The Lakers also win without Doncic and LeBron’s 76ers are still on their honeymoon

The Philadelphia 76ers They defeated the Chicago Bulls this Sunday by 121-127 and The Lakers, without Luka Doncic, beat the Detroit Pistons 116-121. Both teams lead their respective conferences, with an excellent record of 9-2.

LeBron James had his best scoring performance with the 76ers jersey with 22 pointsto which he added 5 rebounds and 5 assists.

Nick Nurse’s starting quintet was once again decisive: along with James, Jaylen Brown (29), Tyrese Maxey (27), Joel Embiid (18) and VJ Edgecombe (13), the 76ers’ first unit scored 109 points in Chicago.

While the 76ers are off to their best start to the season since the 2000-01 campaign, the Bulls (1-8) are off to one of the worst starts in their history.

For Chicago, Josh Giddey finished with 19 points and 15 assists, with Matas Buzelis contributing another 19 points.

Reaves dresses as Doncic

Luka Doncic missed his second game of the eleven the Lakers have played this Sunday this start of the season due to discomfort in the lower back. The Slovenian averages 40.1 points per game, but the Lakers knew how to survive without him.

The Lakers took a 26-point lead at the start of the second quarterbut in the last one, the Pistons came within one point three times (89-90, 94-95 and 96-97), without completing the comeback.

Austin Reaves, with 43 points, was at the forefront of the Los Angeles resistance. The substitutes Collin Sexton and Ziaire Williams, with 17 points each, were the best partners for the Arkansas team.

Walker Kessler had a double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds, with another 12 points from Quentin Grimes. The Lakers have five consecutive wins.

Mavericks fuel

The Dallas Mavericks, entrusted to Dusty May and Cooper Flagg, with a recovered Kyrie Irving for the cause, have a record of 6-4 after defeating Jordi Fernández’s Brooklyn Nets this Sunday by 130 to 93.

Flagg had 25 points and 12 assists, his third consecutive double-double. Irving signed 21 and the canary Santi Aldama finished the game with 12 points.

In the other games of the day, the Minnesota Timberwolves (8-3), who have become accustomed to living without Anthony Edwards, beat the Utah Jazz 115-100 with 26 points from Ayo Dosunmu and 24 from LaMelo Ball.

In Milwaukee, the Boston Celtics (8-2) beat the Bucks 97-117 with 27 points from Paul George, who has fitted very well into Joe Mazzulla’s system.

The Clippers defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 139-123 in Los Angeles breaking a streak of seven consecutive losses and the Miami Heat beat the Sacramento Kings 108-114 with 29 points and 14 rebounds from Giannis Antetokounmpo.