The NBA preseason opened on Friday with five games, just two months after the end of the previous season, the coronavirus pandemic requires. A duel between the two Los Angeles teams, the Lakers and the Clippers, was on the program and the reigning champions won (87-81).
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LeBron James and Anthony Davis, the two stars of the Lakers, were spared and did not play this first game of preseason.
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Talen Horton-Tucker (19 points), Kyle Kuzma (18 points) and Montrezl Harrell (13 points, 12 rebounds) were the Lakers’ most prominent players. The Clippers, they chose to rotate their workforce. 18 of their players have indeed walked the floor Friday.
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Two points for Batum with the Clippers
Paul George, who had extended his contract Thursday (four years and $ 190 million), was the leading scorer for his team, with 10 points in 14 minutes played. Recruited in early December, Nicolas Batum has played 13 minutes for two points scored.
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On Saturday, Milwaukee, Toronto, Golden State, San Antonio and Utah will play their first warm-up game. The preseason will continue until December 19, before the championship resumes on the 22.
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