Doncic punishes Giannis with a monstrous performance
The Slovenian Luka Doncic This Monday he won the private duel against the Greek Giannis Antetokounmpo and directed the victory of the Los Angeles Lakers against the Miami Heat, in an NBA day with fifteen games in which the Philadelphia 76ers they passed the roller and the Memphis Grizzliesthe only team that was still undefeated, fell to the New Orleans Pelicans.
The NBA organized an intense day this Monday with the thirty franchises in action, before stopping this Tuesday for the mid-term elections in the United States to encourage electoral participation by fans and their community.
The Lakers They defeated Miami 138-117 with 42 points, thirteen assists and seven rebounds from Doncicwho converted fourteen of his 24 field goals and six triples. The Slovenian had his second performance of at least forty points, after the 45 he scored on Sunday against Toronto.
austin Reaves accompanied Doncic with 27 points, including four triples in five attempts, and Walker Kessler He contributed fifteen points and fifteen rebounds. The Lakers, who came into the day as the team with the best field goal percentage in the NBA, finished with 57.3% shooting and nineteen three-pointers.
Giannis He had thirty points, twelve rebounds and seven assists, but he also lost seven balls and could not avoid Miami’s fifth defeat in seven games. Klay Thompson added nineteen points for the Heat, who saw their two-win streak snapped.
Philadelphia maintains the pace and Houston leads the West
In Philadelphia, the 76ers continued their great start to the season with a 126-107 victory against Tiago Splitter’s Chicago Bulls, led by Tyrese’s 26 points and eleven assists Maxey and Jaylen’s 25 points and eleven rebounds Brown.
lebron James He added fifteen points, seven rebounds and nine assists for the Sixers who won seven of their first eight games, while Chicago suffered its sixth loss in seven games.
The Oklahoma City Thunder They won 112-117 in cleveland with a 43-point, eight-assist performance from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The Spanish Aday Mara He touched a double-double with ten points, nine rebounds and a block in almost twenty minutes, in a team marked by the absence of Chet HolmgrenJalen Williams and Cason Wallaceamong others.
In Houston, the Rockets defeated the Boston Celtics 109-93 and took the lead in the West with a record of 7-1, their best start in twelve years.
Alperen Sengun led the victory with 26 points, ten assists and seven rebounds, while Hugo Gonzalez He repeated as a starter in Boston and contributed six points and three offensive rebounds.
Memphis’ first loss
Memphis lost its first game of the season after six victories, falling in overtime against the New Orleans Pelicans 134-135 despite Ty’s forty points. Jeromewith 25 points both from Zion Williamson like Karlo Matkovic for visitors.
Denver fell 110-118 to Portland, boosted by Deni’s 28 points Avdijadespite Jamal Murray’s 35 and Nikola Jokic’s 26.
The San Antonios Spurs They chained their fifth straight victory by beating the Utah Jazz 119-97, with seventeen points, seven rebounds and eight assists from Dylan Harper. Victor Wembanyama added twelve points, eleven rebounds, five assists and three blocks, although he missed all five of his three-pointers.
