Aday Mara and Baba Miller delivered strong individual performances in defeats while Hugo González helped secure a Boston Celtics victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Aday Mara recorded 10 points and 10 rebounds in 26 minutes during a 123-103 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center, El Diario Vasco reported. The center added two assists and one block for the Thunder. The performance followed his NCAA championship run with the Michigan Wolverines in April and his selection as the 12th pick in the NBA draft.
Portland secured the win behind 25 points from Damian Lillard, pushing the Trail Blazers to eighth in the Western Conference standings with a 7-3 record. Damian Lillard finished the duel with 25 points, three rebounds, and three assists, leading a team where Deni Avdija (24 points, six rebounds, and eight assists) and Sidy Cissoko (17 points, three rebounds, and three assists) also shone brightly.
The Thunder played without injured Jalen Williams, Chet Holmgren, Cason Wallace, and Jaylin Williams. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led Oklahoma City with 26 points but shot 8 of 22 from the field and missed all four of his three-point attempts. The coral version of the unit directed by Micah Nori crushed the Thunder, whose four-game winning streak was halted, falling to fifth place in the Western Conference with a record of 8 wins and 3 defeats.
Baba Miller scored a career-best 13 points off the bench for Los Angeles in a loss to the Phoenix Suns in Arizona, according to El Diario Vasco. The forward shot 4 for 4 from the field, hitting three two-pointers and one three-pointer while converting four of six free throws. He also grabbed four rebounds in 16 minutes of action.
Los Angeles dropped to 2-8 for the season, struggling with a defense that is the fourth team in the West that most points per game are conceded. Phoenix improved to 4-6 with the home victory.
The Clippers continue to adjust their roster following the departure of Kawhi Leonard to the Toronto Raptors during the summer. The Clippers are even worse off, sitting third-to-last in the West with 2 wins and 8 losses, which puts pressure on the team coached by Tyronn Lue.
Hugo González contributed 10 points, three rebounds, and two assists in 19 minutes during the Boston Celtics’ 123-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers at the Xfinity Mobile Arena, El Diario Vasco reported. The game marked the first meeting between Jayson Tatum and former teammate Jaylen Brown since Brown’s move to Philadelphia.
Paul George led Boston with 36 points and five rebounds against his former team. Tatum added 21 points, six rebounds, and four assists as the Celtics improved to 9-2 to lead the Eastern Conference. Joe Mazzulla’s squad maintained its winning form despite the offseason roster changes.
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