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.

More action and European showings

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

Photo Credit: Getty Images

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