The Thunder lost undefeated in the NBA; the Lakers, the Knicks and the Rockets won

Oklahoma City Thunder suffered his first defeat of the season by falling 121-119 against the Portland Trail Blazers as a visitor, Donovan Mitchell scored 46 points in the victory of the Cleveland Cavaliers by 132-121 against the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks defeated Minnesota Timberwolves 137-114 on Anthony Edwards’ return to the team.

Besides, Los Angeles Lakers of Luka Doncicin a dramatic match, they defeated San Antonio Spurs of Victor Wembanyama by 118-116.

The Thunder (8-1), current champion, was the only team that was still undefeated at the start of the season, with eight straight victories.

Today they dominated the Portland Trail Blazers (5-3) until the last quarter, when the locals took the lead for the first time. Still, three points down and with 0.5 seconds left, they had free throws to try to go to overtime.

Isaiah Joe scored the first and missed the second, but the Blazers got the rebound and sealed the victory.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points with 9 rebounds for the Thunder, while Deni Avdija had a triple-double for the Blazers with 26 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists.

Luka Doncic and another fantastic game for the Lakers’ victory

The match of the day pitted the Slovenian genius against the French unicorn. Doncic closed a wonderful score of 35 points, 13 assists, five steals and two blocks, with a (yes, improvementable) 9-for-27 shooting from the field.

Wembanyama had a more discreet game and will have to decipher some obstacles that were placed on him both in this game and in the loss against Phoenix Suns. He finished with 19 points, eight rebounds, one steal, one block, three assists but also five turnovers. He was 5-14 in field goals.

The game, which saw the return of Jeremy Sochan in San Antonio, had a dramatic close. The Lakers came back nine points ahead in the middle of the final quarter, and when it seemed like they had won, a loss of the ball for stepping on the baseline and a foul with 4 tenths left were on the verge of sending the game to overtime. Justin Champagnie, from the personal line, was not fine and it was a triumph for Los Angeles.

Deandre Ayton had 22 points and ten rebounds. The Lakers, with this result, reached seven wins in nine appearances, with LeBron James still without debuting in the current course regular series.

The return of Ant-Man was not enough for the Timberwolves against the Knicks

OG Anunoby, Jalen Brunson and company They ruined the return of Anthony Edwardswho had been sidelined for four games due to a right hamstring strain.

The Knicks (5-4) took the game 137-114 despite Edwards’ 15 points. Julius Randle’s 32 or Donte DiVincenzo’s 21 were also of no use, both transferred last year by the Knicks to the Timberwolves (4-4) in exchange for Karl-Anthony Towns.

Mike Brown’s team is undefeated at Madison Square Garden, with a record of 5-0.

Donovan Mitchell and a wonderful game with the Cavaliers

The shooting guard excelled with 46 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds for the Cavaliers’ (5-3) 132-121 victory over the 76ers (5-3) on the day Darius Garland made his debut this season for Cleveland, after months of injury.

Garland underwent surgery at the end of last season for a foot injury that prevented him from competing at 100% in the playoffs. Today, 5 months later, he contributed 8 points to Cleveland’s victory.

Jarrett Allen finished with a double-double (24 points and 10 rebounds), while Evan Mobley scored 23 points.

In Boston, the Celtics defeated Washington Wizards 136-107 with 35 points from Jaylen Brown. And in Memphis, the Grizzlies, with a Ja Morant completely out of focus, They fell 109-124 against the Houston Rockets on a streak with five wins in a row. Amen Thompson came close to a triple-double for Houston (28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists), while Santi Aldama finished with 16 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and an assist.

Serbian Nikola Jokic did sign a triple-double with Denver Nuggets, who defeated the Miami Heat 121-116. Jokic recorded 33 points, 15 rebounds and 16 assists.

Besides, Brooklyn Nets defeated Indiana Pacers (103-112) their first victory of the season after a start with seven straight losses.

Detroit Pistons beat Utah Jazz 114-103 and New Orleans Pelicans surprised Dallas Mavericks 101-99 despite Cooper Flagg’s 20 points and 9 rebounds, including a tremendous alley-oop.

Golden State Warriors, for their part, lost to Sacramento Kingson the route, by 121-116. Steve Kerr rested Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler (with discomfort) and Draymond Green, who had just played the night before.

Russell Westbrook was decisive as in his best years: triple-double of 23 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists.