Only three more nights of pre-season to contend with, some will say it’s time for it to stop, but here we prefer to take what we’re given and gargle with these meetings which don’t mean much but which offer us sometimes funny stories to tell. Tonight ? A few more nice perfs so we recap all that for you.
The results of the night
Some big posters tonight including a teaser of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals, Bucks – Nets, and another of the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals, Cavs – Hawks. We are like that, we position ourselves. Giannis Antetokounmpo in any case showed last night that he was not such a dominant player as we wanted to say (6/21 shooting), while the KD / Irving duo continues to warm up and that Ben Simmons is on track to average 14 assists this season. Among younger people? Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell were not particularly skilful but always more than Trae Young (3/17) and it is therefore the Cavs who are positioning themselves (not at all) for this famous final of very clearly imaginary conf.
In other games? We overkiffé Obi Toppin but opposite it is the so-called Nembhard and, above all, el crackito Bennedict Mathurin who put the smile on our face with 27 pawns, we saw the Hornets take the fourth of their 70 defeats of the season and Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro took care of the Pelicans. At the end of the night the Lakers offered us a new lineup with, this time, Lonnie Walker associated with Russell Westbrook and Pat Bev on the backcourt, LeBron James stuck 25 and Anthony Davis dominated below even if Naz Reid took himself for Wilt Chamberlain in the first half and if Luka Garza has nothing to envy to Stephen Curry. In Phoenix the Suns had left everyone at rest, Duane Washington showed up with 31 pawns and… 11 lost balls, and suddenly the Kings took the opportunity to consolidate their status as the best all-time team in the NBA between July and october. In Denver to finish, John Wall only played 10 minutes but looks REALLY fit and he ate popcorn in the middle of the fourth quarter, Norman Powell stuck 34 on 200% shooting while Nikola Jokic looked- he decided not to take any shots before the start of the regular season and that Moussa Diabaté overtook Jordan and Carter to become the best dunker in history.
The Top 10 of the night
Some pictures from the night
No hesitation from The Beard in transition ????
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???? https://t.co/rtPKXguWaF pic.twitter.com/mKvAiaU1Mj— NBA (@NBA) October 12, 2022
Hop-step. Turn around. ????
Dejounte Murray getting to it for the @ATLHawks Live Now on the NBA App
???? https://t.co/rtPKXguWaF pic.twitter.com/FjJh0s5aoP
— NBA (@NBA) October 12, 2022
❌ Nick Richards wasn’t having it! ❌#NBAPreseason Live on the NBA App
???? https://t.co/rtPKXgcMWx pic.twitter.com/fRmXAn48Xa— NBA (@NBA) October 12, 2022
Jarrett Allen with an emphatic block!
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???? https://t.co/rtPKXguWaF pic.twitter.com/qScSvNRgyn— NBA (@NBA) October 12, 2022
OH MY OBI TOPPIN ‼ pic.twitter.com/bYvxmc3Lg8
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Nic Claxton finishing with some finesse on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/EqOTxqHGQk
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???? Gabe Vincent beats the Q1 buzzer from deep!
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???? https://t.co/rtPKXguWaF pic.twitter.com/ntx3KkEKWy— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
Ben Simmons has 7 dimes and it’s only the start of Q2!
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— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
Joel Embiid swoops in for the chase-down rejection ❌
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???? https://t.co/rtPKXguol7 pic.twitter.com/ZpomCi4ByG— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
???? ROYCE O’NEALE BEATS THE 1st HALF BUZZER FROM HALFCOURT! pic.twitter.com/hjS1oaltfw
— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
???? BENN MATHURIN BREAKS OUT THE WINDMILL pic.twitter.com/1XOdpW3pDf
— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
???? Benn Mathurin poured in 27-points in the @Pacers comeback #NBAPreseason win!@BennMathurin: 27 PTS (8-13 FGM), 4 REB pic.twitter.com/ZvBKgb4Qxi
— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
LeBron slicing through the lane!
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— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
???? LeBron ripping it down in transition! pic.twitter.com/ugg9z8o8ai
— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
LeBron gets a friendly bounce ????
Live Now on ESPN pic.twitter.com/BtcnQ2OsTq
— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
Kevin Huerter & Domas Sabonis working the 2-man game to perfection *chef’s kiss*
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???? https://t.co/rtPKXgcMWx pic.twitter.com/89S743o41Y— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
Ish Wainright sends this dunk attempt packing ???? pic.twitter.com/HzbIOnETfu
— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
Tyler Herro & Bam Adebayo combined for 48 PTS & 6 BLK ????@raf_tyler: 23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 BLK@Bam1of1: 25 PTS, 5 AST, 2 BLK pic.twitter.com/V4n6GPZp8L
— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
???? MOUSSA DIABATE PUTS DOWN AN ABSOLUTE POSTER! pic.twitter.com/TLRw8ZRqpC
— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
???? #NBAPreseason Final Score Thread ????
Kyrie and KD combined for 42 PTS to lead the @BrooklynNets to the win in #NBAPreseason action!
Kyrie Irving: 23 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM
Kevin Durant: 19 PTS, 8 AST, 3 STL
Ben Simmons: 7 PTS, 8 REB, 10 AST, 2 STL pic.twitter.com/npjq7ZnRQ7— NBA (@NBA) October 13, 2022
Tonight’s program:
- 1h : Pistons – Grizzlies
- 2h : Spurs – Thunder
