The Knicks, worn by Julius Randle and Evan Fournier, rocked Madison Square Garden, beating Boston after double overtime, at the start of the NBA season.
If the season is like this first, Knicks fans will experience strong emotions, as it took their favorite team two overtime, ten minutes more, and major performances from their star Randle and of their French recruit, Fournier, to overcome the Celtics (138-134).
The first struggled as usual (35 pts, 9 assists, 8 rebounds) and the second, for his first at home in his new jersey, which he dreamed of wearing one day, was decisive in the “money -time “. In all, he scored 32 points (plus 6 rebounds, 4 interceptions), personal best tied
Denver gets back from Phoenix
Swept (4-0) in the semifinals of the Western Conference by the Suns in the last play-offs, the Nuggets managed a nice shot in Arizona by winning (110-98).
The Serbian interior Nikola Jokic, reigning MVP, was decisive with his 27 points and 13 rebounds, well supported by Will Barton (20 pts) and Jeff Green (13), the rookie from Brooklyn.
Utah, the best team of the last regular season, started the new year on the same good footing, winning easily against Oklahoma City (107-86).
As often, it is the collective which spoke within the Jazz, with five players to more than fourteen points, Bojan Bogdanovic being the most prolific (22).
The current backstage psychodrama between the 76ers and Ben Simmons, suspended for the first game of the season due to poor behavior in training, did not affect Philadelphia who won (117-97) at New Orleans.
This article was published automatically. Sources: ats / afp
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