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The Los Angeles Lakers hosted the Los Angeles Clippers and lost the California Derby 97:103. This was the first game for the returning superstar, Kawhi Leonard. The Lakers trailed the opponent by 38:58 in rebounds and made only 9 out of 45 three-pointers. The reason for the failure should be found in these factors.
“We had really good opportunities to shoot, but we were not lucky. The team should not lose confidence because of this. We have to keep shooting from the perimeter and the ball will definitely fall,” said Anthony Davis, who finished the game with 25 points and 8 rebounds.
Interestingly, Russell Westbrook missed all 11 shots (6 three-pointers) in 27 minutes. The 2017 regular season MVP last had zero points in a game in 2016. Against this background, the effective game of LeBron James (20 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists) and Lonnie Walker IV (26 points) did not help the Lakers.
Team play became the basis of the Clippers’ success. On the part of the guests, 8 basketball players scored 8 or more points at once, and the best player was the Croatian center Ivica Zubac, who performed a double-double (14 points, 17 rebounds).
It must be said that after a long break, 5-time All-Star Kawhi Leonard played his first official match. He suffered the injury in the 2021 playoff series against Utah and missed the entire 2021-22 season. Kawhi came off the bench and scored 14 points in 21 minutes.
Milwaukee Bucks start their season with an away W
In the day’s second game, the Milwaukee Bucks started their new NBA season by visiting the Philadelphia Sixers and won 90:88.
The fate of the meeting was revealed in the last seconds. With 23.8 seconds before the final siren, Wes Matthews put the Bucks ahead 89:88, and the Philadelphians entrusted the decisive shot to James Harden, but it didn’t work out. Soon, Brook Lopez also used one foul and recorded the final score on the scoreboard.
Traditionally, the Greek star Giannis Antetokounmpo was the most effective player among the Milwaukee team, who added 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 8 assists, falling short of a triple-double.
James Harden, as mentioned earlier, missed 6 out of 7 three-pointers. However, he almost had a triple-double: 31 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists. Joel Embiid scored a double-double (15 points, 12 rebounds), but we still evaluate his performance as successful because he made only 6 of 21 shots in the game.
“Joel just had a busy day. He is also an ordinary person. He didn’t really have the best match in his career. However, he benefited the team in other aspects. For example, he was very good on defense,” Sixers head coach Doc Rivers said.
The Milwaukee Bucks will play their next game on October 23 when they host the Houston Rockets.
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