhi Leonard still absent for many months, Nicolas Batum and Serge Ibaka absent at the start-, and two initial defeats in San Francisco against Golden State (113-115) and against Memphis (114-120), the LA Clippers set the record straight by dominating, at home, Portland, head and shoulders (116-86). Those that their leader, Paul George, has very large, as he showed again Monday evening. His performance in defense (16 points, 5 rebounds, 8 interceptions, career record) boosted the stifling tone that the Clips gave to the meeting, holding the duo Damian Lillard – CJ McCollum to an 11 of 31 cumulative shooting, and their team at 36% shooting on the evening, as well as … 30 stray bullets! Luke Kennard scored 23 points off the bench for the Clippers, Reggie Jackson recorded 18 units. French Nicolas batum, holder, played 22 minutes (2 points, 1/2, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, 2 stray balls).

read also Rankings The surprise: Cleveland falls Denver After taking the best at home on one of the favorites in the East, Atlanta (101-95), Cleveland put it back on the road against a cador from the West, Denver (99- 87). Once again based on an atypical major five of very large size, led by a lively Kevin Love coming off the bench (22 points, 8/13, 6 rebounds), and a near-perfect Jarrett Allen (21 points at 10 of 11 shooting, 16 rebounds), the Cavaliers won the rebound battle, being more skillful and more rigorous than their host, in whom only MVP Nikola Jokic held his rank (24 points, 19 rebounds, but 6 stray bullets). Petr Cornelie played his first three minutes in the NBA, the last of an already folded game, for a white stats line. Brooklyn, Milwaukee and Miami win The favorites enforced logic on the night of Monday to Tuesday. Brooklyn, the day after its defeat against the Hornets (95-111) reacted on the Washington floor (104-90). The Nets led from start to finish, led by Kevin Durant (25 points) and Patty Mills (21). Joel Ayayi, Wizards side, came into play for the first time (4 minutes). The defending champion Milwaukee, even reduced, also won outside, on the floor of Indiana (119-109), thanks to the uppercase performance of his superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo (30 points, 10 rebounds, 9 assists) and his lieutenant Kris Middleton (27 points). Miami crushed the Florida derby (107-90), and Jimmy Butler (36 points at 15/21, 5 interceptions) walked on a helpless Orlando. Atlanta, Trae Young (32 points) and the French Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot (3 mins, 0/3) made short work of the Detroit’s Killian Hayes (12 points, 3 assists, but 4/11 shooting). Finally, New Orleans needed 22 points and 23 rebounds (career record) from Jonas Valanciunas to record their first victory of the season, against Minnesota (107-98).

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