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‘Defending champion’ Celtics wins opening game over Knicks with archery basketball
The <a href="https://www.archysport.com/2022/01/nba-nets-dominate-bulls-in-the-top-duel-in-the-east/" title="NBA: Nets dominate Bulls in the top duel in the east”>Boston Celtics, who won the NBA crown last season, won the season opener by showing off luxury archery basketball.
On October 23rd, Korean time, the Celtics defeated the New York Knicks 132-109 in the opening game of the 2024-25 NBA season held at TD Garden in Boston.
The Celtics put pressure on the Knicks by strengthening their perimeter attack, which continued to be the mainstay of the team’s offense last season. As a result, the Celtics made a whopping 29 3-point shots that day. This is tied with the NBA record for most 3-point shots in a game.
As expected, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the one-two punch of the Celtics offense, led the team and performed brilliantly. In particular, Tatum was on fire from the first half, scoring 37 points and providing 10 assists on this day. Tatum made a whopping eight 3-point shots that day, contributing greatly to helping the team take control in the early stages of the game.
Meanwhile, the Knicks, who lost the first game of the season, fought hard with ace Jaylen Brunson scoring 22 points, but the performance of the transfer students who started as starters was somewhat disappointing. Karl-Anthony Towns was poor on the day with 12 points, and Mychal Bridges also scored only 16 points.
LeBron James becomes the first rich man to appear in the NBA with his son
LeBron James set a unique record with his son, Bronny James, by becoming the first father and son to play in a game together in NBA history.
On October 23rd, Korean time, James had the long-awaited moment of stepping on the court with his son in the 2024-25 NBA opening game between the LA Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
James, who played as a starter on this day, went to the bench for a while at the beginning of the second quarter, but with about four minutes left before the end of the quarter, he prepared to return to the game on the sideline with his son, who was waiting with him as a substitute. At this time, Bronny entered the regular NBA game for the first time and entered the professional stage in earnest.
His father, LeBron, made several plays for his son during the remaining second quarter. After handing the ball to Bronny, he set a screen to open a shooting opportunity, but Brony’s shot missed the rim. About 1 minute and 40 seconds before the end of the quarter, LeBron once again sent a pass to Bronny to take advantage of an open opportunity, but Bronny failed to score the first goal again. After the second quarter, Brony had no chance to play again, ending his first professional game.
Meanwhile, LeBron recorded 16 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists on this day, just warming up, but Anthony Davis, who started as the starting center, performed brilliantly, scoring 36 points, 16 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Add to this the performance of forward Rui Hachimura, and the Lakers defeated the Timberwolves 110-103, earning their first win of the season.
