Jayson Tatum y Jalen Brown shone this Tuesday in Garden TD with 35 points each and gave the Boston Celtics a 126-117 victory over the Philadelphia 76ersdespite James Harden’s 35 points, in the game that opened the NBA season 2022-2023.
At the debut of Joe Mazzulla as head coach of the Celticafter the suspension of the Making Udoka for violating the internal policies of the franchise, the Celtic They showed their power led by their two brightest stars, against some 76ers who were not satisfied with Harden’s great performance and a double double of 26 points and fifteen rebounds. Joel Embiid.
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Last year’s finalists, defeated by the Warriors de Golden Statethey were in charge of kicking off the new season and they did it with victory on an open night in a way tribute to its legend Bill Russelldied last summer at the age of 88.
Tatum opened the new course with a double-double of 35 points and twelve rebounds, with four assists, one steal and one shot, e Tatum contributed another 35 points on a night in which the Celtic 56% were firing (46 out of 82).
The new signature Malcolm Brogdon appeared before his audience with 16 points, while the Dominican Al Horford contributed six points, five rebounds and an assist in 23 minutes.
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Los Celtic they frustrated some 76ers in which Harden He opened his season positively individually, with 35 points, eight rebounds, eight assists and a five out of nine triples. to the men of Doc Rivers 26 points were not enough Embiidethe 21 of Tyrese Maxey nor the 18 of Tobia Harris.
HOMENAJE A BILL RUSSELL
The new season opened on stage where, on June 16, i Golden State Warriors champions were crowned, but this time the green was once again the protagonist, with a commotion tribute a Bill Russell.
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Los Celtic honored eleven times NBA champion with a special uniform, with the name of the franchise on the shirt written in the style of the one he wore Russel in the 1960s, and the iconic number 6 in the center on the back right to chest.
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Once golden diamonds have been placed on the sides of the kit, symbolizing the successes of the most successful player in the history of american sport.
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“The world was lucky to have it,” were the heartfelt words spoken by Jalen Brown before the game starts.
On the track, he also wore the 6th of Russel in the paint, the stars were soon in the spotlight and neither team managed to escape. Jalen Brown y Jayson Tatumwith 18 and 16 points respectively, he took command of operations in Celticwhile Harden confirmed his good affinity against Boston with 22 points in the first half, with four triples, three rebounds and four assists.
Los 76ers They managed a 9-0 to overcome an initial 9-2 of Celtic and had an eight-point margin at 55-47, but Tatum y Brogdonin a good debut, he recovers the disadvantage by sending the teams to rest with parity in the light (63-63).
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THE SPARK PLAYS BETWEEN EMBIID, BROWN AND SMART
It was only 19 seconds after the break for the first spark of the year to jump when Embiid, Brown y Smart. In a fight for a rebound, Embiide locked an arm Smart and caused a dangerous unnatural movement.
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scared and upset, Smart grabbed the foot of the star of the Sixerswho slipped and fell to the ground. He then confronted himself Brown and exchanged glances with Smartwho was the only one punished for the game, with a technical foul.
CONSIDERING OF TATUM
he was out of it Tatumwhich would open a festival of magnificent shows to hit the table.
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He scored 17 points in the third period, shooting 7 of 9, and gave the Celtic ahead 95-82, then trimmed to ten points (98-88) from Sixers to enter the last room.
Tyrese Maxey has approached the 76ers seven points behind in the opening of the fourth period e Embiide before he taught power in painting Noah Vonlehback to NBA after the experience in Chinabut the good hand of Williams He restored the distance with six minutes to play with a basket and added a 115-102 free kick.
Tatum y Brownwho scored the triple from 118-103, did not give the 76ers and his 35 points each allowed him Celtic start well a season in which they have to clear the field of the cloud generated by the suspension of the Udoka and try to go for the eighteenth title in its story.
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