Con Stephen Curry as a great figure of the party, the Golden State Warriors they defeated the Boston Celtics by 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 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Steve Kerr, Warriors coach and gold medalist with USA in Paris Olympic Games-2024, He visited the Celtics’ home for the first time, surrounded by controversy due to the lack of participation of Jayson Tatum at the jousts in the French capital.
Tatum, 26, moved away from the controversy and scored 32 points, including five three-pointers.
Golden State adds its seventh victory of the season and fifth in a row, in a game where its biggest advantage was up to 14 points. However, it was the defensive effort that closed the door for the Celtics in the final minutes.
In another result, the Indiana Pacers beat the Orlando Magic 118-111 in a crash that had the 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 gave the Charlotte Hornets a 108-107 victory 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 they couldn’t with 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 He did it with 23 points and 15 rebounds.
Meanwhile, the Cleveland Cavaliers They have started the season with nine consecutive victories for the first time in their history by winning 131-122 over a decimated team. New Orleans PelicansDonovan Mitchell was the leading scorer with 29 points.
LeBron James scored 39 points in the 131-114 defeat of Los Angeles Lakers in front of the Memphis Grizzlieswhile Luka Doncic He completed a double-double with 27 points and 13 assists in the 119-99 victory of the Dallas Mavericks about the Chicago Bulls.
Nikola Jokic scored a triple double with 23 points, 20 rebounds and 16 assists and finished the undefeated Oklahoma City Thunder (7-1) in the Denver Nuggets’ 124-122 victory.
