Luka Doncic returned and the Lakers took advantage of his magic in the NBA; the Bulls remain undefeated

Luka Doncic He returned to play after missing the last three games due to a sprained finger and picked up where he left off days ago. signed a double double of 44 points and 12 rebounds, and directed the victory of the Los Angeles Lakerswith a comeback of fifteen points, in the stadium of Memphis Grizzlies (112-101).

He did it in the first day of NBA Cup gamesin which Chicago Bulls continued to surprise and added, at home against New York Knickshis fifth win of five this season.

Doncic had started the season with 43 points, twelve rebounds, and nine assists in a loss against the Golden State Warriors, and 49 points, eleven rebounds, and eight assists in the home win against the Minnesota Timberwolves, before his injury.

The Slovenian subsequently missed the games against the Sacramento Kings, Portland Trail Blazers and Minnesota Timberwolves, in that case outside of LA, after suffering a sprained finger and a bruised thigh.

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A drop was expected until next week, but number 77 managed to advance his recovery and returned in a dominant way. In Memphis, Doncic already had 19 points at halftime and finished with 44, the result of 14 of 27 shooting from the field and six triples, to which he added twelve rebounds and six assists.

Without LeBron Jameswho lives with sciatica problems and has yet to make his debut, Austin Reaves contributed 21 points for the Angelenos, after scoring the decisive shot at the buzzer in the previous victory in Minnesota.

Ja Morant, Memphis’ leader, did not exceed eight points with a modest three of fourteen in field goals.

The Bulls, undefeated, continue to surprise in the NBA

Billy Donovan’s Bulls continue to surprise, with a squad without big names, they were able celebrate his fifth victory of five with a test of strength against the Knicks.

At the United Center in Chicago, Josh Giddey almost hit the triple double with 32 points, ten rebounds and nine assists, and was supported by a Nikola Vucevic with 26 points. Ayo Dosunmu excelled off the bench with 22 points (8 of 10 shooting) and nine assists.

Mike Brown’s Knicks suffered their third consecutive loss, after starting the year with two wins. The Dominican Karl Anthony Towns had a double double of 22 points and ten rebounds, while Jalen Brunson scored 29 points and Mikal Bridges, 26.

The humble Celtics won again, this time against the Sixers

The Celtics They ended the undefeated 76ers by beating him 109-108 in Philadelphia.

Boston, with Jayson Tatum out due to injury perhaps for the entire seasonaccumulates three consecutive victories, after starting with two defeats. Jaylen Brown was the leading scorer for Joe Mazzulla’s team with 32 points, supported by Anfernee Simons’ 19 off the bench.

The 76ers fell for the first time this season after starting with four wins. Tyrese Maxey’s 26 points and fourteen assists or Joel Embiid’s twenty points were not enough for them.

In Indianapolis, Atlanta Hawks overcame Trae Young’s departure and defeated the Pacers 128-108finalists last season, at the pace of Jalen Johnson (22 points, thirteen rebounds and eight assists).

Besides, The Raptors assaulted the Cleveland Cavaliers field (101-112) with a brilliant performance by Brandon Ingram, RJ Barrett and Jamison Battle, all with twenty points.

The Suns, for their part, beat the Jazz (118-96) with 36 points, six rebounds and nine assists from Devin Booker, and in Portland, the Blazers stopped Nikola Jokic’s pace to beat Denver 109-107, in another step forward for Brazilian Tiago Splitter in his new role as coach due to the sports betting scandal that removed Chauncey Billups from his position.

Finally, the Clippers took advantage of the Pelicans (124-126)who have not yet won in the current regular series (0-5). The combo of James Harden (24 points and 14 assists) and Kawhi Leonard (34, five rebounds, five assists and six steals) was key to achieving the victory.