Basketball international Dennis Schröder has defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder for the season opener in the North American NBA defeat. His team lost away against the Utah Jazz 95: 100 (46:49). The 26-year-old Schröder scored three points, took six rebounds and distributed four assists. Utah's all-star Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points and 12 rebounds.
The Dallas Mavericks around young star Luka Doncic defeated the Washington Wizards 108: 100 (62:48). The 20-year-old Doncic (34 points) and Center Kristaps Porzingis (23 points) were the top scorer in the team of Texans, who go into their first season without Dirk Nowitzki. Maxi Kleber remained without points in the Mavs' opening success. He got eight rebounds. Washington's Moritz Wagner (13 points) and Isaac Bonga (9 points) each delivered decent performances.
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NBA season start: All 30 teams in the SPIEGEL rankingDaniel Theis and the Boston Celtics lost to the Philadelphia 76ers 93: 107 (48:49). The 27-year-old Theis scored three points in the away loss of Celtics.
Kyrie Irving scored 50 points in his debut for the Brooklyn Nets. Despite the strong performance of the point guard, the Nets lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves 126: 127 (56:68, 115: 115) after extra time.