Con Stephen Curry as a great figure of the party, the Golden State Warriors defeated this Wednesday at Boston Celtics 118-112 at a time when both teams are warming up in the regular season of the NBA.
The Warriors scored 52 points in the paint, including contributions from Curry who added 27 pointsnine assists and seven rebounds.
Steve Kerr, coach of the Warriors and gold medalist with the United States in Paris 2024, visited the Celtics’ home for the first time amid controversy over Jayson Tatum‘s lack of participation in the Olympic Games.
Tatum26 years old, moved away from the controversy and scored 32 pointsincluding five triples for the reigning champions of the NBA.
Golden State adds its seventh victory of the season and fifth in a rowin a game where their biggest advantage was up to 14 points. However, it was the defensive effort that closed the door for the Celtics in the final minutes.
Cleveland Cavaliers set franchise record
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers have started the season with nine consecutive victories for the first time in their history By winning 131-122 over a depleted New Orleans Pelicans, Donovan Mitchell was the top scorer with 29 points.
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LeBron James scored 39 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 131-114 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, while Luka Doncic completed a double-double with 27 points and 13 assists in the Dallas Mavericks’ 119-99 victory over the Chicago Bulls.
Nikola Jokic scored a triple double with 23 points, 20 rebounds and 16 assists and finished with the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder (7-1) in the victory of the Denver Nuggets 124-122.
Jokić and Russ were UNREAL tonight in the @nuggets win.
🔥 Joker: 23p, 20r, 16a, 2s, 2b
🔥 Brodie: 29p (10-15 shooting), 6r, 6aJokić joins Westbrook (Apr. 2, 2019) as the 2nd player to record a 20/20/15 game since Wilt Chamberlain in 1968! pic.twitter.com/zwozPyYZ2M
— NBA (@NBA) November 7, 2024
Los Indiana Pacers beat the Orlando Magic 118-111 in a clash that had Canadian Bennedict Mathurin as the Pacers’ top scorer with 20 points. For Orlando it is the fourth consecutive defeat, all after a muscle injury to Paolo Blanchero.
Brandon Miller the dio victoria a los Charlotte Hornets 108-107 with a last-second score against the Detroit Pistons. Miller, 21, grabbed the rebound after a Grant Williams miss and quickly put the ball on the backboard to leave the Pistons with no chance.
The Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns had another stellar day with 34 points and 16 rebounds, however the New York Knicks couldn’t beat the Atlanta Hawks and suffered their fourth loss of the season with a score of 121-116. Trae Young completed a double-double with 23 points and 10 assists, while Jalen Johnson did so with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
