Luka Doncic racked up 28 factors, 10 rebounds and eight assists and Klay Thompson scored 22 factors in his Mavericks debut as Dallas used a powerful second half to beat the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Thursday within the season opener for each groups.
The Mavericks discovered their stroke within the third quarter to flip their two-point halftime deficit right into a 14-point lead. Dallas surged once more after the Spurs pulled inside seven factors coming into the fourth quarter, constructing a 111-90 cushion with 6:01 to play.
Thompson went 6-for-10 from past the arc. Dereck Vigorous II had 15 factors and 11 rebounds, Kyrie Irving additionally scored 15 factors and Jaden Hardy and P.J. Washington every tallied 11 factors within the win.
Julian Champagnie and Jeremy Sochan paced the Spurs with 18 factors every. Victor Wembanyama and Harrison Barnes added 17 factors apiece. Wembanyama added 9 rebounds however shot 5 of 18 from the ground, together with 1 of 8 from past the arc.
Timberwolves 117, Kings 115
Anthony Edwards capped a 32-point efficiency with two tiebreaking free throws with 2.4 seconds left, Julius Randle scored a game-high 33 factors and visiting Minnesota edged Sacramento within the Kings’ season opener.
Naz Reid had 19 factors and a game-high 13 rebounds off the bench for the Timberwolves, whereas Gobert completed with 11 rebounds and simply three factors.
DeMar DeRozan had a team-high 26 factors in his debut for the Kings, who led by 12 factors halfway via the third quarter. Sabonis added 24 factors, whereas Murray tallied 23 factors and a team-high 11 rebounds and Fox had 15 factors and a team-high 11 assists.
Thunder 102, Nuggets 87
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 factors, Chet Holmgren completed with 25 factors and 14 rebounds and visiting Oklahoma Metropolis overcame a triple-double from Nikola Jokic to beat Denver within the season opener for each groups.
Aaron Wiggins contributed 15 factors off the bench for the Thunder, who’ve gained their previous 4 video games in opposition to Denver.
Jokic completed with 16 factors, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. Christian Braun additionally scored 16 factors for the Nuggets, who shot simply 7-for-39 from behind the 3-point arc.
Celtics 122, Wizards 102
Jaylen Brown tossed in 27 factors and Jayson Tatum completed with 25 to steer visiting Boston over Washington.
Tatum additionally had 11 rebounds and 6 assists within the win. Boston led by as many as 32 factors within the second half. The Celtics have been 17-of-45 from behind the 3-point arc after tying an NBA file by making 29 3-pointers in a season-opening victory in opposition to the New York Knicks on Tuesday evening. Boston’s Payton Pritchard related on 5 of his 10 3-point makes an attempt and completed with 15 factors. Derrick White made 4 3-pointers and added 19 factors for the Celtics.
It was the season opener for Washington, which obtained a team-high 26 factors from Jordan Poole. Jonas Valanciunas (18) and Kyle Kuzma (12) additionally scored in double figures for the Wizards, who have been 7-of-36 on 3-point makes an attempt.
–Area Degree Media
