The NBA Cup starts with victories for the favorites Celtics and Nuggets and few surprises

Payton Pritchard escort of the Boston Celticsonce again showed that he is one of the best sixth men in the NBA, if not the best, and led his team’s victory against the Bulls (125-111) with 30 points, 20 of them in the first half.

Jayson Tatum He added 26 points for the Celtics and Paul George another 18. The Bulls’ top scorer was Caleb Wilson with 23. The Spanish Hugo Gonzalez He played just over 15 minutes, grabbed two rebounds and stole a ball.

Another of the great favorites to win the NBA, the Denver Nuggets They beat the Phoenix Suns at home by 120 to 127 in a game in which they did not need the best version of Nikola Jokic (18 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds) since they had a great Jamal Murray (39 points and 8 rebounds, well supported by Christian Braun (31 points).

For the Phoenix Suns, Miles Bridges added a ‘double double’ with 24 points and 10 rebounds.

In addition to these parties, the Miami Heat They defeated the Indiana Pacers 145-125 with a triple-double of Giannis Antetokounmpo (31 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists), their second straight victory after a start with four lost games.

The Washington Wizards They confirmed that they are ready to compete after the 95-79 win over the Charlotte Hornets, with 25 points from Anthony Davis, 21 from Trae Young and 17 from the rookie, number one in the last draft. AJ Dybantsa.

In Dallas, the Mavericks beat the Houston Rockets 116-111, with 35 points from Kyrie Irving and 33 of Cooper Flagg. With this defeat, the Rockets lost their undefeated record and left the Memphis Grizzlies as the only team with full victories.

The Detroit Pistons they defeated the Brooklyn Nets by 94-110 and the Orlando Magic they defeated the Toronto Raptors by 121-116 despite the 41 points of Scottie Barnes for Canadians.

Finally, the Minnesota Timberwolves they won 127-101 at the Clippers from Los Angeles.