After the first 5 consecutive losses and performances by the whole roster almost embarrassing, just tonight the Los Angeles Lakers finally took home their first win of the season with an excellent performance by the Big Three (James, Davis, Westbrook) against the Denver Nuggets (WHO). They finally slipped away some of the criticisms they had during the week but they saw the confirmation on the pitch: worst attack and worst defense of the whole NBA, the only team to have not yet won a game and a team with the worst percentages to two and three points. In short, it is not that they were put in the best way! Moreover, if the yellow-purple fans thought “eh even if we finish last we can take Wembanyama in the next draft”, well they are very wrong since the first choice 2023 was sold to the Pelicans three years ago to take Davis! All the fans are now hoping that with this victory a little oxygen has been restored to the environment and that they can now start the cavalta for a place in the playoffs. The season is still long and we will see where these Lakers arrive!
Staying to the west but the Dallas side we find in these first games a Luka Doncic who wants to aim for that MVP and he believes a lot! Not bad the start of the Mavs even if with 3 wins and 3 defeats but one thing is certain in this start: the six trentelli for the Slovenian talent A championship start of this kind can only be compared to that of Michael Jordan in his third year NBA, parallel that gives the idea of the greatness of the No.77 of the Mavs that delights us game after game of the talent and skills that this player has. Shooter, basket penetrator, game vision and assist man, in short, he can do everything by always showing the most that in addition to being a real star, he takes over the team as a true leader. Will these Mavs be able to take home a good positioning in the playoffs?
Moving east we find DeMar DeRozan who this week passed the career record of 20,000 points. The record was written during the match against the San Antonio Spurs of Gregg Popovic, his former team and his former coach before joining the Bulls. In the pre-game interview where he was asked for an opinion on this record that he could beat he replied: “Just knowing the amount of players who have played in this game for 75 years is crazy! Not many people even get to that point. Some of my favorite players I’ve seen have never gotten to that point. Just being mentioned in the points records, top-50 of all time, being able to get respect from one of the greatest coaches of all time, having the honor of playing (in San Antonio) and these fans hug me as my three years did, it’s just crazy how things come full circle. ” In short, an evening to be framed for him who perhaps leaves that bitter taste in his mouth for the defeat for 129-124.
The two present here Donovan Mitchell and Caris LeVert make Cleveland fans dream that for now is doing well with five wins and one defeat. In addition to making people dream, they also give a show in particular in the match against the Boston Celtics won by 132-123, the two gentlemen scored 41 points each! Not bad especially if they had Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum against 32 points respectively. The climate seems right for these two guys who want to prove a lot and I can do it, to see how things will go in the continuation of the championship but for now let’s enjoy them!
The record streak of 20+ points for our Paolo Banchero, who in these first games is increasingly becoming a leader for these Orlando Magic, is interrupted in the night. Even if they have this star, the results do not meet expectations with only one win against the Charlotte Hornets (HERE) in the first six games. The singles can solve the matches for you but the performance comes from the whole team. There is still a lot of work to be done, especially in the defensive field! In the meantime, Banchero begins to raise some doubts about which national team he will play with after he had been compared to the USA team in the last few days: in fact, in a podcast of a teammate, he was teased on this topic but he was very clear “I’m going to play for the Italy national team!” (Here for the article).
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