Reaves, hero of the Lakers without Doncic and the Cavs were able to defeat Giannis
Austin Reaves noted 51 points this Sunday and fulfilled the role of Luka Doncicabsent due to a sprained finger, in the victory of Los Angeles Lakerson an NBA day in which Cleveland Cavaliers overcame 40 points from Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jaime Jaquez Jr. a Latin duel took place against Karl-Anthony Towns and Boston Celtics extended his poor start to the season.
Without Luka or LeBron, record for Reaves in the victory of the Lakers
The Lakers beat the Sacramento Kings 127-120 Without being able to count on Doncic, he will be out for at least a week, nor with LeBron James, who lives with a sciatica problem.
The Slovenian had started the campaign with 43 and 49 points in his first two games, against the Golden State Warriors and the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Without him, Austin Reaves had the best scoring night of his career, with 51 points (12 of 22 on field goals, 6 triples and 21 of 22 from the free line), 10 rebounds and 9 assists.
His teammates ran to hug him while laughing as soon as the Sacramento match ended.
The Los Angeles neighbors of the Lakers, The Clippers defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 114-107with Brazilian Tiago Splitter as the loser’s coach, who replaced Chauncey Billups after a poker and mafia scandal dismantled by the FBI.
Kawhi Leonard led the victory with a double-double of 30 points and 10 rebounds, while James Harden contributed 20 points and 13 assists.
In Cleveland, The Cavaliers beat the Bucks 118-113 despite the double double of 40 points and 14 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpowho also distributed 9 assists.
Kenny Atkinson’s team had 24 points from Donovan Mitchell and 24 from Evan Mobley.
In Detroit, Boston Celtics lost their third game this season: 119-113 against the Pistons.
In the winner, Cade Cunningham (25 points and 8 assists), Jalen Duren (24 points and 18 rebounds) and Ausar Thompson (21 points and 12 rebounds) stood out, while Jaylen Brown (41 points) stood out in the loser.
Spanish rookie Hugo González, 19 years old2, became the second youngest player to start for the Celtics.
Jáquez defeated Towns in Heat vs. Knicks
Mexican Jaime Jáquez contributed 17 points (8 of 12 shots), 5 rebounds and 5 assists in Miami Heat’s victory against New York Knicks 115-107 and won the Latin duel against the Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns, who recorded a double-double of 15 points and 18 rebounds.
The Knicks suffered their first loss of the season after starting with victories against the Cavaliers and the Celtics. Jalen Brunson’s 37 points and Mikal Bridges’ 20 were not enough for them.
The Heat’s top scorer was Norman Powell, with 29 points, and the Miami team continued the remarkable 146-114 achieved last Friday during its visit to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Tribute to Popovich, Wemby festival
San Antonio Spurs continue counting their games by victories. Despite blowing a 26-point lead in the third period, beat Brooklyn Nets 118-107 with another wembanyama show.
The Frenchman, protagonist respectively with 40 and 29 points in the first two victories, sealed a double-double of 31 points and 14 rebounds against the Nets, to which he added 4 assists, 3 steals and 6 blocks.
In the run-up to the first home game of the year, The Spurs hung next to the retired jerseys of legends like Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili a banner with Popovich’s nickname, ‘Pop’ and the number 1,390, like the victories achieved by the historic San Antonio coach.
Anthony Edwards injured
Minnesota Timberwolves beat Indiana Pacers 114-110but lost Anthony Edwards due to injury after just 3 minutes on the court.
Edwards had 5 stitches when he retired and would not return due to a hamstring problem.
Without him, the Wolves were entrusted to the power of Julius Randle, author of 31 points, and Frenchman Rudy Gobert, who achieved a double-double of 14 points and 19 rebounds.
For its part, Dallas Mavericks avoided its third worst start since 2017 and, after losing its first two games, debuted its winning record with a 139-129 against Toronto Raptors.
Cooper Flaggnumber one in the last Draft, scored 22 pointswith 8 of 14 shooting.
AND Charlotte Hornets overwhelmed Washington Wizards on the road with 88 points in the second half to win 139-113.
LaMelo Ball led the Hornets with a magnificent triple-double of 38 points, 13 rebounds and 13 assists against the Wizards who had won in Dallas two days before.
