EFE Nov 2, 2023, 08:10 ETLectura: 5 min.
Al Horford advances at the pace of the Celtics: they are, along with the Mavericks, the only undefeated teams at the start of the NBA.Getty Images
Los The Boston Celtics crushed the Indiana Pacers by 51 points on a Wednesday day in the NBA in which the Dallas Mavericks remained undefeated and the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Los Angeles Clippers after 11 consecutive losses. against their rivals and neighbors.
Los Celtics son con los Mavericks the only team that has not known defeat until now (4-0 both) and those in green sent a warning that echoed throughout the league with a huge 51-point victory against the Pacers which was the highest score in Boston history only behind the 173 points they scored against the Lakers in 1959.
Eight local players scored more than 10 points, Jayson Tatum stood out with 30 points and 12 rebounds and the Celtics exhibited majestic shooting (56.8% in field goals and 57.1% in three-pointers).
The Pacers, who were without Tyrese Haliburton, were a pitiful 5 of 37 in triples.
Although Luka Doncic did not have his day in front of the basket (5 of 16 shooting for 18 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists), the Mavericks went a perfect four out of four in games so far defeating the Chicago Bulls.
Grant Williams and Tim Hardaway Jr. took a step forward for the Mavericks with 25 and 24 pointsrespectively, while Nikola Vucevic was Chicago’s standout with 21 points and 20 rebounds.
Since the Orlando ‘bubble’ in 2020, the Lakers have not beaten the Clippers, a horrible streak of 11 consecutive defeats that those in purple and gold put an end to with a victory in extra time after a very exciting match with alternatives for both teams.
LeBron James, about to turn 39 years old and in his 21st season in the league, gave a performance with 35 points (13 of 19 shooting), 12 rebounds and 7 assists in 42 minutes on the court.
For the Clippers, Kawhi Leonard set the pace of the offense with 38 points (15 of 28 shooting), 6 rebounds and 5 assists along with Paul George, who also shone with 35 points and 6 rebounds and came out especially in the fourth quarter with 20 points.
James Harden, who has just signed for the Clippers, was seen dressed in street clothes in this Los Angeles confrontation.
A Klay Thompson touchdown with just 0.2 seconds remaining gave him the victory of the Golden State Warriors against the Sacramento Kings in a duel of contenders with capital letters in the West in which the injured De’Aaron Fox was missing for the visitors.
Stephen Curry (21 points) and Domantas Sabonis (23 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists) were the best from Golden State and Sacramento, respectively.
Dominican Chris Duarte had 2 points, a rebound and 2 assists in Sacramento.
Four losses in five games. That is the poor balance of the Miami Heat at this start of the season after losing to the Brooklyn Nets who came back in the outcome.
The best of the visitors was Mikal Bridges with 21 points and 7 rebounds while Tyler Herro scored 30 points with 6 of 10 in triples for the Florida team.
The Mexican-American Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 2 points, 4 rebounds and an assist for Miami as a starter.
The Toronto Raptors achieved a prestigious victory against the Milwaukee Bucks from weak Giannis Antetokounmpo (16 points on 5 of 11 shooting) and Damian Lillard (15 points on 4 of 9).
Pascal Siakam (26 points) led a Canadian quintet with all five members in double figures in scoring.
Los Minnesota Timberwolves sealed the first defeat of this campaign for the Denver Nuggets, current NBA championsin a match in which the Dominican-American Karl-Anthony Towns stood out with 21 points and 8 rebounds.
Nikola Jokic had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Nuggets.
Have the Grizzlies hit rock bottom? With a huge list of casualties (Ja Morant, Santi Aldama, Steven Adams, Derrick Rose, Brandon Clarke…), those of Memphis They are the only NBA team that has not yet won this season and are a regrettable 0-5 by losing incontestably against the Utah Jazz.
The locals shook the Grizzlies with a painful 42-19 in the first period, had a +35 before halftime and had their top scorer in Collin Sexton with 23 points.
Desmond Bane stood out in Memphis with 21 points.
In a tremendously dense match and nothing attractive for the public, The Cleveland Cavaliers ‘took revenge’ on the New York Knicks, who eliminated them in the playoffs last year and they had just beaten them this Tuesday at home (91-109).
Donovan Mitchell, from high to low, finished with 30 points for the Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden and Jalen Brunson was, with 24 points, the top scorer for a New York team weighed down by a nightmare day by Julius Randle (6 points with 3 of 15 in shots).
Dejounte Murray (24 points and 8 assists) and Trae Young (23 points and 10 assists) took the reins of some Atlanta Hawks who, despite the final result, defeated the Washington Wizards without major complications.
Kyle Kuzma (25 points and 9 rebounds) led the team from the American capital.
The fourth time was the charm for the Houston Rockets scored their first win of the season with 23 points from Jalen Green, 22 from Fred VanVleet and 20 from Dillon Brooks.
PJ Washington, with 23 points, took the helm of the Charlotte Hornets.
The renewed Portland Trail Blazers, in their post-Damian Lillard era, managed to defeat the Pistons at the Little Caesars Arena in Detroit.
Shaedon Sharpe, author of 29 points and seven rebounds, was the best of Chauncey Billups’ team, which now has two wins and two losses in the regular season.
For his part, Cade Cunningham, number one draft pick in 2021, scored 30 points in the loss.
CJ McCollum. With 29 points and eleven rebounds, he was the best player for the Pelicans who managed to beat the energetic Thunder at the Paycom Center.
Chet Holmgren, one of OKC’s sensations in the regular series, scored 19 points and pulled down eleven rebounds in the loss.
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