Haliburton: the dramatic beginning of an All Star

Of all the NBA stars, none (who is healthy) has a more dramatic start than that of Tyrese Haliburton. The Pacers point guard, who was an All Star in the last two seasons, He missed his seven three-pointers in the overwhelming defeat against the Knicks (123-98), left Madison Square Garden without scoring and accumulated a terrible 1/16 from the arc in his first two games. In three of his four seasons he was above 40% from the perimeter and throughout his career he has a 39.2% accuracy rate. For the sake of your team, let the correction factor arrive now.

Results of the day

Magic 116-101 Nets

Raptors 115-107 Sixers

Hawks 125-120 Hornets

Cavaliers 113-101 Pistons

Knicks 123-98 Pacers

Rockets 128-108 Grizzlies

Bulls 133-122 Bucks

Warriors 127-86 Jazz

Lakers 123-116 Suns

Pelicans 105-103 Blazers

Haliburton’s mistake led his entire team, which made 3/30 in triples against the Knicks who on the opening day had allowed the Celtics to score 29 against them. The Pacers starters did not score any of the 17 they threw. In the era of the terrible, it would be a miracle to win a game with such a statistic.

The game spoke very badly of Indiana and very highly of the reaction capacity of those from New York. They are called to go to war in the East, but in the premiere they were overwhelmed by the Celtics. The arrivals in the active summer market stood out. Karl-Anthony Towns had his first big night in his debut in the Big Apple. He scored 21 points and grabbed 15 rebounds. Mikal Bridges also reached 21 points. Team leader Jalen Brunson scored 26 and versatile Josh Hart finished with 20 and 10 rebounds.

The misfortunes of the Sixers

The Sixers project cannot yet be judged. One of the teams that showed the most ambition in the summer has started the season without two of its most important pieces, the newcomer Paul George and almost always physically limited Joel Embiid. Without them, two games and two losses, the second against the Raptors (115-107) that don’t aim for anything this season. As if that were not enough, those from Philadelphia are being investigated by the NBA for the center’s absence from games.

Tyrese Maxey, the third star, can’t do it all. He made 24 pointsbut without much aim (6/23 in field goals with 2/12 in triples included). They were not enough either Kelly Oubre Jr.’s 28. The ex-Madridista Guerschon Yabusele had nine points and four rebounds. He led the locals Scottie Barnes con 27.

Buddy Hield plays Klay Thompson

The Warriors lost Klay Thompson, but they already have a new three-point partner for Stephen Curry. In the victory over the Jazz (86-127), Buddy Hield scored 24 points during the first half with 6/7 from the perimeter. He finished with 27 and 7/9, respectively, in just 20 minutes on the track. The Bahamian guard has scored 12 of the 16 outside shots he has made. It is the most in NBA history for a player with a new team.

Those from San Francisco have started the campaign launched. In the premiere they beat the Blazers 104-140 and in the second match, +41 in Utah. Stephen Curry stayed at 20 points with 4/13 and Andrew Wiggins achieved a double-double with 10+13.

If Antetokounmpo and Lillard aren’t enough…

If the Bucks aren’t enough with two good versions of Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard, they have a problem. The two stars scored 66 of their team’s 122 and despite them they fell to the Bulls in his first game in Milwaukee. The forward had moments when he seemed unstoppable. He had 38 points, 11 rebounds and five assists. The point guard reached 28 points, although he failed from the triple (3/12).

The Bulls, with a more collaborative game, were led by a sensational Coby White, who scored 35 points on 7/13 from the perimetersix rebounds, five assists and four recoveries. The revenant Zach LaVine reached 25, Nikola Vucevic fulfilled his usual double-double of 22+10 and the newcomer Josh Giddey collaborated with 17+6+9.

Duel of scoring guards… who don’t take care of the ball

Sensational start to the season for Trae Young, who in the tight victory over the Hornets (125-120) had 38 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists. In the first game he had already achieved 30+5+12. Both, victories for their Hawks. He is the first player since 1961 to have two 30-point, 10-assist games to start a season. The last one was Oscar Robertson.

Not left behind LaMelo Ballwith whom he saw faces. The Hornets point guard responded with 34 points and 9/14 in triples. In his first game he had also left at 34. In the debit of both players, the losses. No less than 17 between the two: seven for Young and 10 for Ball.