Nba: Harden and Westbrook show, but Rockets ko

Third day of friendlies in view of the resumption of the NBA championship which will take place on July 30th. On the Italian night, the first race of the season after the long lockdown for the Oklahoma City Thunder, who fold the Boston Celtics 98-84. On the field also the blue Danilo Gallinari, for him a score of 9 points.
    Points and entertainment gave James Harden and Russell Westbrook in the challenge that opposed the Rockets to the Raptors. The Canadians, the reigning champions, won by 94.83, but the best players were the two champions of the Texan formation, who recently arrived in the Orlando bubble after disposing of the coronavirus. On his first outing after the pandemic stop, Harden's beard scored 24 points (his average game is over 30) and 10 assists. While Westbrook has scored 10 points and 9 rebounds. In the end, however, the difference was made by the athletic outfit and the pace imposed on the race by the Raptors who sent five players in double figures, confirming the squadron that dominated the tournament last year: 11 points for Lowry, 12 Powell , 13 Siakam, 15 Davis and 18 Ibaka.
    In the third friendly scheduled at Disney World Resort, where the teams in total isolation from the outside world (and with continuous anti-covid checks) are preparing to conclude the tournament interrupted on 11 March, the Sixers beat the Grizzlies by 90-83 , with a convincing performance by Ben Simmons (9 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists). The Memphis team were not enough to avoid defeat the 20 points and 11 rebounds signed by Jonas Valanciunas.