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Fiery Durant suffers from "stab", Atlanta and the Lakers begin the "upheaval"
The Brooklyn star looks his best in a streak of hunts but the shoulder condition is worrying, Trey Young and Anthony Davis have taken over their fading teams, Caruso continues to take over the defense in Chicago
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Monday, 15 November 2021, 09:45 Updated: 09:54
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Washington Wizards players train ahead of game against Orlando (from Washington's Twitter)
Brooklyn continues to impress, but the Nets are following with concern the condition of Kevin Durant's shoulder. Tonight (Sunday through Monday) he continued his impressive season opener by scoring 33 points in Brooklyn's 96-120 victory over Oklahoma City, and the Nets with three straight wins and eight in the last nine games.
Durant admitted he was receiving treatments for his sore shoulder, which he held uncomfortably during the game, while also in the previous game he sat with an ice pack covering her. "The condition is fine," he said, "there is pain here and there, but I played, it did not interfere too much. I continue to receive treatments, and see what the condition is."
Durant was received tonight with contempt whistles in the city where he flourished early in his career, when in the Thunder uniform he was the king of the baskets four times and once also an MVP before moving to Golden State. The crowd still does not forgive him for the move and abandonment, but Durant enjoys the rehearsal. "When you think about the basics and how you're built as a professional, it's definitely the place for me," he said, "here I learned what it's like to be a professional. James Harden also, as I recall, previously played in Oklahoma City with Durant, and today the two played together in a different team uniform against the Thunder. Harden finished with 16 points and 13 assists. "It's just crazy, the way things happen," Durant said, "when James left in the trade, we did not imagine what would happen, so for us to come back here together, it's pretty sweet. We helped build this place."
Indeed, Durant looks his best, even at 33: his season average is 29.4 points per game (the league's outstanding scorer), 8.4 rebounds, and he has scored 52 percent or more from the field in the last five games.
In all games since the start of the season he has scored 20 points or more.
"He has some stab there," Brooklyn coach Steve Nash said on Durant's shoulder, "but the ball is still in the basket, so he keeps going."
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Opening of MVP.
Durant (Photo: Reuters)
Trey Young and the Atlanta Hawks opened the season with high expectations after the playoffs success last year, and were unable to withstand the pressure of expectations. Tonight they hosted champion Milwaukee with a 9: 4 balance and five games off a balanced balance sheet, after losing eight out of nine games and getting stuck at the bottom of the East. But Trey Young managed to provide some answers and reminded everyone he was still here, scoring 42 points and leading the Hawks to a 100-120 victory over the Bucks and a six-game losing streak. Young also came close to a triple-double with 10 assists and 8 rebounds, in a game where he scored 8 of 13 of the three and set a season-high. "We all know where we want to be," Young said, "now we must continue like this and change the situation, and achieve some consecutive victories."
Coach Nate McMillan also admitted that Atlanta is trying to get used to its new position in the league as a senior team.
"The guys are going through something that is happening to them for the first time," the coach said, "the guys are learning what happens when expectations of you go up."
Speaking of a team with high expectations, Milwaukee is also in a negative balance (8: 6), and although Yannis Antocampo came back and scored 26 points, his declining team recorded a seventh loss in the last ten games.
"Tonight more than once we just stood and watched," Milwaukee coach Mike Bodenholzer said, "Everyone here needs to keep better."
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Good work in defense.
Caruso vs. George (Photo: GettyImages, Allen Berezovsk)
Another team that provided a statement tonight is Chicago, which halted the Los Angeles Clippers' seven-game winning streak and won 90-100 thanks to 35 points from Damar Druzen and 29 from Zack Lavine. It's not clear if this is Chicago's strong defense or the hosts' bad shooting day, but the Clippers finished with 35.8 percent from the field and 23.4 percent from the three. Reggie Jackson scored just 4 of 17, and he and Paul George together scored just 5 of 21 of the three. "There were a lot of good shots, comfortable looks, but it was not my day, the ball didn't go in," PG said.
In Chicago, on the other hand, it is believed that this is the defense, this time led by Alex Caruso, who is well acquainted with the Staples Center Hall (where he played with the Lakers), and although Caruso finished with only 7 points, the heart was once again on defense On the parquet (most in the group). "He's one of the smartest players I've ever played with," Drusen said of Caruso.By far. "
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An important addition.
Horton Tucker (Photo: GettyImages, Allen Berezovsky)
The Lakers recovered tonight from the humiliation against Minnesota, in a game in which they lost after surrendering 40:12 in the third quarter.
After the previous loss Anthony Davis sounded nervous and criticized his teammates, and tonight he opened dominantly and scored 27 of 34 points already in the first half, finishing also with 15 rebounds and 6 assists in a 106: 114 victory over San Antonio.
This was AD's best offensive half since December 2019. "Anthony forced himself on the game," coach Frank Vogel complimented the big man's takeover of the game, "I think he, more than anyone else, did not like the way we lost the game. The previous one, and was on the alert to force his goals. "
The Lakers made a change in the top five: Davis opened alongside Horton Tucker (who returned from injury), Avery Bradley, Russell Westbrook and Carmelo Anthony.
Kent Bizemore and Diandra Jordan, who have been in the top five regularly this season, were not partners at all tonight.
Horton Tucker, who underwent surgery on his palm before the season, played for the first time this season and scored 17 points on 7 of 14 from the field.
"To go up like this for your first game and do what he did, it's unbelievable," Davis said of the 20-year-old guard. "It impressed me. It symbolizes his hard work. All the time".
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