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NBA: disgrace for the Boston Celtics with Dennis Schröder

A home start to forget: The Boston Celtics received a bitter 32-point bankruptcy against the Raptors – and were booed by their own fans. The Magic also went under against the Knicks, but rookie Franz Wagner shone as the top scorer of his team. The Wizards and Pacers delivered an OT thriller, the Nuggets and Bulls remained undefeated.

Cleveland Cavaliers (0-2) – Charlotte Hornets (2-0) 112:123 (BOXSCORE)

  • The highlight of the evening in the form of a poster-dunk by Jarrett Allen belonged to the Cavs, but with a dominant final section, the Hornets made sure that this would remain the only positive aspect of the opponent’s home opener. A 19-2 run at the start of the fourth quarter brought LaMelo Ball and Co. onto the winning road and ultimately the second victory in the second game.
  • Gordon Hayward contributed two threes to the decisive run and made 18 points and 9 assists. Ball contributed 17 points, 6 assists and 5 steals, but in the box score Miles Bridges (30 points, 13/24 FG and 4/9 threesome) and Kelly Oubre Jr. (25, 9/13 FG from the bench) were in the foreground . Bridges also highlighted the good defense in the fourth quarter as a success factor: “We have the feeling that we can be one of the best defensive teams in the NBA if we are completely focused.”
  • Charlotte forced a total of 7 opposing ball losses during the run mentioned, similar to the first game of the season against Memphis, the Cavs collapsed in the last round. Ricky Rubio (15 and 10 assists with 6 ball losses) described this phase as “a snowball that we couldn’t stop”.
  • In the end, Collin Sexton’s 33 counters were no longer of any use, rookie Evan Mobley filled the statistics sheet with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, but also 4 turnovers. Lauri Markkanen (13) and Allen (11) also achieved double-digit points, The latter took out a real hammer against Mason Plumlee.

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