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MIL 113 (1-0) @ CHA 112 (0-1) -- G. Antetokounmpo (MIL): DD - 25, 18! & 8! dimes • K. Middleton (MIL): 19 & 9 boards • E. Bledsoe (MIL): 17, 4 & 3 boards • K. Walker (CHA): 41! & 4 dimes • M. Monk (CHA): 18! & 4 boards (off bench)
MEM 83 (0-1) @ IND 111 (1-0) -- Boj. Bogdanovic (IND): 19! & 6 boards • V. Oladipo (IND): 16, 5 & 5 dimes • D. Sabonis (IND): DD - 14 & 15! boards (off bench) • M. Gasol (MEM): 13, 6 boards, 3 dimes & 3 steals • G. Temple (MEM): START - 12 pts
MIA 101 (0-1) @ ORL 104 (1-0) -- A. Gordon (ORL): DD - 26! & 16! boards • M. Bamba (ORL): 13! & 7 boards (off bench) • N. Vucevic (ORL): 12, 8 & 4 dimes • G. Dragic (MIA): 26!, 4 & 4 dimes • J. Richardson (MIA): 21!, 5 & 3 dimes • H. Whiteside (MIA): 12 & 18! boards (33 min.)
BKN 100 (0-1) @ DET 103 (1-0) -- B. Griffin (DET): 26! & 8 boards • A. Drummond (DET): DD - 24 & 20! boards • R. Jackson (DET): 19 & 4 dimes • C. LeVert (BKN): 27!, 4 & 4 dimes • S. Dinwiddie (BKN): 23!, 6 & 4 boards (off bench) • J. Allen (BKN): DD - 17!, 10 boards & 4! blocks
CLE 104 (0-1) @ TOR 116 (1-0) -- K. Lowry (TOR): 27! & 8! dimes • K. Leonard (TOR): DD - 24, 13! boards • F. VanVleet (TOR): 14 & 5 dimes (off bench) • K. Love (CLE): 21 & 7 boards • C. Osman (CLE): DD - 17!, 10! & 4! dimes • G. Hill (CLE): 15 & 7 dimes
ATL 107 (0-1) @ NYK 126 (1-0) -- NYK: 49! point second quarter • T. Hardaway Jr. (NYK): 31!, 6 & 5! dimes • E. Kanter (NYK): DD - 16, 11 & 3 dimes • T. Burke (NYK): START - 15, 4 & 3 boards • T. Prince (ATL): 21!, 6 & 6! dimes • K. Bazemore (ATL): 14 & 6 boards • Tr. Young (ATL): 14, 6 & 5 dimes
MIN 108 (0-1) @ SAS 112 (1-0) -- D. DeRozan (SAS): 28!, 4 & 4 dimes • L. Aldridge (SAS): 21 & 19! boards • R. Gay (SAS): 18 & 7 boards • J. Teague (MIN): 27! & 4 dimes • J. Butler (MIN): 23, 7 boards, 4! steals & 3 dimes
UTA 123 (1-0) @ SAC 117 (0-1) -- D. Mitchell (UTA): 24 & 3 boards • J. Ingles (UTA): 22!, 6! dimes & 4! steals • R. Gobert (UTA): DD - 19 & 15! boards • D. Favors (UTA): 18! & 9 boards • W. Cauley-Stein (SAC): 23!, 7 & 4 dimes • D. Fox (SAC): 21!, 7 dimes, 4 boards & 3 steals • B. Hield (SAC): START - 19 & 6 boards • N. Bjelica (SAC): START - 18! & 8 boards
DAL 100 (0-1) @ PHX 121 (1-0) -- D. Booker (PHX): 35!, 7! & 4 boards • T. Ariza (PHX): 21!, 8 & 7! dimes • D. Ayton (PHX): DD - 18!, 10! & 6! dimes • D. Powell (DAL): 16! & 5 boards (off bench) • W. Matthews (DAL): 15 & 5 dimes • L. Doncic (DAL): 10, 8 & 4 dimes
DEN 107 (1-0) @ LAC 98 (0-1) -- N. Jokic (DEN): 21, 8 & 5 dimes! • G. Harris (DEN): 20 & 3 boards • W. Barton (DEN): 19! & 5 boards • T. Harris (LAC): DD - 19 & 10 boards • B. Marjanovic (LAC): 18! & 8! boards (17! min. off bench)
GAME OF THE NIGHT: NOP 131 (1-0) @ HOU 112 (0-1)
Anthony Davis
DD - 32!, 16! boards, 8! dimes, 3 steals & 3 blocks
(NOP): A. Davis Opening Night Performance • Board battle -- A. Davis: DD - 32!, 16! boards, 8! dimes, 3 steals & 3 blocks • won boards battle (54!-37)
(NOP): Dimes v. TOs • Steals + Blocks -- NOP: 36! dimes v. 12 TOs • Steals + Blocks = 11
(HOU): CP3 + J. Harden = • X-Factor -- CP3 + Harden = 37, 16 & 14 boards • X-Factor: P. Tucker - 19! pts
(HOU): Bench pts • 10+ triples -- 40 bench pts • HOU: hit 16 triples
A. Davis (NOP): DD - 32, 16! boards, 8! dimes, 3 steals & 3 dimes
N. Mirotic (NOP): START - DD - 30!, 10! & 3 dimes
J. Randle (NOP): 25!, 8 & 3 dimes (off bench) • E. Payton (NOP): TD! - 10, 10 & 10! dimes
C. Paul (HOU): 19, 6 & 5 boards • P. Tucker (HOU): 19! pts
J. Harden (HOU • Portrait): DD - 18, 10 dimes, 9 boards & 3 steals
PROJECTED WINNER: ROCKETS
(NOPE • PREDICTION RECORD: 1-1)
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