NBA OPENING WEEK RESULT AND STATS
Charlotte Hornets 99 – 111 Detroit Pistons
Hornets
LaMelo Ball 20pts 9rbd 9 asst
Terry Rozier 20pts 3rbd 1 asst
Gordon Hayward 19pts 9rbd 4 asst
Pistons
Alec Burks 24pts 4rbd 2 asst
Jaden Ivey 18pts 2rbd 4 asst
Isaiah Stewart 15pts 7rbd 1 asst
Ausar Thompson tonight:
6 PTS
12 REB
6 AST
He is the first rookie to reach those numbers in a game since Austin Reaves.
Jalen Duren tonight:
14 PTS
17 REB (6 OREB)
2 BLK
7-8 FG
He has Back-to-back double-doubles to start the season.
Memphis Grizzlies 104 – 108 Denver Nuggets
Grizzlies
Jaren Jackson Jr. 21pts 9rbd 2 asst
Marcus Smart 20pts 2rbd 5 asst
Derrick Rose 16pts 4rbd 3 asst
Nuggets
Nikola Jokić 22pts 12rbd 7 asst
Jamal Murray 22pts 1rbd 5 asst
Reggie Jackson 16pts 2rbd 6 asst
Michael Porter Jr games with 10+ rebounds:
3 — Last season
2 — This season
He is tied with Nikola Jokić for the most rebounds by a Denver Nugget player this season.
Nikola Jokić is the first player with multiple 20/10/5 games this season.
Atlanta Hawks 120 – 126 New York Knicks
Hawks
De’Andre Hunter 27pts 6rbd 1 asst
Dejounte Murray 18pts 7rbd 6 asst
Trae Young 18pts 3rbd 12 asst
Knicks
Jaylen Brunson 31pts 3rbd 5 asst
Rowan Alexander “RJ” Barrett Jr. 26pts 3rbd 6 asst
Julius Randle 17pts 12rbd 9 asst
Jalen Brunson went off tonight, hitting a career-high 8 triples in the New York Knicks 126-120 win
Jalen Brunson tonight:
31 PTS
5 AST
8 3P
He Joins Latrell Sprewell as the only New York Knicks player to reach those numbers in a game.
Cleveland Cavaliers 105 – 108 Oklahoma City Thunder
Cavaliers
Donovan Mitchell 43pts 8rbd 5 asst
Caris LeVert 17pts 2rbd 2 asst
Evan Mobley 14pts 15rbd 3 asst
Thunder
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 34pts 11rbd 4 asst
Luguentz Dort 25pts 6rbd 2 asst
Chet Holmgren 16pts 13rbd 2 asst
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is Leading the NBA in 30-point games since the start of last season.
Chet Holmgren at half-time :
7 PTS
10 REB
5 BLK (!!)
He is the first rookie in the 2020s with 10+ rebounds and 5+ blocks in a first half.
Chet Holmgren tonight:
16 PTS
13 REB
7 BLK
3 3P
He is the first rookie in NBA history to reach those numbers or better in a game.
Cleveland Cavaliers with 15 or more 40-point games:
— LeBron James
— Donovan Mitchell
Boston Celtics 119 – 111 Miami Heat
Celtics
Derrick White 28pts 6rbd 3 asst
Jaylen Brown 27pts 6rbd 1 asst
Jayson Tatum 22pts 8rbd 5 asst
Heat
Tyler Herro 28pts 6rbd 6 asst
Edrice Femi “Bam” Adebayo 27pts 7rbd 2 asst
Jimmy Butler 14pts 5rbd 3 asst
What a night for Derrick White!
He scored 14 of his team-high 28 points in the 4th quarter, to help lead the Boston Celtics to a 119-111 win over the Miami Heat.
Derrick White also became the 2nd player in Boston Celtics history with 25 points & 5 3-pt FG in a home opener, joining Jayson Tatum in 2020.
