Los Boston Celtics they imposed themselves 107-103 to the Denver Nuggets this Friday in the first of two preseason games being played in Abu Dhabi.
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Payton Pritchard was the top scorer with 21 points in the duel between the last two NBA champions.
Being the first preparation match, the main figures of both teams They had limited minutes.
Boston managed to extend a one-point lead with seven seconds left from the free throw game to claim its first preseason victory.
Nikola Jokicthe most valuable player in the 2023-24 season, scored 14 points and eight rebounds playing 17 minutes. The Serbian enters a new NBA season after winning the bronze medal in the Olympic Games.
Jason Tatummain figure of the Celtics and Olympic champion in Parisplayed 19 minutes and was the second best scorer on his team with 12 units.
It is the third consecutive season in which the NBA organizes preseason games in Abu Dhabi, while in the regular season will be played matches in Mexico and France as part of the international calendar.
The match was marked by the presence of sports celebrities, including the Brazilian Ronaldinho and the french Thierry Henryboth world soccer champions in 2002 y 1998respectively.
The next match in the two-game series will be played on October 6 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi with a capacity of 18,000 spectators.
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