Show in the NBA, especially in the East …
By Belga
TO The East, New York and Boston have already offered one of the best games of the season with a Knicks success 138 – 134 after two overtime. The New Yorkers were able to count on a Julius Randle in the oven and in the mill (35 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds) and a precise Evan Fournier behind the arc with 32 points (6/13 three points). On the Celtics side, Jaylen Brown’s 46 points were not enough to tip the scales.
In Philadelphia, the Ben Simmons saga does not seem to have had a negative impact on the start of the season. Without their Australian leader, suspended for wanting to force his transfer, the Sixers won 97-117 over New Orleans with 22 points and 6 rebounds from Joel Embiid.
In the other meetings of the evening, Charlotte recovered a gap of 24 points to beat Indiana (123-122), Chicago won 88-94 in Detroit and Washington did the same in Toronto (83-98). Memphis took the measure of Cleveland (132-121), Minnesota dismissed Houston (124-106) and San Antonio made short work of Orlando (123-97).
A finalist against Milwaukee last season, Phoenix began its 2021-2022 season with the NBA, the North American Basketball League, with a 98-110 loss to Denver on Wednesday night.
West
Eliminated by the Suns in the semifinals of the playoffs last season, the Nuggets took their revenge on Phoenix, in the wake of the MVP of the last exercise Nikola Jokic. The Serbian scored 27 points and added 13 rebounds. Will Barton played the lieutenants of his pivot with 20 points. On the Suns’ side, Chris Paul ensured a double-double (15 points, 10 assists) while Devin Booker still has to adjust the sights (12 points to 3/15).
Another title contender in the West, Utah did not miss its opening with a large 107-86 victory over Oklahoma City with a double-double from Rudy Gibert (16 points, 21 rebounds) and 22 points from Bojan. Bogdanovic. Portland, an outsider in the West, for its part, started its season with a 121-124 loss against Sacramento.
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