10/28/2021 at 07:50
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Forward Harrison Barnes scored the triple that sealed the win and Bahamian guard Buddy Hield came off the bench and scored 26 goals for the Sacramento Kings, who defeated the Phoenix Suns 107-110 on the road. With one second to go, De’Aaron Fox threw a short pass to Barnes, who was well protected by Devin Booker. Barnes jumped, spun, and soared on Booker’s outstretched arm for the game-winning shot. The Kings led by as much as 13 points in the fourth quarter, but the Suns recovered late.
Harrison Barnes came close to getting a double-double with 27 points and nine rebounds and DeAaron Fox had 18 points and nine assists. Puerto Rican Maurice Harkless, starting as a starter, scored two points in 25 minutes of play by scoring 1 of 3 shots from the field, had three rebounds and gave an assist.
For the Suns, Booker contributed 31 points as the team’s top scorer. DeAndre Ayton had a double-double of 21 points and 21 rebounds and Mikal Bridges scored 15.
The Suns, who are 1-3 after reaching the NBA Finals last season, have similar expectations this season with essentially the same team, but they had a cold night on long range shots, finishing 6 of 22 from behind. bow.
The Heat defeat the Nets
The pivot Bam Adebayo had 24 points and nine rebounds as the best provider of the Miami Heat, who beat the decimated Brooklyn Nets 93-106 on the road. Led by Adebayo, the Heat claimed the first of four regular-season meetings between the Eastern Conference rivals. In attack he had the backing of Jimmy Butler, who had a double-double of 17 points and 14 rebounds, while PJ Tucker scored 15 points and played great defense with seven balls caught under the hoops and gave two assists.
The Nets have alternated defeats and victories in the first five games of the season and saw their mark drop to 2-3 after having to play without star point guard Kyrie Irving, who is separated from the team by not wanting to be vaccinated against covid-19 . Again, All-Star forward Kevin Durant was the best scorer for the Nets, getting a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds that did not prevent the defeat of the Brooklyn team. Forward Joe Harris had 15 points and James Harden had 14 points for the Brooklyn team, but he’s still not a winning factor for the Nets and he’s not at the All-Star level either. Harris hit 5 of 11 triples and with his third of the game he surpassed Jason Kidd as the franchise leader in baskets scored from outside the perimeter.
The Durant-Harden duo combined for 25 of Brooklyn’s 51 points in the first half of the game. Durant also grabbed eight rebounds, while Harden added three rebounds and three assists, but down the stretch they were outscored by the Heat in every facet of the game.
Trae Young keeps Hawks winners and Pelicans losers
Point guard Trae Young had 31 points and led the balanced attack of the Atlanta Hawks who had four headlines with two-digit numbers and helped them to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 99-102 away from home. The game was tied at 98 when Ingram tried a 3-pointer to give the team an advantage, but missed the shot. In the victory, the Hawks capitalized on 21 offensive rebounds to contain the Pelicans. The Hawks start the season with three wins in their first four games. Power forward John Collins had a double-double of 16 points and 12 rebounds and forward DeAndre Hunter had 13 points for the Atlanta team.
The New Orleans team is still unable to keep up in the final stretch of the games and although they had three players who achieved double-digit numbers at the end, they did not get the decisive goals. Point guard Devonte Graham, one of the Pelicans’ new acquisitions during the summer break, chipped in 21 points that left him as the team leader. Power forward Brandon Ingram added 20 points and Lithuanian center Jonas Valanciunas finished with a double-double of 16 points and 15 rebounds.
The Spanish player Willy Hernangómez did not play by coach’s decision Pelicans rookie Willie Green, still without the former Real Madrid player. New Orleans has lost four of its first five games without star forward Zion Williamson, who is recovering from right foot surgery last offseason.
VanVleet leads Raptors’ first win at home in 20 months
Guard Fred VanVleet had a double-double of 26 points, his best season record, and 10 rebounds, his best numbers as a professional, in the attack of the Toronto Raptors, who beat the Indiana Pacers 118-100. With their victory, the Raptors won at home for the first time in 20 months, and posted their first win in four attempts this season. The Raptors’ previous home win was on February 23, 2020, also against the Pacers. Travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic forced the team to play home team games in Florida at the end of the 2019-20 season and throughout 2020-21.
Also with the maximum of the season was the English forward Og Anunoby, with 25 points, and the rookie forward Scottie Barnes, selected with number four in the last university draw, had 18 points and seven rebounds that also helped the Raptors triumph (2-3).
The point guard Malcom Brogdon, one of the three starting players of the Pacers who had double-digit numbers, finished as the leading scorer with 18 points, which did not prevent the defeat of the Indiana team. Brogdon injured his left hamstring early in the third quarter and did not return. Rookie forward Chris Duarte had 14 points and backup guard Jeremy Lamb had 12 points as the sixth player for the Pacers, who are 0-3 on the road.
Indiana went 21-15 on the road last season, the best road record in the Eastern Conference.
Harrell leads winning Wizards off the bench
Center Montrezl Harrell came off the bench and led the attack with a double-double of 25 points and 11 rebounds to the Washington Wizards, who defeated the Boston Celtics 107-116 at home. With their victory, the Wizards improved to 3-1 so far this season. Guard-forward Spencer Dinwiddie, who scored 22 points, finished as the team’s second-best scorer and first among four starters with double-digit numbers. In the attack he also supported the guard Bradly Beal who got a double-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds, gave two assists and recovered three balls.
Center Daniel Gafford had to be helped off the field in the middle of the second quarter and he did not return. The team said he had a bruised right quadriceps, and before sustaining the injury, he had three points with four rebounds. Gafford collided with Boston guard-forward Jaylen Brown and fell to the ground holding his leg. Brown immediately grabbed his right knee but stayed in the game.
Power forward Jayson Tatum had 23 points and was once again the Celtics’ best scorer. The reserve point guard, the German Dennis Schroder, scored 22 points and the Dominican center Al Horford contributed double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds, which also did not prevent the defeat of the Boston team. In 26 minutes of play Horford made 7 of 12 shots from the field, including 2 of 4 triples, and delivered four touchdown passes. The Spanish power forward Juancho Hernangómez did not play due to the decision of his coach Celtics rookie Ime Udoka.
The Celtics, who had back-to-back road wins, this time at home couldn’t add another win to their record and are now 0-2 at TD Garden in Boston and 2-3 on aggregate.
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