They made the surprise of the day at NBA the Magic who not only won, but swept the Miami Heat 116-97showing that this year they will be even more competitive. Paolo Banquero with 33 points and 11 rebounds and Franz Wagner with 23 points made the difference for Orlando. Erik Spoelstra’s team is unrecognizable, with Jimmy Butler limited to 3 points on 1/8 shooting in 26 minutes, Bam Adebayo on 9 and 1/5 shooting in the same amount of time and Terry Rozier leading scorer with 19 points.
Sweeping in their premiere the Warriors got past Portland 139-104 with 17 points, 10 assists and 9 rebounds by Steph Curry. Andrew Wiggins and Buddy Hield added 20 and 22 points respectively for Steve Kerr’s team.
The Chance they broke their official footwork Clippers in their new stadium winning 116-113 in overtime (retd 103-103). Phoenix sent the game into overtime with a basket scored with 21 minutes left by Kevin Durant, who had 25 points. Bradley Beal added 23 more, while Devin Booker had 15. James Harden had 29 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists for LA, but he missed the last shot of regulation and had a missed shot to tie the game with 4.8 minutes left in overtime.
An impressive start to the season was made by Cavaliers beat Raptors 136-106 in Toronto. Evan Mobley with 25 and Donovan Mitchell with 21 points were the leaders of the winners, while for the “Canadians” Scotty Barnes remained at 9 points with 3/14 shooting.
With a burst in the fourth period, where the individual score was 33-19 in their favor, the Pacers edged Detroit 115-109 and spoiled JB Bickerstaff’s bench debut for the Pistons. Myles Turner with 20 and Pascal Siakam and Benedict Maturin with 19 points stood out for Indiana, while Kane Cunningham had 28 points for the hosts.
LaMelo Ball played for the first time since Jan. 26 and his serious ankle injury, but he looked terrible. With 34 points, 11 assists and 8 rebounds, he signed the big 110-105 Hornets win at Houston. Vasilije Micic in 17 minutes coming off the bench had 5 points with 2/9 shooting, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Alperen Sengun had 25 points, 18 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals, while Jalen Green had 28 for Houston.
Trae Young led them with 30 points and 12 assists Hawks in a tough 120-116 win over the Nets in Atlanta. Cam Thomas led the way for Brooklyn with 36 points, while the Falcons’ No. 1 draft pick Zachary Risasse, son of Stephan and the No. 1 pick in the last draft, was held to 7 points on 2/8 shooting for 19 minutes.
The Pelicans beat the Bulls 123-111 with 33 points from Brandon Ingram and another 23 from Eric McCollum, but without Zion Williamson, who missed the 207th regular season game of his career since 2019, when he was drafted, due to illness. The home side, however, lost Dejude Murray to injury, who is feared to have broken his hand. Zach LaVine with 27 and Nikola Vucevic with 21 points fought for Chicago, while the recently recovered after an almost three-year absence Lonzo Ball had 5 points, 4 assists and 2 rebounds in 14 minutes.
Detailed results of the night in the NBA
Pistons-Pacers 109-115
Hawks-Nets 120-116
Hit-Magic 97-116
Sixers-Bucks 109-124
Raptors-Cavaliers 106-136
Rockets-Hornets 105-110
Pelicans-Bulls 123-111
Jazz-Grizzlies 124-126
Clippers-Suns 116-113 (103-103 k.d.)
Blazers-Warriors 139-104
Source: Sport Fm
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