The preseason of the NBA It’s in the books now and a new edition of the world’s most attractive basketball tournament starts its engines for its 73rd edition. While the care – and controversy – for the coronavirus will continue, stadiums will once again be filled with tickets that have already started to fly. After a reduced season, he returns the 82 games for each franchise. Starts on Tuesday.
To show what may start to happen, the tournament has accumulated 66 preseason games since the 3rd of this month. They went four to six games per team, after which Golden State appeared with the best record: six victories and no losses. The Warriors, who although they were a headache for some rivals, such as Facundo Campazzo’s Denver Nuggets, who won three of four games, were left out of the last playoff, eliminated by Memphis in the play-in (competition of the 7th to 10th to search for the 8th place of the Conference).
Curry and Draymond Green (AFP).
However, in Esta 2021-22 they point not only to the post-season but to the title, with his figure Stephen Curry who already showed his intentions. The 33-year-old point guard scored 41 points in 119-97 over Portland, 6th in the West in the last regular phase but with a poor 0-4 in this previous one, although without its star, Damian Lillard, who was given rest by franchise debut coach Chauncey Billups. Curry completed his roster with a 13-23 from the court, including 7-14 in triples, plus 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 30 minutes, without playing the last quarter.
“I know what we are capable of and we have a very talented group, young people with great energy and potential and who have a lot to achieve in the league and I hope we can unite the two facets every night on the court”, Warned the champion and MVP 2014 -15, who has the objective of repeating both achievements.
LeBron will face Curry on Tuesday.
To try, the Warriors await the return to the courts of Klay Thompson, away for two years due to various injuries. In addition, Draymond Green remains on a roster to which veteran Andre Iguodala (37) returned. Proving that it will be a “shooter” team, Serbian Nemanja Bjelica and Otto Porter arrived, who registered a percentage of 38.7 and 40.2 from the shot of three, respectively.
Golden State debuts on Tuesday at 23 against LeBron James’ Lakers, the worst streak in the preseason (0-6), who also aim for the ring.
Pre-season records in the NBA
Western Conference
Golden State Warriors 6-0
Dallas Mavericks 4-0
Sacramento Kings 3-0
Minnesota Timberwolves 3-1
Phoenix Suns 3-1
San Antonio Spurs 3-2
Memphis Grizzlies 3-3
Utah Jazz 2-2
Houston Rockets 1-3
LA Clippers 1-3
New Orleans Pelicans 1-3
Oklahoma City Thunder 1-3
Denver Nuggets 1-4
Portland Trail Blazers 0-4
LA Lakers 0-6
Eastern Conference
Miami Heat 5-1
Chicago Bulls 4-0
New York Knicks 4-0
Brooklyn Nets 3-1
Toronto Raptors 3-2
Atlanta Hawks 2-2
Boston Celtics 2-2
Detroit Pistons 2-2
Indiana Pacers 2-2
Philadelphia 76ers 2- 2
Cleveland Cavaliers 2-3
Charlotte Hornets 1-3
Orlando Magic 1-3
Milwaukee Bucks 1-4
Washington Wizards 0-4
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