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Los Angeles Lakers tonight (Tuesday) opened their preseason game campaign with a 105:75 defeat to Sacramento, which was accompanied by raucous boos from the fans at Crypto Arena.
LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook started together in the five alongside Kris Dunn and Damien Jones, and managed to keep the Lakers close in the first half, but did not prevent a breakup in the second half, which the Kings won 29:64.
Davis did finish with a double-double of 11 points and 11 rebounds in 16 minutes, but James did not make a field goal in his 16 minutes and finished with only 4 points.
Westbrook settled for 5 points and added 3 assists.
Keegan Murray led the Kings with 16 points.
In another game, Brooklyn enjoyed the debut of Ben Simmons, who was partnered for the first time since moving to them from Philadelphia in a trade.
The forward who suffered from physical and mental problems in the months since then, finished with 6 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in 19 minutes, showing flashes of his versatile abilities, which did not prevent the Nets from losing 127:108 to his former team.
"I felt amazing. I thought I would go into the game with tense feelings, but it didn't happen," Simmons said at the end.
"I'm just grateful to be back on the court, to go back to an NBA game. I had a lot of fun."
The Nets got 13 points from Kevin Durant, while Kyrie Irving scored 9 points along with 4 rebounds and 4 assists.
The Sixers were led by Tyrese Maxey with 20 points in 14 minutes.
Ben Simmons.
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The night of comebacks continued in another game that brought together Portland and the Clippers.
On the one hand, Damian Lillard appeared after not playing for 276 consecutive days, and on the other, Kawhi Leonard, who was absent for over a year and a half.
Leonard showed good ability in the 16 minutes he got, which he finished with 11 points and 4 rebounds.
Paul George scored 12 along with 7 rebounds.
Lillard, on the other hand, scored 16 points.
Jamal Marri, who was absent from the courts for many months due to injury, also returned to play tonight.
The Denver guard started with five and finished with 10 points in 15 minutes.
Michael Porter, who returned from a long absence, also scored in double figures (12), but Nikola Jokic played in first gear, scored only 2, and Denver lost 112:101 to Oklahoma City, which enjoyed a near triple-double from Josh Giddy with 14 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists in 25 minutes.
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