SLATE
MIA 113 (1-1) @ WAS 112 (0-1) -- J. Richardson (MIA): career-high 28!, 5 & 4 boards • R. McGruder (MIA): START - career-high 20!, 8! & 6! dimes • D. Jones Jr. (MIA): START - career-high 17! & 5 boards • K. Olynyk (MIA): 9 & 4 boards (off bench), converted GW layup w/ 0.2 seconds left! • J. Wall (WAS): 26!, 9 dimes & 4! blocks • B. Beal (WAS): 20 pts • Je. Green (WAS): 17! & 4 boards (off bench)
CHI 108 (0-1) @ PHI 127 (1-1) -- J. Embiid (PHI): DD - 20!, 12 boards, 4! blocks & 3 dimes • R. Covington (PHI): 20! & 5 boards • B. Simmons (PHI): TD! - 13, 13! & 11 dimes • Z. LaVine (CHI): 30!, 5 boards, 3 dimes & 3! blocks • B. Portis (CHI): START - DD - 20 & 11! boards
GAME OF THE NIGHT: LAL 119 (0-1) @ POR 128 (1-0)
NIK STAUSKAS
career-high 24 pts!, 5 triples (off bench)
(LAL): L. James Opening Night Performance • X-Factor -- L. James: DD - 26, 12 & 6 dimes • X-Factor: Kyle Kuzma - 15 & 5 boards (off bench)
(LAL): R. Rondo + L. Ball • FB pts -- Rondo + Lonzo = 20, 12 & 8 boards • LAL: 34! pts
(POR): Dame + CJ • Starting frontcourt pts -- Dame + CJ = 49, 11 & 5 dimes • Nurkic + Aminu + Layman pts = 24
(POR): Se. Curry debut • M. Harkless + A. Aminu -- Se. Curry: 5 & 5 boards (off bench) • Harkless + Aminu = 12, 12 & 2 dimes
D. Lillard (POR): 28, 6 & 4 dimes • N. Stauskas (POR): 24! pts (off bench)
C. McCollum (POR): 21 & 5 boards
L. James (LAL • Portrait): DD - 26, 12 & 6 dimes
J. Hart (LAL): 20!, 4 boards & 3! steals (off bench)
B. Ingram (LAL): 16 & 4 boards
PROJECTED WINNER: LAKERS
(NOPE • PREDICTION RECORD: 1-2 • STREAK: L2)
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