Los Angeles (USA), (EFE) .- With three defeats in three games, the Los Angeles Lakers are at the crossroads of this NBA start to the season while on the face are two undefeated teams and are paying in addition what everyone expected: the Utah Jazz and the Portland Trail Blazers.
LAKERS 104 – BLAZERS 106
Damian Lillard (41 points) and Jerami Grant (16 points, including a key field goal with 3 seconds left) were the protagonists of the wonderful comeback of the Portland Trail Blazers against the Lakers who were leading by 7 points with two minutes left and who I still don’t know the victory in this course after three games played.
LeBron James (31 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists) and Anthony Davis (22 points, 10 rebounds and 6 blocks) were the best of the Lakers in which Russell Westbrook once again delivered a very controversial performance (10 points out of 4 on 15 shots, 6 rebounds and 6 assists).
Mexican Juan Toscano-Anderson scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and a 20-minute steal for the Lakers.
PELICANS 121 – JAZZ 122
After the departures of Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Bojan Bogdanovic, everything indicated that the Jazz would be one of the worst teams in the league, but instead of the promised rebuilding, the Utah franchise surprised with three wins in three games and they are the only team undefeated so far along with Blazers and Celtics.
The latest of his unexpected victories comes on the Pelicans field and in extra time thanks to a last-second basket by Kelly Olynyk.
Lauri Markkanen (31 points and 12 rebounds) was the leader of the Jazz while in the Pelicans, who lost Brandon Ingram (concussion protocol) and Zion Williamson (hip contusion) during the match, the reference in attack was CJ McCollum (28 points and 12 assists).
Spaniard Willy Hernangómez didn’t have minutes in the Pelicans.
CLIPPERS 95 – SOLE 112
In a duel between the major contenders of the West, the Phoenix Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers with great authority thanks to an excellent Devin Booker (35 points out of 13 out of 21 shooting and 5 out of 9 by 3 points).
Marcus Morris (22 points) was the top scorer of some thick Clippers in attack while for Suns point guard Chris Paul he had a very special night by becoming the third player in NBA history to reach 11,000 assists (the other two are John Stockton and Jason Kidd).
WARRIORS 130 – KING 125
With more trouble than expected at the end, especially after taking a 26-point lead in the third quarter, the Golden State Warriors beat the Sacramento Kings with Stephen Curry leading the way (33 points with 7 out of 12 triples).
De’Aaron Fox (26 points and 10 assists) led the Kings who missed a bit of success in the triple (11 out of 43) but dominated the rebound (51 out of 37).
KNIGHTS 117 – MAGI 107
The Cleveland Cavaliers had to do extra time to defeat the Washington Wizards thanks to Donovan Mitchell’s 37 points.
Brazilian Raul Neto scored 4 points, a rebound and an 8-minute steal for Cleveland.
For his part, Bradley Beal (27 points) stood out in the team from the US capital.
THUNDER 106 – TIMBERWOLVES 116
With 30 points and 11 rebounds from Anthony Edwards, the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Oklahoma City Thunder who have not yet won this season.
Dominican-American Karl-Anthony Towns scored 15 points, 8 rebounds and 5 assists for the Wolves while the Thunder were led by Luguentz Dort (20 points).
HAWKS 109 – HORSES 126
Kelly Oubre Jr. (24 points and 10 rebounds) and Nick Richards (20 points and 11 rebounds) joined forces for the Charlotte Hornets to storm the field of a poor Atlanta Hawks in the triple (8 of 35).
Trae Young (28 points and 9 assists) stood out in Atlanta.
– Classifications:
. Eastern Conference:
.1. Boston Celtics 3-0
.2. Milwaukee Bucks 2-0
.3. Charlotte Hornets 2-1
.4. Cleveland Cavaliers 2-1
.5. Washington Wizards 2-1
.6. Atlanta Hawks 2-1
.7. Brooklyn Nets 1-1
.8. New York Knicks 1-1
.9. Indiana Pacers 1-2
10. Chicago Bulls 1-2
11. Miami Heat 1-2
12. Toronto Raptors 1-2
13. Detroit Pistons 1-2
14. Philadelphia 76ers 0-3
15. Orlando Magic 0-3
. Western Conference:
.1. Utah Jazz 3-0
.2. Portland Trail Blazers 3-0
.3. Phoenix Suns 2-1
.4. Memphis Grizzlies 2-1
.5. Denver Nuggets 2-1
.6. Golden State Warriors 2-1
.7. Minnesota Timberwolves 2-1
.8. Los Angeles Clippers 2-1
.9. New Orleans Pelicans 2-1
10. San Antonio Spurs 2-1
11. Dallas Mavericks 1-1
12. Sacramento Kings 0-3
13. Los Angeles Lakers 0-3
14. Oklahoma City Thunder 0-3
15. Houston Rockets 0-3.
