Kevin Durant victorious in his Phoenix Suns debut, Giannis had 31 against Orlando

By Eurohoops Team/ info@eurohoops.net

Beating the Charlotte Hornets 105-91 on the road, Kevin Durant debuted with the Phoenix Suns. The former Brooklyn Nets superstar had 23 points and 6 rebounds.

“I feel like I fit in pretty well. Everybody out there was trying to make me as comfortable as possible. I just have to keep riding it, man”, he said after the win.

He also delivered 2 assists and 2 blocks while shooting 10/15 from the field in 27 minutes spent on the court for the first time as a Phoenix Suns player.

Elsewhere in the league, Giannis Antetokounmpo pushed the Milwaukee Bucks to a 139-117 imposing win against the Orlando Magic. The Greek Freak had 31 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, shooting 10/14 from the field, 3/4 from three, and 8/10 at the line.

On Orlando’s side, Franz Wagner had a losing effort of 18 points, while Paolo Banchero had 9 points, 7 rebounds, and 5 assists. Goga Bitadze and Moritz Wagner, coming off the bench, had 3 points each.

Delivering 26 points and 6 assists in 37 minutes on the court, Dennis Schroder took the Los Angeles Lakers on his shoulders for the 123-117 on-the-road win against Oklahoma. For the Thunder, Dario Saric had 13 points off the bench.

Nikola Vucevic went close to a double-double with 12 points and 9 rebounds in Chicago’s 117-115 win against Detroit, but Bojan Bogdanovic produced a losing effort of 34 points. Killian Hayes added 11 points and 7 assists.

While his brother Juancho has been cut by the Toronto Raptors, Willy Hernangomez had 7 points and 7 rebounds replacing Jonas Valanciunas in New Orleans’ away 121-110 win against Portland.

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Boston Celtics – Cleveland Cavaliers 117-113 (Rubio 4 p)
Miami Heat – Philadelphia 76ers 96-119
New York Knicks – Brooklyn Nets 142-118 (Hartenstein 8 p)
Houston Rockets – Memphis Grizzlies 99-113 (Aldama 9 p, 5 r; Sengun 11 p, 8 r, 5 a; Garuba 8 p, 4 r)

2022-23 STANDINGS

EAST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 MILWAUKEE	45	17	10-0
2 BOSTON	45	18	8-2
3 PHILADELPHIA	40	21	6-4
4 CLEVELAND	39	26	6-4
5 NEW YORK	37	27	9-1
6 BROOKLYN	34	28	2-8
7 MIAMI	33	30	4-6
8 ATLANTA	31	31	6-4
9 TORONTO	31	32	8-2
10 WASHINGTON	29	32	4-6
11 CHICAGO	29	34	3-7
12 INDIANA	28	35	4-6
13 ORLANDO	26	37	5-5
14 CHARLOTTE	20	44	5-5
15 DETROIT	15	48	1-9

WEST

TEAM	W	L	LAST 10
1 DENVER	44	19	7-3
2 MEMPHIS	38	23	6-4
3 SACRAMENTO	36	25	7-3
4 PHOENIX	34	29	7-3
5 GOLDEN STATE	32	30	6-4
6 LA CLIPPERS	33	31	4-6
7 DALLAS	32	31	4-6
8 MINNESOTA	32	32	4-6
9 UTAH	31	32	4-6
10 NEW ORLEANS	31	32	5-5
11 LA LAKERS	30	33	5-5
12 PORTLAND	29	33	3-7
13 OKLAHOMA	28	34	3-7
14 SAN ANTONIO	15	47	1-9
15 HOUSTON	13	49	0-10

-Top six teams of each conference advance directly to the Playoffs
-Teams seeded 7th to 10th will compete in Play-In tournament

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