They champion the new basketball, the one that combines height, mobility, strength and class. Antetokounmpo y Of the flesh They are two of those new ‘monsters’ who dominate almost all facets of the game and who dazzle night after night with their numbers. This morning, the Greek titan of the Bucks scored 59 points and the French ‘alien’ scored 50. Memorable performances that are part of a NBA in which a new era has begun.
But not everything is new, it’s still there LeBron. Eternal and incombustible, he has achieved his third consecutive triple-double in an exciting NBA day in which the Cleveland Cavaliers They extended their initial streak to 13-0.
LAKERS 128 – GRIZZLIES 123
Three triple-doubles in a row have LeBron immune to the passage of time and, a month and a half after turning 40, he scored 35 points (13 of 22 in shots, 4 of 7 in triples), 12 rebounds and 14 assists for the Lakers (7-4) very powerful at home and that did not start with a 6-0 in Los Angeles since the 2010-2011 season.
Anthony Davis He had foul trouble but added 21 points and 14 rebounds. Rookie Dalton Knecht stood out on the second unit with 19 points and a perfect 5 of 5 on three-pointers.
In the Grizzlies (7-5), who did not have Ja Morant and Desmond Bane, Jaren Jackson Jr. took the floor with 29 points and 7 rebounds and the Spanish Santi Aldama achieved 15 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals.
BUCKS 127 – PISTONS 120
With a titanic performance of 59 points, Antetokounmpo led the victory in overtime of about Bucks (4-8) who enjoyed the Greek giant’s second-highest scoring in the NBA.
Antetokounmpo also recorded the highest score in the NBA so far this year and finished with 21 of 34 in field goals (61.8%), 1 of 2 in triples and an almost perfect 16 of 17 from the personal line . Additionally, he bordered on a triple-double with 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 steals and 3 blocks against 3 turnovers.
For his part, Cade Cunningham (35 points, 7 rebounds and 11 assists) led some Pistons (5-8) that had victory within reach but in which, with the score tied and only one second ahead, rookie Ron Holland missed two free throws in a row.
SPURS 139 – WIZARDS 130
Wembanyama a masterpiece of 50 points in 32 minutes that represents the highest score in the NBA for the French prodigy, who excelled with 18 of 29 in field goals (62.1%), a shocking 8 of 16 in triples and a 6 of 9 from the personal line. In addition, ‘Wemby’ had 6 rebounds, 2 assists, a steal and 3 blocks and only lost one ball.
His highest score so far was a 40-point game that he achieved, in overtime, against the New York Knicks in last season. The Spurs (6-6) have won three of their last four games.
For the Wizards (2-8), Jordan Poole was the standout with 42 points (15 of 22 on shots, 6 of 9 on triples) and 6 assists.
SIXERS 106 – CAVALIERS 114
13 wins in 13 games. That is the overwhelming balance of the Cavaliersthe only team that remains undefeated and that is already the sixth best start in NBA history. They only have 24-0 ahead of them. Golden State Warriors (2015-2016), 15-0 of the Houston Rockets (1993-1994) and the Washington Capitols (1948-1949), and 14-0 of the Dallas Mavericks (2002-2003) and the Boston Celtics (1957-1958).
Perfectly oiled under the leadership of Kenny Atkinson, the Cavaliers suffered against the Sixers without Joel Embiid or Paul George but achieved their thirteenth victory thanks to 11 points in the outcome of Donovan Mitchell, who ended up close to the triple-double with 23 points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists
In a sinking Sixers with a balance of 2-9, rookie Jared McCain stood out with 34 points, 6 of 13 in triples and 10 assists.
NETS 114 – CELTICS 139
Jayson Tatum (36 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists) took the reins of the Celtics (10-3) who beat the Nets (5-7) coached by Spanish Jordi Fernández in the second half (54-74).
Additionally, Jaylen Brown contributed 24 points and 12 rebounds and Payton Pritchard shined in the second unit with 23 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
In Brooklynwho squeezed the Celtics last week until losing in overtime, the best were Ziaire Williams (23 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists), Cam Thomas (17 points) and Dennis Schroder (16 points).
KNICKS 123 – BULLS 124
Very irregular so far this season, the Knicks (5-6) wasted 46 points from the Dominican Karl-Anthony Towns and they lost to the Chicago Bulls (5-7) in a tight outcome in which Josh Hart gave three free throws to Coby White and Jalen Brunson missed the winning shot by millimeters at the buzzer.
The Knicks’ star signing for this season, Towns shined with 18 of 30 in field goals, 6 of 12 in triples and 4 of 8 from the line. He also had 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals but lost 4 balls.
Zach LaVine (31 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists), White (22 points) and Nikola Vucevic (19 points and 11 rebounds) stood out in Chicago.
In the rest of the games, the Orlando Magic chained their fourth straight win by defeating the Indiana Pacers (94-90), the Oklahoma City Thunder took advantage of the diminished New Orleans Pelicans (106-88), the Houston Rockets won their fifth game of the last six, beating the Los Angeles Clippers (111-103), the Sacramento Kings defeated the Phoenix Suns (127-104) and the Portland Trail Blazers surprised for the second straight night to the Minnesota Timberwolves (106-98).