Gold, precious stones, a huge size, although it did not reach the $150,000 that the last Los Angeles Lakers championship ring cost, and a triple double by Nikola Jokic to start the season. The Nuggets celebrated the delivery of the ring that commemorated last season’s title with a victory against the Lakers (119-107).
The NBA began as it ended last June. With the Nuggets playing extraordinary basketball and with the Serbian center adding a new triple double in his career. Jokic, with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 11 assists, was unstoppable for the Lakers. The Balkan, who accumulated 29 triple-doubles last year, is already sixth in the ranking of this discipline in the American League and is just one away from the fourth place precisely occupied by LeBron James with 107 triple-doubles in his entire career. The Nuggets showed they are continuing at the level that made them champions just over four months ago.
In the Lakers, the best was once again LeBron James when he is two months away from turning 39 years old. LeBron played 28 minutes and had time to score 21 points, grab 8 rebounds and give 5 assists. The Lakers competed with him. When he was sitting on the bench, the team suffered a lot. The new Lakers need a considerable defensive improvement to be able to live up to the favorites and, at least, repeat their presence in the Western Conference final. The most disturbing thing was the disappearance of Anthony Davis in the second half and the importance that LeBron continues to have on the court. The dimension of his game is evidenced by the fact that only two players in the history of the League have been able to finish a season at the age of 39 and average more than 20 points per game, Michael Jordan and Karl Malone. Everything indicates that if the Lakers want to go far, LeBron is going to have to repeat his impressive previous course.
The other game of the first day of the competition measured two of the great alternatives to succeed the Nuggets in the West, Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors. The Arizona team won 104-108 with 32 points from Devin Booker. Usman Garuba did not debut with the Warriors and Stephen Curry was once again the best on the San Francisco team.
Santi Aldama will miss the Memphis Grizzlies’ debut this season due to a sprained ankle. The franchise detailed this Tuesday that Aldama will not be able to take the field against Zion Williamson’s New Orleans Pelicans and that he thus joins a list of casualties that also includes the injured Steven Adams and Brandon Clarke and the suspended Ja Morant. However, the Grizzlies stressed that Aldama’s injury is a minor injury and that they will evaluate the Spanish forward’s situation day by day. At 22 years old, Aldama is called upon to have an important role on the team after last year he averaged 9 points (47% on field goals), 4.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game. The power forward has a contract with the Grizzlies until 2025.
2023-10-25 05:59:56
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