Beginning of Rudy Gobert with his new team, the Minnesota Timberwolves. Premiere in Las Vegas once morest a Lakers plagued by absences that lost once more (0-3 in the preparation). Minnesota won with extreme ease and the French made good numbers.
The result, which was the least seen of the breaks in the Lakers and which was an inconsequential game, 99-114, is misleading, since the difference between the two teams during the match was much greater.
Gobert played 17 minutes, during which time he had 5 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 ball recoveries. After his entire NBA career in the Utah Jazz, the French player put on the jersey of another team, the Timberwolves who bet on him this past summer.
Gobert played alongside D’Angelo Russell y Anthony Edwardsbut not next to Karl-Anthony Townswho is still out following being hospitalized a few days ago.
Lakers played without LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Russell Westbrook, Patrick Beverley, Kendrick Nunn y Dennis Schroederwho is still in Germany waiting to fly to his new destination. Thomas Bryant scored 18 points and Scottie Pippen Jr. He did good.
If the Lakers lost comfortably, it was not far behind the Brooklyn Nets, who fell 80-109 to the Miami Heat, a team that today seems much more rounded than the Nets that seem to still be on vacation.
In Miami, 17 points of Bam Adebayo15 of Kyle Lowry and 5 substitute players in 10 or more points, looking fine to Duncan Robinson y Jamal Cain.
excellent serbian Nikola Jovic (10 points and 5 assists in 16 minutes), who exhibited mobility, sense of play and shooting, and 17 minutes for a Jimmy Butler completely out of shape.
On the Nets, 22 points of Kevin Durantabsence of Kyrie Irving and party without too much history of Ben Simmonswho barely faced the hoop and lost 6 balls.
The day was completed with the victories of the Thunder over the Adelaide 36ers (131-98), the Blazers over Maccabi Ra’anana (138-85), with an exhibition by the rookie Shaedon Sharpe and a few minutes in the Israeli team for the Uruguayan Leandro Garcia Moralesand from Orlando once morest the Spurs (99-102), with a great match from Wendell Carter Jr. and acceptable rookie numbers Paolo Banchero.