San Antonio Spurs 126 – 122 Houston Rockets
Spurs
Devin Vassell 25pts 3rbd 2 asst
Victor Wembanyama 21pts 12rbd 1 asst
Keldon Johnson 20pts 4rbd 4 asst
Rockets
Alperen Şengün 25pts 14rbd 7 asst
Fred VanVleet 24pts 8rbd 12 asst
Jalen Green 22pts 5rbd 4 asst
Victor Wembanyama puts on a SHOW and secures his first career NBA win in an OT thriller!
🔥 21 PTS
🔥 12 REB
🔥 3 BLK
🔥 2 STL
Chicago Bulls 104 – 103 Toronto Raptors
Bulls
DeMar DeRozan 33pts 4rbd 3 asst
Coby White 17pts 6rbd 8 asst
Alex Caruso 13pts 13rbd 2 asst
Raptors
Scottie Barnes 22pts 10rbd 10 asst
Pascal Siakam 18pts 8rbd 2 asst
Gary Trent Jr. 16pts 5rbd 1 asst
Alex Caruso is the first Chicago Bulls guard with a 10/10 game with 6+ offensive rebounds since Michael Jordan.
Dallas Mavericks 125 – 120 Brooklyn Nets
Mavericks
Luka Dončić 49pts 10rbd 7 asst
Tim Hardaway Jr. 19pts 4rbd 1 asst
Kyrie Irving 17pts 7rbd 6 asst
Nets
Cam Thomas 30pts 7rbd 2 asst
Spencer Dinwiddie 23pts 3rbd 8 asst
Mikal Bridges 18pts 4rbd 3 asst
Luka Dončić magic has struck again!
Tonight he recorded his 15th career game with 40 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the 2nd-most such games before turning 25 in NBA history.
Only Oscar Robertson has more (16).
Luka Dončić in his first two games:
41.0 PPG
11.5 RPG
8.0 APG
58.0 FG%
48.0 3P%
Most PPG all-time by a starter over the last 40 seasons (minimum 5 games):
32.6 — Cam Thomas
30.5 — Michael Jordan
Nobody else has more than 30.
Utah Jazz 120 – 118 Los Angeles Clippers
Jazz
Lauri Markkanen 35pts 12rbd 3 asst
Kelly Olynyk 15pts 4rbd 3 asst
John Collins 13pts 12rbd 0 asst
Clippers
Paul George 36pts 4rbd 1 asst
Kawhi Leonard 25pts 9rbd 5 asst
Norman Powell 20pts 3rbd 1 asst
Lauri Markkanen is the first player in Utah Jazz history with
35+ PTS
10+ REB
5+ 3P
in a game.
Portland Trailblazers 97 – 102 Orlando Magic
Trailblazers
Shaedon Sharpe 24pts 6rbd 2 asst
Malcolm Brogdon 18pts 7rbd 1 asst
Jerami Grant 15pts 4rbd 3 asst
Magic
Franz Wagner 23pts 4rbd 3 asst
Cole Anthony 18pts 4rbd 2 asst
Moritz Wagner 17pts 9rbd 1 asst
Sacramento Kings 114 – 122 Golden State Warriors
Kings
De’Aaron Fox 39pts 5rbd 4 asst
Domantas Sabonis 19pts 17rbd 5 asst
Keegan Murray 16pts 8rbd 0 asst
Warriors
Stephen Curry 41pts 3rbd 4 asst
Klay Thompson 18pts 3rbd 4 asst
Jonathan Kuminga 12pts 6rbd 0 asst
Steph Curry scored 41 points vs the Sacramento Kings, giving him his 33rd career 40-point game since he turned 30 years old.
That is the 2nd-most all-time, trailing just Michael Jordan’s 44 games.
Stephen Curry has scored 91 points over his last two games in Sacramento.
Chris Paul tonight:
10 PTS
12 AST
3 STL
His first win as a Golden State Warriors player.
NBA NEWS
Portland Trailblazers say Anfernee Simons has a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the right thumb. Simons is set to have surgery and is expected to miss 4-6 weeks.
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