The New Orleans Pelicans they had everything to be considered last season as the top favorite to climb the ladder in relation to 2021-2022. In a team that had already given pleasant surprises in the last competition, a player like Zion Williamson yes, fine physically, calm you can see his name in the conversation of an All-NBA Quintet (if not more).
But beyond guesses and predictions, he had to prove it on the pitch, and the diary gave him a beautiful test to do so: Willie Green’s opened the season in Brooklynvisiting some Nets with doubts, but for the mere fact that he has Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irvingshould be seen as a dangerous opponent.
Well, New Orleans not only passed this first test of the year, but. sending a message to the rest of the league: they crushed the Nets end-to-end and won 130-108. At times, literally, with Sion and Valanciunas doing collapsed in a Brooklyn painting that is completely missing pounds.
The Pelicans went down 21 offensive rebounds and won the battle on the boards 61-39. Zion did his jobwith his much improved physique already on display in the preseason: 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, 3 assists. Valanciunas, for his part, finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds in 27 minutes.
In any case, the virtues of this New Orleans are not only found in its two inner reservoirs, but also have enough octopuses on the perimeter, that what they don’t add up in kilograms, they do in height and arms length. led by a Brandon Ingram (28 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists) was asked to have a sanctification campaignbut also with an expert like Herb Jones (is he already the best perimeter defender in the league?) and a Trey Murphy (16 points, 9 rebounds, 5-7 from the field) Super performer from the second unit.
And in all this outpouring of praise, there is not even a mention of a Surgical commentator as CJ McCollum (21 points and 6 assists).
His performance in Brooklyn is no fluke, nor will it just be in a loose game. The Pelicans are going to make a lot of noise this season and they deserve to be in the conversation early. Which one exactly? It’s still early to tell, but the potential is very high, even in a West with several other contenders.
The Nets? If the summer had left any doubts, they only grew after that first impression. Durant finished with 32 pointsbut not only that the rest of the information was missing (6-19 from the field for Kyrie, 4-5-5 for Simmons), but also a lot limited second unit resources and their limits in defensive terms.
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Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo He gave a harsh response to the question about a possible trade to another NBA club:
“I’m here. Don’t ask me that question. It’s disrespectful to me and my teammates. I wear this jersey every day.
To say I don’t want to be here is disrespectful to the organization, the coaching staff, myself and everyone who worked hard to get me on the field. Don’t ask me this question. I am her. I’m going out in this uniform. And as long as I’m here, I’ll give it my all until the last second of the match.”
On the night of December 27-28, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player of the game with the Chicago Bulls – 112:103.
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Nine games were played in the NBA regular season on the night of December 27-28.
“San Antonio” hosted “Utah” and suffered a sensational defeat.
Spurs had a good first quarter, during which they made a 15:2 spurt to take an 11-point lead at 30:19, but failed to build on it or at least maintain it. In the second quarter, the Jazz responded with a 25:5 attack and took the lead 62:51 with the same 11 points. Utah then kept the opponent at bay for more than 10 points until the middle of the fourth quarter, when Spurs equalized the score – 106:106, thanks to a 14:2 breakthrough. However, the home team could not achieve this success and failed at the end of the match. In the last three minutes of the game, San Antonio scored 2 points and lost them with a score of 2:11 and had a score of 114:127 throughout the match.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He was in Utah’s starting five and stayed on the field for 14 minutes, during which time he scored 3 points (1/1 three-pointers), also made 1 rebound and 1 assist with 1 loss and 1 foul.
The most productive player of the match was Vembanyama, who brought 32 points to Spurs, but this did not help them achieve positive results. Jazz has 29 points from Markkanen and 28 points from George.
“Chicago” lost at home to “Milwaukee”, where Giannis Antetokounmpo returned.
The Bucks gained a minimal advantage in the first quarter and then gradually increased it, eventually winning all quarters of the match and winning with a score of 103:112.
In this game, Antetokounmpo returned to the field after his calf muscle injury and became the most productive player, scoring 29 points for Milwaukee. Portis also scored a double-double for the guest team with 17 points and 11 rebounds.
NBA. Regular season, December 28
San Antonio – Utah – 114:127 (40:32, 20:38, 27:28, 27:29)
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Nine regular season games took place in the NBA on the night of December 26-27.
Utah hosted the Eastern Conference leader and won a sensational victory.
The first half of the match was spent with a small lead for the Pistons, who kept their opponent one or two shots away most of the time and entered the long break with a 1-point lead at 68:67. The decisive factor in the match was the third quarter; In this quarter, Jazz made a 16:3 move and took the lead by 12 points, 90:78. The home team had the advantage in the score, but Detroit gradually reduced the gap and 19 seconds before the siren, after two free throws by Cunningham, they equalized the score – 129:129. However, the match did not go to overtime – Utah took advantage of the remaining time with the efforts of George, who scored a two-pointer 3 seconds before the siren – 131:129.
Svyatoslav Mikhayyuk He stayed on the field for 21 minutes and recorded 9 points (3/4 two-pointers, 1/2 three-pointers), as well as 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 steal.
The most productive player was George, who scored 31 points for Utah, while Nurkic had a double-double with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
orlando: Black (24), Carter (16 + 8 rebounds), Bane (15 + 10 rebounds), Banchero (13), Jones (8) – start; Richardson (14) and Silva (8), Kane (5), Isaac (2), Howard (0), Penda (0), O. Robinson (0).
Charlotte: Ball (22 + 7 rebounds + 6 for loss), Knippel (16), Bridges (16 + 11 rebounds), Miller (15), Diabate (10 + 13 rebounds) – start; Hall (14 + 8 rebounds), Sexton (13), Hall (7), Green (6), Connaughton (1), James (0), Mann (0).
Chicago – Philadelphia – 109:102 (30:28, 19:24, 32:33, 28:17)
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